Turning the Tide

Fall 2010 Waste Minimization Forum
September 30 & October 1, 2010
Bella Vista Inn, Humboldt

List of Presenters - click on their name to see their presentation; or find them in the program below.

Program:

Thursday, September 30

9:45 Rising Tides -- Tour: REACT & Futuristic Industries

REACT was the first regional waste authority in the province. Have a look at their efforts to reduce flooding at the landfill and take a peek at REACT's recycling processing centre. The tour winds up with a stop at Futuristic Industries, the local SARC workshop that handles ICI paper and cardboard for the city.

Sponsored by CPIA

10:00 Workshop: Motivating yourself and others (91.8k)-- Facilitator: Damon Steadman, thinkBIG consulting.

Sponsored by CleanFARMS Inc. and Recycle Systems

12:30 Setting Sail -- Opening Address: Hon. Dustin Duncan, Minister of Environment

1:30 Maiden Voyage -- The Story of REACT (2.85M)-- Wendy Yaworski, CEO Sponsored by Machinex

2:00 Ahoy There! -- Keynote Speaker

Achieving Waste Diversion - One step at a time (2.81M)-- Rod Muir, MBA, Certified Advertising Practitioner. As a former marketing executive, Rod Muir brings an interesting perspective to the challenge of diverting waste. He is also the founder of Waste Diversion Canada and uses his evil powers for good, providing recommendations to various levels of government, industry, other ENGOs and individuals regarding their waste diversion efforts.

Sponsored by Waste Management of Canada Corp.

3:30 Stepping Stones -- Toward a new recycling future

Sponsored by Saskatoon Curbside Recycling

• Update on the Multi-Material Recycling Program (480K)-- Sask. Multi-Material Stewardship Organization
• North Central Sask. Waste Management (3.04M)-- Duane Mohn, NCSWMC
• Lessons learned (1.88M)-- Doug Knoll, Town of Rosthern

8:00 Swimming Against the Tide -- "The Clean Bin Project" is a documentary about a regular couple and their quest to answer the question: "is it possible to live completely waste free?" Partners Jen and Grant go head to head in a competition to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least garbage in an entire year.

Sponsored by Chenington Equipment

Friday, October 1

8:30 Charting a Better Course

Sponsored by Envirotec Services

• Green Renovations (no presentation) -- Michael Leggett, Equinox Home Innovations
• Options for Rechargeable Batteries & Cell Phones (1.7M) -- Susan Antler, Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp.
• How Communities can organize their own Hazardous Waste Collection Event (1.42M)-- Bart Taylor, Envirotec Services

10:30 Ebbs & Flows -- Marketing Recycled Products in Saskatchewan

Sponsored by Crown Shred & Recycling

• Plastic lumber (3.18M) -- Jack Shaw, Crown Shred & Recycling
• Tire Recycling (1.99M) -- Shane Olsen, Shercom Industries
• Titan's Top Product Marketing Tips (2.63M) -- Jason Praski, Titan Clean Energy Projects

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