About Us

Multi-Material Stewardship Western (MMSW) launched its program in Saskatchewan on January 1, 2016. This means businesses selling or distributing packaging and printed paper materials now share the responsibility with municipalities to finance the collection and recycling of household packaging and paper.

This approach to funding recycling programs is called Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and is similar to the approach being taken in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.

MMSW is a non-profit organization established to help obligated businesses meet their requirements under the Recycling Regulation. MMSW members include retailers, restaurants, importers, manufacturers, distributors or wholesalers and any organization that supplies packaged goods and/or paper and flyers to Saskatchewan residents.

MMSW is a legal entity in Saskatchewan with its own local office and staff, whose members help fund Saskatchewan municipalities that provide residents recycling of household packaging and paper.

 

Staff

Kelly G. Goyer, Director, Field Services

Kelly Goyer is passionate about sustainability and fascinated by the relationship that society has with consumption, waste and recycling. As an avid recycler for over twenty years, Kelly has contributed his passion to leadership roles that have helped to make a difference for the environment.

At the University of Saskatchewan, Kelly was named their first Waste Prevention Coordinator, where he achieved zero waste for the annual President’s Appreciation BBQ, installed solar powered waste and recycling receptacles, and conducted campus-wide audits to prepare for a new campus recycling program. He then moved to the City of Saskatoon where he assisted with implementing a municipal residential curbside recycling program. Kelly also served two consecutive terms on the board of the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council.

At his current role at Multi Material Stewardship Western (MMSW) as Director of Field Service, Kelly works to build strong relationships with municipalities and perform waste audits to ensure we are recycling efficiently and effectively. Kelly brings his personable, service-based leadership style to each and every task and is committed to better recycling in Saskatchewan.

Governance

MMSW has a dedicated board of directors bringing experience and expertise in operating stewardship programs. Their combined leadership and commitment to sustainability is invaluable in reaching MMSW’s goals.

  • Dale Botting, Founder, Botting Leadership Inc. 
  • Robyn Collver, SVP, ESG and Environmental Strategy Advisor, Canadian Tire Corporation (retired) (Board Chair)
  • Ian Gordon, Board Member and Advisor, SVP, Loblaw Brands, Loblaw Companies Limited (retired) (Board Vice-Chair)
  • Nicole Fischer, Head of Sustainability, Kraft Heinz Canada
  • Angela Griffiths, Vice President, Food Safety, Animal Welfare & Environment, A&W Food Services Inc.
  • Gabor Szekendi, Chief Financial Officer, Unilever Canada

Finance & Audit Committee:

  • Dale Botting (Chair)
  • Ian Gordon
  • Gabor Szekendi

Governance & Nominating Committee:

  • Robyn Collver* ex officio attendee
  • Angela Griffiths (Chair)

MMSW Industry Advisory Committee

MMSW established a multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee to serve as a forum through which Saskatchewan stakeholders are kept informed of MMSW’s activities and through which they can provide advice and feedback on core program initiatives. The members of the Advisory Committee volunteer their services to represent their specific constituency and bring issues from their group to Advisory Committee meetings.

The committee includes members reflecting the interests of urban and rural municipalities, regional waste management authorities and stewards. MMSW worked collaboratively with local government associations to select Advisory Committee members with qualifications and expertise as a guide:

  • Up to two qualified representatives will be nominated by Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA);
  • Up to two qualified representatives will be nominated by Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM);
  • Up to two qualified representatives will be nominated by Association of Regional Waste Management Authorities of Saskatchewan (ARWMAS); and
  • One qualified representative will be nominated by the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council.

The board appointed these nominees as well as up to three representatives from businesses that are stewards of residential waste packaging and paper. The steward representatives on the Advisory Committee will reflect the range of stewards participating in the MMSW program – brand owners and first importers resident in Saskatchewan, and voluntary stewards that are based outside of Saskatchewan.

The Advisory Committee meets up to four times per year.

MMSW Advisory Committee

Julie Dickson, Managing Director, Corporate Services, Save-On-Foods

Joanne Fedyk, Executive Director, Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council

Judy Harwood, Division 5 Director, Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

Keith Matheson, Chair, Association of Regional Waste Management Authorities of Saskatchewan

Anne Mathewson, Executive Director, Association of Regional Waste Management Authorities of Saskatchewan

Augustina Osaseri, Advocacy Advisory, Municipalities of Saskatchewan (formerly Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association)

April Phillips, Director, Northeast Region

Colleen Steele, Government Relations Manager, Federated Co-operatives Ltd.