In order to develop the best possible agenda and attract both high quality speakers and delegates to the conference a Steering Committee has been struck. The Steering Committee has been meeting and inviting speakers to attend.

Conference on Canadian Stewardship – Steering Committee

Ginette Bureau - Recyc Quebec - Tires Sector
Georges Portelance - Éco-peinture , QC - Paint Recycling
David Betts _ EPS Canada - Electronics Recycling
Guy Perry - CSR/ SO , ON - Packaging & Printed Paper
Neil Hastie - Encorp Pacific, BC - Beverage Container Recycling
Ron Driedger - BC Used Oil, BC - Waste Oil Recycling
Mark McKenney - MGM Management, ON (Administrative support)

Stewardship Organizations – Conference Committee

BC Used Pharmaceuticals Association
Boissons Gazeuses Environnement (QC)
Brewers of Canada
British Columbia Used Oil Association
Canadian Bottled Water Association
Canadian Used Pharmaceuticals Association
Collecte Selective du Quebec
CSR: Corporations Supporting Recycling
Distillers of Canada
Éco-peinture , QC
Electronics Product Stewardship Canada
Encorp Atlantic (NB)
Manitoba Association for Resource Recovery
Manitoba Product Stewardship Corporation
Multi-Material Stewardship Board (NL)
New Brunswick's Tire Stewardship Board (NBTSB)
Ontario Tire Stewardship
Product Care (BC)
Recyc Quebec
RRFB Nova Scotia
SARCAN (SK)

Who should attend this conference?

o Staff from provincial Departments of Environment
o Staff of Environment Canada and other related Federal Departments
o Policy and waste management staff of municipalities
o Provincial & federal municipal associations (i.e. Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Federation of Canadian Municipalities)
o Members and staff of Food & Consumer Products Canada
o Members and staff of the Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors
o Members and staff of the Retail Council of Canada
o Members and staff of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers
o Members and staff of the Canadian Institute Petroleum Products
o Members and staff of the Electronics Product Stewardship Canada
o Members and staff of the Home and Hardware industry representatives
o Members of the Newspaper, magazine and printed paper industry
o Material manufacturers : Plastics, Paper, Metals, Glass
o Paint manufacturers
o Tire retailers and distributors
o Companies that pay stewardship fees in any part of Canada
o Household Hazardous waste generators
o Provincial program operators including: beverage container recycling, waste oil recycling, waste paint recycling, tire recycling, HHW recycling, battery recycling, packaging and printed waste recycling, electronics recycling.