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Waste 2017 Conference Program


Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Stream 1
Stream 2
Stream 3
PRE-CONFERENCE OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM LANDFILL APPLICATION TRAINING COURSE
Click on 'Pre-Conference Events' tab above for more information and to register
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM RENEW MEETING
Click for more information and to register your interest
WMAA WORKSHOP - All about FOGO
1.30pm - 5.00pm. Click for more information or to register
**** WASTE 2017 CONFERENCE BEGINS ****
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - TUESDAY
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCH - EDUCATION LUNCH - SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Opening Address & Welcome
Tim Silverwood, Co-Founder & CEO, Take 3
EDUCATION
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
LANDFILL
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Education - 1
Using the brain - A smart way to improve recycling. Brad Gray, Planet Ark
Social Enterprise - 1
Community recycling enterprises - A national network. Sarah Chisholm, Community Recycling Network of Australia
LUNCH - LANDFILL
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Education - 2
Beyond the class: Engaging the whole school community. Donald Munro, Envirocom Australia
Social Enterprise - 2
Harnessing the community and power of fun to change attitudes to waste. Barbara Gill, Garage Sale Trail
LUNCH - LANDFILL CONT.
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Education - 3
FOGO Shellharbour- Ten-year journey towards a sustainable kerbside waste collection. Dianne Tierney, Shellharbour City Council
Social Enterprise - 3
Harnessing social enterprise to achieve better waste diversion. Dare Kavanagh, Reverse Garbage Co-op
Landfill - 1
Optimising landfill and haulage solutions through active tenderer engagement. John Davis, Infrastructure Transaction Network
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Education - 4
Travelling Trash Troupe. Anthony Hill, Plastic Pollution Solutions
Social Enterprise - 4
Breaking the product stewardship mould. Janelle Wallace, Soft Landing Mattress Recycling
Landfill - 2
Elizabeth Drive landfill gas to power facility. Phil Carbins, SUEZ
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM AFTERNOON TEA - TUESDAY
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Education - 5
The ReSourceful schools program. Building rubbish relationships. Lisa Siegel and John McQueen, Cascade Environmental Education Centre
Social Enterprise - Workshop
How to socially procure waste services (with case studies and facilitated discussion). Click for further information and details on participants
Landfill - 3
Can cameras estimate volume and composition at unmanned landfills? Thomas Freeman, Impact Environmental Consulting and Samuel Swain, NetWaste
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM Education - 6
The case for kerbside waste education in early childhood education. Sarah Grixti, Cleanaway
Social Enterprise - Workshop Cont.
See above
Landfill - 4
Managing landfill gas at Kimbriki: The path to best practice. Belinda Lau, Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Education Working Groups Social Enterprise - Workshop Cont..
See above
Landfill - 5
Phytocapping – Let’s cap it!!! Kartik Venkatraman, Acacia Waste Management Solutions
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Education Working Groups Cont..
See above
Social Enterprise - Workshop Cont...
See above
Landfill - 6
Improving Customer Safety and Resource Recovery at Waste Transfer Stations. Peter Windley, Shoalhaven City Council
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Panel Discussion 1: Cultural awareness – Engaging with Aboriginal communities about waste and recycling
Click for further information and details on panel participants (Panel from 4.20pm - 5.00pm)
Panel Discussion 1: Cultural awareness – Engaging with Aboriginal communities about waste and recycling Cont.
Click for further information and details on panel participants
Landfill - 7
Landfill Monitoring – Why is it important? Dr Santo Ragusa, Meinhardt Australia
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Panel Discussion 1: Cultural awareness – Engaging with Aboriginal communities about waste and recycling Cont..
Panel Discussion 1: Cultural awareness – Engaging with Aboriginal communities about waste and recycling Cont...
Landfill - 8
Each to their own: The trajectories of local large-scale landfills and their international counterparts. Roslyn Florie-George, REMONDIS Australia
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Conference Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception will begin with a networking hour outside among the outdoor exhibits (weather permitting). Delegates will then move inside to continue networking among our most extensive trade exhibition to date!
Stream 1
Stream 2
PRE-CONFERENCE OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM LANDFILL APPLICATION TRAINING COURSE
Click on 'Pre-Conference Events' tab above for more information and to register
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM RENEW MEETING
Click for more information and to register your interest
WMAA WORKSHOP - All about FOGO
1.30pm - 5.00pm. Click for more information or to register
**** WASTE 2017 CONFERENCE BEGINS ****
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - TUESDAY
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCH - EDUCATION LUNCH - SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Opening Address & Welcome
Tim Silverwood, Co-Founder & CEO, Take 3
EDUCATION
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Education - 1
Using the brain - A smart way to improve recycling. Brad Gray, Planet Ark
Social Enterprise - 1
Community recycling enterprises - A national network. Sarah Chisholm, Community Recycling Network of Australia
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Education - 2
Beyond the class: Engaging the whole school community. Donald Munro, Envirocom Australia
Social Enterprise - 2
Harnessing the community and power of fun to change attitudes to waste. Barbara Gill, Garage Sale Trail
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Education - 3
FOGO Shellharbour- Ten-year journey towards a sustainable kerbside waste collection. Dianne Tierney, Shellharbour City Council
Social Enterprise - 3
Harnessing social enterprise to achieve better waste diversion. Dare Kavanagh, Reverse Garbage Co-op
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Education - 4
Travelling Trash Troupe. Anthony Hill, Plastic Pollution Solutions
Social Enterprise - 4
Breaking the product stewardship mould. Janelle Wallace, Soft Landing Mattress Recycling
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM AFTERNOON TEA - TUESDAY
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Education - 5
The ReSourceful schools program. Building rubbish relationships. Lisa Siegel and John McQueen, Cascade Environmental Education Centre
Social Enterprise - Workshop
How to socially procure waste services (with case studies and facilitated discussion). Click for further information and details on participants
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM Education - 6
The case for kerbside waste education in early childhood education. Sarah Grixti, Cleanaway
Social Enterprise - Workshop Cont.
See above
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Education Working Groups Social Enterprise - Workshop Cont..
See above
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Education Working Groups Cont..
See above
Social Enterprise - Workshop Cont...
See above
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Panel Discussion 1: Cultural awareness – Engaging with Aboriginal communities about waste and recycling
Click for further information and details on panel participants (Panel from 4.20pm - 5.00pm)
Panel Discussion 1: Cultural awareness – Engaging with Aboriginal communities about waste and recycling Cont.
Click for further information and details on panel participants
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Panel Discussion 1: Cultural awareness – Engaging with Aboriginal communities about waste and recycling Cont..
Panel Discussion 1: Cultural awareness – Engaging with Aboriginal communities about waste and recycling Cont...
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Conference Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception will begin with a networking hour outside among the outdoor exhibits (weather permitting). Delegates will then move inside to continue networking among our most extensive trade exhibition to date!

