Waste Reduction & Pollution Prevention
Oct 3 2012 - 12:00am - Oct 5 2012 - 12:00am
The Recycling Council of Alberta is pleased to announce its 2012 Waste Reduction Conference "Wide World of Waste", to be held October 3-5, 2012, at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. Read more »
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
Jasper,
AB
The Recycling Council of Alberta is pleased to announce its 2012 Waste Reduction Conference "Wide World of Waste", to be held October 3-5, 2012, at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. Read more »
Deadline:
11 Aug 2011 (All day)
The RCA is seeking nominations for its 2011 Rs of Excellence Awards.
If you know a person, program or organization that has made an outstanding contribution towards waste reduction, please let us know.
Application is simple
Submit a brief description of the nominee’s achievements and why you think they deserve an award. Considered criteria include:
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Environmental impacts (i.e., quantified reductions in waste)
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Innovation and progressiveness
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Leadership
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History and track record
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Overall environmental commitment
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Oct 13 2010 - 12:00am - Oct 15 2010 - 12:00am
Mark Your Calendars and Call for Speakers
The Recycling Council of Alberta is pleased to announce its 2010 Waste Reduction Conference “Building Tomorrow”, to be held October 13-15, 2010, at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Lake Louise, Alberta.
The conference will feature a wide variety of topics and sessions, and
potential speakers are welcome to submit ideas for presentations on
waste reduction topics, including progressive ICI and C&D
initiatives, zero waste, and other innovative programs and
technologies.
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Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
Lake Louise,
AB
Feb 11 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Anyone interested in helping the effort to reduce and/or eliminate free single-use plastic bags in Calgary is invited to attend a special Sierra Club campaign meeting.
We need to raise public awareness and support for this issue leading up to City Hall dealing with it some time before May of this year, so come armed with ideas!
The meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 11th, from 7-9PM.We will meet in the common area on the main floor of the Old Y Centre (223 12th Avenue SW).
Old Y Centre
223 12 Avenue SW
Calgary,
AB
Mark Your Calendars and Call for Speakers
The Recycling Council of Alberta is pleased to announce its 2009 Waste Reduction Conference, to be held October 14-16, 2009, at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel in Calgary, Alberta. Please note that the date changed from previously published dates.
The conference will feature a wide variety of topics and sessions, and potential speakers are welcome to submit ideas for presentations on progressive waste reduction topics, including zero waste, effective education/promotion, and leading-edge technologies.
A wide choice of sponsorship opportunities to suit all budgets will also be available this year.
Potential speakers and sponsors are invited to contact the RCA at 403.843.6563 or info [at] recycle [dot] ab [dot] ca.
Hurry - application deadline is August 15, 2008
The RCA is seeking nominations for its 2008 Rs of Excellence Awards.
If you know a person, program or organization that has made an
outstanding contribution towards waste reduction, please let us know.
Application is simple - Submit a brief description of the nominee’s
achievements and why you think they deserve an award. Considered
criteria include:
- Environmental impacts (i.e. quantified reductions in waste)
- Innovation and progressiveness
- Leadership
- History and track record
- Overall environmental commitment
Please include contact information for the nominee as well as
yourself. Also include two letters of support with your nomination.
You can use the electronic submission form at www.recycle.ab.ca or fax your nomination to 403.843.4156.
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Oct 8 2008 - 10:00am - Oct 10 2008 - 2:30pm
Recycling Council of Alberta
The RCA is happy to announce the 2008 Waste Reduction Conference "Paint The Town Green".
Let us paint you a picture of what awaits you. Bob and Fred, the event's paint can mascots, will guide you through the electronic conference brochure where you'll find agenda updates, registration information and other conference details. Be sure to visit this site often for program updates as speakers and sessions are secured. Register today to reserve your spot
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Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
Jasper,
AB
Initiative:
ENGO Director, ARMA Board
Application Deadline:
3 Jun 2008 (All day)
Background (Legacy) - ignore:
Delegate selection for the ENGO director for the Alberta Recycling Management Authority — ARMA is the multi-stakeholder board governing Alberta's tire, electronics, and paint recycling programs. The ENGO director will serve on the board proper and one of the board's sub-committees (e.g., audit or assessment).
As part of Waste Reduction Week, on Thursday, October 18 in Red Deer, Minister Rob Renner announced a new long-term waste strategy, which shares Waste Reduction Week's slogan "Too Good to Waste". The first action in the strategy is a new paint stewardship program that will enable Albertans to recycle used or leftover paint. Read more »
