Day 2 - May 9 Morning Session (subject to change) 

7:00 a.m. 
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
9:30 - 10:00 am
10:00-11:30 a.m.
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
 Registration Opens (Sponsored by Blue Planet Recycling)
Breakfast at RCBC​ Trade Show (Sponsored by Recycle BC)
Plenary 4: Plastics - Turning the Tide on Ocean Waste (Sponsored by CPIA)
  • Moderated by Joe Hruska, Canadian Plastics Industry Association​
  • A Message from Environment Minister Catherine McKenna on Canada’s Leadership Role in Reducing Marine Plastic Waste
  • Keynote Speaker: Chloe Dubois, Ocean Legacy Foundation
  • Sarah Marshall, NOVA Chemicals: Initiatives to Reduce Plastics in the Environment at Home and Abroad​
  • Kim Timmer, CleanFarms: Agricultural Plastics Recycling: Moving Beyond the Pilot Phase
  • Monica Kosmak, City of Vancouver: Implementing Vancouver’s Single-Use Item Reduction Strategy
 Nutrition & Refreshment Break at RCBC Trade Show (Sponsored by CESA)
Plenary 5: 25 years of Extended Producer Responsibility in BC
  • Moderated by Laura Selanders, Canadian Electrical Stewardship Association
  • Bob McDonald, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy: EPR Overview
  • Allen Langdon, Return-It: Redefining How People Recycle Beverage Containers in BC
  • Mark Kurschner, Product Care Recycling: 25 Years and Growing
  • Cynthia Shanks, Keurig Canada and Lyndsey Chauhan, Recycle BC: Consumer Education for Better Recycling: A Case Study Driven by Keurig-Recycle BC Collaboration
 Lunch at RCBC Trade Show (Sponsored by ERPA)