Waste 2015 Conference Presentations

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Day 1 - Keynote Addresses

• Green materials: Waste re-use and how councils can become innovative in treating wastes at a local level. Beyond the three R’s – the 4th R (Reform) - Veena Sahajwalla, Professor, ARC Laureate Fellow, Director, SMaRT Centre (Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology), UNSW (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Mandating food composting, recycling and other zero waste policies and programs in San Francisco - Jack Macy, Commercial Zero Waste Senior Coordinator, San Francisco Department of the Environment (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Bringing it all together: Change management that underpins the NSW waste and resource recovery agenda - Steve Beaman, Director, Waste & Resource Recovery, NSW Environment Protection Authority (View: Video Recording)
• Panel discussion: Critical milestones in resource recovery during 2014 and the priorities going forward (View: Video Recording)

Day 1 - Infrastructure & Economics Stream

• Infrastructure needs – meeting 2021 targets - Zack Thomas, Acting Manager, Waste & Recycling Infrastructure and Michael McGee, Project Officer, Waste & Recycling Infrastructure, NSW Environment Protection Authority (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Integration of waste services for local councils - Rod Carr, Associate Director, Marsden Jacob Associates and Katherine Driscoll, Consultant, Impact Environmental Consulting (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Planning and approvals for new waste infrastructure – what’s required and how do I get it? - David Gamble, Service Line Leader – Waste Management, GHD (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Business case planning and analysis – create more, waste less - Ewen Skinner, Director, Morrison Low Consultants (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Business case development for waste infrastructure planning - Joel Harris, Director and Garry Kelly, Commercial Analyst, Resource Innovations (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Dry anaerobic digestion as part of the modern waste management cycle - Dr Marc Stammbach, Managing Director, Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) Australia (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• The integrated AWT-recovering energy and material resources - Garth Lamb, Business Development Manager, Re.Group (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Building organics processing infrastructure – consider less complicated alternatives - Robert Niccol, Sales & Marketing Manager, Australian Native Landscapes (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• New approaches to old problems - Sydney’s first underground bin system and reverse vending machine trial - Kath McLaughlin, Resource Recovery Manager, City of Sydney (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)

Day 1 - Organics Stream

• Successful processing of organics - Gunther Neumann, Head of Technical Department, REMONDIS Australia (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Going back to earth in the Moira Shire - embracing third bin organics collection and processing - Sally Rice, Manager, Safety, Amenity and Environment and John Mangan, Coordinator Waste Management Services, Moira Shire Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Why composting FOGO doesn’t have to cost the earth! - Angus Johnston, Principal Consultant Waste & Resource Recovery, KMH Environmental (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Council’s creating organic certified compost from kerbside organics - Kevin Trustum, Commercial Services Coordinator, Lismore City Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Collection and processing of food organics from multiunit dwellings – a trial - Talebul Islam, Coordinator Strategic Waste, Randwick City Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)

Day 1 - Education Stream

• Waste less, recycle more education strategy and recycling campaign for NSW - Danyelle Carter, Manager Regional Delivery and Janet Sparrow, Senior Project Officer, NSW Environment Protection Authority (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Oceans of waste – a voyage of discovery - Joy Middledorp and Matina Psaltis, Waste Education Officers, Warringah Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Ownership based education creates community pride and behaviour change - Kevin Trustum, Commercial Services Coordinator, Lismore City Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• The importance of evaluation in waste education - how do you know what’s working? - Donald Munro, Manager (VIC), EnviroCom Australia (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Let’s understand our community’s behaviour, before we jump to a solution - Bankstown Council’s approach to litter management - Daniela Santucci, Manager Resource Recovery, Bankstown City Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Education for resource recovery: Case studies on partnerships with NGOs and cross council collaboration - Katie Helm, Waste & Environmental Education Officer, Lane Cove Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Getting more out of your waste audit - Emanouel Manatakis, Resource Recovery Manager, Transpacific Industries Group (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Small actions with big impacts: Mobilising Auckland communities to minimise and make the most of waste - Jenny Chilcott, Project Manager, Special Community Engagement Project, Solid Waste, Auckland Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Free asbestos collection & education program - James Allsop, Senior Environmental Sustainability Officer, Holroyd City Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)

Day 1 - Landfill Stream

• Landfill management and urbanisation - expertise in Australia and trends in Europe - John Jones, National Technical Landfills Manager, SITA Australia (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Landfills and the law - Gavin Shapiro, Senior Associate, Henry Davis York (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• UAV suitability for volumetric surveying and spatial awareness at landfills - Scott Grattan, Surveyor, Road Infrastructure Delivery, Logan City Council and Grant Lacey, Director, Reverse Mining (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Aerobic degradation processes in active landfill cells - Bill Clarke, Professor, University of Queensland (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)

