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)