Making a Molehill Out of a Mountain

Spring 2010 Waste Minimization Forum
March 25 & 26, 2010
Ramada Hotel, Regina

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Program:

Thursday, March 25

9:30 Registration

9:45 Tours (meet in the hotel lobby). The bus leaves at 9:45 sharp Sponsored by Envirotec

Crown Shred and Recycling - the 'After' Tour. Two years ago, we had the 'before' tour. Crown Shred has completed its renovations and installed its new equipment. In addition to going through their re-vamped processing facility, we will tour their new plastics recycling plant.

K-Light Recycling recycles a variety of lighting products, including fluorescent, compact fluorescent, halogen, mercury vapour and more, in their specially equipped facility. K-Light strives for 100% of the lamp components being re-smelted and reused.

12:30 Lunch Sponsored by Sask. Association for Resource Recovery Corp.

1:30 SWRC Annual General Meeting

2:00 Keynote Speaker: Thriving in a No-Growth Economy - Roger Petry Roger is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Regina. His research interests include knowledge production and sustainable development.

3:00 Refreshments Sponsored by Allied Paper

3:30 Molehills - What do they look like? Sponsored by Ecotainer

• From Zucchini to Diapers: Craik's Community Composting Project - Crystal Stinson, Project Coordinator
• Zero Waste in Markham, ON - Claudia Marsales, Town of Markham
• Renewable Energy - the Future - Will Odie, Kelln Solar

6:00 Even Moles Need to Drink - Reception Sponsored by eCycle Solutions

6:30 Let's Dig In - Banquet Sponsored by the City of Regina and Tetra Pak Canada

8:00 Those Who Are Conquering the Mountains Sponsored by Saskatoon Curbside Recycling

• Ministry of Environment address - Greg Ottenbreit, Legislative Secretary for Recycling
• 2009 Sask. Waste Minimization Awards Ceremony - Bert Weichel, SWRC Chairperson and Greg Ottenbreit, Legislative Secretary for Recycling
  

Friday, March 26

7:45 Breakfast - Join us for a hot breakfast Sponsored by All Green Recycling

Concurrent Sessions:

8:30 Leveling the Mountain - New Programs Sponsored by Sask. Scrap Tire Corporation

• Launching Phase II of the Electronics Program - Joan Meyer, Executive Director, SWEEP
• Saskatchewan's Multi-Material Recycling Program -Chris Potter, Waste Management Coordinator, Ministry of Environment
• Recycling Old Vehicles through the Retire Your Ride Program -Jen Antony, RYR Coordinator, Sask. Environmental Society

8:30 Mountain Climbers - Tackling big issues Sponsored by Recycling Equipment Company of Canada

• Let's Talk Trash: Regina's Waste Plan - Kyla Clincke, Waste Minimization Specialist, City of Regina
• Lessons from a Six-City Curbside Organics Pilot Program in BC - Wendy Rudder, Environmental Scientist, AECOM
• Tackling Recycling in the Saskatoon Public School Division - Leon Bourner, Territory Manager, Waste Management and Randy Holfeld, Manager of Maintenance and Operations, Saskatoon Public School Division

10:00 Refreshments Sponsored by Crown Shred & Recycling

Concurrent Sessions:

10:30 Mountains of Waste, Mountains of Opportunity - Business Initiatives Sponsored by Chenington Equipment

• Making a True Difference: Tim Horton's - Irene Korgul, Specialist, Environmental Affairs, The TDL Group Corp.
• What's the Green Deal? - Maury McCausland, London Drugs
• Reducing Energy and Waste: SaskPower's Eneraction Program - Rebecca Fiissel, Eneraction, SaskPower

10:30 Because It's There - Community Initiatives Sponsored by Capital Paper

• Cochrane's Styrofoam Recycling Program - Barry Pitcher, Recycling Coordinator,Town of Cochrane
• Pincher Creek Cardboard Reduction Initiative - Roger McAdam, Councillor, Town of Pincher Creek
• Town of Pilot Butte - Sid Bowles

12:00 Lunch Sponsored by SWEEP and Sask. Paint Stewardship Program

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