This is coastal BC's premier local conference on waste and recycling and will bring together 250 delegates for this three day event.
Location
Westin Bear Mountain
Victoria, BC
Canada
48° 25' 42.3156" N, 123° 21' 56.3184" W
See map: Google Maps
The Coast Waste Management Association would like to invite you to join us for our annual conference October 21st - 23rd, 2015 in Victoria, BC.
This is coastal BC's premier local conference on waste and recycling and will bring together 250 delegates for this three day event.
Our conference theme, "Redesigning Waste Solutions" will bring together waste and recycling professionals to network and explore leading edge topics that affect the waste management and recycling sector today.
Joining us are two renowned sustainability experts. Vanessa Timmer, co-founder and Executive Director of One Earth, a nonprofit 'think and do' tank based in Vancouver, known for bringing people, ideas and activities together to accelerate the transition towards sustainability. Also joining us will be Lauren Ahkiam, Senior Research & Policy Analyst on the Don't Waste LA Project, a coalition of community, environmental, faith and labor organizations working to increase Los Angeles, CA recycling and composting while addressing the challenges faced by the solid waste industry.
Some of the topics being addressed during the conference include:
The Role of Cities in Advancing Sustainable Consumption
Illegal Dumping and Material Abandonment
Extended Consumer Responsibility
General Motors Quest for Zero Landfill
Cleaning Up Waste - A Blueprint for Cities
Packaging and Printed Paper EPR
Medical cannabis waste management
Living the zero waste lifestyle
Management of Challenging Wastes
City of Surrey Biofuels project
Wood Waste Recycling
Tours being offered include Our Ecovillage, a model sustainable community; the award winning Hartland Landfill; and Vancouver Island Brewery & Phillips Brewery, two craft breweries that take sustainability to the next level.
Roundtable discussions for Local Government, First Nations and Depot operators provide an opportunity for participants to learn best practices and share solutions to some of the challenges they encounter.
Registration is available now on the CWMA website events page or by clicking here.
The conference will be held at the beautiful Westin Bear Mountain with room rates starting at $138.00 per night (plus taxes). Click here to reserve your room online.
Tradeshow and sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting CWMA directly at the following number: 250-733-2213
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