AMRC Fall Conference 2008


Queen's Landing, Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Wednesday. October 22 to Friday, October 24, 2008

Note : Some of these files are VERY LARGE—high-speed would be best. Some have been made into pdfs*)
The workshop program
Overcoming barriers to participation in organics recycling programs Elizabeth Baxter, Region of Peel
Reducing organic waste in public spaces Claudia Marsales, Town of Markham
Halton’s new organics collection program Shirley McLean, Region of Halton
Update and changes coming to Dufferin County’s urban/rural organics program Melissa Kovacs Reid, County of Dufferin
Factors determining product design Claudio Gemmiti, VP Loblaw Brands
APR design guidelines Keith Bechard, Entropex/APR
Design factors that can cause problems in collection, processing and marketing—10 case studies Phil Zigby, City of Guelph)
Industry ‘s response to current challenges Kim McKinnon, Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors
Does centralized composting offer solutions to problem packaging? John Haanstra, Maple Reinders
State of the Region report Andy Pollock Region of Niagara
The winning ingredients Diane Black, praxisPR
AMRC Promotion & Education Awards
Waste Diversion Act/MOE update John Armiento
What will the future look like now that we are moving toward full producer responsibility? Sue Campbell for Bev Thorpe, Clean Production
Usman Valiante, Corporate Policy Group
Green festivals Anne Boyd, City of London
Green conferences Diane Young, Exhibition Place
Tools to help Anthony Watanabe, Innovolve
Knocking Down Silos Dave Howlett (guest speaker)
Waste Electronics & Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Joe Hall, Ontario Electronic Stewardship
Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste (MHSW) Joyce Barretto, Stewardship Ontario
Waste Diversion Ontario update Glenda Gies, WDO br />Continuous Improvement Fund projects update Andy Campbell, CIF
Markets update Phil Zigby, City of Guelph
*These proceedings are also available on CD for a small fee. Call the AMRC office at (519) 823-1990
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