PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL SESSIONS & TOURS INFORMATION Canadian Waste Resource Symposium

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1 PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL SESSIONS & TOURS INFORMATION 2008 Canadian Waste Resource Symposium APRIL 13 TH 16 TH, 2008 Westin Nova Scotia Hotel 1181 Hollis Street Halifax, Nova Scotia westin For Room Bookings Updated as of April 4, 2008

2 SUNDAY April 13 th, :00 pm 7:00 pm Registration Coat Check Foyer 12:30 pm 5:30 pm Tour #1 Used Asphalt Shingles Processing The tour will include a visit to: Lobby Westin Mr. Dan Chassie Tour Guide Halifax C&D Recycling Ltd. Processing Facility Lafarge cement kiln where the asphalt flake is used as an alternate energy source Ocean Contracting's asphalt pavement facility that uses the asphalt grit to replace virgin asphalt and sand." 6:00 pm 7:30 pm Meet and Greet Wine & Cheese Atlantic Ball Room MONDAY April 14 th, :00 am 5:00 pm Registration Coat Check Foyer 8:00 am 8:30 am Coffee & Muffins Maritime Welcome Atlantic Foyer 8:30 am 9:00 am Opening Plenary Atlantic Ball Room Host Ross Maybee, President, Atlantic Chapter of Solid Waste Association of North America Welcome Halifax Regional Municipality Darlyne Proctor President, Nova Scotia Association of Waste Reduction Coordinators Laurie Batchelder Adams, President Solid Waste Association of North America 9:00 am 9:15 am Bob Kenney, Nova Scotia Department of Environment Been There Now Where? Navigating to 60%. Atlantic Ball Room

3 MONDAY April 14 th, :15 am 10:30 am Keynote Address Bob McDonald, Perspectives on a Planet. CBC Radio s Quirks & Quarks since 1992 and is one of Canada s best known science journalists. Atlantic Ball Room 10:30 am 10:45 am Nutrition Break Atlantic Foyer SESSION 1 10:45 am 12:00 pm Ethical Recycling Atlantic Ball Room Do you have questions on where our recyclables are going? Are we sending our trash away and calling it recyclable? What are the market realities from a business perspective with the understanding that developing at home solutions would be the preferred action? Moderator Valda Walsh, Regional Coordinator, Region 6 Solid Waste Management Dwight Whynott Scotia Recycling Kathy Palko Nova Scotia Department of Environment Jay Illingworth Electronics Product Stewardship Canada Managing Waste More Effectively Commonwealth B What is the decision making processes that needs to be followed for implementation and integration of new waste management programs? Can your agency still afford to provide services? Utilizing new landfill technologies. Moderator Colin Joyal of Dillon Consulting, new incoming President of SWANA Northern Lights Marc J. Rogoff, Ph.D., Project Director, SCS Engineers Rick Mosher, Senior Waste Management Engineer, Conestoga Rovers Associates David Daniels, Landfill Manager, Municipality of Chester IC&I Stepping Up to the Challenge Lunenburg Room A business rewards program can be an effective community based marketing tool providing businesses with the incentive to reduce waste. The hospital system in Cape Breton has discovered how to get everyone working together for success. Businesses in the Nova Scotia Valley have stepped up as the local role models for the environment. Moderator Susan MacDonald, Educator, Pictou County Solid Waste Max Noseworthy, Store Manager, Walmart & Annapolis Valley Business Environment Committee Roschell Clark, Regional Coordinator, Cape Breton Regional Municipality Kirk Symonds, Waste Reduction Educator, South Shore Region 6 Nova Scotia 12:00 pm 1:30 pm Formal Lunch Guest Speaker Honourable Mark Parent, Nova Scotia Minister of Environment Commonwealth A

4 MONDAY April 14 th, 2008 SESSION II 1:30 pm 2:45 pm Nova Scotia s Resource Recovery Fund Board - Atlantic Ball Room The Nova Scotia model of waste management has proven to be very successful. Waste diversion of 50% was achieved in the year 2000, many product stewardship programs have been implemented, ROCAPS tracking system for the beverage container deposit refund system was created and a close working relationship with Municipalities are all part of it s success. Bill Ring, Chief Administrative Officer Dale Lyon, Executive Assistanct Jeff MacCallum, Director of Programs & Business Development Alanna McPhee, Education Officer Product Stewardship - Commonwealth B The concept of product stewardship continues to evolve as programs are established and refined in Canada and throughout the world. This session will examine issues of interest related to manufacturers, retailers, consumers and waste managers accepting responsibility for reducing the environmental impacts of products. Moderator - Guy Crittenden, Editor, Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Scott Kyle, Dillon Consulting joint partnership with Doug Hickman, PHA Consulting Duncan Bury, Environment Canada Valda Walsh, Regional Coordinator, South Shore Nova Scotia Profiling Leading Systems in Canada - Lunenburg Room Waste management systems vary across Canada. Cape Breton Regional Municipality turned a brownfield into an asset. The Province of Prince Edward Island has a top notch program province wide. Durham Region, Ontario is moving quickly to the 70% diversion goal by 2010 with many aggressive residential programs. Moderator Andrea Trask, Acting SW Manager, Municipality of East Hants, NS Donnie Burke, Solid Waste Operations Manager, Cape Breton Regional Municipality Heather Myers, Disposal Manager, Island Waste Management Corporation Mirka Januszkiewicz, Director of Waste Management Services, Regional Municipality of Durham 2:45 pm 3:00 pm Nutrition Break Atlantic Foyer

