CIRCLE Virtual Plenary November 6
Inside the 2026–27 Legislator’s Guide for EPR & Circular Policy Preview with Representative Sydney Jordan (Minnesota)
Join CIRCLE by OPLN for the background to and an early preview of the 2026–27 Legislator’s Guide for EPR and Circular Policy, led by Minnesota Representative Sydney Jordan, author and sponsor of the state’s EPR for packaging legislation.
Welcome & Scene Setting
Dave Ford, OPLN Founder, will share how we identified the need for the Legislator’s Guide and introduce key contributors of technical thought leadership.
The Legislator’s Guide: Resource Introduction
Rep. Sydney Jordan will detail how the 2026–27 Legislator’s Guide is being built for “next-up” states — capturing lessons from the first packaging EPR authors and insights from across the value chain.
Writer’s Room Superpanel: Next-Up States Needs & Questions
Legislative leaders from Connecticut, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts discuss the questions they encounter as they consider circular policy in their state. Discuss how the Guide can help.
- John-Michael Parker, Connecticut State Representative
- Michelle Ciccolo, Massachusetts State Representative
- Lauren Kuby, Arizona State Senator
- Ginnie Farrell, Office of Assemblymember Deborah Glick, New York & Director of Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
- Jameson Babb, Chief of Staff to Senator Aird, Virginia
Meet the Speakers
Sponsor and Key Author, HF3577 - Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Arizona
Office of Assemblymember Deborah Glick, New York
Office of Senator Laschrecse Aird, Virginia
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