DOWNLOAD CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

We're pleased to offer, on our web site, the slide shows presented during the conference. These will be available in April and May 2007.
 
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An introduction and welcome to What's NEXT in Waste.  Susan Brice is a former Cabinet Minister, and chair of the CRD Roundtable on the Environment.

Regional districts are the backbone of solid waste in BC and every year they forge closer to Zero Waste, balancing the needs of the public, the environment, waste operators, and provincial legislation.

Kris Ord is the Manager of the Community Waste Section of BC’s Ministry of Environment. She presented an overview of recycling programs in BC, how they work, and who is being affected.

The impact of Stewardship on our region and beyond. With guest speaker Helen Spiegelman of RCBC and a presentation from Tire Stewardship BC.

When Carey McIver, Manager of Solid Waste at the RDN visited Ghana in 2005, she found a country experiencing the same challenges that existed in BC in 1945.  Find out how fifty year’s hindsight can help a developing country with its solid waste planning, and reflect on what it says about the directions we’re forging.

Alan Summers is the Senior Manager of the Solid Waste Division at the CRD and the President of the Solid Waste Association of North America.  He helped lead the implementation of a self-sustaining, integrated solid waste management system in Tipitapa, Nicaragua.

Alan's presentation was given by Terry Snow, Manager of Civic Services at the City of Victoria. Terry accompanied Alan to Tipitapa.

E-Waste is the NEXT stewardship program to take hold in BC.  The program guarantees that every computer and monitor will be recycled responsibly.  Get a view of the rollout, including collection, transportation and processing, from the industry's larger players and local handlers.

Compostable Bags: The Truth,
and Organics on the Road to Success
Jim Cairns
Bryan Imber, ICC
Phil Reagan, Plastic Solutions
Jason Adams, reFUSE
Joe Friesenhan, Town of Ladysmith
Jim Elliott, RDCS

Are they degradable, compostable, or just plastic? What is really going on here? Make sense of the various manufacturers' claims and enroll in Bags 101 with an industry expert.

Jim Cairns is a plastics specialist with the Environmental Plastics Advisory Services.

PLUS: Organics was NEXT last year and is rolling out as we speak. With several regions and municipalities on Vancouver Island collecting organics, discover what’s working and what’s not. Updates on pilot programs, collection, transportation, sewage sludge recovery, and how well organics programs are being received.
 

In 2005 CWMA for the first time introduced waste-to-energy into its conference.  In this follow-up, discover what’s NEXT in energy recovery technologies, the connection with wood waste, and how this bodes for our region.

There is some very useful information here.
Contact Laurie at laurie@footprintbc.com.

Al Gore made it famous, and now a select few around the world are officially certified to present it like he did.  We had two of them, including internationally renowned climate change author and speaker, Guy Dauncey.  Is it too late?