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feature speakers
Mike Cosman was a member of
the Independent Taskforce on Workplace
Health and Safety, which found that New
Zealand’s current health and safety system
is not fit for purpose. Mike has worked in
the health and safety field for 33 years both
in New Zealand and internationally. This
includes 25 with the HSE (UK) and three
years with the Department of Labour as
National Operations Manager and Chief
Advisor. He is Managing Director of Impac
Services and works as a consultant in the
private sector.
James Winchester is a
Wellington-based partner in Simpson
Grierson’s local government and
environment group. His primary area
of practice is advising on resource
management and environmental law,
with a particular focus on energy,
utilities, and infrastructure projects. He
has extensive advocacy experience and
has presented numerous papers and
seminars on resource management and
environmental matters. James also has
expertise in subdivision, roading, historic
places, contaminated sites, environmental
enforcement, and public works issues.
PROFESSOR ALEXANDER
GILLESPIE is known internationally for his
work on environmental law. He was the first
New Zealander to be named Rapporteur for
the World Heritage Convention, involving
international environmental diplomacy.
He has advised the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade and the Department of
Conservation on legal and policy matters,
and provides commissioned work for
the United Nations, the Commonwealth
Secretariat, and commercial and nongovernmental
organisations in New
Zealand, Australia, United States, United
Kingdom and Switzerland.
ross mcfarland is a an Australian
accredited site auditor with more than
30 years local, national and international
experience, focused on risk-based
contaminated sites management. He
was directly involved in the 1999 and
2013 Assessment of Site Contamination
National Environment Protection Measure
(ASC NEPM). He maintains a professional
and personal interest in military site
assessment and remediation, former
gasworks, asbestos in soil and nuclear
test site remediation.
Ann Andrews is an international
speaker and human resources consultant.
For the past 25 years, Ann has worked
with some of the largest organisations
in NZ, showing them how to set up high
performing teams and achieve results
they had only dared dream of. She is a
regular speaker at conferences, where
she brings a humorous, interactive and
thought provoking approach. Ann will be
delivering a humorous health and safety
address called WARNING! Unsafe Acts
Can Cause Major Headaches!
Rod Oram will be facilitating the
workshop on “A vision for a sustainable
New Zealand in 2050”. Rod is one of New
Zealand’s premiere business journalists
with more than 30 years of international
experience. He is currently a columnist
for the Sunday Star Times; a regular
broadcaster on radio and television
and a frequent speaker on business,
economics, innovation, creativity and
entrepreneurship in both New Zealand and
global contexts.
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day one
site tour + ta forum
For those of you keen to get out in the field and share learnings from and with your peers, the WasteMINZ site tour and
TA Forum offer a great experience and have become a staple of the conference line-up. The site tours are held outside
the main conference programme so that they don’t clash with the core content line-up and early registration is a must.
Be prepared to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), sensible clothes and closed-in shoes.
An additional charge applies for the site tours and TA Forum.
Resource Recovery Site
Tour
Monday 21 October:
9.45am – 12.45pm
Resource Recovery site tour
of Transpacific Industries’ new
purpose built Rotorua transfer
station, followed by a tour of
Scion’s biotransformation facilities
including a look at bio-plastics
and biodegradation testing. Bus
departs from Energy Events Centre
at 10am sharp and returns at
12.45pm. Lunch included.
ta forum: energy events
centre
Monday 21 October:
1.30pm – 5.15pm
The forum is exclusively for
WasteMINZ Territorial Authority
members, no other members may
attend. The forum provides the
ideal opportunity for territorial
authorities to share knowledge and
good practice to inform decision
making. The Ministry for the
Environment will also be providing
updates on issues affecting TAs. If
you need some advice on a project
or you’ve got a burning issue to
raise, this is the forum for you!
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conference workshops
A Vision for a Sustainable
New Zealand in 2050 – The
Pathway for Waste &
Materials
Date: Tuesday 22 October
Time: 16.00-17.00
Room: Bay Trust Forum
Facilitator: Rod Oram, premiere
business journalist
The Sustainable Business Council
(www.sbc.org.nz) is New Zealand’s
peak industry body promoting
sustainable development. Last
year it produced Vision 2050 which
outlined a business perspective of a
sustainable vision for New Zealand in
2050, where all people live well and
within the limits of the planet.