Stream 3
PRE-CONFERENCE OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM LANDFILL APPLICATION TRAINING COURSE
Click on 'Pre-Conference Events' tab above for more information and to register
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM RENEW MEETING
Click for more information and to register your interest
WMAA WORKSHOP - All about FOGO
1.30pm - 5.00pm. Click for more information or to register
**** WASTE 2017 CONFERENCE BEGINS ****
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - TUESDAY
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Opening Address & Welcome
Tim Silverwood, Co-Founder & CEO, Take 3
LANDFILL
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM LUNCH - LANDFILL
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM LUNCH - LANDFILL CONT.
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Landfill - 1
Optimising landfill and haulage solutions through active tenderer engagement. John Davis, Infrastructure Transaction Network
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Landfill - 2
Elizabeth Drive landfill gas to power facility. Phil Carbins, SUEZ
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM AFTERNOON TEA - TUESDAY
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Landfill - 3
Can cameras estimate volume and composition at unmanned landfills? Thomas Freeman, Impact Environmental Consulting and Samuel Swain, NetWaste
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM Landfill - 4
Managing landfill gas at Kimbriki: The path to best practice. Belinda Lau, Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Landfill - 5
Phytocapping – Let’s cap it!!! Kartik Venkatraman, Acacia Waste Management Solutions
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Landfill - 6
Improving Customer Safety and Resource Recovery at Waste Transfer Stations. Peter Windley, Shoalhaven City Council
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Landfill - 7
Landfill Monitoring – Why is it important? Dr Santo Ragusa, Meinhardt Australia
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Landfill - 8
Each to their own: The trajectories of local large-scale landfills and their international counterparts. Roslyn Florie-George, REMONDIS Australia
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Conference Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception will begin with a networking hour outside among the outdoor exhibits (weather permitting). Delegates will then move inside to continue networking among our most extensive trade exhibition to date!

Stream 1
PRE-CONFERENCE OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM LANDFILL APPLICATION TRAINING COURSE
Click on 'Pre-Conference Events' tab above for more information and to register
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM RENEW MEETING
Click for more information and to register your interest
WMAA WORKSHOP - All about FOGO
1.30pm - 5.00pm. Click for more information or to register
**** WASTE 2017 CONFERENCE BEGINS ****
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - TUESDAY
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCH - EDUCATION
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Opening Address & Welcome
Tim Silverwood, Co-Founder & CEO, Take 3
EDUCATION
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Education - 1
Using the brain - A smart way to improve recycling. Brad Gray, Planet Ark
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Education - 2
Beyond the class: Engaging the whole school community. Donald Munro, Envirocom Australia
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Education - 3
FOGO Shellharbour- Ten-year journey towards a sustainable kerbside waste collection. Dianne Tierney, Shellharbour City Council
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Education - 4
Travelling Trash Troupe. Anthony Hill, Plastic Pollution Solutions
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM AFTERNOON TEA - TUESDAY
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Education - 5
The ReSourceful schools program. Building rubbish relationships. Lisa Siegel and John McQueen, Cascade Environmental Education Centre
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM Education - 6
The case for kerbside waste education in early childhood education. Sarah Grixti, Cleanaway
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Education Working Groups
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Education Working Groups Cont..
See above
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Panel Discussion 1: Cultural awareness – Engaging with Aboriginal communities about waste and recycling
Click for further information and details on panel participants (Panel from 4.20pm - 5.00pm)
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Panel Discussion 1: Cultural awareness – Engaging with Aboriginal communities about waste and recycling Cont..
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Conference Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception will begin with a networking hour outside among the outdoor exhibits (weather permitting). Delegates will then move inside to continue networking among our most extensive trade exhibition to date!

Stream 2
PRE-CONFERENCE OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM LANDFILL APPLICATION TRAINING COURSE
Click on 'Pre-Conference Events' tab above for more information and to register
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM RENEW MEETING
Click for more information and to register your interest
WMAA WORKSHOP - All about FOGO
1.30pm - 5.00pm. Click for more information or to register
**** WASTE 2017 CONFERENCE BEGINS ****
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - TUESDAY
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCH - SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Opening Address & Welcome
Tim Silverwood, Co-Founder & CEO, Take 3
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Social Enterprise - 1
Community recycling enterprises - A national network. Sarah Chisholm, Community Recycling Network of Australia
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Social Enterprise - 2
Harnessing the community and power of fun to change attitudes to waste. Barbara Gill, Garage Sale Trail
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Social Enterprise - 3
Harnessing social enterprise to achieve better waste diversion. Dare Kavanagh, Reverse Garbage Co-op
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Social Enterprise - 4
Breaking the product stewardship mould. Janelle Wallace, Soft Landing Mattress Recycling
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM AFTERNOON TEA - TUESDAY
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Social Enterprise - Workshop
How to socially procure waste services (with case studies and facilitated discussion). Click for further information and details on participants
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM Social Enterprise - Workshop Cont.
See above
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Social Enterprise - Workshop Cont..
See above
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Social Enterprise - Workshop Cont...
See above
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Panel Discussion 1: Cultural awareness – Engaging with Aboriginal communities about waste and recycling Cont.
Click for further information and details on panel participants
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Panel Discussion 1: Cultural awareness – Engaging with Aboriginal communities about waste and recycling Cont...
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Conference Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception will begin with a networking hour outside among the outdoor exhibits (weather permitting). Delegates will then move inside to continue networking among our most extensive trade exhibition to date!

Stream 3
PRE-CONFERENCE OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM LANDFILL APPLICATION TRAINING COURSE
Click on 'Pre-Conference Events' tab above for more information and to register
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM RENEW MEETING
Click for more information and to register your interest
WMAA WORKSHOP - All about FOGO
1.30pm - 5.00pm. Click for more information or to register
**** WASTE 2017 CONFERENCE BEGINS ****
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - TUESDAY
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Opening Address & Welcome
Tim Silverwood, Co-Founder & CEO, Take 3
LANDFILL
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM LUNCH - LANDFILL
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM LUNCH - LANDFILL CONT.
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Landfill - 1
Optimising landfill and haulage solutions through active tenderer engagement. John Davis, Infrastructure Transaction Network
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Landfill - 2
Elizabeth Drive landfill gas to power facility. Phil Carbins, SUEZ
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM AFTERNOON TEA - TUESDAY
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Landfill - 3
Can cameras estimate volume and composition at unmanned landfills? Thomas Freeman, Impact Environmental Consulting and Samuel Swain, NetWaste
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM Landfill - 4
Managing landfill gas at Kimbriki: The path to best practice. Belinda Lau, Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Landfill - 5
Phytocapping – Let’s cap it!!! Kartik Venkatraman, Acacia Waste Management Solutions
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Landfill - 6
Improving Customer Safety and Resource Recovery at Waste Transfer Stations. Peter Windley, Shoalhaven City Council
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Landfill - 7
Landfill Monitoring – Why is it important? Dr Santo Ragusa, Meinhardt Australia
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Landfill - 8
Each to their own: The trajectories of local large-scale landfills and their international counterparts. Roslyn Florie-George, REMONDIS Australia
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Conference Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception will begin with a networking hour outside among the outdoor exhibits (weather permitting). Delegates will then move inside to continue networking among our most extensive trade exhibition to date!


Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Stream 1
Stream 2
Stream 3
7:45 AM - 8:35 AM REGISTRATION & COFFEE - WEDNESDAY
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Introduction and Welcome from Chair
Tim Silverwood, Co-Founder & CEO, Take 3
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome from Mayor
Cr Denise Knight, Mayor, Coffs Harbour City Council
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Address 1: Tackling Zero Waste – Vancouver’s efforts to become a zero waste community
Albert Shamess, City of Vancouver
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Address 2: Food waste reduction & management: experiences from the UK
Richard Swannell, WRAP UK
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote Address 3: The NSW waste landscape at 2021
Steve Beaman, NSW Environment Protection Authority
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MORNING TEA - WEDNESDAY
11:00 AM - 12:20 PM Panel Discussion 2: Strategic planning for waste management
Click for details on facilitator and panel members
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH - WEDNESDAY
PLANNING
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
INNOVATION
1:15 PM - 2:20 PM WORKSHOP - Collaborative product stewardship projects
Facilitators: Helen Lewis, Helen Lewis Research; and Brooke Donnelly, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Planning - 1
Planning and waste management – Issues faced by Councils in NSW Mr Mark McKenzie, Local Government NSW
Circular Economy - 1
Unlocking hidden value – reducing e-waste and whole of life management of retired technology. Tom Penny, Telstra Corporation
Innovation - 1
Compost Revolution: Success and challenges in data-driven community engagement for organics recovery with council partners. David Gravina, Revolution Apps and JP Williamson, Waverley, Randwick, and Woollahra Councils
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Planning - 2
Planning for success - designing liveable communities and achieving better resource recovery outcomes in new builds. Marcelle Psaila, NSW Environment Protection Authority
Circular Economy - 2
A success story: newspapers and the circular economy. Dr Tony Wilkins, News Corp Australia
Innovation - 2
Unleashing innovation for best practice Container Deposit Systems. Markus Fraval, Managing Director, TOMRA Collection
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Planning - 3
Getting MUD-dy - Waste management issues in new housing developments. Andrew Quinn, GHD
Circular Economy - 3
Circular Economy - driving innovation. Peter Tamblyn, Close the Loop
Innovation - 3
Factors in choosing a Waste to Energy technology. Barry Sullivan, Downer Utilities Australia
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Planning - 4
‘Waste proofing’ new developments and buildings for 21st Century resource recovery. Amanda Bombaci, WSROC and Milan Marecic, SquareLink
Circular Economy - 4
Is it worth regulating the circular economy? Mike Ritchie, MRA Consulting Group
Innovation - 4
Large scale solar and landfills – an opportunistic land use. Joel Harris, Resource Innovations
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Planning - 5
The future of waste collection is on - or should I say under - your doorstep. Joshua Romeo, Penrith City Council and Chani Lokuge, AECOM Australia
Circular Economy - 5
APC 4.0: Shifting the Paradigm for Sustainable Packaging. Brooke Donnelly, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
Innovation - 5
Recycling the waste business model for smarter cities. David Puxty, Fernlawn Environmental
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM AFTERNOON TEA - WEDNESDAY
PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
INFRASTRUCTURE
EDUCATION CONT.
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Product Stewardship - 6
Product Stewardship: A White Paper for the future. Carmel Dollisson, Australia and New Zealand Recycling Platform
Infrastructure - 6
Towards a NSW waste and resource recovery infrastructure strategy 2017-2027. Robbie Beale, NSW Environment Protection Authority
Education - 6
Sneak preview: the EPA’s new online organic industry training course. Amanda Kane, NSW Environment Protection Authority
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Product Stewardship - 7
What product stewardship means in practice: case studies in collaboration. Helen Lewis, Helen Lewis Research
Infrastructure - 7
Victoria's waste infrastructure planning framework. Ian Campbell-Fraser, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Education - 7
Mobile for a meal: Can a social cause help increase recycling? Spyro Kalos, AMTA (MobileMuster)
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Product Stewardship - 8
Tyre Stewardship market development in action. Liam O'keefe, Tyre Stewardship Australia
Infrastructure - 8
Lucas Heights Expansion - Creating Australia’s biggest Resource Recovery Park. David Gamble, GHD and Phil Carbins, SUEZ
Education - 8
Engaging the youth of today to protect the climate of tomorrow. Val Southam, Keep Australia Beautiful
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Product Stewardship - 9
The reality and fiction of Battery Stewardship in Australia. Libby Chaplin, Australian Battery Recycling Initiative
Infrastructure - 9
Securing planning approval and EPA licensing of your new infrastructure project - recent case studies. Dr Mark Jackson, Jackson Environment & Planning
Education - 9
A community based social marketing approach to kerbside recycling engagement. Nicole Greenwood, Blacktown City Council and Michelle Mandl-Keating, Cleanaway
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM Product Stewardship - 10
The business case for product stewardship development. Mr John Polhill, Equilibrium
Infrastructure - 10
Rebuilding a MRF without missing a beat. Stuart Garbutt, Re.Group
Education - 10
Outcomes of the Bin Trim Program. Dr Jill Lethlean, Consilium Waste Consulting
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Conference Dinner
The conference dinner will be a 1970's theme and will be held offsite in the Charlesworth Room at Pacific Bay Resort. Free scheduled transport will be provided between all venues.
Stream 1
Stream 2
7:45 AM - 8:35 AM REGISTRATION & COFFEE - WEDNESDAY
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Introduction and Welcome from Chair
Tim Silverwood, Co-Founder & CEO, Take 3
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome from Mayor
Cr Denise Knight, Mayor, Coffs Harbour City Council
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Address 1: Tackling Zero Waste – Vancouver’s efforts to become a zero waste community
Albert Shamess, City of Vancouver
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Address 2: Food waste reduction & management: experiences from the UK
Richard Swannell, WRAP UK
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote Address 3: The NSW waste landscape at 2021
Steve Beaman, NSW Environment Protection Authority
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MORNING TEA - WEDNESDAY
11:00 AM - 12:20 PM Panel Discussion 2: Strategic planning for waste management
Click for details on facilitator and panel members
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH - WEDNESDAY
PLANNING
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
1:15 PM - 2:20 PM WORKSHOP - Collaborative product stewardship projects
Facilitators: Helen Lewis, Helen Lewis Research; and Brooke Donnelly, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Planning - 1
Planning and waste management – Issues faced by Councils in NSW Mr Mark McKenzie, Local Government NSW
Circular Economy - 1
Unlocking hidden value – reducing e-waste and whole of life management of retired technology. Tom Penny, Telstra Corporation
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Planning - 2
Planning for success - designing liveable communities and achieving better resource recovery outcomes in new builds. Marcelle Psaila, NSW Environment Protection Authority
Circular Economy - 2
A success story: newspapers and the circular economy. Dr Tony Wilkins, News Corp Australia
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Planning - 3
Getting MUD-dy - Waste management issues in new housing developments. Andrew Quinn, GHD
Circular Economy - 3
Circular Economy - driving innovation. Peter Tamblyn, Close the Loop
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Planning - 4
‘Waste proofing’ new developments and buildings for 21st Century resource recovery. Amanda Bombaci, WSROC and Milan Marecic, SquareLink
Circular Economy - 4
Is it worth regulating the circular economy? Mike Ritchie, MRA Consulting Group
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Planning - 5
The future of waste collection is on - or should I say under - your doorstep. Joshua Romeo, Penrith City Council and Chani Lokuge, AECOM Australia
Circular Economy - 5
APC 4.0: Shifting the Paradigm for Sustainable Packaging. Brooke Donnelly, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM AFTERNOON TEA - WEDNESDAY
PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
INFRASTRUCTURE
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Product Stewardship - 6
Product Stewardship: A White Paper for the future. Carmel Dollisson, Australia and New Zealand Recycling Platform
Infrastructure - 6
Towards a NSW waste and resource recovery infrastructure strategy 2017-2027. Robbie Beale, NSW Environment Protection Authority
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Product Stewardship - 7
What product stewardship means in practice: case studies in collaboration. Helen Lewis, Helen Lewis Research
Infrastructure - 7
Victoria's waste infrastructure planning framework. Ian Campbell-Fraser, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Product Stewardship - 8
Tyre Stewardship market development in action. Liam O'keefe, Tyre Stewardship Australia
Infrastructure - 8
Lucas Heights Expansion - Creating Australia’s biggest Resource Recovery Park. David Gamble, GHD and Phil Carbins, SUEZ
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Product Stewardship - 9
The reality and fiction of Battery Stewardship in Australia. Libby Chaplin, Australian Battery Recycling Initiative
Infrastructure - 9
Securing planning approval and EPA licensing of your new infrastructure project - recent case studies. Dr Mark Jackson, Jackson Environment & Planning
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM Product Stewardship - 10
The business case for product stewardship development. Mr John Polhill, Equilibrium
Infrastructure - 10
Rebuilding a MRF without missing a beat. Stuart Garbutt, Re.Group
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Conference Dinner
The conference dinner will be a 1970's theme and will be held offsite in the Charlesworth Room at Pacific Bay Resort. Free scheduled transport will be provided between all venues.

