EPR Presentations
All of the following documents are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
Wednesday, March 3, 2004
- Welcome & Introduction from the Chairpersons Barry Friesen, Nova Scotia Environment & Labour (PDF: 770k)
SESSION 1: Setting the Stage
- EPR in Canada - Existing Programs and New Opportunities Duncan Bury, Environment Canada (PDF: 8.9mb)
- An ENGO Perspective of Challenges Faced in Designing and Implementing EPR Christina Seidal, Recycling Council of Alberta (PDF: 6mb)
SESSION 2: Building New Frontiers - EPR in Canada
- Nova Scotia's Resource Recovery Fund Board Derek Firth, Resource Recovery Fund Board (PDF: 440k)
- EPR in Ontario Glenda Gies, Waste Diversion Ontario (PDF: 112k)
- EPR in Québec Marie Dussault, Québec Ministère de l'Environnement (PDF: 1.4mb)
- EPR in British Columbia Jim Marr, British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land & Air Protection (PDF: 184k)
SESSION 3: Building New Frontiers - EPR Abroad
- EPR for Cell Phones in Australia Glenn Brown, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (PDF: 543k)
- EPR for Autos in Europe Rosalinde van der Vlies, European Commission (PDF: 139k)
Thursday, March 4, 2004
SESSION 4: Keynote Address
- Sustainability and EPR - Doing Well by Doing Good Ralph Torrie, Torrie Smith Associates (PDF: 3.9mb)
SESSION 5: Drivers for EPR
- Government's Role in Voluntary EPR Programs Patrick Kane and Jodi Tomchyshyn, Alberta Environment (PDF: 180k)
- Strategies on Garnering Support for EPR in Industry Glenn Brown, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (PDF: 115k)
- Putting Stewardship First Lorne Hepworth, CropLife Canada (PDF: 793k)
Lunch Address:
SESSION 6: Overcoming Challenges Regarding Collection
- Strategies for Establishing Collection Networks Derek Firth, Resource Recovery Fund Board (PDF: 3mb)
- Dutch Electronics EPR Program: Learning by Doing Bert Vonkeman, Dutch Association Disposal Metalectro Products (PDF: 334k)
- Challenges in Servicing Remote Locations Bill Harper, Manitoba Tire Stewardship Board (PDF: 615k)
- Overcoming Municipal Collection Issues Sherri Watson, Federation of Canadian Municipalities (PDF: 132k)
SESSION 7: Perspectives on Financing & Pricing Signals
- Government Views on Visible and Hidden Fees Marie Dussault, Québec Ministère de l'Environnement (PDF: 1.9mb)
- Industry Views on Visible and Hidden Fees Derek Stephenson, Corporations Supporting Recycling (PDF: 588k)
- Driving Program Efficiency without Compromising Program Effectiveness Phil Wrubleski, Saskatchewan Association for Resource Recovery Corporation (PDF: 1.8mb)
- Strategies to Stimulate Design for Environment in EPR Programs Dixon Thompson, University of Calgary (PDF: 656k)
Friday, March 5, 2004
SESSION 9: Administering EPR Programs
- Tips on Creating a Successful Producer Responsibility Organization Ron Driedger, British Columbia Used Oil Management Association (PDF: 114k)
- Tips on Managing a National EPR Program Warren Heeley, Refrigerant Management Canada (PDF: 228k)
- The Importance of Communicating Program PerformanceGeorges Portelance, Société québécoise de gestion écologique de la peinture (PDF: 128k)
- Thinking on Administering EPR: One Versus many Producer Responsibility Organizations Jim Ferguson, Manitoba Conservation (PDF: 117k)
SESSION 10: Dealing with Free-riders & Compliance
- Minimizing Free-riders in Voluntary EPR Programs Susan Antler, Canadian Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (PDF: 1023k)
- Encouraging Compliance: Ontario's 1st IFO Shares It's Secrets Damian Bassett, Stewardship Ontario (PDF: 88k)
- Exploring the Impact of Internet and Phone Sales upon Potential Free-riding (PDF: 93k) and Speaker Notes (PDF: 30k)
Dave Betts, Electronic Product Stewardship Canada - Compliance Issues in Mandatory Programs Mark Kurschner, Product Care Association (PDF: 526k)
Lunch Address:
- Plastics: Meeting the Challenges of the Supply and Demand Cycle Kent MacIntyre, Novapet Inc. (PDF: 1.1mb)
SESSION 12: Managing Recovered Products
- Action Plan 2000 on Climate Change: Resource Recovery Mike Clapham, Natural Resources Canada (PDF: 308k)
- Processing Challenges and Secondary Markets for Recovered Plastics Fred Edgecombe, Environment and Plastics Industry Council (PDF: 283k)
- EPR for Electronics: No Glory without Guts Bert Vonkeman, Dutch Association Disposal Metalectro Products (PDF: 400k)
- EPR for Autos in Europe Rosalinde van der Vlies, European Commission (PDF: 177k)
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