5 MONDAY April 14 th, 2008 SESSION III 3:00 pm 4:45 pm Compost Better Over Time - Atlantic Ball Room Innovation in the compost industry is always improving. Learn about new technology and automation the challenge of maturity, and where the industry is heading. Moderator Sally Steele, Public Outreach Manager, Lunenburg Regional Community Recycling Center Emil Prpic, Supervisor, City of Hamilton Gerald Tibbo, New Era Technologies Dr. Paul Arnold, Bio Logic Public Source Separation Containers - Commonwealth B Why do some containers work and some don t? How can they become a part of the solution for proper recycling and composting? Moderator Shannon Betts, Waste Resource Analyst, Halifax Reg. Municipality Bob Kenney,Solid Waste Resource Analyst, Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour Brandon Rutledge, Busch Systems Michal Piotrowski Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Dealing with Site Operational Issues - Lunenburg Room Come learn how an impacted aquifer on a landfill site was remediated and the importance of safe operational practices for your equipment and employees. Moderator Ross Maybee, Manager, Valley Waste Resource Management Mike Pullen, P. Eng. Waste Management of Canada William (Bill) DeBord Corporate Waste Manager, Caterpillar Shelley Gray, P. Eng, CIH,Occupational Health and Safety Officer, Nova Scotia Department of Labour Nova Scotia Association of Waste Reduction Coordinator s 15 th Anniversary Celebration Past, Present and Future Members Welcome 6:30 pm 10:00 pm Westin Hotel Crown Suite 15

6 TUESDAY April 15 th, :00 am 3:00 pm Registration Coat Room Foyer 7:45 am 9:00 am Buffet Breakfast Atlantic Ballroom SESSION IV 9:00 am 10:30 am Emerging Technologies - Commonwealth B What are the emerging, mechanical and biological treatment technologies which could be applied to achieve high diversion being researched in Ontario. Research on a waste to energy implementation technology that minimizes environmental impacts with a top cycle gas turbine and a bottom Rankine Cycle. Learn how the poplar tree has proven to be an alternative for landfill leachate management. Moderator Scott Kyle, Partner, Dillon Consulting Steve Plaice, Director Solid Waste, Jacques Whitford Ltd. Qiu Kuranrong, CANMET Energy Technology Centre-Ottawa, Natural Resources John Pries, Principal Environmental Technologist CH2M Hill Taming of the Chute Apartment Recycling Lunenburg Room Implementing waste diversion programs in apartment buildings is a challenge at the best of times. Come learn how some municipalities found success. Moderator Susan MacDonald, Educator, Pictou County Solid Waste Kathy Johnston, Waste Reduction Educator, Halifax Regional Municipality Andrea Gibson-Garrett, Waste Reduction Educator, Valley Waste Resource Management Grace Proszynska, Bylaw Enforcement Officer, Valley Waste Resource Management Designer Compost - Harbour Suites A&B Organics have been banned from Nova Scotia landfills. Processors can compost their feedstocks into a marketable product but now meet the researchers that are moving compost to the next level. Developing a product that meets specific needs of the end users. Moderator JP Wood, Waste Management Officer, Municipality of Colchester Dr. Jason Hofman Glenn Munroe, Soil by Design Susan Antler, Composting Council of Canada 10:30 am 10:45 am Nutrition Break Atlantic Foyer

7 TUESDAY April 15 th, 2008 SESSION V 10:45 am 12:00 pm Value Added Solutions to C&D Waste - Commonwealth B Mandatory diversion and separating construction debris from the waste stream is one thing, now what do you do with it? Nova Scotia has been leading the way in research of turning these wastes into resources. Moderator Gus Green, Manager, Waste Check, Yarmouth, NS Dr. Paul Arnold, Bio Logic Gyproc Waste Dan Chassie, Halifax C&D Asphalt Shingles Karen Cowie Brooklyn Energy Wood Diversion Landfill Gases Potential New Opportunities, Harbour Suites A & B Renewable energy from landfill gas is being considered as natural as wind and solar energy. Hear about a new technology that is turning the Urban Biomass (residual waste, biosolids and much more) to a Clean Synthetic Gas. Moderator John Lackie, Canadian Representative to the Executive Committee & International Board of SWANA Paul Pabor, Vice President Renewable Energy, Waste Management Corporation Dino Mili, Vice President, Business Development, Enerkem Inc. Reaching New Targets, Lunenburg Room There are many challenges and situations across Canada where municipalities are working towards better waste management programs. The City of Hamilton is striving to reach an ambitious 65% diversion by the year Central Newfoundland with a small population and large geographical area is looking to achieve 50% by 2010 and closing 42 existing landfills. Alberta is closing two of its largest landfills by 2010 and is looking at achieving a 500kg per person disposal rate. A GIS capable model is used as a planning tool on how to get the 23 municipalities and one million residents on track. Moderator Kirk Symonds, Regional Educator, Region 6 Solid Waste Management, NS Pat Parker, Waste Management Division, City of Hamilton Scott Kyle, P. Eng., Dillon Consulting Ltd. Alberta Capital Region Alliance Marie Puan, Manager Waste Management Pollution Prevention Division, Province of Newfoundland. Trade Show & Exhibits 12:00 pm 4:00 pm BUFFET LUNCH 12:00 pm 1:30 pm In the Trade Show Commonwealth A 2:30 pm 2:45 pm Nutrition Break In the Trade Show

