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Event

Reducing and Managing Food and Organic Waste Streams in North America

Hotel Marriott Tuxtla Gutiérrez Boulevard Dr. Belisario Domínguez 1195, Col Santa Elena Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas 29060
Mexico

March 23, 2017

Public

The CEC’s Joint Public Advisory Committee led a public forum, Reducing and Managing Food and Organic Waste Streams in North America, on 23 March 2017.

It brought together citizens and stakeholders to engage with experts from academia, government, and the private sector to discuss issues, challenges and opportunities for reducing, recovering, diverting and processing food and organic waste.

Agenda

(Central Time)

7:30–8:30
Foyer

Registration of participants

8:30–8:35
Chiapas I & II

Opening remarks

Eric Dannenmaier
JPAC Chair
8:35–8:45

Overview of the CEC

César Rafael Chávez
CEC Executive Director
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8:45–9:05

Keynote presentation

Renán Alberto Poveda
Senior Environmental Scientist
World Bank
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9:05–9:15

Presentation of CEC’s current and upcoming work related to organic waste

David Donaldson
CEC Program Manager
Green Growth projects
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9:15 – 9:25

Presentation

Edda V. Fernández Luiselli
General Director of the Primary Sector and Renewable Natural Resources, Undersecretariat of Environmental Development and Regulation, Semarnat
9:25–10:25
Chiapas I & II

Panel 1 – Diverting and processing organic waste: Best practices and emerging technologies

En Canadá, Estados Unidos y México, los desechos orgánicos se envían de manera predominante a rellenos sanitarios, donde se descomponen en condiciones anaeróbicas, lo que contribuye a la formación y emisión de metano, potente gas de efecto invernadero. Esta mesa identificará barreras, oportunidades y soluciones relativas al incremento de la desviación de desechos orgánicos y de la capacidad de procesamiento en América del Norte mediante mecanismos como digestión anaeróbica, compostaje y captación de metano en los rellenos sanitarios.

Gustavo Alanís-Ortega
Moderator
JPAC member​

Jaime Slomianski Aguilar
Titular, Agencia de Gestión Urbana
Gobierno de la Ciudad de México
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Craig Coker
Principal, Coker Consulting + Senior Editor
BioCycle Magazine
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Sergio Gasca Álvarez
Director de Bioenergéticos
Secretaría de Energía de México (Sener)
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Susan Antler
Executive Director
Compost Council of Canada
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10:25–11:15

Facilitated discussion with panelists and members of the audience (in-person + online)

11:15–11:30

Break

11:30–12:30
Chiapas I & II

Panel 2 – Food waste: Reduction and recovery programs

According to the World Bank, up to one-third of the world’s food produced for human consumption is either lost during processing or wasted by consumers. North America stands out from other developed regions with the most food wasted per capita. This panel will discuss opportunities and projects underway to enhance capacity for reducing the disposal of food waste in landfills by exploring opportunities to achieve food waste reduction and recovery within North America.

Moderator
JPAC member​

Ralph C. Martin
Professor, Department of Plant Agriculture
University of Guelph, Ontario
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Daniela Ruehl
Consultora de Programas
FAO México
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Yolanda Soto
President and CEO
Borderlands Food Bank (Nogales, Arizona)
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Rubén Oliva Rodríguez
Director General
Bancos de Alimentos de México (BAMX)
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12:30–13:30

Facilitated discussion with panelists and members of the audience (in-person + online)

13:30–15:00
Chiapas III

Luncheon Presentation: Sumidero Canyon II Factual Record

Robert Moyer
Director
Submissions on Enforcement Matters and Legal Unit
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15:00–16:30
Chiapas I & II

Roundtable discussion: Reducing waste from formal and informal human settlements – Legal and institutional barriers

This roundtable will discuss overcoming legal and policy barriers to sound management of food waste and organic waste with panelists and members of the audience.  It will focus on case studies that demonstrate both the challenge of managing these waste streams in North America, and the opportunities presented by new technological, process, and policy approaches.

Eric Dannenmaier
Moderator
JPAC Chair

María Cristina Cortinas Durán
Environmental Consultant
Mexico
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Melissa Lenczewski
Associate Professor, Geology and Environmental Geosciences
Northern Illinois University
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16:30–17:00

Wrap-up with panelists and members of the audience (in-person + online)

17:00–17:15

Closing remarks

Eric Dannenmaier
JPAC Chair
18:00–20:00
Lobby bar

Networking reception