Stream 3
7:45 AM - 8:35 AM REGISTRATION & COFFEE - WEDNESDAY
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Introduction and Welcome from Chair
Tim Silverwood, Co-Founder & CEO, Take 3
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome from Mayor
Cr Denise Knight, Mayor, Coffs Harbour City Council
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Address 1: Tackling Zero Waste – Vancouver’s efforts to become a zero waste community
Albert Shamess, City of Vancouver
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Address 2: Food waste reduction & management: experiences from the UK
Richard Swannell, WRAP UK
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote Address 3: The NSW waste landscape at 2021
Steve Beaman, NSW Environment Protection Authority
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MORNING TEA - WEDNESDAY
11:00 AM - 12:20 PM Panel Discussion 2: Strategic planning for waste management
Click for details on facilitator and panel members
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH - WEDNESDAY
INNOVATION
1:15 PM - 2:20 PM WORKSHOP - Collaborative product stewardship projects
Facilitators: Helen Lewis, Helen Lewis Research; and Brooke Donnelly, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Innovation - 1
Compost Revolution: Success and challenges in data-driven community engagement for organics recovery with council partners. David Gravina, Revolution Apps and JP Williamson, Waverley, Randwick, and Woollahra Councils
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Innovation - 2
Unleashing innovation for best practice Container Deposit Systems. Markus Fraval, Managing Director, TOMRA Collection
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Innovation - 3
Factors in choosing a Waste to Energy technology. Barry Sullivan, Downer Utilities Australia
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Innovation - 4
Large scale solar and landfills – an opportunistic land use. Joel Harris, Resource Innovations
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Innovation - 5
Recycling the waste business model for smarter cities. David Puxty, Fernlawn Environmental
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM AFTERNOON TEA - WEDNESDAY
EDUCATION CONT.
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Education - 6
Sneak preview: the EPA’s new online organic industry training course. Amanda Kane, NSW Environment Protection Authority
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Education - 7
Mobile for a meal: Can a social cause help increase recycling? Spyro Kalos, AMTA (MobileMuster)
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Education - 8
Engaging the youth of today to protect the climate of tomorrow. Val Southam, Keep Australia Beautiful
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Education - 9
A community based social marketing approach to kerbside recycling engagement. Nicole Greenwood, Blacktown City Council and Michelle Mandl-Keating, Cleanaway
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM Education - 10
Outcomes of the Bin Trim Program. Dr Jill Lethlean, Consilium Waste Consulting
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Conference Dinner
The conference dinner will be a 1970's theme and will be held offsite in the Charlesworth Room at Pacific Bay Resort. Free scheduled transport will be provided between all venues.

