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Conference Program

Please see below our program, noting the program is subject to change.


Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Track 1
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday Tours - High Energy Tour
Morning Tour and Afternoon Tour. https://wasteandrecycle.net.au/tours/
Track 1
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday Tours - High Energy Tour
Morning Tour and Afternoon Tour. https://wasteandrecycle.net.au/tours/

Track 1
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday Tours - High Energy Tour
Morning Tour and Afternoon Tour. https://wasteandrecycle.net.au/tours/

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Concurrent 1
Concurrent 2
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Conference Convenor Welcome - Day 1
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Welcome to Country - Trevor Stack
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM Conference Opening, Hon Darren West MLC, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment, Climate Action, Racing and Gaming
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Ella Winnall & Mandy Hall - End Food Waste Australia
9:55 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: Ainsley Simpson, Seamless
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Day 1
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Session - Our Path to 80%
Panelists include: Adrian Wiley - DWER Janelle Osenton - Good Sammys Jason Pugh - East Rockingham Waste to Energy Rebecca Goodwin - Veolia Paul Molony - City of Melville Facilitator: Gayle Sloan
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch - Day 1
12.15 - Microgreens - The team at Dancing Garden Microgreens will be offering a workshop on all things microgreens. Delegates can learn what they are, taste different varieties, and even plant your own tray to take home (limited trays available). 1.00pm - For those interested in expanding your network a Speed Networking Session will be hosted in meeting room 4 from 1:00pm-1:30pm. Registration is not required, although numbers will be limited to room capacity.
2024 Day one 1.30pm-3pm
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 		Infrastructure across the Hierarchy
Presenters Include: Amanda Joseph - DWER Franco Randazzo - Loop Upcycling Daniel van Veen - Veolia Scott Reynolds - Acciona Marcus Geisler - EMRC 		Regional and Remote
Presenters Include: Giles Perryman - ASK Waste Management Hayley Rolfe - GHD Kelly Howlett - Care for Hedland Janelle Osenton - Good Sammys Colleen Panizza - Talis
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Day 1
2024 Day one 3.30pm - 4pm
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM 		Hot Topics - Batteries
Presenters include: Jill Lethlean - Lethlean Fire and Environment Pty Ltd Jade Barnaby - Battery Stewardship Council Reece Russell - Perth Chemical Specialists Asela Atapattu- NSW EPA Facilitator: Gayle Sloan 		Community Engagement
Presenters include: Trish Kursar - EMRC Mitchell Ferris - Shire of East Pilbara Libby Eustance - Western Metropolitan Regional Council Emily Tomsett - City of Kwinana Facilitator: Libby Eustance
4:10 PM - 4:50 PM Keynote Joanne Jorgenson (Virtual)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 2024 Networking Function
Food Waste Cooking Demo Chef Melissa Palinkas of Young George will be joining us for the 2024 Networking Event on day one. Using food waste from her restaurant she will cook up a storm, showcasing ways to use food waste in your own home.
Concurrent 1
Concurrent 2
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Conference Convenor Welcome - Day 1
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Welcome to Country - Trevor Stack
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM Conference Opening, Hon Darren West MLC, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment, Climate Action, Racing and Gaming
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Ella Winnall & Mandy Hall - End Food Waste Australia
9:55 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: Ainsley Simpson, Seamless
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Day 1
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Session - Our Path to 80%
Panelists include: Adrian Wiley - DWER Janelle Osenton - Good Sammys Jason Pugh - East Rockingham Waste to Energy Rebecca Goodwin - Veolia Paul Molony - City of Melville Facilitator: Gayle Sloan
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch - Day 1
12.15 - Microgreens - The team at Dancing Garden Microgreens will be offering a workshop on all things microgreens. Delegates can learn what they are, taste different varieties, and even plant your own tray to take home (limited trays available). 1.00pm - For those interested in expanding your network a Speed Networking Session will be hosted in meeting room 4 from 1:00pm-1:30pm. Registration is not required, although numbers will be limited to room capacity.
2024 Day one 1.30pm-3pm
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 		Infrastructure across the Hierarchy
Presenters Include: Amanda Joseph - DWER Franco Randazzo - Loop Upcycling Daniel van Veen - Veolia Scott Reynolds - Acciona Marcus Geisler - EMRC 		Regional and Remote
Presenters Include: Giles Perryman - ASK Waste Management Hayley Rolfe - GHD Kelly Howlett - Care for Hedland Janelle Osenton - Good Sammys Colleen Panizza - Talis
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Day 1
2024 Day one 3.30pm - 4pm
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM 		Hot Topics - Batteries
Presenters include: Jill Lethlean - Lethlean Fire and Environment Pty Ltd Jade Barnaby - Battery Stewardship Council Reece Russell - Perth Chemical Specialists Asela Atapattu- NSW EPA Facilitator: Gayle Sloan 		Community Engagement
Presenters include: Trish Kursar - EMRC Mitchell Ferris - Shire of East Pilbara Libby Eustance - Western Metropolitan Regional Council Emily Tomsett - City of Kwinana Facilitator: Libby Eustance
4:10 PM - 4:50 PM Keynote Joanne Jorgenson (Virtual)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 2024 Networking Function
Food Waste Cooking Demo Chef Melissa Palinkas of Young George will be joining us for the 2024 Networking Event on day one. Using food waste from her restaurant she will cook up a storm, showcasing ways to use food waste in your own home.