Day 2 - Keynote Addresses

• Opportunities for the waste industry under the Emissions Reduction Fund - Mark Williamson, Executive General Manager, Renewables and Carbon Farming Division, Clean Energy Regulator (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording) 
• Getting Auckland’s waste sorted - Ian Stupple, Manager Solid Waste, Auckland Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Panel discussion: When “waste” is not waste: Future products from waste streams (View: Video Recording)
• Panel discussion: Packaging regulation in NSW (View: Video Recording)

Day 2 - Collection Stream

• Collection tenders – how to get the best submissions - Don Thomason, Associate Director, J.J. Richards & Sons (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Opportunities for reuse and recycling of bulky waste -  Dr Mark Jackson, Project Director, APrince Consulting (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Introducing a kerbside green bin – beyond education - Lindi Bowan, Waste Officer, Lake Macquarie City Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• GPS and RFID bin tracking; Guess what? It works… - Adam Faulkner, General Manager, Eastern Waste Management Authority (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)

Day 2 - Litter & Illegal Dumping Stream

• NSW litter prevention – are we making a difference? - Sharon Owens, Manager Litter Prevention, NSW Environment Protection Authority (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Regional Illegal Dumping (RID) – expanding our intelligence - Darryl Atkins, Manager Environmental Services, Bankstown City Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Detective stories - who caused that dumped waste? - Colin Wright, Manager Waste, Ku-ring-gai Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Successful EPA aboriginal land clean up grants - Tait Farram, Environmental Health Officer, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)

Day 2 - Recycling Stream

• Does it pay to incentivise recycling? - Larissa Shashkof, Communications & Education Officer and Spyro Kolofotias, Channel Operations Manager, MobileMuster (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Increased recovery rates for mattress recycling through an automated plant - Michael Warren, Managing Director, TIC Group (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Recycle the unrecyclable & help eliminate the idea of waste - Anna Minns, General Manager, TerraCycle (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Future fashion - options for clothing in the waste stream - Leanne Cheal, Waste Education Officer, Coffs Harbour City Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)

Day 2 - Technology Stream

• Waste in the digital age - Steve Beaman, Director, Waste & Resource Recovery and Sarah Crossie, Unit Head, Waste Strategy, NSW Environment Protection Authority (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Brisbane bin and recycling app - Christine Blanchard, Waste Minimisation Manager, Brisbane City Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Demystifying the cloud – the now imperative - Simon Kalinowski, Managing Director, Mandalay Technologies (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Inspiring sustainability, one bin at a time - Giorgio Baracchi, CEO and Alex Lopez, Chairman, RecycleSmart (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)

Day 2 - Problem & Hazardous Waste Stream

• Hazardous waste infrastructure capacities and needs - Dr Joe Pickin, Director, Blue Environment (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Hospital waste management - Michael White, Associate Director – Infrastructure, Meinhardt Australia (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Community engagement through household hazardous waste – An innovative solution - Steve Pellen, Coordinator – Civic Services, Kempsey Shire Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Responding to illegal dumping of asbestos and emergencies - Garry Meredith, Team Leader Waste and Waste Water, Ballina Shire Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)

Day 2 - Regional Corner

• Facilitator: Steven Campbell, Director Planning & Environment / NetWaste Executive Officer, Parkes Shire Council (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording 1 and Video Recording 2)

Day 2 - Regulation and Levies Stream

• The new regulatory framework - Sarah Crossie, Unit Head, Waste Strategy, NSW Environment Protection Authority (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Global trends in recycling and landfill regulation - Jennifer Hughes, Partner, Baker & McKenzie (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• The carbon fitness program: 7 steps to participate in the Emissions Reduction Fund - Julien Gastaldi, Principal Consultant, MRA Consulting Group (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)

Day 2 - E-Waste Stream

• The NTCRS: Where to next? - Carmel Dollisson, CEO, ANZRP (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• A national battery stewardship scheme for Australia – progress and next steps - Dr Helen Lewis, CEO, Australian Battery Recycling Initiative (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• One plug - many products: The need for integrated e-waste recycling - John Gertsakis, Chief Sustainability Officer, Infoactiv and Rose Read, Manager of Recycling, MobileMuster (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)

Day 2 - Commercial and Industrial Waste Stream

• 2014 NSW commercial and industrial disposal based audit results - Anne Prince, Director, APrince Consulting and Alex Young, Senior Manager, Resource Recovery, NSW Environment Protection Authority (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Bin Trim - case studies from assessors in the field - Jacqui Murray, Business Waste Advisor, Impact Environmental Consulting (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)
• Raising the bar: New best practice for operational waste in commercial buildings - Esther Bailey, Better Buildings Partnership Manager, City of Sydney (View: PDF Presentation) (View: Video Recording)