2007 Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo
Educational Seminars and Special Events

Wednesday November 28

Morning Educational Seminars – 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Seminar 1 (S1) - $59.00
A Cross-Canada Review of Emerging and Innovative Ventures in Waste Management

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Presented by: Steve Plaice, National Practice Director, Waste Services Jacques Whitford Limited

This session will provide an expose of some of the leading projects across Canada contributing to the emergence and innovation of the Canadian waste management practice.  Select projects from the Atlantic, Central and Western regions of Canada will be presented.  Attendance at this session will provide an opportunity to ponder some of the opportunities and challenges both shared and unique between regions. 

Seminar 2 (S2) - $59.00
A New Age in Contracting and Tendering - "Surviving change in collection services"

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Presented by: TBD

Seminar 3 (S3) -$59.00
Hazardous Waste as a Recycling Opportunity

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Presented by: R.M. (Bob) Symington, P.Geo., Gandalf Consulting Ltd, Neil Shah, Manager, Hazardous Materials Division, Levelton Engineering Ltd., Herb Locke, Manager, Tri-Arrow Industrial Recovery Inc.

Seminar 4 (S4) - $59.00
Best Management Practices for Small Landfills

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Co-presented by: Lyle Parsons, Vice President, Environment, R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd &
Jim Walls, Geoscientist, R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd

Learn about best management practices that should be considered in your landfill management and operations such as: innovative design, operational controls for entry of waste: operator training: tracking your site approval requirements and many others.  Key basics will be covered that you need to know about landfill ground and surface water management and monitoring.  Cost controls, value engineering and management programs including the value of strategic planning will be discussed.  This will be a great primer session for decision makers and public works managers of small landfills.

Seminar 19 (S19) - $59.00
CNG Fueled Refuse Collection – Cheaper Than Diesel! - The Smithtown Story

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Presented by: Russell K. Barnett, Town of Smithtown Environmental Protection Director

Facing rising prices for refuse collection services due to the rising price of diesel fuel, and recognizing an increasingly unstable world petroleum market as a threat to it’s municipal budget; the Town of Smithtown turned to alternative fuels. Tapping a compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle marketplace originally developed to meet stringent West Coast air quality requirements; this East Coast town has developed a reproducible model municipal program that not only improves local air quality and reduces reliance on imported petroleum, but also saves money. The solid waste professional that designed and implemented this program will discuss how it came into being and why other communities should consider deploying a CNG fueled refuse collection fleet.

Plenary Session – No Charge
Municipal Champions in Waste Management
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

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Presented by: TBD

A panel presentation featuring municipalities with award-winning waste management projects from across Canada. This session will showcase nationally recognized and internationally acclaimed municipal waste programs and provides an overview of the implementation process, lessons learned, and program results.

Special Event : BCEIA Luncheon
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 pm.

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Tickets: $60, single or $500 per table of 10

Guest Speaker: TBD

Afternoon Educational Seminars – 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Seminar 5 (S5) - $59.00
Federal Issues - Import / Export of Hazardous & Non-Hazardous Wastes

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Presented by: TBD

Seminar 6 (S6) $59.00
Composting Advances

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Presented by: TBD

Seminar 7 (S7) - $59.00
Trends in Extended Producer Responsibility: Developments in B.C. and Elsewhere

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Presented by - Karen Asp, M.A., Sr. Environmental Planner, Gartner Lee Limited

This session will provide insight into the status of existing EPR programs and share their views on where things are going and what's next for EPR in BC and elsewhere.

Seminar 8 (S8) - $59.00
Digging into the Compost Markets

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Presented by: TBD

Special Event -
SWANA - BC Pacific Chapter - Annual General Meeting & Cocktail Reception  - Theme - Qualified Landfill Operator Training - Off of the shelf and into practice"
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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Tickets: $35, single ticket

Special Event
BC Trucking Association - Waste Management Division - Annual General Meeting & Dinner
Location: Parkview Terrace
5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m

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For tickets, please contact:
Sandra Stashuk – BCTA
Phone: 604-888-5319
Toll Free: 1-800-565-2282
Email: sstaschuk@bctrucking.com

Thursday November 29

Morning Educational Seminars – 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Seminar 9 (S9) - $59.00
A North American Perspective on Energy from Waste

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Presented by: Mark Lyons, Project VP Business Development, Wheelabrator Technologies Inc.

Seminar 10 (S10) - $59.00
Solid Waste Management: The Myths & The Realities"

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Presented by: Larry Frieburger, Principal, AET Consultants Incorporated

An Integrated Solid Waste Management System is more than simply setting up a recycling initiative and energy-from-waste technologies.  It represents a holistic approach to the management of solid waste that incorporates waste reduction, reuse measures, recycling, composting, energy recovery and disposal.  This discussion details how to develop and implement an integrated solid waste management system to manage waste in a sustainable way.

Seminar 11 (S11) - $59.00
Promoting Reuse with a Community Materials Exchange Program

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Presented by: Brock McDonald, Executive Director, Recycling Council of BC

The Recycling Council of British Columbia (RCBC) has operated a materials exchange program (MEX) since 1985. Starting as a simple listing service, the MEX has now evolved into a highly sophisticated multi-site internet-based on-line searchable database that is both user friendly and free to use. The primary goal of the MEX, is to promote and facilitate reuse as a method to divert materials from landfill. RCBC currently operates three residential sites. Okanagareuses.com, Surreyreuses.com and Vancouver.reuses.com as well as the bcimex.ca, the designated Industrial Materials Exchange site. During the first six months of operation these sites received more than a million hits a month, saw more than two thousand successful exchanges and have diverted tens of thousands of tonnes from landfills.

Seminar 12 (S12) - $59.00
BCEIA Hazardous Waste Compliance Report - An Update

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Presented by: R.M. (Bob) Symington, P.Geo., Gandalf Consulting Ltd & Frank Came, Executive Director – BC Environment Industry Association, BCEIA

Seminar 13 (S13) - $59.00
Multi-Family Recycling Education - Turning problematic programs into shining stars

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Presented by: TBD

Special Event :
mwin - Annual Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo Luncheon
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 pm.

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Tickets: $69, single or $650 per table of 10

Special Event:
SWANA - Certification Centre Testing
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact:
Ralph Bischoff, SWANA - BC Pacific Chapter
Phone: 800-648-2560
Email: anchor@saltspring.com

Afternoon Educational Seminars – 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Seminar 14 (S14) - $59.00
Biosolids Management

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Presented by: TBD

Seminar 15 (S15) - $59.00
Landfill Gas Recovery and Carbon Management

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Presented by: Michael Cant, Senior Solid Waste Planner, Ontario Region Waste Sector Leader, Golder Associates

This session will provide practical examples of landfill gas projects in British Columbia.  They will also discuss the relationship between greenhouse gas and solid waste management.

Seminar 16 (S16) - $59.00
Hazardous Waste Regulation & Impacts on the Industry

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Presented by: Brian Stuckert, General Manager, Quantum Remediation Services Ltd.
Gary A. Webster, Director, Government Relations (retired) Newalta Corporation

Seminar 17 (S17) - $59.00
E-waste collection - digital dynamics and product stewardship

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Presented by: TBD

Seminar 18 (S18) - $59.00
IC&I Processing Systems - New Technology

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Presented by: TBD