Concurrent 1
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Conference Convenor Welcome - Day 1
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Welcome to Country - Trevor Stack
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM Conference Opening, Hon Darren West MLC, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment, Climate Action, Racing and Gaming
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Ella Winnall & Mandy Hall - End Food Waste Australia
9:55 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: Ainsley Simpson, Seamless
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Day 1
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Session - Our Path to 80%
Panelists include: Adrian Wiley - DWER Janelle Osenton - Good Sammys Jason Pugh - East Rockingham Waste to Energy Rebecca Goodwin - Veolia Paul Molony - City of Melville Facilitator: Gayle Sloan
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch - Day 1
12.15 - Microgreens - The team at Dancing Garden Microgreens will be offering a workshop on all things microgreens. Delegates can learn what they are, taste different varieties, and even plant your own tray to take home (limited trays available). 1.00pm - For those interested in expanding your network a Speed Networking Session will be hosted in meeting room 4 from 1:00pm-1:30pm. Registration is not required, although numbers will be limited to room capacity.
2024 Day one 1.30pm-3pm
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 		Infrastructure across the Hierarchy
Presenters Include: Amanda Joseph - DWER Franco Randazzo - Loop Upcycling Daniel van Veen - Veolia Scott Reynolds - Acciona Marcus Geisler - EMRC
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Day 1
2024 Day one 3.30pm - 4pm
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM 		Hot Topics - Batteries
Presenters include: Jill Lethlean - Lethlean Fire and Environment Pty Ltd Jade Barnaby - Battery Stewardship Council Reece Russell - Perth Chemical Specialists Asela Atapattu- NSW EPA Facilitator: Gayle Sloan
4:10 PM - 4:50 PM Keynote Joanne Jorgenson (Virtual)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 2024 Networking Function
Food Waste Cooking Demo Chef Melissa Palinkas of Young George will be joining us for the 2024 Networking Event on day one. Using food waste from her restaurant she will cook up a storm, showcasing ways to use food waste in your own home.

Concurrent 2
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Conference Convenor Welcome - Day 1
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Welcome to Country - Trevor Stack
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM Conference Opening, Hon Darren West MLC, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment, Climate Action, Racing and Gaming
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Ella Winnall & Mandy Hall - End Food Waste Australia
9:55 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: Ainsley Simpson, Seamless
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Day 1
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Session - Our Path to 80%
Panelists include: Adrian Wiley - DWER Janelle Osenton - Good Sammys Jason Pugh - East Rockingham Waste to Energy Rebecca Goodwin - Veolia Paul Molony - City of Melville Facilitator: Gayle Sloan
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch - Day 1
12.15 - Microgreens - The team at Dancing Garden Microgreens will be offering a workshop on all things microgreens. Delegates can learn what they are, taste different varieties, and even plant your own tray to take home (limited trays available). 1.00pm - For those interested in expanding your network a Speed Networking Session will be hosted in meeting room 4 from 1:00pm-1:30pm. Registration is not required, although numbers will be limited to room capacity.
2024 Day one 1.30pm-3pm
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 		Regional and Remote
Presenters Include: Giles Perryman - ASK Waste Management Hayley Rolfe - GHD Kelly Howlett - Care for Hedland Janelle Osenton - Good Sammys Colleen Panizza - Talis
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Day 1
2024 Day one 3.30pm - 4pm
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM 		Community Engagement
Presenters include: Trish Kursar - EMRC Mitchell Ferris - Shire of East Pilbara Libby Eustance - Western Metropolitan Regional Council Emily Tomsett - City of Kwinana Facilitator: Libby Eustance
4:10 PM - 4:50 PM Keynote Joanne Jorgenson (Virtual)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 2024 Networking Function
Food Waste Cooking Demo Chef Melissa Palinkas of Young George will be joining us for the 2024 Networking Event on day one. Using food waste from her restaurant she will cook up a storm, showcasing ways to use food waste in your own home.

