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The Winter Regional Workshop proceedings for 2010 are now Online !

The Future is Now… Compost!
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
City of Montréal
801 Brennan Street, 1st Floor
Montréal, QC H3C 0G4



Aperçu de l’évolution du compost au Canada
Susan Antler, Conseil canadien du compost

Annonce réglementaire récente du Québec; prochaines étapes
Suzanne Burelle, MDDEP
Sophie Taillefer, Recyc-Québec


Ce qu’il faut savoir sur la récupération des résidus organiques
Konrad Fichtner, AECOM

Programmes municipaux de compostage
D. Trevor Barton, Région de Peel
Scott Gamble, CH2M Hill


Application de la collecte de déchets organiques et du compostage en milieu de travail
Mike Dimaso, Exhibition Place
Rod Fry, Envirem Technologies


Marchés du Compost
Rod Fry, Envirem Technologies

Normes canadiennes en matière d’emballage compostable, Phase II
Sylvain Allard, Bureau de Normalisation du Québec

Intégration à l'emballage de la conception en fonction de l'environnement et du compostage
Michelle Crowley, Frito Lay Canada


Compost Matters !
March 16-17, 2010
Edmonton Waste Management Centre
Site 100, 13111 Meridian Street
(Auditorium, Admin Building)
Edmonton, Alberta



Composting and Anaerobic Digestion: Solutions for the Large-Scale
Tuesday, March 16, 2010


Understanding Anaerobic Digestion:
The What, How, Why, Where and All Points in Between

Tom Ferencevic, Yield Energy

Leaf and Yard Waste Diversion Group Update
Natasha Page, Alberta Environment

Managing Processing Issues: Lessons Learned and Improved Results
Allan Yee, City of Edmonton

Growing Compost Markets
Rob Olenick, Top Spray


Composting: Small-Scale Successes & Recent Research of Interest
Wednesday, March 17, 2010


Creation of a Successful Community Composting Centre – Montreal’s Tourne-sol Composting Centre
Dr. Suzelle Barrington, McGill University

Small-scale Food Waste Composting Recipe Optimization
Dr. Suzelle Barrington, McGill University

Plant Pathogen Inactivation in a Composting Environment
Kristine Wichuk, University of Alberta

International Composting Research of Interest
Dr. Daryl McCartney, University of Alberta


Compost Matters !
APRIL 6-7, 2010
Delta Beauséjour
750 Main Street,
Moncton, NB

A workshop for all those interested in organics recycling and composting.


Tuesday April 6, 2010
Tours of local facilities (travelling by car-pool) will be offered in the afternoon:
Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission Gore Technology compost facility
Westmorland-Albert Solid Waste

Wednesday April 7, 2010
Registration: 9:30AM, presentations starting at 10:00

Understanding Anaerobic Digestion:
The What, How, Why, Where and All Points in Between

Tom Ferencevic, Yield Energy

Trouble-Shooting Small-Scale Compost Systems
Roger Henry, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

Environmental Sustainable Compost Markets
Rod Fry, Envirem Technologies

An Update on Composting in New Brunswick
Jeffrey Porter, New Brunswick Environment and Local Government

Assessing the Application of Clean Drywall Waste to the Composting Process
Paul Arnold, Acadia University

Lessons-Learned: Best Management Practices
Conrad Allain, Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission



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