– 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 […]

October 29, 2025 | 12:00 to 1:30 PM 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 […]

– DETAILS – This special presentation will take CWMA Members and Friends through samples of: New baseline data (what we learned) Compiled resources (what we've built and made accessible) A showcase of information to help you in your knowledge-building. Including... Industry Overview: How much waste BC generates (tonnage, trends over time) Geographic distribution across BC regions […]