- Twilight Zone – Building Sustainable Procurement
DC Coleman
Join us for an engaging and interactive workshop, “Driving Zero Waste and Circularity by Leveraging Sustainable Procurement” designed to explore sustainable procurement and its role in helping local governments and institutions achieve zero waste goals. This workshop will delve into the green pillar of sustainable procurement, highlighting its critical role in reducing waste and advancing a circular economy.- Namrita Lamba (Reeve Consulting)
Cost: $75/person
- The Poltergeist of Plastics: Polymers 101
Edward Beatty / Shawnessy
Plastics have offered and continue to offer an unprecedented uplift in quality of our lives. This workshop will provide an introduction to polymers as the main component of plastics and elaborate on what makes plastics a unique class of materials. This will be followed by a discussion on the end-of-life options for plastic products and how we can minimize their negative impacts on the environment. The workshop will conclude by presenting the recent advances in recycling technologies that enable us to expand the amounts, types, and qualities of plastics waste that can be recycled.- Prof. João B. P. Soares and Dr. Arash Alizadeh, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta
Cost: $75/person
Sponsored by Alberta Plastics Recycling Association
- It’s Alive, It’s Alive – EPR
Van Horne A/B
This workshop will provide updates on the implementation of the Alberta EPR regulation. Both ARMA and PROs will be on hand to discuss system details and help municipalities maneuver their way through the implementation process.
Moderator: Jason London- Ed Gugenheimer (ARMA)
- Allen Langdon (Circular Materials) – The Only Thing Scary are the Timelines: An Update on EPR Implementation in Alberta
- Mannie Cheung (Product Care)
- Jason Brown (Call2Recycle)
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