Collection & Transfer | Communication, Education & Marketing | Electronics Recycling | Landfill Gas | Landfill Management | Organics Management & Composting | Planning & Management | Recycling & Waste Diversion | Special Waste | Waste-to-Energy & Waste Conversion | Collection & Transfer Tuesday, September 19th The Return of the Public Sector 2:00 – 3:00 pm Managed Competition – Strategies for Helping the Public Sector Successfully Compete Karen Luken, R.W. Beck, Inc Return of Service Transition Mike Lopker, City of Phoenix Public Works Department, AZ New Insights on Transfer Station Design 4:30 – 5:30 pm The Changing Transfer Station Stefan Bukojemsky, URS Corporation Lessons Learned – Design/Build Approach for Solid Waste Transfer Stations Thomas Kraemer, CH2M HILL Wednesday, September 20th Capturing Data and Avoiding Revenue Losses 8:30 – 9:30 am RFID – Possibilities and Pitfalls In Solid Waste Collection And Management William Anderson, Genesta Dealing with Revenue Shortfalls: Increasing the Bottom Line when Under Recovering Financially from Existing Customers Scott Pasternak, R.W. Beck, Inc. Thursday, September 21st Single Stream: The Best Option for Recyclables Collection? 3:15 – 4:15 pm Making the Switch: Evaluating Options and Implications for Converting to Single Stream Betsy Dorn, R.W. Beck, Inc. Analyzing the Effectiveness of Single Stream David McCary, Solid Waste Department, City of Tampa, FL Communication, Education & Marketing Tuesday, September 19th School Education and Outreach 2:00 – 3:00 pm Do Schoolchildren Show Improved Recycling and Solid Waste Management Behaviors at Home After In-class Presentations? Steven Hicks, Delaware Solid Waste Authority FEED THE BIN School Recycling and Environmental Education Program Emily Finney, Wake County Solid Waste Management Association, NC Increasing Recycling through Education 3:15 – 4:15 pm How Do We Improve Outreach and Education to Increase Recycling and Reach the Unconverted: What is the Role of Self-Efficacy and Attitudes? Jody Myers, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc. Public Education and Communication Strategies for Multicultural Audiences Ann Gill, Mecklenburg County Division of Solid Waste, NC Wednesday, September 20th Making the Most of Your Partnerships 8:30 – 9:30 am Pitch and Catch, Getting your Money’s Worth as You Market at Events and Other Large Venues John Remy, Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio Improving Public Outreach through Collaborative Partnerships Dori Brown, City of Newport News Public Works Department, VA Thursday, September 21st Public Education Workshop: Communication Tools You Can Use 2:00 – 3:00 pm Have you ever wondered how other agencies and organizations around the country are communicating with groups in their areas? This event will feature tabletop presenters that will share their “tools of the trade” that have been effective in communicating, educating, and marketing in the solid waste industry. You can discuss tools and ideas with any and all of the presenters you like and walk away with new direction and inspiration for your own communicating, educating, and marketing programs! Featured participants to include: Public Education and Communication Strategies for Solid Waste Professionals Rexie LeStrange, City of Manteca Solid Waste Division, CA Marketing and Distributing Recycling Knowledge to Increase Participation Director of Public Outreach, RE3, NC Public Education and Marketing – Tools to Get Your Message Across Felicia Blow, Southeastern Public Service Authority, VA Meta Un GOOOL Reciclando Brandi Williams, City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services Trash Can Dan and the Clean Up Kids Wendy Pizzadili, Delaware Solid Waste Authority Electronics Recycling Tuesday, September 19th Managing E-Waste Through Legislation 3:15 – 4:15 pm Creating Successful E-Waste Legislation-An Insider’s View of the Process Bill Smith, City of Tacoma Solid Waste Management, WA Life After California’s Electronic Waste Recycling Act - The Good, The Bad, And The Business Of E-Waste Michelle Nicholls, SCS Engineers Thursday, September 21st Secondary Markets for E-Waste: Different Approaches for the Same Items 2:00 – 3:00 pm Electronics Recycling: Establishing a Successful Computer Reuse/Refurbishing Program Al Chaney, Computer Recycling For Education Recycling Metal from Electronics Waste Marissa Frischetti, Onyx Environmental Services Focus on Cost and Liability Control 3:15 – 4:15 pm The Process of Electronics Recycling Brett Rhinehardt, CompuTel *CompuTel is featured on Tour #3 Liability Concerns in Electronics Recycling Jon Littlepage, Moore Van Allen Law Firm Landfill Gas Tuesday, September 19th Unique Landfill Gas Utilization and Compliance Issues 3:15 – 4:15 pm The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio/Firm Green Energy, Inc. Partnership Ralph Hirshberg, Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc. Gas Collection and Control System Phasing Plan Ramachandran Kulasingam, GeoSyntec Consultants, Inc. The Future of Landfill Gas Operations and Project Development Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program 4:30 – 5:30 