Shane is the EPR Program Planning Lead for Circular Action Alliance, a U.S., nonprofit Producer Responsibility Organization established to support the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility laws for paper and packaging. From 2021 to 2023, Shane served as a lead advisor on the project team that created Circular Materials, a national, not-for-profit organization responsible for blue box recycling systems in Canada. As the founder of Apex Policy, Shane has worked with brand owners, retailers, plastics makers, recycling organizations and trade associations on circular economy policy and extended producer responsibility. Previously, he held roles in government and as the Senior Director of Sustainability at the Canadian Beverage Association and Director of Communications at the Ontario Waste Management Association. Since April 2018, Shane has served as a Director on the Board of the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation, which is a leading deposit-return program in North America with a return rate of 84%.
