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| CONFERENCE PROGRAM |
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Click here to download a printable version of the program |
| Day 1 (Tue 16 September) |
Technical Tours & Workshop |
| TECHNICAL TOUR CLOTHING REQUIREMENTS: Closed-in footwear and long pants are required. It is suggested that you bring a hat, sunscreen and some water. All tours will return to Luna Park no later than 5.00pm |
TOUR 1
Tour departs Luna Park at 8.30am sharp, delegates must assemble at the entrance to the Park at 8.15am
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OneSteel Sydney Steel Mill
Sydney Steel Mill is a key part of OneSteel Rod, Bar & Wire. OneSteel Rod, Bar & Wire is the manufacturing heart of OneSteel. The Steel Mill produces products from recycled steel including structural, rail, rod, merchant bar, cold finished bar, chrome plated bar and wire, with the majority used in the construction, manufacturing, housing, mining and agricultural industries. Operations include an electric arc melting operation, billet caster and rod and bar mill at the Sydney Steel Mill, Western Sydney. |
SITA SAWT Facilty
Australia generates over 32 million tonnes of waste each year, of which only 48% is recycled.
The SITA Advanced Waste Treatment (SAWT) facility at Elizabeth Drive, Kemps Creek will have the capacity to process up to 120,000 tonnes of municipal
solid waste and green and food waste per annum. The facility will recover
reusable resources such as steel, timber, glass and plastic; produce quality compost to assist in land rehabilitation and local landscaping; and significantly reduce waste to landfill.
The facility is currently under construction and, once operational in 2009, will initially service both Penrith City Council and Liverpool Council |
Visy Closed Loop Tour
Visy Material Recovery Facility - one of the largest and most technically advanced in Australia. The fully automated MRF and its advanced technology has almost doubled the recycling capacity of existing MRFs, producing greater residential recycling and making sorting easier for households. The Smithfield Visy MRF has the ability to process 50 tonnes per hour.
Starting life in 1948 making cardboard boxes for a small number of loyal customers, in 2008 Visy can now offer a diverse range of eco-efficient packaging:
Visy Paper Mill, Smithfield – with a direct infeed from the Visy Recycling MRF, the Visy paper mill operates 24/7, producing recycled paper for the packaging and building industries from its two paper machines in Smithfield.
Visy Board, Smithfield - Visy is Australasia's leading manufacturer of fibre board boxes made from 100% recycled and kraft papers.
Visy Beverage Packaging, Smithfield - has the facilities to produce high quality beverage cans and can ends for the Australasian market using post consumer aluminium. |
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TOUR 2 (available to delegates from government only)
Tour departs Luna Park at 9.00am sharp, delegates must assemble at the entrance to the Park at 8.45am
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Thiess Services Somersby MRF
Visitors to the site will see a large number of waste management, environmental and safety innovations from near infrared auto-sorting machinery, to GPS telemetry in vehicles, to a mobile vehicle hoist, auto truck wash and overhead harnessing in the workshop.
Thiess Services is justifiably proud of its $41 million investment in the 10 year collection and processing contract. |
Gosford City Council Woy Woy Landfill
Gosford City Council currently has two landfills in operation: Kincumber and Woy Woy. The Kincumber landfill operates as a putrescible landfill and a recycling/transfer plant. Once it ceases operations in 2009 as a putrescible landfill, domestic and commercial waste will be received at the Woy Woy landfill.
Inert waste deposited at both landfills goes through a rough sort, later transported to a privately operated inert landfill at Mangrove Mountain. Green waste is currently processed at Woy Woy under contract with ANL and removed off site. Approval is also being sought for an AWT facility to be developed at Woy Woy. Both landfills have installed gas reticulation systems and are now generating electricity in partnership with AGL.
Future plans include continuing transport off site of inert waste to preserve the void space and increased recycling/reprocessing opportunities of C&D.
