26th - 27th SEPT, 2023
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OZ WASTE 2022 -WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING 2022 CONFERENCE
Grace Hotel, Sydney
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Conference Overview

IBR Conferences is pleased to host its inaugural OZ Waste Management and recycling conference. It is clear Climate Change is having a devastating impact on our planet and stakeholders can no longer sit back with a wait and see approach but are compelled to take immediate action to minimize further environmental damage.  Proactive countries are reducing their carbon footprints through various initiatives with waste management, recycling projects and building robust circular economies prioritized.  Australia is also moving forward and this content rich two dayevent will focus on how NSW in particular is combatting its waste dilemma.

International and local speakers from various stakeholders groups will share their expertise covering all waste streams and at all levels of the WM hierarchy.  By attending this event you will gain an invaluable comprehensive insight into

  • Metro and regional govt case studies
  • University research updates
  • Cross industry recycling and reuse and waste disposal initiatives
  • Infrastructure planning
  • Target date strategic development
  • Compliance and regulatory requirements
  • Education and awareness campaigns
Who Should attend:

Waste Management, recycling, circular economy and environmental specialist personnel working in –
Federal, state and local government departments, agencies and councils  Manufacturing, mining, agricultural, construction and demolition and other industries, Engineering and infrastructure consultancies, Equipment and Service Provision, Law firms, Universities, Advocacy organisations

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SPEAKING OPPORTUNITES:
OZ Waste Management and Recycling 2022 conference offers sponsors an excellent opportunity to demonstrate thought-leadership and leverage networking opportunities to build brand-value amongst your target audience. If you would like to know more about sponsorship, exhibition and business development opportunities please just get in touch with us – sponsorship@ibrc.com.au

OZ Waste Management And Recycling Speakers
Learn speakers of the OZ Waste Management And Recycling 2023 Conference.
Executive Director Regulatory Policy, Initiatives and Advice, EPA
Chief Solution officer, Ringvall Circularity
Head of Resource Management, Waste and Recycling, Zero Waste Scotland
Strategic Lead, Resource Recovery, Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC)
Minister for Environment and Heritage, NSW Govt (subject to availability)
Australia Circular Economy Lead, Associate - Waste Management & Circular Economy, WSP
Territory Manager, Replas - Recycled Plastic Products
CEO, Recycle Smart
Executive Director, Asia Pacific ,WRAP
Founder and CEO, Gotterra
Senior Analyst, Treatment Planning team, Sydney Water
Circular Economy and Lifecycle Thinking Lead, Edge Environment
MD, Jackson Environment and Planning
CEO, Full Circle Advisory
Partner, McCullough Robertson Representative, APCO
Manager Policy, NSW EPA
Partnerships & Projects Officer,Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation,APCO
General Manager, East Coast, Delorean Corporation
Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
Manager at NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
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OZ Waste Management And Recycling Schedule
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Registration and Networking

• Update on WLRM initiative moving to Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041: Stage One
• Insights into the Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act 2021
• How is NSW faring amongst other States in WM?
• Highlighting importance of WM not only for health, the environment, valuable resource recovery, sustainability, and but also the economy
• Key stakeholders, partnerships and collaboration
• Innovations and efficiencies at the metro and regional level and other waste streams
• Impact of COVID - disposable face masks waste, worker supply, WM supply chain

PANELLISTS:

NANCY CHANG
Executive Director Regulatory Policy, Initiatives and Advice, EPA

DR KATE RINGVALL
Chief Solution officer, Ringvall Circularity

LESLEY FOX
Partnerships & Projects Officer,Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation,APCO

• Material flows, end markets, and councils’ increasing role in the value chain
• Beyond education: councils’ toolbelt within their sphere of influence
• Bulls or bears: state and federal governments as enablers
• Vision for a (semi-)circular future

JUSTIN BONSEY
Strategic Lead, Resource Recovery, Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC)

METROPOLITAN

Justin will cover the range of material flows and available options, council assets and built assets for incorporating recycled content, sustainable procurement and contracts, underlying legislation and regulation and provide examples along the way

EPA Spokesperson

APCO spokesperson

TROY UREN
General Manager, East Coast,Delorean Corporation

Embedding Circular Economy principles in the built environment. How to reduce construction and demolition waste generation though good design choices across the whole life cycle of development. Valentina’s presentation will explain key Circular Design strategies for the bult environment and include relevant case studies.

