CWRC Program Guide & Information
SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2022
MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022 |
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8:00 am |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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8:45 am |
Opening and Welcome Address Gary Diamond, President, Quantum Lifecycle LP |
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9:00-9:45 am |
Thinking About What Comes Next Jim Allworth, Investment Strategist, RBC Wealth Management |
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10:00 am – 10:30 am |
Transitioning the Municipal Blue Box System – Defining Decisions for Municipalities Dave Gordon, Senior Policy Advisor, Waste Diversion, AMO |
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10:30 am |
Refreshment Break |
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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. |
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
BBQ Buffet Luncheon & Special Presentation |
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 |
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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 |
TRACK 2: WASTE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES - SPONSORED BY TRIPLE M METAL |
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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 |
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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 |
2:00 pm – 2:40 pm |
Printed Paper and Packaging – The evolution of provincial EPR Programs Allen Langdon, Chief Executive Officer, Circular Materials |
2:45 pm – 3:25 pm |
Towards a Circular Economy – EPR and Beyond Michelle Saunders, Vice President, Sustainability, Food, Health & Consumer Products 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 |
4:15 pm – 6:00 pm |
Cocktail Reception for all guests on the Georgian Bay Terrace |
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2022 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
11:45 am – 12:25 pm |
Organic Waste to Energy: A Driver of Multi-Benefit Solutions |
TRACK 5: PLASTICS - SPONSORED BY GHD |
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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 |
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12:30 pm – 2:00 pm |
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