Roaring into our Twenties   Spring 2011 Waste Minimization Forum April 7 & 8, 2011 Park Town Hotel, Saskatoon

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

Thursday, April 7

9:30 -- Get your Wiggle on -- Tours

Inland Steel uses the latest equipment to recycle scrap metal. They've been in business for over 40 years and are a founding member of the Canadian Association of Recycling Industries.

Computers for Schools is part of a national program that collects and repairs  donated computer equipment from government and private sector sources and distributes them free of charge to K-12 schools and libraries. They have repaired and distributed over 23,000 computers in Saskatchewan.

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The Habitat ReStore's new, bigger location allows them to work to divert usable building materials from landfills, provide access to low-cost building materials, and financially support the building of Habitat homes.

The VerEco Home is Canada's First Net Zero Home Exhibit. Net zero means that a home has an annual net energy consumption of zero; it uses the same amount of energy as it generates. The house also contains many additional environmental innovations.

Sponsored by SWANA

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10:00 Hitting on all Sixes -- Workshop: Using Social Media in Your Organization

Join zu Creative Director Albert Jame as he explores the world of social media. Review communication trends and learn how they affect individuals, businesses, and non-profits. Take away a new, refreshing perspective on how technology is changing our world and gain insight into how tools like Facebook, Twitter and Flicker can help you meet your objectives. albert.jame@zu.com

Sponsored by Saskatoon Curbside Recycling

2:00 The Big Cheese -- Keynote Speaker Peter Prebble prebble@sasktel.net

How Are We Doing On The Environmental Sustainability Front: Assessing the Gains and Setbacks of the Past 20 Years -- Peter Prebble has been actively involved in the SK environmental movement for more than three decades. He was an MLA for 16 years, holding several Cabinet posts and serving as the Premier's Legislative Secretary for Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation.

Sponsored by Clean Farms Inc., Canadian Plastics Industry Association & Capital Paper

3:30 These Guys "Know Their Onions" -- Panel

What are the key lessons from the last 20 years? How can we use these lessons going forward? Our panel of local experts will tackle the tough questions.

• Joanne Fedyk, SWRC swrc@link.ca
• Rick Pederson, Town of Outlook town@town.outlook.sk.ca
• Kevin Acton, SARCAN Recycling kacton@sarcan.sk.ca
• Phil Wrubleski, SARC pwrubleski@usedoilrecycling.ca

Sponsored by Chenington Equipment

7:30 Everything's Jake

Hon. Dustin Duncan, Minister of Environment minister.env@gov.sk.ca
Sask. Waste Minimization Awards Ceremony

Waste Minimization Awards Sponsor: SaskPower

Friday, April 8

Concurrent Sessions:

8:30 Re-making your Glad Rags -- Textile Recycling

• Mattress Recycling in Vancouver -- Fabio Scaldaferri, mattressrecycling.ca fabio@mattressrecycling.ca
• The Salvation Army: 120 Years of Recycling -- Jackie Kripki & Laverne Isley, Salvation Army jackie_kripki@can.salvationarmy.org

Sponsored by Ecotainer Sales

8:30 Recycling Cement Shoes (?) -- Construction & Demolition

• Options for Truly Sustainable Housing -- Max Stadnyk, Evergreen Sustainable Development max@evergreenbuild.ca
• 98% Diversion in a Demolition Project -- Greg Saretzky, Stantec Consulting GSaretzky@stantec.com

Sponsored by Envirotec Waste Services

Concurrent Sessions

10:30 The Cat's Pajamas -- Initiatives in Public Education

• Building Better Behaviours -- Connie Boyce, City of Edmonton connie.boyce@edmonton.ca
• Living Sustainable Lives with the Sask. Environmental Society -- Angie Bugg, Sask. Environmental Society angie.bugg@sasktel.net
• Movies with a Twist: Behind the Scenes of The SWEEP Campaign -- Andrew Rathwell, Look Matters andrew@lookmatters.com

Sponsored by Sask. Scrap Tire Corp.

10:30 The Bee's Knees -- Waste Solutions for Business

• Lynden Park: Canada's First Zero Waste Mall -- Krista Toussaint (by video) ktoussaint@ivanhoecambridge.com
• Changes in waste management over the last 20 years -- Wes Muir, Waste Management of Canada Corp. wmuir@wm.com
• Our Evolving Journey Towards Environmental Systainability - Trevor Carlson, FCL t.carlson@fcl.ca

Sponsored by Recycle Systems

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