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CONFERENCE ON
CANADIAN STEWARDSHIP
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| Robert Lemieux |
| Robert Lemieux is the President & CEO of Recyc-Québec. Recyc-
Québec is a crown corporation that is tasked with the formulation and
implementation of producer stewardship programs in that province.
Programs that have been successfully initiated using a model where the
businesses responsible manage their materials include, paints, tires,
non-alcoholic beverage containers, and recyclable consumer packaging
and printed materials. |
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| Lynn Bailey |
Lynn Bailey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment,
within the British Columbia government, Environmental Protection
Division which includes responsibility for producer stewardship programs in that province. Under her jurisdiction are programs including management of tires, beverage packaging, used oil, household special
wastes, and used electronics. |
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| Joachim Quoden |
| Joachim Quoden studied law at the “Rheinische Friedrich-
Wilhelms-Universität” in Bonn before working within the German
Federal Ministry of Environment. He was involved with the original
German Packaging Ordinance. Between 1993 - 2006 Mr. Quoden
worked for Der Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland GmbH
(DSD) in various capacities. He also became Secretary General of PRO
EUROPE, the umbrella organization of packaging recovery organizations
in 31 countries. Corporations Sharing Responsibility (CSR) from Ontario, Canada is a PRO-Europe member. In July 2006 he was appointed Managing Director for PRO-Europe. |
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| Michael Brossard |
| Michael Brossard is Senior Vice-President, Marketing and
Development for RONA Inc., Canada’s leading home improvement
and hardware retailer. RONA has been actively involved in supporting
stewardship programs through their founding involvement in the
creation of Éco-peinture, Quebec’s paint and coatings stewardship
program. He is a board member of Éco-peinture. |
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| Christopher R. Reid |
| Christopher R. Reid, is a partner with the management consulting
fi rm of KPMG. Chris’ group is responsible for studies that are examining
best practices within the product stewardship arena. Recently, he has been
lead manager for the Best Practices Study, a cooperative examination of recycling practices in Ontario, funded by Stewardship Ontario and supported by business and municipalities in that province. |
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| Dave Thompson |
| Dave Thompson is an Edmonton based Partner with
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP. Dave provides industry focused
Performance Improvement, Risk Management and Regulatory and
Sustainability services. Dave annually leads over 50 Environmental
Handling Charge Compliance Reviews for used oil management
associations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and
Quebec. He has managed over 30 audits of forest management practices
across Western Canada. He is currently providing Climate Change
advisory services under Canada’s greenhouse gas regulatory framework. |
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| Pat (P.K.) Horgan |
Pat (P.K.) Horgan, is Vice-President of Manufacturing & Operations
for IBM Canada Ltd. In this role he is responsible for the company’s
product manufacturing with those responsibilities extending to the
company’s product stewardship obligations in Canada. IBM Canada Ltd. is a leading original equipment manufacturer, and a leader in electronics
stewardship programs world-wide. |
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| Dr. Fritz Flanderka |
| Dr. Fritz Flanderka, is Managing Director of Reclay Holdings,
from Köln, Germany. Prior to this position he was Chief Agent of Der
Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland GmbH (DSD). DSD was one of the fi rst comprehensive consumer packaging stewardship programs in the world, and set the standard in the EU for such programs. |
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| Jerry Powell |
| Jerry Powell, is Editor and Publisher; of two magazines and a
newsletter (Resource Recycling, Plastics Recycling Update and E-Scrap
News). He manages two annual conferences, The E-Scrap Conference,
and The Plastics Recycling Conference. Previously Jerry managed a
recycling consulting fi rm for a decade and a recycling business in Portland,
Oregon. He is a past three-time chair of the board of the National
Recycling Coalition and the three-time chair of the board of a state recycling association. He has spoken on waste management and recycling issues in 46 states and fi ve Canadian provinces. |
Conference on Canadian Stewardship |
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