One of the 11 strands or ‘pathways’
developed is for Waste & Materials.
This workshop will use Vision 2050
and the Waste & Materials pathway
to examine what this might mean
for the waste sector. Presenters will
include Sustainable Business Council
members The Warehouse Group,
Toyota, Westpac and Andrew Stewart.
The session will be facilitated by Rod
Oram.
Partnerships Facilitate
Public Place Recycling
‘Buy with Care, Recycle
with Ease’
Date: Wednesday 23 October
Time: 16.00-17.00
Room: Works Infrastructure
Facilitator: John Webber, Glass
Packaging Forum
Recycling in public places is
greatly enhanced by establishing
partnerships across the supply
chain from manufacturer to vendor
to recycler to promoter. The Glass
Packaging Forum will outline how
to increase recycling at best cost at
events and venues (e.g. food courts
and stadia). Results achieved and
problems addressed and overcome,
through a high level of co-operation,
will be discussed by a panel
representing the whole process
starting with making the optimum
purchasing decisions.
The Glass Packaging Forum will also
present its new multi-product Public
Place Recycling Scheme which builds
on the partnerships established
through Love NZ and outline
opportunities for grants.
The beneficial use
of organic waste in
New Zealand – a new
technical guideline for
land application
Date: Thursday 24 October
Time: 9.00-10.30
Room: Works Infrastructure
Facilitators: Nick Walmsley, WaterNZ
Technical Co-ordinator; Jacqui
Horswell, Programme Leader and
Manager, Centre for Integrated
Biowaste Research (CIBR), member
of NZLTC Technical Committee; &
George Fietje, Chairman WasteMINZ’
Organic Materials Sector Group.
Despite having science-based
regulations or guidelines to facilitate
beneficial reuse of many organic wastes,
progress has been slow towards
achieving the NZ Waste Strategy target
of improving the efficiency of resource
use and diversion of organic wastes.
In part this is because there is no
nationwide consistency of approach.
Some guidelines are outdated and in
need of review, new science is now
available on quality criteria such as
contaminant limits.
Four key Waste Sector partners, Water
New Zealand, WasteMINZ’ Organic
Materials Sector Group, the Centre for
Integrated Biowaste Research (CIBR)
and the New Zealand Land Treatment
Collective (NZLTC) are investigating
a framework for dealing consistently
with organic wastes. This approach
aims to recognise commonalities
of organic waste; describe quality
criteria for beneficial reuse, increasing
knowledge and streamlining
regulatory processes.
This workshop will discuss
issues including variations in key
characteristics and contaminants
in organic wastes; and provide a
discussion forum for those in the
waste sector to provide input into the
proposed framework.
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day three : wednesday 23 october 2013
8.00-8.30 Registration
8.30-10.00 plenary sessiOn
Bay Trust Forum
Adam Johnson (Garbologie)
To create a world without waste
Bernard Hickey (Interest.co.nz)
A focus on NZ’s economic future: Why the drivers of local and regional economies
are different in a post-crisis world
10.00-11.00 Morning Tea : Exhibition Hall
11.00-12.30 prOduCt
stewardship
Bay Trust Forum
Jade Barnaby & John
Polhill (Sustainability
Victoria)
From take-back to the
future: Progressing battery
& paint stewardship
schemes in Australia
Russ Martin (Global
Product Stewardship
Council)
Global Trends in Product
Stewardship
Discussion Panel:
Voluntary vs. Regulatory
approaches to Product
Stewardship
Liz Goodwin; Russ Martin;
Graeme Norton; Chris
Hartshorne; Marty Hoffart
& David Carter
12.30-1.30 Lunch : Exhibition Hall
13.30-15.00 plenary sessiOn
Bay Trust Forum
BehaviOur Change
Skellerup & Opus
Rob Curnow (Community
Change)
Building collaborative
approaches to change
public waste behaviour
Virginia Baker
(Environmental Science &
Research)
Getting the most out of
‘Behaviour Change’
Brian Gallagher
(Transpacific Industries
Group (NZ)) & Ruth Clarke
(Timaru District Council)
Timaru kerbside organic
collection & composting
– seven years on: Key
learnings
KerBside reCyCling –
the hOlistiC view
Works Infrastructure
Penny Garland (O-I)
The story behind the
numbers
James Flexman
(Fullcircle)
Avoid the ‘Green Fence’.
Don’t allow quality
recyclables to limit your
options
Graham Jones
(EnviroWaste Services)
”Keeping the holes out
of wholistic” – the future
needs real partnerships
Mike Cosman (Impac and Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety)
Changing times, changing expectations. What will the new health and safety
regime in NZ mean for me?
Professor Al Gillespie (Waikato University)
The future of waste policy: Lessons from abroad and implications for
New Zealand
15.00-16.00 Afternoon Tea : Exhibition Hall
16.00-17.00 rFid & Other serviCe
innOvatiOns
Skellerup
Sean Crowe (Snowy River
Shire Council (Australia))
Snowy River Shire is a
small rural council, who
are recognised as a service
leader and innovator in
Australia’s waste and
resource recovery in the
community. Including:
RFID bin tagging;
introduction of 360 litre
MRBs; rural recycling &
waste initiatives
land dispOsal
Opus
Ministry for the
Environment
Compliance Assurance
Programme – checking
up: Levy income and levy
spend
Simonne Eldridge
(Tonkin & Taylor)
Land Disposal Guidelines
puBliC plaCe
reCyCling wOrKshOp
Works Infrastructure
Facilitated by John
Webber (Glass
Packaging Forum)
Partnerships Facilitate
Public Place Recycling
‘Buy with Care, Recycle
with Ease’
COntaMinated land - KeynOte
Sigma
James Winchester (Simpson Grierson)
The Contaminants NES - are the legal risks greater
than the health risks?
Paul Carpenter (NZ Mutual Liability RiskPool)
Information management, HAILs and LIMs
health & saFety
First Sovereign Trust
Greg Dearsly (First
Principles for Safety) and
Greg Lydon (Ministry for
the Environment)
Health & Safety -
Principals, contracts
and responsibility. A
case study from the TV
TakeBack programme
Audrey Jensen
(Accident Compensation
Corporation)
Fleet Safety Programme
Courtney Taylor (Reclaim)
Workplace Behavioural
Safety - Men & Women
Behaving Badly
Cl - reMediatiOn and
BrOwnFields
Sigma
Doug Backhouse (Golder
Associates (NZ))
Brownfield renewal
incentives - tools for
local government -
examples from British
Columbia
Mike Skiffington
(Milsearch)
Contamination
assessment of potential
UXO contaminated sites
Samuel Gregory (Massey
University)
Use of biochar for the
sustainable remediation
of sheep dip sites
Cl - Old sChOOl COntaMinants revisited
Sigma
Marcus Wright & Terry Widdowson (Golder Associates
(NZ))
Ground gas - it’s not just a landfill issue!
Luke Austin (LADRA)
The use of the Western Australian Asbestos
guidelines in a New Zealand context
Marcus Wright & Dave Bull (Golder Associates (NZ))
and Graham Corban (Hill Laboratories)
Speciation of hydrocarbons - when you need to know
more!
hazardOus waste
First Sovereign Trust
(Ministry for the
Environment)
Multilateral
Environmental
Agreements: Chemicals
and Waste
Geoff Latimer (Environ)
Practical management
of Brominated Flame
Retardants in e-Waste
Cl - nes issues and
thOughts
Sigma
Chris Hillman (Tonkin &
Taylor)
NES Permitted
Activity Regulation
for Subdivision - what
does ‘Highly Unlikely’
actually mean and how
do you assess it?
