Making a Molehill Out of a Mountain

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

Program:

Thursday, March 25

Keynote Speaker: Thriving in a No-Growth Economy (480 KB) - 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.

Molehills - What do they look like?

• From Zucchini to Diapers: Craik's Community Composting Project (480 KB) - Crystal Stinson, Project Coordinator
• Markham Targets Zero Waste (4.1 MB)- Claudia Marsales, Town of Markham
• Renewables: What Can a Simple Mole Do? (1 MB)- Will Oddie, Kelln Solar
  

Friday, March 26

Leveling the Mountain - New Programs

• Go Tell it on the Mountain: SWEEP's Good News Story (21 KB) - Joan Meyer, Executive Director, SWEEP
• Saskatchewan's Multi-Material Recycling Program (2.2 MB) - Chris Potter, Waste Management Coordinator, Ministry of Environment
• Recycling Old Vehicles through the Retire Your Ride Program (900 KB) - Jen Antony, RYR Coordinator, Sask. Environmental Society

Mountain Climbers - Tackling big issues

• Shout it From the Mountaintops (325 KB) - Kyla Clincke, Waste Minimization Specialist, City of Regina
• Lessons from a Six-City Curbside Organics Pilot Program in BC (1.1 MB) - Wendy Rudder, Environmental Scientist, AECOM
• Tackling Recycling in the Saskatoon Public School Division (1.2 MB) - Leon Bourner, Territory Manager, Waste Management and Randy Holfeld, Manager of Maintenance and Operations, Saskatoon Public School Division

Mountains of Waste, Mountains of Opportunity - Business Initiatives

• Making a True Difference: Tim Horton's (3.4 MB)- Irene Korgul, Specialist, Environmental Affairs, The TDL Group Corp.
• What's the Green Deal? - Maury McCausland, London Drugs
• SaskPower's Energy-saving and Recycling Options (700 KB) - Rebecca Fiissel, Eneraction, SaskPower

Because It's There - Community Initiatives

• The Future of Expanded PolyStyrene (1.6 MB)- Barry Pitcher, Recycling Coordinator,Town of Cochrane
• The Pilot Butte Experience...Maximizing Waste Minimization (1 MB) - Sid Bowles, Town of Pilot Butte
• The ReARTccyle Group (3.6 MB) - Laure Afseth, artist

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