Stream 1
7:45 AM - 8:35 AM REGISTRATION & COFFEE - WEDNESDAY
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Introduction and Welcome from Chair
Tim Silverwood, Co-Founder & CEO, Take 3
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome from Mayor
Cr Denise Knight, Mayor, Coffs Harbour City Council
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Address 1: Tackling Zero Waste – Vancouver’s efforts to become a zero waste community
Albert Shamess, City of Vancouver
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Address 2: Food waste reduction & management: experiences from the UK
Richard Swannell, WRAP UK
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote Address 3: The NSW waste landscape at 2021
Steve Beaman, NSW Environment Protection Authority
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MORNING TEA - WEDNESDAY
11:00 AM - 12:20 PM Panel Discussion 2: Strategic planning for waste management
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12:20 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH - WEDNESDAY
PLANNING
1:15 PM - 2:20 PM WORKSHOP - Collaborative product stewardship projects
Facilitators: Helen Lewis, Helen Lewis Research; and Brooke Donnelly, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Planning - 1
Planning and waste management – Issues faced by Councils in NSW Mr Mark McKenzie, Local Government NSW
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Planning - 2
Planning for success - designing liveable communities and achieving better resource recovery outcomes in new builds. Marcelle Psaila, NSW Environment Protection Authority
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Planning - 3
Getting MUD-dy - Waste management issues in new housing developments. Andrew Quinn, GHD
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Planning - 4
‘Waste proofing’ new developments and buildings for 21st Century resource recovery. Amanda Bombaci, WSROC and Milan Marecic, SquareLink
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Planning - 5
The future of waste collection is on - or should I say under - your doorstep. Joshua Romeo, Penrith City Council and Chani Lokuge, AECOM Australia
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM AFTERNOON TEA - WEDNESDAY
PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Product Stewardship - 6
Product Stewardship: A White Paper for the future. Carmel Dollisson, Australia and New Zealand Recycling Platform
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Product Stewardship - 7
What product stewardship means in practice: case studies in collaboration. Helen Lewis, Helen Lewis Research
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Product Stewardship - 8
Tyre Stewardship market development in action. Liam O'keefe, Tyre Stewardship Australia
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Product Stewardship - 9
The reality and fiction of Battery Stewardship in Australia. Libby Chaplin, Australian Battery Recycling Initiative
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM Product Stewardship - 10
The business case for product stewardship development. Mr John Polhill, Equilibrium
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Conference Dinner
The conference dinner will be a 1970's theme and will be held offsite in the Charlesworth Room at Pacific Bay Resort. Free scheduled transport will be provided between all venues.

Stream 2
7:45 AM - 8:35 AM REGISTRATION & COFFEE - WEDNESDAY
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Introduction and Welcome from Chair
Tim Silverwood, Co-Founder & CEO, Take 3
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome from Mayor
Cr Denise Knight, Mayor, Coffs Harbour City Council
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Address 1: Tackling Zero Waste – Vancouver’s efforts to become a zero waste community
Albert Shamess, City of Vancouver
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Address 2: Food waste reduction & management: experiences from the UK
Richard Swannell, WRAP UK
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote Address 3: The NSW waste landscape at 2021
Steve Beaman, NSW Environment Protection Authority
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MORNING TEA - WEDNESDAY
11:00 AM - 12:20 PM Panel Discussion 2: Strategic planning for waste management
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12:20 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH - WEDNESDAY
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
1:15 PM - 2:20 PM WORKSHOP - Collaborative product stewardship projects
Facilitators: Helen Lewis, Helen Lewis Research; and Brooke Donnelly, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Circular Economy - 1
Unlocking hidden value – reducing e-waste and whole of life management of retired technology. Tom Penny, Telstra Corporation
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Circular Economy - 2
A success story: newspapers and the circular economy. Dr Tony Wilkins, News Corp Australia
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Circular Economy - 3
Circular Economy - driving innovation. Peter Tamblyn, Close the Loop
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Circular Economy - 4
Is it worth regulating the circular economy? Mike Ritchie, MRA Consulting Group
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Circular Economy - 5
APC 4.0: Shifting the Paradigm for Sustainable Packaging. Brooke Donnelly, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM AFTERNOON TEA - WEDNESDAY
INFRASTRUCTURE
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Infrastructure - 6
Towards a NSW waste and resource recovery infrastructure strategy 2017-2027. Robbie Beale, NSW Environment Protection Authority
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Infrastructure - 7
Victoria's waste infrastructure planning framework. Ian Campbell-Fraser, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Infrastructure - 8
Lucas Heights Expansion - Creating Australia’s biggest Resource Recovery Park. David Gamble, GHD and Phil Carbins, SUEZ
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Infrastructure - 9
Securing planning approval and EPA licensing of your new infrastructure project - recent case studies. Dr Mark Jackson, Jackson Environment & Planning
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM Infrastructure - 10
Rebuilding a MRF without missing a beat. Stuart Garbutt, Re.Group
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Conference Dinner
The conference dinner will be a 1970's theme and will be held offsite in the Charlesworth Room at Pacific Bay Resort. Free scheduled transport will be provided between all venues.

Stream 3
7:45 AM - 8:35 AM REGISTRATION & COFFEE - WEDNESDAY
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Introduction and Welcome from Chair
Tim Silverwood, Co-Founder & CEO, Take 3
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome from Mayor
Cr Denise Knight, Mayor, Coffs Harbour City Council
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Address 1: Tackling Zero Waste – Vancouver’s efforts to become a zero waste community
Albert Shamess, City of Vancouver
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Address 2: Food waste reduction & management: experiences from the UK
Richard Swannell, WRAP UK
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote Address 3: The NSW waste landscape at 2021
Steve Beaman, NSW Environment Protection Authority
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MORNING TEA - WEDNESDAY
11:00 AM - 12:20 PM Panel Discussion 2: Strategic planning for waste management
Click for details on facilitator and panel members
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH - WEDNESDAY
INNOVATION
1:15 PM - 2:20 PM WORKSHOP - Collaborative product stewardship projects
Facilitators: Helen Lewis, Helen Lewis Research; and Brooke Donnelly, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Innovation - 1
Compost Revolution: Success and challenges in data-driven community engagement for organics recovery with council partners. David Gravina, Revolution Apps and JP Williamson, Waverley, Randwick, and Woollahra Councils
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Innovation - 2
Unleashing innovation for best practice Container Deposit Systems. Markus Fraval, Managing Director, TOMRA Collection
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Innovation - 3
Factors in choosing a Waste to Energy technology. Barry Sullivan, Downer Utilities Australia
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Innovation - 4
Large scale solar and landfills – an opportunistic land use. Joel Harris, Resource Innovations
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Innovation - 5
Recycling the waste business model for smarter cities. David Puxty, Fernlawn Environmental
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM AFTERNOON TEA - WEDNESDAY
EDUCATION CONT.
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Education - 6
Sneak preview: the EPA’s new online organic industry training course. Amanda Kane, NSW Environment Protection Authority
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Education - 7
Mobile for a meal: Can a social cause help increase recycling? Spyro Kalos, AMTA (MobileMuster)
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Education - 8
Engaging the youth of today to protect the climate of tomorrow. Val Southam, Keep Australia Beautiful
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Education - 9
A community based social marketing approach to kerbside recycling engagement. Nicole Greenwood, Blacktown City Council and Michelle Mandl-Keating, Cleanaway
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM Education - 10
Outcomes of the Bin Trim Program. Dr Jill Lethlean, Consilium Waste Consulting
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Conference Dinner
The conference dinner will be a 1970's theme and will be held offsite in the Charlesworth Room at Pacific Bay Resort. Free scheduled transport will be provided between all venues.


