Lisa Dyer is the Director of Environment for Environment and Natural Resources Department of the Government of the Northwest Territories. Her division is responsible for the delivery of waste reduction and recycling initiatives in the Northwest Territories. Lisa has been living north of 60 for over 23 years and during this time she has been […]

Cameron is a career public servant with the Province of British Columbia. Following completion of a Masters in Public Administration in 1998, Cameron has held management roles with the Ministry of Finance in Treasury Board Staff, the Ministry of Energy and Mines in Oil and Gas development, and with Emergency Management BC. As of March […]

Mrs Dussault holds a Masters’ Degree in socio-economic geography from Laval University. She has been working for the Québec Environment Department for over 26 years. First involved in impact assessment studies on various industrial, transportation, and energy-related projects, including waste incinerators and disposal sites, she has been with the Waste Management Branch since 1996. She […]

Stephanie Woo is a Technical Advisor at Metro Vancouver, where her focus has been on outreach, education, and resource development during the implementation of Metro Vancouver’s Organics Disposal Ban. Before working at Metro Vancouver, Stephanie worked for two years at local municipalities where she coordinated residential curbside collection programs and other recycling and waste management […]

Victor Bell is a Certified Packaging Professional with more than 25 years of experience with environmental issues associated with packaging and products. In 1998, Victor founded Environmental Packaging International (EPI), a consultancy that advises global brand owners, retailers, and all segments of the packaging industry on a wide range of environmental compliance, product stewardship and […]

Belinda Li is a Project Engineer based in the Vancouver office of Tetra Tech. She works with municipalities and institutions to assess solid waste systems, facilitate evidence-based decision making, and test strategies to improve waste reduction and diversion rates. Recent projects include a cost analysis for organics collection scenarios and zero waste pilot programs for […]

Neil Hastie has been named the Development Director and spokesperson for StewardChoice Enterprises Inc. and he is leading the latest stewardship organization to enter into the British Columbia EPR market. Neil’s role is to help in the development and implementation of the proposed recycling plan which may begin as early as 2016. StewardChoice will, in […]

An Vossen is the Executive Manager of Plarebel, a non-profit organization promoting the recycling of plastic waste in Belgium. In this role, she is working as a consultant for Fost Plus, the Belgian take-back scheme for household packaging waste, with regard to collection, sorting and recycling of household plastic packaging waste in Belgium. She assists […]

As Managing Director for MMBC, Allen oversees the first 100% Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program in Canada where industry assumes full financial and managerial responsibility for the residential recycling system. Allen has extensive experience in sustainability and extended producer responsibility, having held leadership roles with the Retail Council of Canada and the Canadian Council of […]

In 2013, Mike Samson was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB), a Crown agency of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador that manages and implements waste diversion and recycling programs in the province. Prior to joining MMSB, Mike worked in the public sector for more than 25 years. In 2006, […]