In just two years, the Ontario Waste Management Association's annual Canadian Waste Sector Symposium (CWSS) has become the 'place to be' for the waste management sector across Canada.
The 2011 event follows a very successful inaugural event in Toronto in 2010.
The three-day symposium, recently held in conjunction with the Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo (CWRE) in Montreal, had over 280 registered delegates from across Canada.
The delegates enjoyed three tours in the Montreal area, six keynote speakers, including Pierre Arcand, Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs, Cabinet du ministre for the Province of Québec, and over 44 speakers in 10 topic 'tracks' over two days.
The symposium participants included senior representatives from the public and private sectors, brandowners, provincial governments, the federal government, and from the U.S. and Europe.
The symposium program also contained social and networking events that fostered lively discussion on waste sector issues, such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), organic waste management, green energy, and municipal recycling programs.
The 2012 CWSS will be held in Toronto from November 12 to 15, 2012, while the 2012 CWRE will also be held in Toronto on November 14 and 15, 2012.
For more information, visit www.owma.org and www.cwre.ca