Distinct from businesses, institutions offer both important opportunities, but often also procedural barriers to reducing waste. This assembled panel of institutional leaders offers insight into methods to tackle this unique component of the ICI sector.

Moderator: Dean Wyman (City of Edmonton)

• Olena Olafson (Calgary Board of Education)
• Mark Scharf (University of Calgary) – Sustainability and Waste Management at the University of Calgary
• Eileen Benedictus (North Bay Regional Health Centre) – Reducing Health Care Waste

With over 70% of our waste coming from the ICI sector, communities are increasingly recognizing the importance of addressing this primary source of waste, while businesses are showing the way through leadership and innovation. This session features some of these business waste reduction leaders.

Moderator: Don Francis (GFL Environmental)

• Cedric Tetzel (London Drugs)
• Rob Morphew (Calgary Co-Operative Association)
• Shawn Sohal (sons Bakery)
• Dave Sylvester (Oxford Properties)
• Jeremy Webb (Seattle-Tacoma Airport)