Virtual Event

CWMA Presentations and Panel Discussion | Virtual Event March 13, 2025 | 10:00-11:30 AM PST – DETAILS – The power of procurement. Across British Columbia and beyond, organizations are revolutionizing procurement and asset management to champion reuse and circular practices. From grassroots organizations to local governments and leading institutions,  innovative purchasing models are emerging that […]

CWMA Presentations and Panel Discussion | Virtual Panel Event April 17, 2025 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM – DETAILS – Waste to Watts Series - Part 1 A Primer on Renewable & Recoverable Energy from Waste in British Columbia This 90-minute event will help us all learn the fundamentals of the technology, economics, and environmental […]

CWMA Roundtable May 1, 2025 | 10:00-11:30 AM – DETAILS – Another great CWMA forum to help our solid waste, circular economy, and climate action industry members and friends as they work to advance reuse across British Columbia. Advancing innovative ideas, building infrastructure for scalable solutions, engaging relevant stakeholders, exploring successful reuse initiatives, and developing […]

Advica Health & CWMA Partnership Learn more about this exclusive opportunity for CWMA Member Organizations CWMA is proud to announce its new partnership with Advica Health, one of Canada’s top mental health and virtual health providers. CWMA recognizes the rising prevalence of mental health challenges in our industry and our lives and has created this […]

– DETAILS – CWMA Roundtables are meant to bring everyone together to hear challenges and share ideas and solutions. This will be a specific conversation on rural and remote challenges across BC with construction and demolition waste. Please plan to attend and take part! – AGENDA – Virtual Doors Open at 9:50 AM Pacific for […]

– EVENT DETAILS – This event has been quickly added to our summer events as we have heard from numerous members that many require more clarity on the reporting obligations for haulers, landfills, and recyclers (“service providers") under the Federal Plastics Registry. The Environment and Climate Change Canada team leading the Phase 2 guidance development […]

– EVENT DETAILS – We're witnessing infrastructure gaps in our household hazardous waste (HHW) systems, particularly with items that are technically hazardous but have become ubiquitous consumer products. 1-lb Propane Tanks: A Perfect Storm These small canisters present a complex challenge—they're pressurized vessels with explosion potential containing flammable gas, yet marketed as "disposable" consumer products. […]

– DETAILS – Waste to Watts Series – Part 2 Energy and Resource Recovery from Waste: Exploring Climate, Carbon, and Business Cases In British Columbia, "waste as a resource" refers to strategies for transforming waste streams into valuable resources, reducing landfill waste, and mitigating environmental impacts. This involves reducing waste generation, reusing materials, recycling, recovering […]

– EVENT DETAILS – The BC Behavioural Insights Group (BC BIG) is a team in the BC Public Service that helps ministries use behavioural science to support development of stronger policies, programs, and services. They work with ministry partners to identify where best to intervene in a system and which behaviours to focus on to […]

A Virtual Bonus Event as part of 2025 Conference! Note: We are cleverly using 1995 movies as thematic elements to add nostalgia and personality to our sessions.  1995 Movie Panel Theme: The Usual Suspects Just as investigators slowly piece together inconsistencies in the main character’s story, waste management professionals use sorting, testing, and tracking to […]

A Virtual Bonus Event as part of 2025 Conference! Note: We are cleverly using 1995 movies as thematic elements to add nostalgia and personality to our sessions.  1995 Movie Panel Theme: A Toy Story The entire premise revolves around toys finding new purpose and meaning as they’re passed between children. Woody and Buzz don’t become […]

October 21, 2025 | 10:00 to 11:30 AM Pacific time – DETAILS – CWMA is proud to take part in Metro Vancouver's Collaborative Engagement Program as part of their Options Analysis Phase of the engagement to seek input on the future of waste management in the region. Work began in 2021 and is nearing completion […]