#RCBC2018 Speaker Presentations
Speaker bios are available HERE
Wednesday, May 8
Session One: Opening Keynote - Reducing Waste through Market Forces in the Circular Economy
Session Two: RCBC Town Hall Multi-Sector Issues Overview
Thursday, May 9
Session Three: System Solutions to Common Problems
Session Four: Plastics: Turning the Tide on Ocean Waste
Session Five: 25 Years of Extended Producer Responsibility
Session Six: Focus on the Circular Economy
Session Seven: Reuse and Repair
Friday, May 10
Session Eight: Organics Diversion, Part 1
Session Seven: Organics Diversion, Part 2
Session One: Opening Keynote - Reducing Waste through Market Forces in the Circular Economy
- Jonathan Arnold, Canada's Ecofiscal Commission
Session Two: RCBC Town Hall Multi-Sector Issues Overview
- Moderated by Christina Seidel, Recycling Council of Alberta and Harv Aujala, Recycling Council of BC
Thursday, May 9
Session Three: System Solutions to Common Problems
- Moderated by Jodi Tomchyshyn London, JTL Consulting
- Gary Rodricks, Telus: Metal theft, A Public Safety Issue
- Emily Willobee, West Vancouver: Bins Don’t Recycle, People Do; Engaging Community in West Vancouver’s Streetside Recycling Efforts
- Alec Cooley, Busch Systems: Best Practices for Maximizing Recycling in Public Spaces
- Sarah Miller, Recycle-Smart: Enhancing Solid Waste Diversion
Session Four: Plastics: Turning the Tide on Ocean Waste
- Moderated by Joe Hruska, Canadian Plastics Industry Association
- A Message from Catherine McKenna, Federal Environment Minister
- Chloe Dubois, Ocean Legacy Foundation: A Plastics Keynote
- Sarah Marshall, NOVA Chemicals: Initiatives to Reduce Plastic Waste at Home and Abroad
- Kim Timmer, CleanFarms: Agricultural Plastics Recycling: Moving Beyond the Pilot Phase
Session Five: 25 Years of Extended Producer Responsibility
- Moderated by Laura Selanders, CESA
- Bob McDonald, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy: An EPR Overview
- Allen Langdon, Encorp Pacific (Canada): Redefining How People Recycle in BC
- Mark Kurschner, Product Care Recycling
- Cynthia Shanks, Keurig Canada and Lyndsey Chauhan, Recycle BC: Consumer Education for Better Recycling: A Case Study Driven by Keurig-Recycle BC Collaboration
Session Six: Focus on the Circular Economy
- Moderated by Mikael Metauro, Cascades
- Jill Doucette, Synergy Sustainability Institute: Project Zero: Towards a Circular Economy on Vancouver Island
- Randy Kahlon, ABC Recycling: The Circular Economy of Scrap Metal Recycling
- Tracy Casavant, NISP Canada: Advancing the Circular Economy via Industrial Symbiosis: Lessons from the NISP Canada Pilot
Session Seven: Reuse and Repair
- Moderated by Rosemary Cooper, One Earth: Share, Reuse, Repair
- Al Boflo, Reclaim Plastics: Repairing Plastic Bumpers for Reuse
- Chris Diplock, The Thingery: Community Sharing
- Leanne Koehn, Ridge Meadows Recycling Society: Repair Cafes
Friday, May 10
Session Eight: Organics Diversion, Part 1
- Jamie Benton, Fraser Valley Regional District; Julie Dickson-Olmstead, Save-On Foods: Fraser Valley Food Recovery Network;
- Vivian De Giovanni and Heather Connell, City of Guelph: Reducing Our ‘Food’print: Creating Canada’s First Circular Food Economy
- Tim Corcoran, Molok North America: Collecting Organic Materials - Why Semi-Underground Collection is an Ideal Waste Collection Method
Session Seven: Organics Diversion, Part 2
- Regine Varley, Westin Whistler Resort: An Overview of Westin's Sustainability Initiatives
- Oliver Berger, Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society: Small Groups, Big Steps!