Thursday, May 4, 2017

Stream 1
Stream 2
Stream 3
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE - THURSDAY
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM Welcome Address from the Chair
Gayle Sloan, CEO, Waste Management Association of Australia
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM Keynote Address 4: Waste hotspots, transport mechanisms and policy responses
Chris Wilcox, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Address 5: Making the most of your waste situation
Chris Mill, Manager of the Emissions Avoidance Section, Clean Energy Regulator
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote Address 6: Creating the most sophisticated and integrated waste facility in the world, was never going to come easily!
Ian Malouf, Managing Director, Dial a Dump Industries
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM Panel Discussion 3: CDS – It’s coming, so let’s make it work!
Click for details on facilitator and panel members
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
MORNING TEA - THURSDAY
ORGANICS
WASTE SERVICES & TENDERING
ILLEGAL DUMPING
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Organics - 1
Growth of organics processing facilities in Canada from conventional composting to anaerobic digestion. Michael Cant, GHD
Waste Services & Tendering - 1
The power to tender. Maurice Doria, Hall & Wilcox Lawyers
Illegal Dumping - 1
Kerbside dumping - social research and outcomes. Amy Witnall, NSW Environment Protection Authority
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Organics - 2
Bathurst food and garden waste kerbside collection – the importance of stakeholder engagement. Antony Cullen-Ward, Bathurst Regional Council
Waste Services & Tendering - 2
Local Government Tendering. Tony Khoury, Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW and Lee Smith, Möbius Partners
Illegal Dumping - 2
Illegal dumping - let the data do the talking. Tash Morton, Byron Shire Council
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Organics - 3
Biosecurity concerns relating to the land application of waste. Julie Cattle, NSW Environment Protection Authority & Jenene Kidston, NSW Department of Primary Industries,Biosecurity NSW
Waste Services & Tendering - 3
What can I expect from a collaborative procurement process. Scott Geer, Solo Resource Recovery
Illegal Dumping - 3
Illegal dumping prevention in MUDs. Margaux Park, Canterbury-Bankstown Council
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Organics - 4
Lessons from rejection: factors affecting the success of a food waste trial. Elisa Holgate, Randwick City Council
Waste Services & Tendering - 4
Waste contracts administration and performance monitoring. Greg Freeman and Katherine Driscoll, Impact Environmental Consulting
Illegal Dumping - 4
Changing illegal dumping behaviour using intrinsic and extrinsic motivators (MUDs) Marion Winkler, Lane Cove Council
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM LUNCH - THURSDAY
ORGANICS CONT.
ENERGY FROM WASTE
LITTER
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Organics - 5
Organics circular economy. Jane Gilbert, Carbon Clarity UK
Energy from Waste - 5
ARENA's investment priorities in Bioenergy and Waste to Energy. Matt Walden, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Litter - 5
Hey Tosser turns 4 – and is it still working? Rupert Saville, NSW Environment Protection Authority
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Organics - 6
Are ‘batch garage digesters’ a viable alternative to in-vessel composting in Australia? Johannes Biala, Centre for Recycling of Organic Waste and Nutrients, University of Queensland
Energy from Waste - 6
W2E with an existing power station. Garth Lamb, Re.group
Litter - 6
Picitup South Coast - litter, marine debris and volunteer capacity to influence change. James Vincent, Illawarra Joint Organisation
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Organics - 7
Using biosolids and green waste for community benefit. Vanessa Palmer, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council and Emmaline Froggatt, Resource Recovery Australia
Energy from Waste - 7
Waste-to-Energy: How to make it a success story. Detlev Huber, Martin Biopower
Litter - 7
Raising the profile of litter in Western Sydney through pennies, politicians and partnerships. Amanda Bombaci, WSROC
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Organics - 8
A snapshot of recycled organics in the Hunter Region. Michael Neville, Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils
Energy from Waste - 8
Key success factors which make an EfW project succeed. Joyanne Manning, ARUP
Litter - 8
National PPR round up: What’s working, what isn’t, and where do we go from here. Adam Johnson, MRA Consulting Group
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM AFTERNOON TEA - THURSDAY
TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY FROM WASTE CONT.
CRC'S, BULKY WASTE & OTHER WASTE CHALLENGES
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Technology - 9
Future recycling depot facilities - technology, connectivity, people. John Phillips OAM, Container Deposit Solutions Australia
Energy from Waste - 9
Opportunities for Waste to Energy in Australia. Henry Anning, Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Waste Challenges - 9
Community Recycling Centres in NSW: Achievements and future directions. Janet Sparrow & Glen Sheffer, NSW Environment Protection Authority
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Technology - 10
What is a Solar Energy Landfill Cover? Judy Devita, HDR Australia
Energy from Waste - 10
The Goulburn Biogas Project. Kunal Kumar, ReNu Energy
Waste Challenges - 10
Problematic waste streams for councils Tim Sheldon-Collins, Toxfree
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Technology - 11
How RFID enhances waste management efficiency. Tony Hilder, HID Global
Energy from Waste - 11
Protected cropping with Energy from Waste. Marc Stammbach, Hitachi Zosen Inova Australia
Waste Challenges - 11
Mobile community recycling service. Daniel Anderson, Cumberland Council and Matthew Curtis, Resource Recovery Australia
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Technology - 12
REMONDIS Australia and the Future of RDF Production. Gunther Neumann, REMONDIS Australia
Energy from Waste - 12
Integrated community Waste to Energy project for Mt Alexander Shire providing energy to local industry. Deane Belfield, ECO2Sys
Waste Challenges - 12
Research resulting in innovative bulk household waste solutions for the City of Parramatta Community. Anthony Collins, City of Parramatta Council and Michael Sankey, Cleanaway
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Conference Carvery
The Conference Carvery will be held on the outdoor terrace at Opal Cove Resort (weather permitting), and in the Horizons Restaurant
Stream 1
Stream 2
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE - THURSDAY
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM Welcome Address from the Chair
Gayle Sloan, CEO, Waste Management Association of Australia
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM Keynote Address 4: Waste hotspots, transport mechanisms and policy responses
Chris Wilcox, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Address 5: Making the most of your waste situation
Chris Mill, Manager of the Emissions Avoidance Section, Clean Energy Regulator
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote Address 6: Creating the most sophisticated and integrated waste facility in the world, was never going to come easily!
Ian Malouf, Managing Director, Dial a Dump Industries
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM Panel Discussion 3: CDS – It’s coming, so let’s make it work!
Click for details on facilitator and panel members
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
MORNING TEA - THURSDAY
ORGANICS
WASTE SERVICES & TENDERING
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Organics - 1
Growth of organics processing facilities in Canada from conventional composting to anaerobic digestion. Michael Cant, GHD
Waste Services & Tendering - 1
The power to tender. Maurice Doria, Hall & Wilcox Lawyers
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Organics - 2
Bathurst food and garden waste kerbside collection – the importance of stakeholder engagement. Antony Cullen-Ward, Bathurst Regional Council
Waste Services & Tendering - 2
Local Government Tendering. Tony Khoury, Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW and Lee Smith, Möbius Partners
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Organics - 3
Biosecurity concerns relating to the land application of waste. Julie Cattle, NSW Environment Protection Authority & Jenene Kidston, NSW Department of Primary Industries,Biosecurity NSW
Waste Services & Tendering - 3
What can I expect from a collaborative procurement process. Scott Geer, Solo Resource Recovery
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Organics - 4
Lessons from rejection: factors affecting the success of a food waste trial. Elisa Holgate, Randwick City Council
Waste Services & Tendering - 4
Waste contracts administration and performance monitoring. Greg Freeman and Katherine Driscoll, Impact Environmental Consulting
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM LUNCH - THURSDAY
ORGANICS CONT.
ENERGY FROM WASTE
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Organics - 5
Organics circular economy. Jane Gilbert, Carbon Clarity UK
Energy from Waste - 5
ARENA's investment priorities in Bioenergy and Waste to Energy. Matt Walden, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Organics - 6
Are ‘batch garage digesters’ a viable alternative to in-vessel composting in Australia? Johannes Biala, Centre for Recycling of Organic Waste and Nutrients, University of Queensland
Energy from Waste - 6
W2E with an existing power station. Garth Lamb, Re.group
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Organics - 7
Using biosolids and green waste for community benefit. Vanessa Palmer, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council and Emmaline Froggatt, Resource Recovery Australia
Energy from Waste - 7
Waste-to-Energy: How to make it a success story. Detlev Huber, Martin Biopower
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Organics - 8
A snapshot of recycled organics in the Hunter Region. Michael Neville, Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils
Energy from Waste - 8
Key success factors which make an EfW project succeed. Joyanne Manning, ARUP
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM AFTERNOON TEA - THURSDAY
TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY FROM WASTE CONT.
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Technology - 9
Future recycling depot facilities - technology, connectivity, people. John Phillips OAM, Container Deposit Solutions Australia
Energy from Waste - 9
Opportunities for Waste to Energy in Australia. Henry Anning, Clean Energy Finance Corporation
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Technology - 10
What is a Solar Energy Landfill Cover? Judy Devita, HDR Australia
Energy from Waste - 10
The Goulburn Biogas Project. Kunal Kumar, ReNu Energy
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Technology - 11
How RFID enhances waste management efficiency. Tony Hilder, HID Global
Energy from Waste - 11
Protected cropping with Energy from Waste. Marc Stammbach, Hitachi Zosen Inova Australia
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Technology - 12
REMONDIS Australia and the Future of RDF Production. Gunther Neumann, REMONDIS Australia
Energy from Waste - 12
Integrated community Waste to Energy project for Mt Alexander Shire providing energy to local industry. Deane Belfield, ECO2Sys
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Conference Carvery
The Conference Carvery will be held on the outdoor terrace at Opal Cove Resort (weather permitting), and in the Horizons Restaurant