pm Moderator: Chris Voell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program This session will provide an in-depth look at new and interesting trends in the landfill gas field, including municipal utility involvement in projects, re-emergence of high-BTU gas, alternative fuels, the industry’s changing economic landscape and future prospects for project development at small landfills. Thursday, September 21st Critical Components for Your Project Planning 2:00 – 3:00 pm California’s Climate Action Plan Impact on Landfills: Locally and Nationwide Frank Caponi, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, CA Practical Challenges in Producing Carbon Emission Reduction Credits from Landfills in the Developing World Steve Hamilton, SCS Engineers Status of Renewable Energy Credit Markets and Carbon Financing 3:15 – 4:15 p.m Why You May Not Want a Power Purchase Agreement for Your LFGTE Project: How RPS and REC Accounting System Sales Rules Impact REC Value Patricia Deese Stanton, Conservation Services Group The World Bank’s Role in the Carbon Finance Related to Solid Waste Management Projects Charles Peterson, The World Bank Landfill Management Tuesday, September 19th Leachate Management 2:00 – 3:00 pm Leachate Management in an Unlined Landfill Matthew Evans, R.W. Beck, Inc. Monitoring of Water Content Evolution in Orchard Hills Landfill, by Electrical Imaging Solenne Grellier, Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Chicago R&R: Reclamation and Redevelopment 4:30 – 5:30 pm The Sow’s Ear Kevin Dugan, Collier County Solid Waste Management Department, FL Unique Case Studies of Landfill Redevelopment in California Patrick Sullivan, SCS Engineers Wednesday, September 20th Tales from the Landfill: Case Studies and Applied Technologies 8:30 – 9:30 am Applying Innovative Technologies at a Rural Landfill in Minnesota Fred Doran, R.W. Beck, Inc. Ten Years of Monitored Natural Attenuation at Ten Landfill Sites Jeff Smith, Draper Aden Associates Thursday, September 21st The Design and Economics of Landfills 3:15 – 4:15 pm Development of a New Regional Landfill Bryan Langpap, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, CA Diversion and Reuse of Construction/Demolition Waste at Chester County Solid Waste Authority’s Lanchester Landfill George Barstar, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. Foxhole Landfill and Community Park Project Scott Brown, Mecklenberg County Solid Waste Department, NC Organics Management & Composting Tuesday, September 19th Composting Technologies and Products Sponsored by U.S. Composting Council 3:15 - 4:15 pm Review of Compost Technologies - What’s Out There? Stuart Buckner, U.S. Composting Council Municipal Composting and Marketing Program D. Ann Gill, Mecklenberg County Solid Waste, NC Compost Use for Stormwater Management Wayne King, ERTH Products Using Organics at Your Landfill Sponsored by U.S. Composting Council 4:30 – 5:30 pm Landfills Marketing Diverted Organic Products: Case Studies And Success Stories Ron Alexander, RAA Associates The Advantages Of Composting At The Landfill Matt Cotton, Integrated Waste Management Consulting Air Emissions from Composting Craig Coker, Coker Consulting Thursday, September 21st Commercial Organics Recycling: Program Realities Sponsored by BioCycle - Journal of Composting & Organics Recycling 2:00 – 3:00 pm The Economics of Commercial Organics Diversion John Connolly, JF Connolly Associates Preparing a Site to Receive Commercial Organics Nora Goldstein, BioCycle Organics Conversion Technologies Sponsored by BioCycle - Journal of Composting & Organics Recycling 3:15 – 4:15 pm Anaerobic Digestion from Liquid Organic Residuals Bill Schubert, Waste Management, Inc. Compost Heat Recovery Thomas Smith and Marvin Shaw, Global Earth Products Planning & Management Tuesday, September 19th Update on Current Credit Rating Trends and Key Court Decisions 2:00 – 3:00 pm A Decade of Credit Trends: Implications for Solid Waste Management Edward McGlade, Standard & Poor Solid Waste in the Courts: Rulings that Continually Shape the Industry Barry Shanoff, SWANA General Counsel and Attorney, Knopf and Brown Developing a Highly Skilled and Competitive Workforce 3:15 – 4:15 pm A Unique Program to Meet Future Solid Waste Engineering Needs Grace Chan, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, CA Employee Development in the Solid Waste Industry Wayman Pearson, City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services, NC Knowledge Capture: For What You Absolutely, Positively Can’t Afford Not to Know Kathi Mestayer, KMA Consulting, Inc. Solid Waste Board Members: Learning from the Pros 4:30 – 5:30 pm This interactive session designed specifically for solid waste board members will provide an open forum of discussion on the issues important to those whose unique role as public servant and solid waste professional often create competing priorities. Whether you are a seasoned or rookie board member, you will have the opportunity to listen to and share your thoughts on the best ways to maintain public support while at the same time providing your solid waste agency the resources and support they need to