Workshop GG Sustainability Best Practices … Zero Waste Efforts, Trends & Regulations Wednesday, March 22, 2017 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Biographical Information Anna M. Maiuri, Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC 2600 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 300, Troy, MI 48084 248-433-7558 amaiuri@dickinsonwright.com Anna Maiuri has over 23 years of experience practicing solely environmental law. During those 23 years, she has tackled issues related to all environmental media—land, water, air, and has extensive knowledge of the environmental laws and regulations that govern those media. She is particularly experienced in helping utility companies and manufacturers achieve regulatory compliance through effective negotiations with governmental regulators that result in cost- effective strategies that fulfill both the client's and the regulator's needs. Anna has saved her clients close to a million dollars in penalties through reasoned negotiations of various consent orders under the Clean Air Act, The Clean Water Act, CERCLA, Part 201 and other statutes and regulations. To each of her clients, Anna brings a comprehensive understanding of the various environmental laws and regulations and how regulators interpret them. Anna also has extensive experience in complex matters including developing a strategy to address methane issues at a former municipal landfill, obtaining wetland determinations, and obtaining a remedial action plan approval for installation of a public water system to resolve claims associated with a county landfill. She also helps corporations, business owners and operators assess environmental liabilities when purchasing, selling or leasing assets both across the country and around the world. Anna’s latest speaking engagement occurred on February 24, 2017 when she addressed a group of Arizona municipal attorneys on “Interesting Times: Changing Environmental Priorities under the New Trump Administration.” John Bradburn, Global Manager of Waste Reduction General Motors, 7174 S. Vassar Rd., Grand Blanc, MI 48439 john.bradburn@gm.com John is manager of global waste reduction at General Motors. In this role, he leads the company’s landfill-free initiative, which has resulted in 152 GM operations around the world that reuse, recycle, and convert to energy all waste from daily operations. John is an expert in waste reduction and recycling, and is dubbed GM's MacGyver for devising unconventional uses for everyday waste. He frequently mentors other companies pursuing zero-waste goals. John’s responsibilities also include directing GM’s design-for-the-environment program, implementing sustainable processes and technologies that reduce environmental impact and costs. John frequently speaks at various sustainability-focused events and has been recognized by the Society of Automotive Engineers with four Environmental Excellence in Transportation awards for material development and reuse and recycling projects. In 2015, John received the Presidential Lifetime Service Award from the Office of the President of the United States for sustainability services to youth. John has worked for GM for more than 37 years. He earned a Master of Science degree in hazardous waste management from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1995 and a Bachelor of Science degree in conservation from Northern Michigan University in 1978. He is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager.
Biographical Information Zane S. Hatahet Associate Attorney, Dickinson Wright PLLC 350 S. Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor MI 48104 734-623-1931 Fax 844-670-6009 ZHatahet@dickinsonwright.com Zane Hatahet practices in the Dickinson Wright’s Corporate Department. Mr. Hatahet advises on matters involving securities regulation, corporate finance & governance, banking, and mergers & acquisitions. In addition, Mr. Hatahet, who was born in Detroit and spent part of his childhood growing up in Dubai, has a keen interest in energy law and environmental law. Prior to joining Dickinson Wright, Mr. Hatahet attended the University of Michigan Law School, where he gained experience working as a student attorney for the Unemployment Insurance Project, Environmental Law Clinic, and Low Income Taxpayers Clinic, and as a research assistant for J.J. Prescott, for whom he did research primarily regarding law & economics. He served as a Judicial Intern for Judge Julian Abele Cook, Jr. in Detroit in summer 2013, and he worked in- house at Marathon Petroleum Corporation in summer 2014. Todd Roeser, General Counsel, SRG Global, Inc. 800 Stephenson Highway, Troy, Michigan 48083 248-509-1110 troeser@srgglobal.com Todd Roeser is the General Counsel for SRG Global, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of