Good afternoon {{contact.first_name}},

Please join us for the CAFES Waste and Circular Economy Caucus on Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM via Zoom.

We have a packed agenda with some very interesting presentations planned and hope to see you there!

Register to get your zoom link here!

CAFES Waste and Circular Economy Caucus
Tuesday, January 20th, 2026
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM via Zoom.

Draft agenda:

12:00 Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (Ellen Hagerman – Facilitator)
12:10 Update on research on micro-plastics crossing blood-brain barrier (TBC-Leslie Baird, CFUW)
12:25 Update on Filter Forward: project on laundry machine microplastics filters (Vanessa Fiore)
12:35 Update: Shift to Extended Producer Recycling regime (Angela Keller-Herzog)
12:45 Presentation: Bottleworks and what is up with alcohol containers collection and recycling (John Heckbert, Operation Come Home) followed by Discussion
1:25 Tour de Table: Community updates and networking
2:00 Adjourn

See you on Tuesday, Jan 20th at 12PM!

Remember to register for the Caucus - linked here!

PS. If you can't attend but still want to be kept in the loop, please register for the Caucus and we'll email you the meeting notes as soon as they're available.

Invite to CAFES Waste and Circular Economy Caucus (Tues, Jan 20, 12-2pm via zoom)