2016 Conference

May 11-13, 2016

Calgary, AB

Overview

Thank you to everyone who attending our 2016 Conference in Calgary, AB. Below are copies of the proceedings from the conference.

COLLECTION & TRANSPORTATION

Alida Kusch – 4R Winnipeg Depot

Peter Veiga – Communication is the key to success

Wilbert Yang – Seeking sustainable waste management solutions in first nation communities

RESIDENTIAL DIVERSION

Marie-Caroline Bourg – RFID Waste Collection and the new incentive tariff system in the City of Beaconsfield

Tamara Shulman – Urban and rural community organics collection success

Blair Shoniker & Ed Jollymore – Waste management surveys

USING TECHNOLOGY FOR WASTE COLLECTION AND INSPECTIONS

Brian Ng – Waste inspection mobile app pilot

Stephen Laird – Using apps to promote waste management Part 1
Stephen Laird – Part 2

SAFETY SUMMIT

Mark Welch – Landfill Safety & behavior

Chuck Samphire – Legislated roles and responsibilities

Sonia More – Bowtie risk analysis on entry into a collection truck hopper

ICI DIVERSION

Shawn Cable – Mattress Recycling

Leanne Michie – City of Calgary ICI waste diversion program

Jamie Bakos – Eight cool and sexy things to do with wood waste

ORGANICS

Jim Lapp – Compost fires

Xiaomei Li – Current available organic waste conversion technologies and their products

Kristine Wichuk – Composting of painted and CCA – treated wood

LANDFILL DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING

Nancy Nikolakakis – Beyond monitoring: mapping methane hotspots

Steve Johnson & Jeannie Paterson – Waste Management of Canada Corporation

Chris Riddle – 21st Century Landfill Technology

WASTE CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES

Daryl McCartney – Integration of anaerobic digestion into organics processing infrastructure

Alireza Rajabpour – Effect of seasonal variation and loading rates on organic separation efficiency in a two-stage trommel screen

Gordon Derick – Edmonton Organics Processing Facility

SIGNS OF THE TIMES

Gary Fredrich-Dunne – Advancing renewable energy in Canada

HAZMAT IN THE OIL PATCH AND MINING

Devin Alibone – SWANA Waste in OUR World

LANDFILL ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS

Owrang Kashef – Growing plants using treated leachate water

Sylvanus Ekwe – Lethbridge Landfill BMP Project

Sponsors

Thank you to our valuable sponsors!

  1. City of Calgary
  2. Environmental Metal Works
  1. Geoware
  2. Progressive Waste Solutions
  3. Edmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence
  1. Alberta Innovates - Energy & Environment Solutions
  2. Beaver
  3. CH2M Hill
  1. Alberta Recycling (ARMA)
  2. Whissell Contracting
  3. Deerfoot Inn & Casino
  4. Envirocan