Grab your magnifying glass—there’s a mystery to solve!
SWRC’s 2026 Waste ReForum Conference May 27-29, 2026
Delta Hotel Saskatoon Downtown – 405 20th St East, Saskatoon
Presentations:
Keynote Speaker: Discovering the Hidden Treasures of Genuine Happiness and Well-Being through Circular Economies – Mark Anielski Presentation
Session: Elementary, My Dear — Plastics Session Video
- The Federal Plastics Circular Economy Agenda – Ryan Parmenter Presentation Video
- Green Chemistry for the Design of Advanced Materials: Biocomposites to Bioplastics – Lee Wilson Presentation
- Microplastics from Science to Solutions – Chelsea Rochman Video
- Unlocking the Mystery of Plastics Recycling – Kevin Andrews, Merlin Plastics Presentation
Session: It’s a Disguise — Textiles
- The Waste We Wear: Scaling a Circular Textiles Economy – Claire Theaker-Brown Presentation
- The Circular Economy’s Quiet Accomplice: How Charities and Communities Drive Circularity – Charlotte Genge Presentation
- Circularity at Davey Textile Solutions: A Manufacturing Perspective – Lauren Degenstein Presentation
Session: Leave No Stone Unturned — Construction/Demolition
- Diversion Isn’t Supply – What Circular C&D Actually Requires – Kirk Bentham Video
- Advancing Circular Solutions in the Built Environment – Gil Yaron Presentation
- Adaptive Re-Use: Caswell Bus Barns — Crystal Bueckert Presentation
- Building Better by Wasting Less — Andrew Cotterell Presentation
Session: Always a Step Ahead — What’s next for the Ministry and EPR Programs
- Household Hazardous Waste & Leftover Paint – Mark Dixon Presentation
- Glass, Foam & Flexible Plastics – Colleen McKee Presentation
- Used Oil Materials – Ethan Richardson Presentation
- End of Life Electronics – Gayleen Creelman
- Scrap Tires – Triphina Wirth Presentation
- Beverage Containers – Sean Collins Presentation
- Household Batteries – Chad Moussa Presentation
- Agricultural Plastics – Tammy Shields
- Ministry of Environment – Shelly Nicolle-Phillips Presentation
Session: The Second-Chance Solution — Reuse
- Building Reuse in Canada: How Standards Support Reusable Packaging Systems – Natalia Ortiz Presentation
- Grocery Reuse for the Prairies: Considerations – Joanne Fedyk Presentation
- A Second Thought on Second Hand – Shannon Kuehn Video
- The Power of Loose Parts: Redefining Waste Through the Eyes of a Child – Krystina Micucci Presentation
Keynote Speaker: Coproducing circularity: Making sense of chaotic change — Saurabh Biswas Presentation
Session: The Usual Suspects — Findings from around the province
- Saskatoon Public Space and Event Waste Diversion pilot – Lori McGillvary Moroz Presentation
- Reducing Textile Waste Through Community Sharing – Willow Iorga Presentation
- Empowering Communities Through Waste Education & Engagement – Kori Wuttunee Presentation
- Testing New Ideas in Maple Creek – Len Barkman
- Policy to Practice: Residential Recycling in Saskatchewan – Brendan McShane Presentation
- Unlocking CRD Diversion in Saskatoon – Gil Yaron Presentation
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