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Program

CWRC Program Guide & Information

SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2022

2:00-4:30pm

Registration

5:00pm-6:30pm

Welcome Gala @ Rusty's at Blue

MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022

8:00 am

Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:45 am

Opening and Welcome Address

Gary Diamond, President, Quantum Lifecycle LP
-Co-Chair, OWMA Board of Directors

9:00-9:45 am 

Thinking About What Comes Next

Jim Allworth, Investment Strategist, RBC Wealth Management

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Transitioning the Municipal Blue Box System – Defining Decisions for Municipalities

Dave Gordon, Senior Policy Advisor, Waste Diversion, AMO

10:30 am

Refreshment Break

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Fundamental Shift or Nothing has Changed? – Perspectives on the Waste and Recycling Business Going Forward

Canada is emerging from a period of significant economic disruption and the unbalancing of government finances. What does this ‘new paradigm’ mean for the waste management sector? Hear from a panel of senior waste industry leaders about what the challenges and opportunities are ahead and how companies are preparing for the new realities of a post-COVID world. Learn about the key current and impending business challenges how the waste management industry plans to address them.

Hear from a panel of senior representatives:
Patrick Dovigi, President & CEO, Green For Life Environmental
Blair McArthur, Miller Waste Systems
Brian O'Connor, President, U-Pak Group of Companies 
Tracy Black, Area Vice President for Canada, WM

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

BBQ Buffet Luncheon & Special Presentation

Join with us as we celebrate and honor the graduates of the 2021/22 OWMA Mentorship/Leadership Program.

 

Following lunch all CWRC participants are invited to participate in any of the concurrent sessions. All sessions close at 4:10 pm

 

TRACK 1:   ORGANICS & COMPOSTING - SPONSORED BY VEOLIA NORTH AMERICA

1:15 pm – 1:55 pm

Evolution of Compostable Products Acceptance at Compost Facilities in North America:  The Compost Manufacturing Alliance Program

Susan Thoman, Managing Director, Compost Manufacturing Alliance

2:00 pm – 2:40 pm

Overview of Organics Diversion Requirements and Practices for the Canadian Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Sector – a 2021 Report for Environment & Climate Change Canada

Peter Hargreave, Owner and President, Policy Integrity

2:45 pm – 3:25 pm

State of the Practice of Organic Waste Management and Collection in Canada

Bryan Staley, President & CEO, Environmental Research and Education Foundation

3:30 pm – 4:10 pm

Reducing Our ‘Food’ print - Canada’s First Circular Food Economy – Profiling the Food Waste Flow Study

Betsy Varghese, Waste Management Specialist, Dillon Consulting
Vivian De Giovanni, Circular Economy Specialist, Solid Waste, City of Guelph

TRACK 2:       WASTE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES - SPONSORED BY TRIPLE M METAL

1:15 pm – 1:55 pm

MYT – A Viable Mechanical Biological Waste Treatment Technology

Glen Tobiason, President and CEO, InnoWaCon LLC

2:00 pm – 2:40 pm

Findings of the City of Toronto’s Mixed Waste Processing Study

Sumantra Datta-Ray, Senior Engineer, Circular Economy & Innovation, City of Toronto

2:45 pm – 3:25 pm

Metal Recovery and Size Reduction of Landfill Materials

James Tunnicliffe, Ecohog Product Specialist, ELV Select Equipment Inc.

3:30 pm – 4:10 pm

Free Radical Gasification – Can it be the modern-day solution for industrial liquid waste management?

Gordon Fraser, President & CEO, Responsible Energy Inc. 

TRACK 3:       EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY - SPONSORED BY CARTON COUNCIL OF CANADA

1:15 pm – 1:55 pm

EPR & Ontario’s Blue Box Program – Redesigning a High Profile Recycling System

Allen Langdon, Chief Executive Officer, Circular Materials
Gordon Day, Vice President, Ryse Solutions Inc.

2:00 pm – 2:40 pm

Printed Paper and Packaging – The evolution of provincial EPR Programs

Allen Langdon, Chief Executive Officer, Circular Materials
Usman Valiante, Senior Policy Analyst and Commercial Strategist, Corporate Policy Group
Marina Pietrosel, Senior Environmental Management Consultant, SustainableStrat Inc.

2:45 pm – 3:25 pm

Towards a Circular Economy – EPR and Beyond

Michelle Saunders, Vice President, Sustainability, Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada
Michael Zabaneh, Vice President, Sustainability, Retail Council of Canada

3:30 pm – 4:10 pm

The Ultimate EPR - Product as a Service

Rob Arkell, Senior Project Manager and Sustainability Specialist, Cambium Consulting & Engineering
Frances Edmond, Head of Sustainable Impact, HP Canada

4:15 pm – 6:00 pm

Cocktail Reception for all guests on the Georgian Bay Terrace

 

TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2022

8:00 am

Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:45 am 

Opening and Morning Address

9:00 am – 10:00 am

How are Municipalities Envisioning and Preparing for Future Waste Management Service Delivery?

All levels of government in Canada have endured a period of uncertainty and changing priorities as a result of the COVID pandemic. Many of the fiscal and social impacts of the last several years will frame the strategies and delivery of waste management services going forward. Hear how municipalities across the country are adapting and planning for waste management in the future. Challenges related to recycling & commodity markets, extended producer responsibility transitions, landfill capacity depletion, organics management and servicing costs are layered on top of the new fiscal and social realities.

Moderator - Michael Cant, Vice President, GHD Limited
Heidi Scott, Compliance, Maintenance, and Operational Planning, City of Ottawa
Andrew Agbanti, Manager of Resource Recovery, City of Toronto
Paul Henderson, General Manager, Solid Waste Services, Metro Vancouver

10:00 am – 10:10 am

Refreshment Break

 

Following the refreshment breaks all CWRC participants are invited to participate in any of the concurrent sessions. All sessions close at 12:25 pm

 

TRACK 4:       OPTIMIZING WASTE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES - SPONSORED BY ENBRIDGE GAS

10:15 am – 10:55 am

Alternative Technologies Report Summary: The Regulatory Environment and Harnessing MSW

John Dunker, Material Compliance Specialist, Covanta E.S. Kitchener

11:00 am – 11:40 am

Composting Versus Anaerobic Digestion – the Pros & Cons and are the Choices Mutually Exclusive?

Geoff Boyd, Vice President, Resource Recovery, Walker Industries
Sean McCutcheon, Facilities Business Development Manager, Miller Waste

11:45 am – 12:25 pm

Organic Waste to Energy: A Driver of Multi-Benefit Solutions
Joey Cyples, Specialist, Business Development, Enbridge Gas Inc.
Steve Rakidzioski, Specialist, Business Development, Enbridge Gas Inc.

TRACK 5:       PLASTICS - SPONSORED BY GHD

10:15am – 10:55 am

Advanced Plastics Recycling

Wes Muir, Manager, Business Development Municipal & Commercial, Veolia North America

Lori Andrews, Waste Management Engineer, Dillon Consulting Limited

11:00 am – 11:40 am

The Canada Plastics Pact

David Hughes, President/CEO, The Natural Step Canada

11:45 am – 12:25 pm

Plastics Recycling and Diversion in Canada

Elena Mantagaris, Vice President, Plastics Division, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

 

CLOSING LUNCHEON

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm