WMRR
Registration opens 8:30am
SESSION 1: GOVERNMENT UPDATES
8:55am
Welcome and introduction Justin Jones - WMRR Tasmania Branch President
Opening address Simon Behrakis MP on behalf of the honourable Nick Duigan MLC - Minister for Parks and Environment
Update from the WRR Board Hugh Christie - Chief Executive Officer, Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board
EPA priorities Wes Ford - Director and Chief Executive Officer, EPA Tasmania
Data driven strategies Giles Perryman - Director, ASK Waste Management (virtual)
SESSION 2: PRIORITY + PROBLEMATIC STREAMS
11:00am
Mattresses Kylie Roberts-Frost - Chief Executive Officer, Australian Bedding Stewardship Council (ABSC)
Batteries Katharine Hole - Chief Executive Officer, Association for the Battery Recycling Industry (ABRI)
Textiles Danielle Kent - General Manager, Industry Transformation, Seamless (virtual)
SESSION 3: LOCAL CHALLENGES
PFAS! Dr. Matthew Askeland - Victorian Environment Lead, ADE Consulting Group (virtual)
Current and emerging issues in landfills Nick Simmons - Principal Technical Specialist - Landfill, Australian Environmental Auditors
Tackling tyres by fuelling industry Jim Fairweather - Chief Executive Officer, Tyrecycle
SESSION 4: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT + BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
Trailblazing reuse Barbara Gill - General Manager & Director, Garage Sale Trail
Waste free events in Tassie Isabel Axiö - Senior Consultant, RMCG
Wrap up and close Gayle Sloan - CEO, WMRR
FORUM CLOSE
Program correct at 21 May 2024 and is subject to change. Please check back for updates.