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| SULO MGB Australia operates one of the largest plastic injection moulding companies in Australasia. The SULO facility is the most highly automated large tonnage injection moulding plant in Australia and has produced in excess of 10 million Mobile Garbage Bins (MGBs) for the Australian market. |
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Packaging Stewardship Forum Workshop -
Public Place Recycling
Limited to 15 attendees
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This training program is designed to:
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take participants step-by-step through the principles, concepts and systems of reducing litter; minimising waste and recovery valuable resources through away from home recovery systems |
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help participants gain the practical knowledge, understanding and confidence to enable them to implement effective litter and resource recovery system in public places |
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Participants will receive a training manual, CD of training materials & certificate of participation. |
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6.00pm - WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Luna Park, 1 Olympic Drive, Milsons Point, Sydney |
Dress: Casual. Partners are Welcome
Cost: $75/ticket, included in Package 1 & Package 2 Registrations.
Join your colleagues for a magical evening in a traditional 1930’s amusement park with your favourite rides and games.
Celebrate the opening of the Conference with this unique, casual networking evening at Luna Park. Enjoy relaxed cocktail food and drinks with one of the most spectacular harbour views in the world, including the Harbour Bridge, Opera House and Sydney’s CBD |
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| Day 2 (Wed 17 September) |
9.00am - REGISTRATION/EXHIBITION OPEN |
| OPENING PLENARY
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| 9.00am |
Welcome & Housekeeping
Eric Coonan, Conference Chair |
| 9.05am |
Opening Presentation: Waste Recovery for Resource Recovery Roadmap
Mike Ritchie, WMAA NSW Branch President & SITA Environmental Solutions |
| 9.30am |
Keynote Presentation: NSW Government and Climate Change
Verity Firth, NSW Minister for Environment and Climate Change |
| 10.00am |
Keynote Presentation: Insights into the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Proposals
Srian Abeysuriya, E3 International Pty Ltd |
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| 10.30am - MORNING TEA |
| GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS UPDATE
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| 11.00am |
Improving resource recovery from business – why is it important and what approaches meet the challenging needs of small business
Danyelle Carter, DECC |
| 11.30am |
Measuring the Climate Change Impacts of Resource Recovery
Layla McNeill, DECC |
| 12.00pm |
Progress on Towards Zero Waste: Linking opportunities for futher resource recovery to carbon
Simon Clay, Sustainability Victoria
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| SCIENCE, MEASUREMENT & REPORTING
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| 11.00am |
Developing a Benchmark and Diagnostic Tool for Home Waste and Recycling Performance
Anna Montgomery, GHD & Mary O'Neill, DECC
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| 11.30am |
Substance and Energy Flow Analysis Model for Assessing Biomass Waste Management in Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
Napat Jakrawatana, University of NSW |
| 12.00pm |
Proven Methods for Energy Recovery from Biomass - some strategies from the Northern Hemisphere that benefit wider climate change responses
Tony Kanak, Bettergrow |
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| 12.30pm - LUNCH |
| GREENHOUSE ABATEMENT INITIATIVES
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| 1.30pm |
Two Trials of Organics Collection Systems in Kogarah Municipal Council
Fiona Stock, Kogarah Municipal Council |
| 2.00pm |
The Carbon Cycle and Resource Recovery - No Time to Waste!
Miles Lochhead, Wingecarribee Shire Council |
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Hospitality Resource Recovery = Improving Climate Recovery. Targeting pubs, clubs and night clubs
Chris Jeffreys, Packaging Stewardship Forum |
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| LANDFILLING AND GREENHOUSE GAS
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| 1.30pm |
Reducing the greenhouse impact of landfill gas
Stuart Dever, GHD |
| 2.00pm |
Destroy your Landfill Methane for Climate Recovery
Graeme Alford, Landfill Gas and Power |
| 2.30pm |
Progress Report of the A-ACAP GHG Emission Reduction Study
Jianlei Sun, University of Melbourne |
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| 3.00pm - AFTERNOON TEA |
| REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
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GHG in the NSW Land and Environment Court - issues for Local Government Authorities
Andrew Pickles, Barrister at Martin Place Chambers |
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What impact will the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism have on Resource Recovery Projects in Australia?
