"Waist" Reduction: Tightening our belts

9:30 Tours (Meet in hotel lobby at 9:15 for 9:30 a.m. sharp departure, returning 12:15 - 12:30)

• Dundonald Yards, a recently opened facility for processing concrete, brick, glass and other de-construction materials, mainly for use in road construction.
• City of Saskatoon Highway 7 compost depot (weather permitting)
• Cosmopolitan Industries has recently expanded their recycling facility, adding a new newspaper sort line and a cardboard screen.
  
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10:00 Workshop: Energy Awareness Training

Energy can "escape" from many sources in our homes and workplaces. This workshop provides valuable information, both technical and behavioural, that will help you save energy and money and reduce waste.
Facilitator: Angie Bugg, Sask. Environmental Society

12:30  Lunch

1:30   SWRC Annual General Meeting

2:00  Opening Speaker: "The Great Recycling Market Crash of 2008-09" Jerry Powell is the editor of three recycling periodicals (Resource Recycling magazine, plus newsletters focusing on plastics and electronics recycling). Jerry has his finger on the pulse of North America's recycling industry and worldwide trends.     Sponsored by TetraPak Canada

3:00  Refreshments     Sponsored by Allied Paper

3:30  The Skinny on Saskatchewan Stewardship: Panel
What's new with current and planned product stewardship programs - here's a chance to get all your questions answered.

• Recycle Saskatchewan - Joanne Fedyk, SWRC
• Used Oil Materials - Phil Wrubleski, SARRC
• Beverage/Milk Containers - Sean Homenick, SARCAN
• Electronics - Joan Meyer, SWEEP
• Paint & Hazardous Waste - Mannie Cheung, Product Care
• Scrap Tires - Theresa McQuoid, SSTC
• Multi-Material - Chris Potter, Ministry of Environment

     Sponsored by Sask. Scrap Tire Corp.

6:00  Loosen Your Tie a Little... Reception     Social Lubrication sponsored by eCycle Solutions

6:30  ...and Loosen Your Belts a Notch: Banquet     Sponsored by SWEEP and Sask. Paint Recycling Program

7:30  Guest speaker: Greg Ottenbreit, Legislative Secretary to the Environment Minister on Recycling.

2008 Saskatchewan Waste Minimization Awards

8:00  Entertainment: Maxwell's Big Four - Four local boys playing the best of rock and roll, so bring your dancing shoes.

Friday, April 3

7:45  Breakfast - Join us for a hot breakfast     Sponsored by Capital Paper and Recycling Equipment Company of Canada

Concurrent Sessions:

8:30  The New School 3Rs: Reduce Reuse Recycle
Get inspired by young people as students from local elementary schools highlight their waste reduction programs.

• Prince Philip School
• Victoria School
• Fairhaven School
• Montgomery School

     Sponsored by SARRC

8:30  Ways to Punch New Holes: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Waste Reduction Efforts

• Environmental Stewardship in Health Care - Jocelyn Orb, Sustainability Coordinator, Saskatoon Health Region
• Dumpster Diving: What's in Your Barrel? - Tom Myers, SaskTel
• Getting to Know Your Neighbour: The Communal Approach to Waste Prevention- Kelly Goyer, Waste Prevention Coordinator, U of S
• Reducing Construction Waste: Law Building Case Study - Luke Klippenstein, PCL Construction

     Sponsored by the U of S

10:00  Refreshments     Sponsored by Chenington Equipment

Concurrent Sessions:

10:30  The Fat of the Land: Community Initiatives

• Edson & District Recycling Society: Lessons Learned from 10 Years in the Biz - Anne Auriat, Edson & District Recycling Society
• Markets for Construction Waste - Ryan O'Grady, City of Saskatoon & Curtis Berthelot, PSI
• Saskatoon's Compost Depots: Breaking New Ground - Ken Johnson & Roland Rusnell, City of Saskatoon

     Sponsored by Waste Management

10:30  Diets From Abroad: What's New Next Door and Tomorrow

• New Zealand's Waste Minimisation Act - Jody Tomshychyn, Alberta Environment
• Manitoba's new Packaging and Printed Paper Stewardship Regulation - Rod McCormick, Manitoba Conservation
• Recent Waste Initiatives in Alberta - Jody Tomshychyn
  

Sponsored by SWANA

12:00 Lunch

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