VALENTINA PETRONE
Australia Circular Economy Lead, Associate - Waste Management & Circular Economy, WSP

• What is the value of plastic?
• 2025 – The improvements to packaging
• Brand owner participation
• Latest recycling techniques
• Product innovations through better processing
• Industry Movements – Advancing technology for better outcomes

DAVID WATTS
Territory Manager, Replas

14.45 AFTERNOON TEA

• Technology solutions to support waste management for stormwater assets
• Waste monitoring along waterways using machine learning/artificial intelligence
• Innovations in waste collection and recycling apps
• Energy from waste - capture, storage and conversion

PANELLISTS:

GIORGIO BARACCHI
CEO, Recycle Smart,

DR BRITTA DENISE HARDESTY
Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO

• Understanding what landfill, emissions are doing to our planet
• Prevention – how to stop waste creation at the outset
• Championing eco-friendly product design
• Maximising the conservation of resources
• Limiting disposable buying; encouraging reuse, repair and recycling of goods
• Rewarding efficient, less harmful disposal methods

Closing remarks from the Chair

4.40 End of Day One

Networking Drinks

Registration and networking

Opening remarks from the Chair

THE HON JAMES GRIFFIN MP
Minister for Environment and Heritage, NSW Govt (subject to availability on the day)

CLAIRE KNELLER
Executive Director, Asia Pacific, WRAP

10.10 MORNING TEA

REUSE AND RECYCLING – VALUABLE RESOURCE RECOVERY & BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

AARON SPADARO
Manager Policy, NSW EPAAaron Spadaro, Manager Policy, NSW EPA

We all agree food waste needs to be managed, but food waste isn't clean vegetables and fruit.
Contamination in food waste is a critical challenge, but also somethings are technically food but aren't easily managed in regular systems.
How we think about managing food and its inherent challenges needs to change, so we can truly address the problem

OLYMPIA YARGER
Founder and CEO,Gotterra

• Purification methods
• Processing
• Infrastructure
• Recycling
• Planning for the future

BRENDAN GALWAY
Senior Analyst, Treatment Planning team, Sydney Water

12.50 LUNCH

• Exposing the limits of a waste management approach
• Shifting mindset and adopting circular principles
• Generating value and cost efficiencies by moving from waste management to material ecosystems
• Transforming the industry/ economy through collaboration, new partnerships and business models to transform the industry / economy

JENNI PHILLIPPE
Circular Economy and Lifecycle Thinking Lead, Edge Environment

Mark will provide asummary of major development approvals in NSW, and some of the lessons learnt, tips and solutions to help improve the planning and approval process for major recycling infrastructure projects.

DR MARK JACKSON
MD, Jackson Environment and Planning

• To transition our current economy to a circular economy (CE) requires change
• Change requires trust
• Trust is one of the biggest intangible assets there is, yet no one accounts for it, trust cannot be capitalised on a balance sheet, yet the absence of trust can lead to the collapse of companies and even economies – think: GFC
• The change to a CE will require investment; investment requires certainty; certainty requires clarity of laws and regulations, transparency, some sense of direction and trust (among many other things); examples will be given
• How to achieve certainty and trust in the transformation to a CE?

FRANK KLOSTERMANN
CEO, Full Circle Advisory

15.20 AFTERNOON TEA

Earlier this year sweeping new changes passed the NSW Parliament bringing increased penalties for a range of activities, new regulatory powers for enforcement bodies, and more liability for directors, managers and related entities. For waste industry professionals, environmental protection licence requirements will now increasingly need to be front of mind to avoid both professional and personal consequences.
This session will review what these changes mean across waste industry operations, including what risks professionals and organisations need to be aware of to ensure compliance.

KATE SWAIN
Partner, McCullough Robertson

• Hindrances - population growth, space restrictions, political influence, economic issues.
• Tech advancement
• Stakeholder Collaboration, social awareness and commitment

PANELLISTS:

DR BRITTA DENISE HARDESTY
Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO,

DR KATE RINGVALL
Chief Solution officer, Ringvall Circularity

Closing remarks from the Chair

5.00 Close of Conference

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