chrome plated plastic parts for the automotive, non-automotive transportation, consumer goods, and commercial building products industries. In this role, Todd leads SRG Global’s legal capabilities in helping SRG Global create value while managing risk. Todd manages the company’s legal affairs, advises SRG Global’s senior management team on overall global business vision and strategy, and provides legal support to complete strategic business transactions. Todd also drafts, reviews and negotiates a variety of agreements for corporate strategic objectives, manages legal affairs related to SRG Global’s joint ventures, and acts as counsel for mergers and acquisitions. Todd provides advice, counsel and training to advance SRG Global’s compliance initiatives around the world. Todd also serves as Assistant General Counsel for SRG Global’s parent company, Guardian Industries Corp., where he provides advice and counsel on various transactions for the divisions of the company. Todd has over 17 years of legal experience, 11 of them as in-house counsel for manufacturing companies. Todd joined Guardian Industries as Assistant General Counsel in 2008 and SRG Global as its Legal Director in 2012. Todd began his career at the law firm of Miller Canfield, where he advised business clients on many strategic corporate endeavors including mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. Prior to joining Guardian Industries and SRG Global, Todd served as corporate counsel at Freudenberg-NOK, an automotive manufacturing company, counseling leaders in structuring, negotiating, and completing transactions, acquisitions and divestitures. Todd also led legal negotiations in commercial transactions in both domestic and international settings, managed litigation, and designed and implemented legal processes and compliance systems to protect the company and manage risk. Todd earned a Bachelor’s of Science and a Doctorate of Law (J.D.) from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Todd currently serves as a member of the Board of Governors on the OESA Legal Issues Council and volunteers at the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy.
Workshop GG Sustainability Best Practices: Zero Waste Efforts, Trends, and Regulations 2017 MEC Presentation Anna Maiuri & Zane Hatahet (Dickinson Wright) John Bradburn (GM) Todd Roeser (SRG Global)
Presentation Overview • Introductions : Anna Maiuri – Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC – Presentation Facilitator • Co‐Presenter #1 : Zane Hatahet – Associate Attorney, Dickinson Wright PLLC • Co‐Presenter #2 : John Bradburn – Global Manager of Waste Reduction Efforts, GM • Co‐Presenter #3 : Todd Roeser – Legal Director, SRG Global • Q&A Panel : Facilitated by Anna Maiuri
Overview of “Zero Waste”: Basic Concepts in Economics • A Product’s Path Through the Economy • A good way to think about consumption is in the following stages: • Extraction Production Consumption Disposal • Linear Systems vs. Circular Systems • In a linear system, resources are used and discarded. • In a circular system, resources are used and then either recycled or reused. • EXAMPLE: Imagine a car breaks down and cannot be repaired. • Option 1: Drop the car off at a dump. This is a linear system ; the car was used, and once no longer useful, is abandoned. • Option 2: Systematically take apart the car’s individual components and distribute them to manufacturers across varying industries (e.g., steel, synthetics, glass, etc.). This is a circular system – the car may no longer be used as a car, but to the extent possible, its components are re‐purposed in different applications, thus keeping the materials of the car out of landfills and in the economy as various potential products.
The Different Dimensions of “Zero Waste” • The Three “Rs” of “Zero Waste” : • Recycle – salvage material that may be useful in another application, re‐process it, and re‐introduce it into the economy. • Reuse – salvage material and re‐introduce it into the economy; • REDUCE – use less material, obviating the need for re‐use and / or recycling. • In the context of manufacturing, all three Rs are applicable. • In any context, the primary “R” is to reduce – with less waste from the beginning (due to more efficient product designs, more mindful consumption, and more prospective savings in the long term), industries and individuals help to solve the problem of excessive waste before it starts.
Definitions & Standards • So, what is “Zero Waste”? • At this time, companies ultimately make this determination individually, which means “zero waste” does not have a single definition. • Most companies, however, start with 90%+ of materials not being sent to landfills and not being incinerated.
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