Joint conference of SWRC and SWANA Northern Lights Chapter

May 7 to 9, 2014, Regina, SK

Proceedings

Wednesday, May 7

1:30 - 4:00 Workshop: Creativity & Innovation: the secret to smarter, faster, better work  . Facilitator, Jeph Maystruck (sponsored by Product Care/Sask. Paint Recycling Program) 

Thursday, May 8

9:00 am  Keynote Speaker David White: Resilience - A Key Piece of the Puzzle (sponsored by Envirotec Services)

10:30 am - Plenary session - Leadership & Innovation (sponsored by Sask. Ministry of Environment)

• Eliminating the Idea of Waste - Nina Purewal, TerraCycle
  
• Solving the Puzzle: The Ability to keep up or keep going - Maury McCausland, London Drugs
  
• The Evolution of Sustainability Programs- Brad Clute, Mountain Equipment Co-op
  

12:00 noon Keynote Speaker Jerry Powell: Recycling Markets - the Whole Picture Emerges   (sponsored by EPRA Sask.)

1:30 pm - Concurrent Sessions

• Session A: Using Biology to Solve Waste Management Puzzles (sponsored by Shercom Industries)
• The Changing Landscape of Biosolids Management - Kevin Litwiller, Lystek
  
• Aerobic Bioreactor Landfill Project - John Baxter, RM of Wood Buffalo/SALT Canada Inc.
  
• The Science of Odour Control Applied to the Edmonton Waste Management Centre - Dr. Laura Haupert, OMI Industries
  

• Session B: Trends in Waste Composition and Packaging (sponsored by Capital Paper)
• Trends in Waste Composition - Chris van Rossem, CSSA
• Visual or weight-based audits: is one method better than the other? - Stacey Schaub-Szabo, S-Cubed Environmental
  
• The Evolution of Residential Waste Composition and Considerations for Future Impacts on Collection, Processing and Diversion - Ben Dunbar, AET Consulting

• Session C: Solving the People Puzzle: Public Education (sponsored by Sask. Scrap Tire Corp.)
• The Joy of Frugality: Waste minimization and well-being - Katherine Arbuthnott, University of Regina
  
• The People are the Message - Sydney Smith, SARCAN Recycling
  
• Strategic Planning: Playful, Passionate, Provocative - Penny McKinlay Communications
  

3:30 pm - Concurrent Sessions

• Session D: Upcycling (sponsored by OTR Recycling)

• U.S.E.D. Unlimited Supplies from Everyone's Discards - Trevor Kehler, U.S.E.D.
• Creative, Conscious and Closing the Loop - Allie Perrin, Green Ark
• The Art of Junk - Gerry Ruecker, Regina Artist
  

• Session E: Reducing Greenhouse Gases in Waste Management (sponsored by eCycle Solutions)
• Saskatoon's Landfill Gas to Energy Project - Patrick Schmidt, City of Saskatoon
  
• Emterra's Winnipeg CNG Fleet - Paulina Leung, Emterra Environmental
  
• The Role of Energy Recovery in Integrated Solid Waste Management - James McKay, HDR
  
• Session F: Waste Issues in the North (sponsored by GEEP Global)
• True North: End -of-Life Vehicle Diversion in Nunavut - Janet Taylor, Summerhill Group
  
• The Northern E-Waste Collection Pilot Project - Linda Cunningham & Jody Rhodes, KCDC
  
• End-of-life Vehicle Management in Northern Manitoba - Shaun Spalding, Tetra Tech EBA.
  

Friday, May 9

8:30 am Keynote speaker Ruben Anderson: Changing Behaviour with Compassionate Systems (slides) (sponsored by PotashCorp)

10:00 am - Concurrent Sessions

• Session G: Working on the Municipal Picture (sponsored by Allied Paper Savers)
• Hard-to-Handle Materials: The Landfill Manager's Perspective - Roland Rusnell, City of Saskatoon
  
• Current and New Approaches to Community Recycling Depots - Paul van der Werf, 2cg Inc.
  
• Municipal Government & Recycling: A Contractor's Perspective - Duane Guenther, PSI Technologies
  
• Session H: Organics (sponsored by SaskWater)
• The Power of Getting Personal:  How Compost Coaching Reduces Curbside Collection - Jenn Meilleur, North Shore Recycling (by video)
  
• Organics Waste Strategy for the Island of Newfoundland - Betsy Varghese, Dillon Consulting
  
• Curbside Source-Separated Organics (SSO) Food Scraps: Best Management Practices - Dave Douglas, VisionQuest Environmental
  
• Session I: Hard-to-Handle Materials (sponsored by Alberta Recycling Mgmt. Authority)
• Tire Derived Aggregate: Landfill Leachate/Civil Engineering Applications - Shane Olson, Shercom industries
  
• Alberta Research & the Reality of TDA use in Leachate Collection and Drainage Systems - Daryl McCartney, Alberta Recycling
  
• Agricultural Plastics Recycling Solutions for Saskatchewan - Kim Timmer, CleanFARMS &  Ag Plastics in Saskatchewan - Travis Quirk, Simply Agriculture Solutions
  

11:30 am (Capital Ballroom) - Closing Plenary Session - What's New in the West?: Recent developments in Extended Producer Responsibility programs  (sponsored by SARRC)

• Northwest Territories - Giselle Beaudry, Government of the NWT
  
• Alberta- Christina Seidel, Recycling Council of Alberta
  
• Manitoba- Ashley Keep, Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship
  
• Saskatchewan- Stephanie Walton, Sask. Ministry of Environment

12:30 pm (Capital Ballroom) - Lunch; performance by "Voices of Nature" (performance sponsored by Recycle Saskatchewan)