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DAY ONE: Tuesday 7th November 2017 8:00 8:45 9:00
Registration, Coffee & Exhibits Welcoming Address - Mayor Frank Scarpitti, City of Markham Platinum Sponsor - Jannelle Robertson, Diabetes Canada
DAY TWO: Wednesday 8th November 2017 8:00 8:45
Registration, Coffee & Exhibits Welcoming Address - Deputy Mayor Jack Heath, City of Markham
Keynote Address Keynote Address 9:00 9:15 Session 1
Helen Harakas - Executive Director, Brands for Canada
Opening Keynote Address: Dr. Calvin Lakhan - Faculty of Environment, York University The Textile Challenge - Quantifying how much is out there,given that 85% of used textiles still go to landfill while they are nearly 100% recyclable.
Moderator 10:00 10:20 10:40
Dave Douglas, President – VisionQuest Environmental Strategies Corp. Nova Scotia Audit Results –Bob Kenney, Nova Scotia Dept. of Environment An Atlantic Canada Municipal Experience – Jann McFarlane, Colchester, Nova Scotia Banning Textiles, An Ontario City Strategy – Claudia Marsales, City of Markham
11:15
Morning Coffee Break & Exhibits
Session 4 Harmonizing Collection Mechanisms – Donation Bins & Beyond Moderator 9:20 9:40 10:10
Peter Hargreave - President – Policy Integrity Inc Engaging Communities To Divert Textiles - Catherine Leighton, Partners in Project Green, TRCA The Montreal Case Study - Tim Corcoran, MOLOK North America Ltd. Garment Collecting through Return-to-Retailer – Samara Dauria, H&M
10:50
Morning Coffee Break & Exhibits
Session 2 The Textile Circular Economy – the new way to shop.
Session 5 Regulatory Perspective – Changing dynamics with new municipal bylaws and technology
Moderator Sue McLennan, VP Sustainability - Bank and Vogue Ltd. 11:40 Beyond Retro, - Steven Bethell, Bank & Vogue 12:00 Making Used Cool – Tony Shumpert, Value Village / Savers
Moderator Arthur Potts, MPP – Beaches-East York, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change 11:15 Municipal Rights - Legal Perspective – Jack Coop, Fogler, Rubinoff LLP 11:35 Bylaws, Licensing & Enforcement - Vivian De Giovanni, City of Guelph 11:55 Cleaning up the Streets: Markham Approach - Chris Alexander, Bylaws, Markham
12:40
Buffet Luncheon
Session 3 Social Impact Procurement – Partnering with A Service Provider: Profit vs. Non-Profit.
12:40
Symposium Wrap-up – City of Markham /Diabetes Canada
Moderator 1:30 1:50 2:10 2:30
12:45
BOX LUNCH TOURS (load buses)
Branden Agro, Rangeview Fabricating Ltd. Provincial overview collection methodologies – Scott Ebenhardt, Diabetes Canada Social Procurement: Building Healthy Communities - David LePage, Buy Social Canada Secure & Responsible Recycling – Wes Baker, Debrand Services Inc. Shneur Herman, Envirotex Recycling Inc.
1. Z ERO WASTE LIVING – The Amica Retirement Facility
Markham’s first Zero Waste senior living facility featuring on-site processing of food waste from the in-house restaurant & kitchen including earth bin containers for organics, diapers and food packaging.
Tour A
3. Condominium TRI-Sorter
Discussion Expertise and Opinions from the Industry Partners Panel:
Tour one of Markham’s newest condominium facilities featuring 3-stream tri-sorter technology, E-waste collection and textile recycling in a multi-residential building.
Moderator Christina Seidel, -Executive Director – Recycling Council of Alberta 3:15 Diabetes Canada, Salvation Army, Bank & Vogue, Value Village, Brands for Canada, Envirotex
Tour B
4:15
5:00
Day One –Daily Wrap up and Next Day Plans
2. M arkham SMART Bin (FCM partnership initiative) Community Centre Deployment
1. M arkham SMART Bin (FCM partnership initiative) Community Centre Deployment 2. Brands For Canada – Toronto Operations Centre (South Etobicoke) Tour Wrap-up (at Museum) – 2017 Textile Recycling Symposium Closure