The Program

  Here is the program which was followed for this years AOR Fall Forum:

• 8:15 – 8:55 — Registration and continental breakfast

• 9:00 — Introduction and welcome to forum
  Cheryl Wilhelm, Far West Fibers, AOR’s Special Projects Chair
• 9:05 – 9:30 — Introduction to Sustainability
  Regina Hauser, Oregon Natural Step
  What does “sustainable” mean? Ms. Hauser will help us define the word, put some boundaries around it, and put it into terms that we can use.
• 9:30 – 10:00 — One City’s Efforts in Establishing Sustainability Programs
  Bruce Walker, City of Portland’s Office of Sustainable Development
  The links between recycling, energy, and sustainability programs are sometimes obvious and almost always daunting when trying to implement wide-ranging programs. Learn about tangible tools for delivering programs and important steps to consider when seeking political and/or financial support.
• 10:00 – 10:15 — Break
• 10:15 – 10:45 — Energy Costs and Peak Oil
  Chris Dymond, Oregon State Department of Energy
  Mr. Dymond will discuss the basics of energy use in Oregon and the three principal challenges we will face in the next two decades: oil, natural gas, and climate change.
• 10:45 – 11:15 — New Models in Waste Management That Emerge from Sustainability Thinking
  Wayne Rifer, Rifer Environmental
  How has the drive toward sustainability spawned new ideas in recycling? Mr. Rifer will discuss product stewardship; emerging technologies; new attitudes toward energy recovery, zero waste, and resource conservation contracting; and other
  recycling concepts that have emerged from sustainability thinking.
• 11:15 – 12:00 — Energy Prices: The Financial Impact and Market Impact on the Paper Industry
  Les Joel, Blue Heron Paper Company
  Mr. Joel will present a recent history of energy prices, the market’s reactions, and the paper industry’s actions that are influenced by energy use in transportation and processing.
• 12:00 – 1:15 — Lunch (provided)
• 1:15 – 1:30 — Sustainability and the Haulers
  Dave White, Oregon Refuse and Recycling Association
  What does sustainability mean for haulers? Mr. White will discuss the pace of change in collection practices and explore some of the complexities of planning and implementing sustainability policies, from a hauler’s perspective. Is it sustainable to automate the collection of refuse and recyclables? To ship collected material overseas? To site MRFs and landfills in economically depressed areas? Local governments and franchisees will need to work together to answer these questions and others.
• 1:30 – 2:15 — Energy Use and Recycling: Where are the Savings?
  David Allaway, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
  Energy savings: why do we care? Recycling various materials (aluminum, glass, plastics): where are the energy savings? What’s significant: collection energy requirements or end-user energy savings? What takes more energy: recycling or landfilling? Why does recycling save energy? Mr. Allaway will answer these questions and discuss studies on the embedded  transportation costs of various materials.
• 2:15 – 2:40 — Biofuels: Demand and Supply Issues
  Tomas Endicott, SeQuential
  Mr. Endicott will discuss the basics of biodiesel and the drivers behind the growing market for biodiesel in Oregon and Washington.
• 2:40 – 3:00 — Wrap-up and Q&A
  Regina Hauser, Oregon Natural Step
  After listening to today’s slate of speakers, you undoubtedly will have questions. This is your chance to ask away!