Stream 3
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE - THURSDAY
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM Welcome Address from the Chair
Gayle Sloan, CEO, Waste Management Association of Australia
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM Keynote Address 4: Waste hotspots, transport mechanisms and policy responses
Chris Wilcox, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Address 5: Making the most of your waste situation
Chris Mill, Manager of the Emissions Avoidance Section, Clean Energy Regulator
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote Address 6: Creating the most sophisticated and integrated waste facility in the world, was never going to come easily!
Ian Malouf, Managing Director, Dial a Dump Industries
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM Panel Discussion 3: CDS – It’s coming, so let’s make it work!
Click for details on facilitator and panel members
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
MORNING TEA - THURSDAY
ILLEGAL DUMPING
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Illegal Dumping - 1
Kerbside dumping - social research and outcomes. Amy Witnall, NSW Environment Protection Authority
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Illegal Dumping - 2
Illegal dumping - let the data do the talking. Tash Morton, Byron Shire Council
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Illegal Dumping - 3
Illegal dumping prevention in MUDs. Margaux Park, Canterbury-Bankstown Council
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Illegal Dumping - 4
Changing illegal dumping behaviour using intrinsic and extrinsic motivators (MUDs) Marion Winkler, Lane Cove Council
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM LUNCH - THURSDAY
LITTER
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Litter - 5
Hey Tosser turns 4 – and is it still working? Rupert Saville, NSW Environment Protection Authority
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Litter - 6
Picitup South Coast - litter, marine debris and volunteer capacity to influence change. James Vincent, Illawarra Joint Organisation
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Litter - 7
Raising the profile of litter in Western Sydney through pennies, politicians and partnerships. Amanda Bombaci, WSROC
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Litter - 8
National PPR round up: What’s working, what isn’t, and where do we go from here. Adam Johnson, MRA Consulting Group
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM AFTERNOON TEA - THURSDAY
CRC'S, BULKY WASTE & OTHER WASTE CHALLENGES
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Waste Challenges - 9
Community Recycling Centres in NSW: Achievements and future directions. Janet Sparrow & Glen Sheffer, NSW Environment Protection Authority
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Waste Challenges - 10
Problematic waste streams for councils Tim Sheldon-Collins, Toxfree
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Waste Challenges - 11
Mobile community recycling service. Daniel Anderson, Cumberland Council and Matthew Curtis, Resource Recovery Australia
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Waste Challenges - 12
Research resulting in innovative bulk household waste solutions for the City of Parramatta Community. Anthony Collins, City of Parramatta Council and Michael Sankey, Cleanaway
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Conference Carvery
The Conference Carvery will be held on the outdoor terrace at Opal Cove Resort (weather permitting), and in the Horizons Restaurant

