Southern California Waste Management Forum
SCWMF Annual Conference & Exhibit
November 17, 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton, Ontario Ca
Topics Include:
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1383 Implementation Record Tips and Answer Your Questions
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City of Cudahy 2025/2026 NOV Completion Update
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Textile Waste: Weaving New Outcomes for Consumption, Production, Recovery and Recycling
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Purchasing PCAs: easy as 1, 2, 3
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Connect and Collaborate; Sharing Resources and Expertise
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More details to follow.
Conference Schedule to follow.
Cara Morgan is the Branch Chief leading the Local Assistance and Market Development team at CalRecycle. Cara and her team are responsible for providing technical assistance and overseeing compliance for the over 540 jurisdictions and 200 state agencies in California. Cara’s branch also works closely with each of the 40 Recycling Market Development zones in the state. Cara’s team assists recycling manufacturers that are interested in expanding operations or siting a new facility in California resulting in new green jobs. When a recycling manufacturer needs assistance Cara’s business assistance team collaborates closely with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and other sister agencies to provide manufacturers with a full suite of services, including CalRecycle’s funding programs, state tax incentives, bond financing programs, workforce training reimbursement programs, free site selection services, and feedstock sources. Cara serves on the team that developed the SB 1383 regulations and is now leading teams on developing implementation tools and training for jurisdictions and stakeholders. Cara has over 30 years of experience successfully implementing and managing recycling, integrated waste management, and related environmental programs for California (she started when she was five!!!).
Mitchell Martin is the owner of Valinor Energy, a small advisory practice supporting California municipalities on SB 1383 procurement compliance. He brings over 15 years of experience in renewable power generation, including senior operating roles at one of California's largest biomass electricity providers, and was involved in some of the first PCA transactions under SB 1383
Cynthia Vant Hul, MPA, DBE, SBE, WBE, Mariposa Eco Consulting, Inc. Consultant
Resource Recovery & Recycling Consultant
Cynthia Vant Hul has spent 28 years in managing environmental issues within the solid waste management industry. Her area of expertise is in waste management, environmental protection, regulatory mandates, contract compliance, sustainable program development and correlating greenhouse gas emissions with waste productions in the municipal and private industry. Cynthia gained her solid waste production in the municipal and private industry. Cynthia gained her solid waste experience working for the city of Claremont, Solid Waste Department as a municipal trash hauler. During her 5 years at the at the City of Claremont, she served as the Recycling Specialist overseeing all sustainable and green programs, hazardous waste and universal waste management, department budget, grants, contract compliance, mandates and reporting. As the Recycling Compliance and Regulatory Manager for Waste Management, Cynthia spent 6 years managing the regulatory and program management for over 30 franchise city contracts . In 2011, Cynthia opened Mariposa Eco Consulting, Inc with the vision in mind of sharing her knowledge and experience to help train and lead a generation of environmental leaders in private and public workplace.
Cynthia holds a Masters of Public Administration from California State University, San Bernardino.
Joanne Brasch, CPSC
Dr. Joanne Brasch holds a PhD in Textile Economics and Environmental Analysis from the University of California, Davis, where she also received a Master’s degree in Textile Science and a Bachelor’s degree in International Agricultural Development. With more than 13 years of academic work experience, Joanne has held lecturer and research appointments at UC Davis, CSU Sacramento, and Donghua University in Shanghai, China. She currently works as Special Project Manager at the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) leading projects that promote a circular economy using Product Stewardship and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Dr. Brasch is appointed by California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to two advisory committees for carpet and mattress recycling with the position of Chair or Vice Chair on both. She made Waste360’s “40 under 40” list for 2021.
Jessica Matlock is the Government Relations Manager for Landbell USA, the Product Responsibility Organization selected by CalRecycle to implement the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 – the first-in-the-nation Extended Producer Responsibility program for clothing and textiles. Jessica previously served as a Policy Analyst in the California State Senate where she staffed housing, local government and environmental legislation, most notably SB 707 (Newman), the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024.