Walter Alcorn
VP Environmental Affairs & Industry Sustainability Consumer Technology Association
Walter Alcorn is VP for Environmental Affairs and Industry Sustainability at CTA. Walter manages legislative initiatives impacting consumer electronic product recycling, design, repair, packaging and hazardous materials restrictions for CTA. Prior to CTA Walter co-founded the National Center for Electronics Recycling and was a nationally recognized consultant on the topic.
Sessions
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9:00 AM-9:40 AM
Rechargeable Batteries in Consumer Tech - A Path to Sustainability?
A discussion on avoiding thermal events in recycling & waste systems and the impact of new mandates on battery removability, producer responsibility and right to repair.
Conference Track
Sustainability