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Concurrent 1
Concurrent 2
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Conference Welcome
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM Elizabeth Carr, Waste Authority Chair
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Professor Leanne Wiseman - Australian Repair Network
9:55 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: John Gertsakis - Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Day 2
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Session - Waste Avoidance and Product Stewardship
Topics & Presenters Include: Waste Avoidance: Ella Winnall & Mandy Hall - End Food Waste Australia Repair: Leanne Wiseman - Australian Repair Network Product Stewardship: Ainsley Simpson, Seamless and Tim Cusack, WA Return Recycle Renew Limited (WARRRL) Scheme Coordinator, Containers for Change WA John Gertsakis- Product Stewardship Facilitator: Gayle Sloan
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - Day 2
Food Preserving Demonstration -My Nonna Life - As a nation, Australians are throwing more than 7M tonnes of food into landfill every year - but so much of that food can be diverted from landfill if we make the effort to be resourceful with our odds and ends found in the fridge crisper at the end of the week - even the sad looking ones. In this demonstration learn tips & tricks to turn typically wasted food items into other ingredients, meals & gourmet delights using food preserving methods & savvy cooking - helping to stretch your dollar further and do your part in reducing food waste.
2024 Day two 1pm - 2.30pm
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM 		Maximising Material Lifecycle
Presenters include: Erin Burge - EMRC Ceri Price - DWER Bree Jennings and Mark Thornley - DBCA Joanne Ferguson - Encycle Naomi Boxall - CSIRO 		Product Stewardship.
Presenters Include: Laurie Kozlovic - Woolworths 360 John Gertsakis - Product Stewardship Tim Cusack - WA Return Recycle Renew Limited (WARR Adrian Wiley - DWER Asela Atapattu- NSW epa
2:40 PM - 3:25 PM Hot Topic Emergency Waste Management
Presenters include: Steve Krieg - Lismore City Council Justin Lang - River Murray Flood Clean Up Program Wayne Neate - Shire of Derby/ West Kimberley (Virtual)
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM Conference Wrap Up.
6:00 PM - 11:30 PM 2024 WasteSorted Awards
This is a ticketed event. For more information please go to the website https://www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au/about/view/wastesorted-awards
Concurrent 1
Concurrent 2
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Conference Welcome
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM Elizabeth Carr, Waste Authority Chair
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Professor Leanne Wiseman - Australian Repair Network
9:55 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: John Gertsakis - Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Day 2
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Session - Waste Avoidance and Product Stewardship
Topics & Presenters Include: Waste Avoidance: Ella Winnall & Mandy Hall - End Food Waste Australia Repair: Leanne Wiseman - Australian Repair Network Product Stewardship: Ainsley Simpson, Seamless and Tim Cusack, WA Return Recycle Renew Limited (WARRRL) Scheme Coordinator, Containers for Change WA John Gertsakis- Product Stewardship Facilitator: Gayle Sloan
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - Day 2
Food Preserving Demonstration -My Nonna Life - As a nation, Australians are throwing more than 7M tonnes of food into landfill every year - but so much of that food can be diverted from landfill if we make the effort to be resourceful with our odds and ends found in the fridge crisper at the end of the week - even the sad looking ones. In this demonstration learn tips & tricks to turn typically wasted food items into other ingredients, meals & gourmet delights using food preserving methods & savvy cooking - helping to stretch your dollar further and do your part in reducing food waste.
2024 Day two 1pm - 2.30pm
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM 		Maximising Material Lifecycle
Presenters include: Erin Burge - EMRC Ceri Price - DWER Bree Jennings and Mark Thornley - DBCA Joanne Ferguson - Encycle Naomi Boxall - CSIRO 		Product Stewardship.
Presenters Include: Laurie Kozlovic - Woolworths 360 John Gertsakis - Product Stewardship Tim Cusack - WA Return Recycle Renew Limited (WARR Adrian Wiley - DWER Asela Atapattu- NSW epa
2:40 PM - 3:25 PM Hot Topic Emergency Waste Management
Presenters include: Steve Krieg - Lismore City Council Justin Lang - River Murray Flood Clean Up Program Wayne Neate - Shire of Derby/ West Kimberley (Virtual)
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM Conference Wrap Up.
6:00 PM - 11:30 PM 2024 WasteSorted Awards
This is a ticketed event. For more information please go to the website https://www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au/about/view/wastesorted-awards

