No Time to Waste Conference
Rural & Regional Waste Management Conference 2023 - October
The Rural & Regional Waste Management Conference No Time to Waste was held in Wagga Wagga at the Range Function Centre, Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 18, Thursday 19 & Friday 20 October 2023.
Conference Speakers from the 2023 Conference are below:
Mike Ritchie, MRA Consulting Group – State of the Nation
Christian Pagliaro, Senior Policy Officer - Waste, Local Government NSW – Advocacy Update
Mary Hoodless, Karoo Consultancy – Managing Waste after Bushfires - A Local experience (VIRTUAL)
Rebecca Fogg, NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) – Bin Trim App for Business
Peter Windley, Project Manager, Waste Services, Shoalhaven Council – Diversifying Council Recycling Operations Towards a Sustainable Circular Economy (VIRTUAL)
Dr Melita Jazbec, Research Principal, Institute of Sustainability, UTS – What are potential future recycling and job opportunities for regional NSW?
Andrea Baldwin, Albury City Council – Albury Waste, Management Centre Leachate Management (VIRTUAL)
Scott Cantrill, Circular Manager, Allmould Plastics – Closing the Green Loop
Nick Florin, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney – Product Stewardship Benefits and Effectiveness (VIRTUAL)
Kathy Giunta, Director of Major Programs, EPA – WaSM Implementation, Waste Infrastructure and Grants (VIRTUAL)
Steve Dale, Inspector Safework NSW – Asbestos and Crystalline Silica Safety
Stephen Richards, Big Bag Recovery and Circular Commitments – Big Bag Collections and Circular Manufacturing
Kathy Giunta, NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) – FOGO Programs in NSW (VIRTUAL)
Michael Merrylees, Kurrajong – An Overview of Kurrajong Recycling and Solar Panel Recycling
Zoe Vaughan, LMS Energy Pty Ltd – Biogas Initiatives in Waste
Melita Jazbec, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney – Collection and Recycling of Organics for a Circular Economy
Andrea Baldwin, Albury City Council – Exploring Soft Plastic Recycling
Photos from the 2023 Conference can be found below below. The Conference brochure from this year is also available to download.