Stream 1
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE - THURSDAY
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM Welcome Address from the Chair
Gayle Sloan, CEO, Waste Management Association of Australia
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM Keynote Address 4: Waste hotspots, transport mechanisms and policy responses
Chris Wilcox, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Address 5: Making the most of your waste situation
Chris Mill, Manager of the Emissions Avoidance Section, Clean Energy Regulator
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote Address 6: Creating the most sophisticated and integrated waste facility in the world, was never going to come easily!
Ian Malouf, Managing Director, Dial a Dump Industries
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM Panel Discussion 3: CDS – It’s coming, so let’s make it work!
Click for details on facilitator and panel members
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
MORNING TEA - THURSDAY
ORGANICS
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Organics - 1
Growth of organics processing facilities in Canada from conventional composting to anaerobic digestion. Michael Cant, GHD
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Organics - 2
Bathurst food and garden waste kerbside collection – the importance of stakeholder engagement. Antony Cullen-Ward, Bathurst Regional Council
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Organics - 3
Biosecurity concerns relating to the land application of waste. Julie Cattle, NSW Environment Protection Authority & Jenene Kidston, NSW Department of Primary Industries,Biosecurity NSW
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Organics - 4
Lessons from rejection: factors affecting the success of a food waste trial. Elisa Holgate, Randwick City Council
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM LUNCH - THURSDAY
ORGANICS CONT.
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Organics - 5
Organics circular economy. Jane Gilbert, Carbon Clarity UK
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Organics - 6
Are ‘batch garage digesters’ a viable alternative to in-vessel composting in Australia? Johannes Biala, Centre for Recycling of Organic Waste and Nutrients, University of Queensland
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Organics - 7
Using biosolids and green waste for community benefit. Vanessa Palmer, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council and Emmaline Froggatt, Resource Recovery Australia
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Organics - 8
A snapshot of recycled organics in the Hunter Region. Michael Neville, Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM AFTERNOON TEA - THURSDAY
TECHNOLOGY
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Technology - 9
Future recycling depot facilities - technology, connectivity, people. John Phillips OAM, Container Deposit Solutions Australia
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Technology - 10
What is a Solar Energy Landfill Cover? Judy Devita, HDR Australia
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Technology - 11
How RFID enhances waste management efficiency. Tony Hilder, HID Global
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Technology - 12
REMONDIS Australia and the Future of RDF Production. Gunther Neumann, REMONDIS Australia
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Conference Carvery
The Conference Carvery will be held on the outdoor terrace at Opal Cove Resort (weather permitting), and in the Horizons Restaurant

Stream 2
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE - THURSDAY
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM Welcome Address from the Chair
Gayle Sloan, CEO, Waste Management Association of Australia
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM Keynote Address 4: Waste hotspots, transport mechanisms and policy responses
Chris Wilcox, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Address 5: Making the most of your waste situation
Chris Mill, Manager of the Emissions Avoidance Section, Clean Energy Regulator
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote Address 6: Creating the most sophisticated and integrated waste facility in the world, was never going to come easily!
Ian Malouf, Managing Director, Dial a Dump Industries
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM Panel Discussion 3: CDS – It’s coming, so let’s make it work!
Click for details on facilitator and panel members
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
MORNING TEA - THURSDAY
WASTE SERVICES & TENDERING
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Waste Services & Tendering - 1
The power to tender. Maurice Doria, Hall & Wilcox Lawyers
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Waste Services & Tendering - 2
Local Government Tendering. Tony Khoury, Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW and Lee Smith, Möbius Partners
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Waste Services & Tendering - 3
What can I expect from a collaborative procurement process. Scott Geer, Solo Resource Recovery
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Waste Services & Tendering - 4
Waste contracts administration and performance monitoring. Greg Freeman and Katherine Driscoll, Impact Environmental Consulting
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM LUNCH - THURSDAY
ENERGY FROM WASTE
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Energy from Waste - 5
ARENA's investment priorities in Bioenergy and Waste to Energy. Matt Walden, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Energy from Waste - 6
W2E with an existing power station. Garth Lamb, Re.group
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Energy from Waste - 7
Waste-to-Energy: How to make it a success story. Detlev Huber, Martin Biopower
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Energy from Waste - 8
Key success factors which make an EfW project succeed. Joyanne Manning, ARUP
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM AFTERNOON TEA - THURSDAY
ENERGY FROM WASTE CONT.
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Energy from Waste - 9
Opportunities for Waste to Energy in Australia. Henry Anning, Clean Energy Finance Corporation
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Energy from Waste - 10
The Goulburn Biogas Project. Kunal Kumar, ReNu Energy
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Energy from Waste - 11
Protected cropping with Energy from Waste. Marc Stammbach, Hitachi Zosen Inova Australia
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Energy from Waste - 12
Integrated community Waste to Energy project for Mt Alexander Shire providing energy to local industry. Deane Belfield, ECO2Sys
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Conference Carvery
The Conference Carvery will be held on the outdoor terrace at Opal Cove Resort (weather permitting), and in the Horizons Restaurant

Stream 3
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE - THURSDAY
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM Welcome Address from the Chair
Gayle Sloan, CEO, Waste Management Association of Australia
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM Keynote Address 4: Waste hotspots, transport mechanisms and policy responses
Chris Wilcox, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Address 5: Making the most of your waste situation
Chris Mill, Manager of the Emissions Avoidance Section, Clean Energy Regulator
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote Address 6: Creating the most sophisticated and integrated waste facility in the world, was never going to come easily!
Ian Malouf, Managing Director, Dial a Dump Industries
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM Panel Discussion 3: CDS – It’s coming, so let’s make it work!
Click for details on facilitator and panel members
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
MORNING TEA - THURSDAY
ILLEGAL DUMPING
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Illegal Dumping - 1
Kerbside dumping - social research and outcomes. Amy Witnall, NSW Environment Protection Authority
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Illegal Dumping - 2
Illegal dumping - let the data do the talking. Tash Morton, Byron Shire Council
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Illegal Dumping - 3
Illegal dumping prevention in MUDs. Margaux Park, Canterbury-Bankstown Council
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Illegal Dumping - 4
Changing illegal dumping behaviour using intrinsic and extrinsic motivators (MUDs) Marion Winkler, Lane Cove Council
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM LUNCH - THURSDAY
LITTER
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Litter - 5
Hey Tosser turns 4 – and is it still working? Rupert Saville, NSW Environment Protection Authority
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Litter - 6
Picitup South Coast - litter, marine debris and volunteer capacity to influence change. James Vincent, Illawarra Joint Organisation
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Litter - 7
Raising the profile of litter in Western Sydney through pennies, politicians and partnerships. Amanda Bombaci, WSROC
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Litter - 8
National PPR round up: What’s working, what isn’t, and where do we go from here. Adam Johnson, MRA Consulting Group
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM AFTERNOON TEA - THURSDAY
CRC'S, BULKY WASTE & OTHER WASTE CHALLENGES
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Waste Challenges - 9
Community Recycling Centres in NSW: Achievements and future directions. Janet Sparrow & Glen Sheffer, NSW Environment Protection Authority
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Waste Challenges - 10
Problematic waste streams for councils Tim Sheldon-Collins, Toxfree
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Waste Challenges - 11
Mobile community recycling service. Daniel Anderson, Cumberland Council and Matthew Curtis, Resource Recovery Australia
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Waste Challenges - 12
Research resulting in innovative bulk household waste solutions for the City of Parramatta Community. Anthony Collins, City of Parramatta Council and Michael Sankey, Cleanaway
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Conference Carvery
The Conference Carvery will be held on the outdoor terrace at Opal Cove Resort (weather permitting), and in the Horizons Restaurant


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