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As we advance policies and implement the circular economy, we need to critically examine the definition of recycling. For many years, recycling has elicited thoughts of positive environmental outcomes and warm fuzzy feelings for those who participate in programs in their community. With more recent challenges to accessing international markets and changes to policies on transboundary shipping, we have become aware of the challenges of recycling and the need to improve our existing systems. What does it really mean to recycle, what are the processes and systems that enable it, and how do we design systems for the best possible outcomes?

Moderators: Dave Schaaf and Mark Parker

Sponsor Intro: Isabelle Faucher (Carton Council Canada)

• Usman Valiante (Cardwell Grove Inc.) – CSA Definition of Recycling
• Michael Cant (GHD) / Susan Thoman (Compost Manufacturing Alliance) – Compostable plastics in the real world environment
• Kelly Cramer (How2Recycle) – The How2Recycle program clarifies packaging recyclability
• Anthony Peyton (PREP Design) – Overview of PREP and the PREP Label

Led by Peter Duck

Need some fresh air? Join a local naturalist and resource recovery specialist for a walk in the woods of Banff. We’ll stretch our legs on the trails leading from the hotel and through the woods on the edge of town. We’ll talk about the nature of Banff and show you how a town that is integrated with the forest is being protected from wildfire. We can talk nature, or we can talk trash, its up to you. Just enough up-hill to get you breathing in the mountain air.

**this tour is tentatively full – additional people may be accepted on-site if spots become available**

Meet in Van Horne Foyer

Tour 1: A Walk Through the Garden – Banff Springs Environmental Programs Tour
Banff Springs’ Executive Chef Robert Ash will walk delegates through the hotel’s waste management/diversion programs.

Tour 2: Curiouser and Curiouser – Banff Waste & Environmental Tour
Stops include the Waste Transfer Site (biomass district heating, Reuse It Centre, drop-off yard waste site) and the Library of Things
**Tour 2 is tentatively full – additional people may be accepted on-site if spots become available**

Meet in Van Horne Lobby

Participants will team up for a fun scavenger hunt that will feature Banff’s Trailblazers – businesses that are leading the way on zero waste initiatives.

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With approximately 2.2 million tonnes of organic waste sent to Canadian landfills each year (Love Food Hate Waste), food waste reduction and alternative management options are high priorities for municipalities and the public. This session will explore strategies from leaders in the field including food rescue, reduction and composting projects.

Moderator: Jeannie Bertrand (Dillon Consulting Limited)

• Barbara Swartzentruber (City of Guelph) – Food Circular Economy
• Heather Ramshaw (Highfield Farm) – Highfield Regenerative Farm: transforming a brownfield site into a productive urban farm through composting and community
• Sarah Bruinsma & Brianne Fredell (High River Food Rescue) – Capturing Food Waste, Conquering Food Insecurity
• Jeff Taylor (ATCO Energy Solutions) – Future Fuel

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