Robin Campbell-Watt, Minter Ellison Lawyers |
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The proposed design features of the Australian Emissions Trading Scheme
Elisa de Wit, Deacons |
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| LANDFILLING & TIMBER / ORGANICS |
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What does climate change mean for future recovery of organics? -A discussion on how different policy and regulation measures may affect the recovery of organic wastes
Jamie Wallis, Sustainability Victoria |
| 4.00pm |
Make a Real Difference - Post-consumer Timber and the Carbon Cycle
Stephen Mitchell, National Timber Stewardship Group |
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Landfills - Greenhouse Emitter or Greenhouse Sink?
Sam Bateman, Hanson Landfill Services |
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| 5.00pm - DAY 2 CLOSE |
7.00pm - GALA DINNER
Crystal Palace Ballroom, Luna Park |
Dress: Evening Attire/After 5. Partners are Welcome
Cost: $140/ticket, included in Package 1 & Package 2 Registrations
Enjoy live music, fine food and good company at this gala event.
Be entertained by Matt Hollywood, Australia’s Comedy Magic Champion and his hilarious mind-blowing magic and Las Vegas style illusions while Hit Machine will have you dancing the night away to number one hits from the 70’s through to today.
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| Day 3 (Thu 18 September) |
9.30am - REGISTRATION/EXHIBITION OPEN |
| PLENARY
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| 9.30am |
Welcome
Mike Ritchie, WMAA NSW Branch President |
| 9.35am |
Keynote Presentation: Waste Policy and Climate Change: International Policy Insights
Prof Jim Baird, Caledonian Environment Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University (UK)
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Keynote Presentation: Waste and Carbon Reduction in Contract Procurement - A Merseyside UK Case Study
Carl Beer, Director, Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (UK)
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| 10.30am - MORNING TEA |
CARBON MARKET
PROGRAMS
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| 11.00am |
The Net Benefits of Recycling to Australia
Anne Prince, ACOR |
| 11.30am |
Current Carbon Markets in Australia
Tim Hanlin, Climate Exchange |
| 12.00pm |
Significance of the carbon economy on data capture and auditability
Paul Theodorou, Mandalay Technologies |
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| INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
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BioDiesel International AG (BDI) - the real Multi-Feedstock Technology
Edgar Ahn, BDI - BioDiesel International AG (Austria) |
| 11.30am |
Automatic sorting of recyclable materials with NIR technology
Eric Paulson, DKSH Australia |
| 12.00pm |
Positive Climate Change in Rural Chile through Improved Waste Managenment Practice
David Gamble, GHD |
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| 12.30pm - LUNCH |
| GREENHOUSE ABATEMENT INITIATIVES
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Innovations for Sustainable Home Management of Green Waste and Kitchen Organics - "Another Prong to the Garden Fork"
David Hojem, Shoalhaven City Council |
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Green Reminders’ break the bag habit and save emissions – Have you “Gotcha Bag?”
Fiona Stock, Kogarah Municipal Council |
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The Relationship Between Household Waste Performance And Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Andrew Quinn, GHD |
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| ENERGY FROM WASTE
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| 1.30pm |
Establishing a Sustainable AWT Industry in Australia
John Lawson, Global Renewables |
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Efw - Why Bother?
Lee Sellick, Maunsell Australia |
| 2.30pm |
Turnkey Wood Waste Recycling Solutions
Jonathan Hough, DKSH Australia |
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| 3.00pm - AFTERNOON TEA |
| CLOSING PLENARY
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| 3.30pm |
Government and Earth Hour - an update
Andy Ridley, WWF Australia |
| 4.00pm |
Going Carbon Neutral
Freddy Sharpe, Climate Friendly |
| 4.15pm |
Summary and Prize Draws
Lillias Bovell, WMAA National President
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| 4.30pm - CONFERENCE CLOSE |
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