8 TUESDAY April 15 th, :30 pm 5:30 pm SWANA Certification Testing Center Room TBA Confirm with Registration for location Tuesday Night - Down East Night 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Lobster & Steak Dinner Stadacona, Fleet Club Come Enjoy the Food and Fun! Live traditional maritime music by McGinty Buses will be available for transportation. Wednesday April 16 th, :00 am 12:00 pm Registration Coat Check Foyer 7:45 am 8:45 pm Buffet Breakfast Commonwealth A SESSION VI 8:45 am 10:15 pm Biodegradable Bags Commonwealth B Biodegradable plastics what are they and what are their applications? What are the standards and how do they affect the future of the composting industry? A municipality provides a hands-on account of their local impact. Moderator Andrea Gibson-Garrett, Residential Coordinator, Valley Waste, NS Fred Edgecomb Canadian Plastics Industry Association Susan Antler, Executive Director, Composting Council of Canada Heather Myers, Disposal Manager, Island Waste Management Corporation Breaking the Glass Barrier - Harbour Suites A & B Glass is one of those products that has been in and out of the recycling streams. What is the status of glass recycling and what does the future look like? Innovative technology may provide some solutions. Moderator Darlyne Proctor, Regional Coordinator, Northern Region, NS Catherine Habermebl, Regional Municipality of Niagara - Eco-Glass Kathy Lea, RRFB Nova Scotia Glass Study Andre Racine - Unical Glass Recycling Technologies

9 Wednesday April 16 th, 2008 SESSION VI 8:45 am 10:00 pm Maximizing Diversion Minimizing Cost Atlantic Ballroom Nova Scotia Municipalities have developed various methods of maximizing diversion and minimizing costs. Halifax mandated construction and demolition diversion targets, The Municipality of Chester takes special care in separating wood from disposal with great success. A relatively small rural municipality thinks big and provides a cost effective way to handle waste for themselves and surrounding communities. Moderator Gus Green, Manager, Waste Check, Yarmouth, NS Jim Bauld, Manager Solid Waste Resources, Halifax Regional Municipality, Construction & Demolition ByLaw Dave Daniels, Landfill Manager, Municipality of Chester, Handling Wood Waste Gary Cleary, Director of Waste Management, Municipality of Guysborough, Municipal Cooperation 10:00 am 10:15 am Nutrition Break Atlantic Foyer SESSION VII 10:15 am - 11:45 am Clearly Garbage - Commonwealth B Some Nova Scotia Municipalities and the Province of Prince Edward Island have achieved greater diversion by changing the colour of the garbage bag to clear. Why did they decide to implement such a program and what have been the results? Moderator Andrew Garrett, Communications Coordinator, Valley Waste Resource Management, NS Amy Hillyard, Regional Coordinator, Western Region NS Nicole Haverkort, Regional Coordinator, Eastern Region NS Tackling Packaging - Harbour Suites A&B What is private industry doing to make packaging more sustainable? What is the role of policy makers in packaging reduction and design? Moderator Brian Van Rooyen, Policy Coordinator, Valley Waste Resource Management, NS Barry Friesen Procter & Gamble Products John Armiento Canadian Council Ministers of the Environment Usman Valiante Corporate Policy Group LLP 11:55 am 12:00 pm Concluding Technical Program Remarks Commonwealth A John Lackie, Canadian Representative to the Executive Committee and International Board of SWANA

10 Wednesday April 16 th, :00 pm 2:00 pm RRFB - Mobius Awards Banquet - Commonwealth A Sheila Watts-Cloutier Key note speaker, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Her work in defending Inuit human rights against the ravages of climate change in the Northern Canada has made the world stand up and listen. The Mobius Awards recognize the achievements of innovative Nova Scotians who have helped make our province a leader in waste reduction, recycling and composting. 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Tours # 2 Halifax Facility Tours Tour Guide, Marcel Maessen, Waste Reduction Educator, Halifax Regional Municipality Bus available for transportation from Lobby of Westin. Otter Lake Processing Facility where all garbage goes through a comprehensive sort at the Front End Processor. New Era Technologies a private compost facility that has developed the Hot Rot System.