Concurrent 1
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Conference Welcome
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM Elizabeth Carr, Waste Authority Chair
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Professor Leanne Wiseman - Australian Repair Network
9:55 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: John Gertsakis - Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Day 2
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Session - Waste Avoidance and Product Stewardship
Topics & Presenters Include: Waste Avoidance: Ella Winnall & Mandy Hall - End Food Waste Australia Repair: Leanne Wiseman - Australian Repair Network Product Stewardship: Ainsley Simpson, Seamless and Tim Cusack, WA Return Recycle Renew Limited (WARRRL) Scheme Coordinator, Containers for Change WA John Gertsakis- Product Stewardship Facilitator: Gayle Sloan
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - Day 2
Food Preserving Demonstration -My Nonna Life - As a nation, Australians are throwing more than 7M tonnes of food into landfill every year - but so much of that food can be diverted from landfill if we make the effort to be resourceful with our odds and ends found in the fridge crisper at the end of the week - even the sad looking ones. In this demonstration learn tips & tricks to turn typically wasted food items into other ingredients, meals & gourmet delights using food preserving methods & savvy cooking - helping to stretch your dollar further and do your part in reducing food waste.
2024 Day two 1pm - 2.30pm
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM 		Maximising Material Lifecycle
Presenters include: Erin Burge - EMRC Ceri Price - DWER Bree Jennings and Mark Thornley - DBCA Joanne Ferguson - Encycle Naomi Boxall - CSIRO
2:40 PM - 3:25 PM Hot Topic Emergency Waste Management
Presenters include: Steve Krieg - Lismore City Council Justin Lang - River Murray Flood Clean Up Program Wayne Neate - Shire of Derby/ West Kimberley (Virtual)
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM Conference Wrap Up.
6:00 PM - 11:30 PM 2024 WasteSorted Awards
This is a ticketed event. For more information please go to the website https://www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au/about/view/wastesorted-awards

Concurrent 2
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Conference Welcome
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM Elizabeth Carr, Waste Authority Chair
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Professor Leanne Wiseman - Australian Repair Network
9:55 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: John Gertsakis - Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Day 2
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Session - Waste Avoidance and Product Stewardship
Topics & Presenters Include: Waste Avoidance: Ella Winnall & Mandy Hall - End Food Waste Australia Repair: Leanne Wiseman - Australian Repair Network Product Stewardship: Ainsley Simpson, Seamless and Tim Cusack, WA Return Recycle Renew Limited (WARRRL) Scheme Coordinator, Containers for Change WA John Gertsakis- Product Stewardship Facilitator: Gayle Sloan
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - Day 2
Food Preserving Demonstration -My Nonna Life - As a nation, Australians are throwing more than 7M tonnes of food into landfill every year - but so much of that food can be diverted from landfill if we make the effort to be resourceful with our odds and ends found in the fridge crisper at the end of the week - even the sad looking ones. In this demonstration learn tips & tricks to turn typically wasted food items into other ingredients, meals & gourmet delights using food preserving methods & savvy cooking - helping to stretch your dollar further and do your part in reducing food waste.
2024 Day two 1pm - 2.30pm
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM 		Product Stewardship.
Presenters Include: Laurie Kozlovic - Woolworths 360 John Gertsakis - Product Stewardship Tim Cusack - WA Return Recycle Renew Limited (WARR Adrian Wiley - DWER Asela Atapattu- NSW epa
2:40 PM - 3:25 PM Hot Topic Emergency Waste Management
Presenters include: Steve Krieg - Lismore City Council Justin Lang - River Murray Flood Clean Up Program Wayne Neate - Shire of Derby/ West Kimberley (Virtual)
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM Conference Wrap Up.
6:00 PM - 11:30 PM 2024 WasteSorted Awards
This is a ticketed event. For more information please go to the website https://www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au/about/view/wastesorted-awards

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