improve solid waste operations in your community. Thursday, September 21st Innovative Contracting for Financial Success: Beyond the Basics 2:00 – 3:00 pm Contracting from A to Z: Successful Strategies for Developing Effective RFPs and Negotiating Competitive Contracts Mitch Kessler, Kessler Consulting, Inc. Negotiating and Renegotiating Solid Waste Service Contracts Stephen Lynch, R.S. Lynch & Company, Inc. System Planning to Manage Growth and the Implications of Urban Infilling 3:15 – 4:15 pm Proactive Planning: Anticipating and Accommodating Growth Raymond Schauer, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, FL Compatibility Issues Related to Land Development or Redevelopment Adjacent to Solid Waste Facilities – Preliminary Findings from an Environmental Research Study Marc Rogoff, SCS Engineers Recycling & Waste Diversion Tuesday, September 19th Taking Commercial Recycling Further 2:00 – 3:00 pm Complementing Mandatory Commercial Recycling with “GREEN BUSINESS” Recognition – The Carrot and Stick Approach Mitch Kessler, Kessler Consulting, Inc. Making Mandatory Business Recycling Work Michael Talbert, Mecklenburg County Solid Waste Department, NC Green Building as the Next Step in Reduction and Reuse 4:30 – 5:30 pm Beyond Commercial Recycling: Green Building in a Commercial Setting Miriam Zimms, Kessler Consulting, Inc. Visions and Revisions in Green MRF Design Kevin Berg, Summit County Solid Waste, CO Wednesday, September 20th Unique Ways to Increase Recycling: Incentives & Pay as You Throw Programs 8:30 – 9:30 am Incentive-Based Approaches to Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention in Business and Industry Peter Erickson, Cascadia Consulting Group Update on PAYT – Lessons and Impacts on Crafting Rates to Optimize Behavior Change and Revenue Considerations Lisa Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc. Thursday, September 21st A Closer Look at New Technologies to Reduce Waste 2:00 – 3:00 pm Implementation of Advanced C&D Debris Recycling System: A Year In Review Eric Grotke, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. Economic, Policy and Technical Issues Impacting Waste Reduction Technologies Robert Craggs, R.W. Beck, Inc. Special Waste Tuesday, September 19th Paint Product Stewardship Initiative Sponsored by Product Stewardship Institute 2:00 – 3:00 pm Under the Paint Product Stewardship Initiative (PPSI), paint manufacturers, retailers, recyclers, government officials and other stakeholders have joined forces to tackle the challenges of reducing and managing leftover paint. This session reviews PPSI’s progress, exploring different participant perspectives on an innovative, collaborative approach that fosters product stewardship among various stakeholders. Panelists: Scott Cassel, Product Stewardship Institute, Alison Keane, National Paint and Coatings Association, Irene Gleason, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Tackling Tough Issues with Managing a Household Hazardous Waste Facility 4:30 – 5:30 pm Bring me your Oil and Antifreeze, your Batteries and Homeless PCBs . . . Contracting Tips for User-Friendly and Cost-Efficient Haz Mat Services Constance Hornig, Constance Hornig Law Offices City of Phoenix Household Hazardous Waste Diversion Tony Miano, City of Phoenix Public Works Department, AZ Wednesday, September 20th Planning for the Unpredictable: Man-Made and Natural Disasters 8:30 – 9:30 am Planning for a Terrorist Contaminated Debris Incident Robert Swan, Dewberry & Davis Debris Management Planning Pays Off: Responding to Hurricane Damage in Berkeley County, South Carolina John Boyer, Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. Thursday, September 21st Converting C&D Waste 3:15 – 4:15 pm Conversion of Demolition Wood Debris into Alternative Construction Materials Paulo Legaspi, National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence, Concurrent Technologies Corporation High Oil Fuels C&D Douglas Robinson, BioTrue Inc Waste-to-Energy & Waste Conversion Tuesday, September 19th Future Prospects of Waste-to-Energy 2:00 – 3:00 pm Waste-To-Energy: Has Its Time Finally Come (Again)? Eileen Berenyi, Governmental Advisory Associates, Inc. New Waste-to Energy Projects: Opportunity Knocks! John Rose, Consulting Engineer Look at the Numbers: Latest Research on Air Emissions and Recycling Compatibility 3:15 – 4:15 pm Generating Electricity from Municipal Solid Waste or Coal: A Comparison of Air Emissions Jeremy O’Brien, SWANA Materials Recycling and Waste-to- Energy Compatibility Revisited Jonathan Kiser, Environmental Consultant Wednesday, September 20th Conversion Technology Performance Measures 8:30 – 9:30 am Implementing a Conversion Technology Strategy Greg Shipley, Waste To Energy How to Select an Environmentally Friendly Thermal Process? Richard Lewis, Recovered Energy, Inc. Thursday, September 21st Contracting for the Next Generation 2:00 – 3:00 pm The Next Generation of Waste-to-Energy Contracts Rick Sapir, Hawkins, Delafield & Wood LLP Apply Lessons Learned From Waste-to-Energy Feasibility Study Projections to Contract Renewals and Expansions |
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