Martin Robertson (Z
Energy)
Ten things a SQEP
would know
18.00-19.00 Pre-dinner drinks at Energy Events Centre
19.00-24.00 WasteMINZ GALA DINNER
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day four : thursday 24 october 2013
8.30-9.00 Registration
9.00-10.30 peCha KuCha: what the
Future hOlds and the
rOle we’ll play
Skellerup
land dispOsal
Opus
OrganiC waste
guideline wOrKshOp
Works Infrastructure
health & saFety
First Sovereign Trust
Cl - reMediatiOn and
BrOwnFields
Sigma
Ten short, sharp and
entertaining Pecha
Kucha presentations
on the future of waste
in New Zealand and
the part WasteMINZ
members are playing
Hayden Burge (ERM)
Councils, community and
the commercial sector:
Waste landfills 20 years
on
Facilitated by Dr Jacqui
Horswell (Centre for
Integrated Biowaste
Research)
The beneficial use
of organic waste in
New Zealand – a new
technical guideline for
land application
Greg Dearsly (First
Principles for Safety)
and Shane Burke (Burke
Consulting)
Health and Safety
Guidelines Update
Graeme Quickfall &
Ghassan Basheer (Hiway
Environmental)
Tui Mine tailings
remediation project
- geotechnical and
construction challenges
- project case study of
the recently completed
remediation of NZ’s
largest contaminated
remediation project
Phil Landmark (MWH)
Levin Landfill - Lessons
Learned and Progress
Made
Zac Jordan (Wellington
City Council)
The Principal’s Role in
Driving Change
Marcus Herrmann &
James Corbett (Auckland
Council)
History never repeats?
10.30-11.00 Morning Tea : Exhibition Hall
11.00-12.30 plenary sessiOn
Bay Trust Forum
Chris Keeling
(Environment Canterbury)
It’s the Pits! Getting
a Handle on Non-
Natural Rural Waste in
Canterbury
Nigel Latta
A load of old rubbish: The psychology of waste management
Ann Andrews
Your future is coming, ready or not!
Robyn Vallom
(EnviroWaste Services)
Safe Design in the Waste
Industry
(Environment
Canterbury), Dave
Robotham (Geoscience
Consulting NZ) and
Mark Jennings-
Temple (Renovate Turf
Consultants)
Turf wars: sports turfs as
a HAIL and the challenge
for local government
COntaMinated land - grOundwater issues
and ManageMent
Sigma
James Court (BP Oil)
Working towards establishing clear controls for
discharges from contaminated land
Anna Lukey (AECOM)
Management of short term dewatering discharges
Sarah Knowles (ERM NZ)
Rethinking LNAPL recovery metrics
12.30-13.30 Lunch : Grand Hall
12.30-17.00 trade show breakdown
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general information
REGISTRATION COSTS
SUPER SAVER
register & pay
before 31.08.13
EARLYBIRD
register & pay
before 30.09.13
LAST MINUTE
registration from
01.10.13 onwards
Three day registration 22, 23, 24 Oct
(includes gala dinner on Wed night)
$1175 $1410 $1550
One day - Tue 22 Oct $450 $540 $595
One day - Wed 23 Oct $450 $540 $595
One day - Thu 24 Oct $275 $330 $365
Gala dinner only - Wed 23 Oct
(included in three day registration) $195 $195 $195
Site tours - Mon 21 Oct $50 $60 $70
TA Forum - Mon 21 Oct $50 $60 $70
PRICES EXCLUDE GST
The prices stated are available exclusively to WasteMINZ members.
Non-members attract an additional 50% loading.
The Venue
Energy Events Centre, Rotorua,
New Zealand
Registration Information
Current membership (1 July 2013
– 30 June 2014) with WasteMINZ
is essential as you must be a
WasteMINZ member to attend the
conference.
You are invited to register online.
Please ensure you have an official
purchase order number if this is
your company policy.
To receive super saver or earlybird
fees – your registration must be
paid IN FULL on or before the final
closing date for these fees.
Please check your confirmation
information and tax invoice
carefully to ensure your
registration is correct.
Registration does not include
insurance of any kind.
If you have not received
confirmation of registration within
5 days of registering online,
please contact WasteMINZ.
Cancellation Policy
Should you be unable to attend
once you have registered, you
are welcome to reassign your
registration to another financial
member of WasteMINZ.
If you are unable to arrange a
replacement, a refund less an
administration charge of $150
+ GST will be made, providing
notification has been received no
later than 1 October 2013.
After 1 October 2013 no refund is
possible.
Cancellation of your registration
must be in writing and WasteMINZ
will acknowledge this by return
written advice.
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WasteMINZ is the largest
representative body of the waste
and resource recovery sector in
New Zealand. Formed in 1989, it is
a membership-based organisation
with over 1,000 members – from
small operators through to
councils and large companies.
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waste and resource recovery in
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ongoing and positive development
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