The Ontario Waste Management Association is gearing up to hold two exceptional events in November that will feature several industry-leading speakers to discuss some of the most important issues the Canadian waste management sector is facing today. The OWMA is expecting nearly 300 industry experts, special guests and waste management professionals to participate in the 7th Annual Canadian Waste to Resource Conference (CWRC), which is being held in conjunction with Waste & Recycling Expo Canada (CWRE) and the Municipal Equipment Expo at the International Centre in Mississauga on Nov. 9 and 10. To kick off the event, the CWRC and CWRE will bring conference and expo attendees together on Nov. 8 for a special evening of networking at the Opening Gala Reception at the Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport Hotel.
“During this year’s CWRC, we will be providing two tours of innovative waste management facilities in Toronto and the surrounding area, more than 34 workshop sessions and complimentary admission to the Waste & Recycling Expo,” Conference Manager Michele Goulding said. “With another impressive line-up of informative presentations and plenty of networking opportunities, it’s not hard to see why the CWRC is widely recognized across the country as ‘the place to be’ for Canada’s waste management professionals.”
The day before the CWRC, on Nov. 8, the OWMA is hosting a special workshop on Economic Freedom and the Circular Economy that will delve into the increasingly important topics of Canada’s move toward a more circular economy and the developing role that competition is playing in extended producer responsibility systems. “At this event, you’ll hear from legal experts, regulators and representatives of the Competition Bureau of Canada and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on designing competitive EPR systems, maintaining fairness and openness in the marketplace, and enforcing competition rules,” OWMA Acting CEO Peter Hargreave said. “For such an important issue, you really won’t want to miss this excellent opportunity to learn how the principle of competition is influencing policy changes across Europe and North America, as well as the development of producer-responsibility regulations in both British Columbia and Ontario,” Hargreave said.
For more information, visit www.OWMA.org.