Recycling Council of Alberta Conference 2006 - Back to the Future

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Proceedings are made available courtesy of Alberta Economic Development

Proceedings by Speaker

Deron Beal	Travis Kelter	"Master Jedis" of Recycling
Iris Callioux	Jennifer Morlock	Anne Auriat
Dr. Paul Connett (Material Destruction)	Jerry Powell	Joanne Fedyk
Dr. Paul Connett (Zero Waste)	Cody Surgin and Jennifer Vandermeer	Grant Harrington
Raymond Gaudart	Ralph Torrie	Lyle Hoffman
Dennis Hambleton	Maura Walker	Dave Whitfield
Colleen Hetzel	Tom Watkins
Patrick Kane	Doug Wright

Proceedings by Sessions

Wed. 20 September, 2006
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Podracer Golf Tournament Golf 18 holes at RedTail Landing Golf Course. Sponsored by Waste Services Canada
11:00 a.m.	Conference Registration & Welcoming Refreshments Sponsored by LUBE-X
12:30 p.m.	Tour: Edmonton Waste Management Centre Sponsored by Gartner Lee Limited
1:00 p.m.	Communicator Workshop: Bill Watson (Communication Inc) Communicator or Garbage Man? Facing the One Tonne Challenge in Public Relations Sponsored by Alberta Dairy Council Milk Container Recycling Program
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Exhibit Viewing & Refreshments Sponsored by sonnevera international corp.
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.	Session: Zero Waste - To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before Moderator: Mike Saley (City of Calgary) On the Road to Zero Waste in Kootenay Boundary - From 100 to 0 in 30 Years - Raymond Gaudart (Regional District of Kootenay Boundary) Zero Waste: The Global Perspective - Paul Connet (Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Saint Lawrence University) Sponsored by City of Calgary
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.	Resistance Is Futile: Recycling Council of Alberta Annual General Meeting Sponsored by City of Edmonton
7:30 p.m.	Welcoming Reception Back to the Future in Music: The Past Sponsored by Catalyst Paper Entertainment sponsored by ABCRC Refreshments sponsored by GLAD Featuring Molson Products
Thur. 21 September, 2006
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.	Exhibit Viewing & Refreshments Sponsored by City of Calgary
8:30 a.m.	Conference Opening and Welcome
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.	Keynote Address: Live Long and Prosper Ralph Torrie (ICF Consulting) Climate Change Implications of Waste Management Decisions Sponsored by BFI Canada
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.	Exhibit Viewing & Refreshments Sponsored by Aquatera Utilities Inc.
10:30 – 12:00 pm	Session: Beware the Dark Side – How Many Rs? Moderator: Cam Hantiuk (Waste Management of Canada) Source Reduction - Colleen Hetzel (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency) Reuse - Deron Beal (FreeCycle) There Is No Place For Material Destruction In Zero Waste Strategies - Dr. Paul Connet (Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Saint Lawrence University) Sponsored by Waste Management of Canada Corp.
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Sponsored by Teck Cominco Metals Ltd.
1:30 – 3:00 pm	Session: Always Two There Are: A Master and an Apprentice Many of the lessons learned in the early days of recycling still apply today. This session will feature a panel of seasoned waste veterans who will reflect on the “golden rules” of waste reduction. Moderator: Jerry Powell (Resource Recycling) Lyle Hoffman (Centra Cam Vocational Training Association) Dave Whitfield (Alberta Environment) Joanne Fedyk (Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council) Grant Harrington (West Can Marketing Corp.) Anne Auriat (Edson & District Recycling Society) Sponsored by Alberta's Recycle Info Line
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Exhibit Viewing & Refreshments Sponsored by Electronic Recycling Association
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.	Session: Do or Do Not - There is No Try – Stewardship To EPR The RCA’s EPR Principles will be presented, followed by a response from each program manager indicating how the program meets the criteria, or could potentially evolve towards the criteria. Moderator: Christina Seidel (RCA) Dennis Hambleton (Alberta Used Oil Management Association) Iris Callioux (Beverage Container Management Board) Doug Wright (Alberta Recycling Management Authority) Sponsored by Alberta Economic Development
6:30 p.m.	The Future: Star Wars Banquet Sponsored by Alberta's Stewardship Programs: ARMA, AUOMA, BCMB Wine sponsored by Waste Management and Davis & Company LLP Beer sponsored by Vitreous Capital Inc. Rs of Excellence Awards Entertainment: Comedian Rick Bronson Entertainment sponsored by Metro Waste Paper Recovery Inc. Featuring Molson Products
Fri. 22 September, 2006
8:15– 8:45 a.m.	Exhibit Viewing & Refreshments Sponsored by Canada Safeway
8:45 – 10:15 a.m.	Session: Make It So – Municipal Issues Just Say No: Landfill Bans - Tom Watkins (Capital Regional District, Victoria) Calgary Regional Composting Study - Jennifer Morlock (Calgary Regional Partnership) GVRD Multi-Family Waste Audit Results - Maura Walker (Gartner Lee Limited) Sponsored by Strathcona County
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.	Exhibit Viewing & Refreshments Sponsored by Tetra Pak Canada Inc.
10:45 – 12:15 p.m.	Session: The Final Frontier Current issues and developments will be discussed in this session. Provincial Updates - Pat Kane (Alberta Environment) Youth Eco-Parliament - Isabelle Faucher (CSR), Cody Surgin and Jennifer Vandermeer (S. Bruce Smith School, Edmonton), Travis Kelter (Cochrane High School) Sponsored by Merlin Plastics
12:15 – 12:45 p.m.	Working Lunch Sponsored by Recycle-Logic Inc.
12:45 – 1:30 pm	Closing Keynote Address: May The Force Be With You Jerry Powell (Resource Recycling) What Does The Future Hold? Moderator: Paul Tonsager (CN Forest Products, China) Sponsored by CN Forest Products
Organic waste produced during this event was composted courtesy of Cleanit Greenit Composting System, KC Environmental. Grassroots sponsorships provided by Alberta Environmental Rubber Products and Suncor Energy Student sponsorships provided by Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation and Suncor Energy Website proceedings sponsored by Alberta Economic Development

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