Miscellaneous
Tracks
Track 2
| Thursday, September 11, 2025 |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Details
1. Preliminary finds from the 2025 Commercial and Industrial Waste Audit
2. Charting a new course: maritime waste recycling, Rebecca James, Fremantle Ports
3. Planning for a Disaster - Learnings from New South Wales, Colleen Panizza, Talis Consultants
4. Grow Food, Save the World. New research on the relationship between growing food, reducing food waste and the building of stronger, healthier and more resilient communities, Darryl Nichols, Grow It Local
20 minutes each speaker, followed by 10 minutes Q&A at the end of the last presentation.
Speaker
Ms Rebecca James
Senior Environmental Advisor
Fremantle Ports
Charting a new course: maritime waste recycling
Biography
Rebecca has 30 years of experience in the mining, government and industry sectors. As Senior Environmental Advisor for Fremantle Ports, her focus includes marine environmental protection, decarbonisation and embedding circular economy principles. A 2023 Churchill Fellow, she is passionate about bringing stakeholders together and collaborating on innovative solutions.
Darryl Nichols
Director / Cofounder
Grow It Local
Grow Food, Save the World. New research on the relationship between growing food, reducing food waste and the building of stronger, healthier and more resilient communities. 🌱 .
Biography
Darryl Nichols is an innovator and impact entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Australia’s largest circular economy event, Garage Sale Trail involving 300,000 Australians annually and helping redistribute 750k items and generating $3.8 million for local communities. He is also cofounder of the Grow It Local, your local grow community.
Mrs. Colleen Panizza
Waste Discipline Manager (West Coast)
Talis Consultants
Planning for a Disaster - Learnings from New South Wales
Biography
Colleen is a Senior Waste Management Engineer and Consultant with Talis. Colleen has 11 years’ experience in the environmental & engineering sector, specialising in the design and delivery of recycling and waste infrastructure projects, including landfills, waste transfer stations, community recycling centres, organics recycling facilities and liquid waste facilities.
Nastaha Schultz
General Manager
APC Consulting
Preliminary finds from the 2025 Commercial and Industrial Waste Audit
Biography
Natasha has over 30 years’ experience in the waste industry holding senior executive management roles in government and commercial sectors. Overseeing digitisation and amalgamation of services, leading and engaging and motivating diverse teams to deliver highly regarded waste management solutions and nationally recognised innovative communication, behaviour change and sustainability programs.
