– 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 […]
Welcome to the 2025 Conference Registration Only Virtual Attendance Remain. Visit the Main Conference Site for more details on the event. Various attendance options are available, please read carefully. Our 30-Anniversary Celebration Reception on Wednesday October 8 is included for Full Conference delegates and Wednesday-only delegates, but can also be attended as a single event […]
– DETAILS – Celebrating 30 Years of Coast Waste Management Association! As the Coast Waste Management Association (CWMA) approaches its 30th Anniversary, we reflect with immense gratitude on the foundational vision and unwavering dedication that have shaped our journey. It was in December 1995 that CWMA was formally established, born from a collaborative spirit among […]
Thursday Morning Activities | October 9 2025 | 7:00 - 7:40 AM Let's Plog or Walk! Group Morning Activities are for registered delegates and are totally optional. Choose from an Around-the-Harbour Walk OR Plogging which is a sustainable initiative which combines jogging with caring for the environment. This is a growing movement across the globe and we are […]
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 […]
CWMA is proud to help our members and partners by listing their Conference information. CWMA only posts other Conferences that add value to our community and whose timing does not conflict or compete with CWMA events. October 22-24, 2025 | In person | Recycling Council of Alberta Conference hosted at the Jasper Park Lodge | […]
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