Convention Agenda WASTECON Show Hours

Sunday, October 22: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Monday, October 23: 6 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Tuesday, October 24: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Wednesday, October 25: 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 26: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Collection & Transfer Division Meeting, Room 266

Landfill Management Division Meeting, Room 267

Planning & Management Division Meeting, Room 240

Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Composting Division Meeting, Room 266

Communication, Education & Marketing Division Meeting, Room 264

Landfill Gas Division Meeting, Room 267

Special Wastes Division Meeting, Room 267

Waste-to-Energy Division Meeting, Room 264

Characteristics of Tire Shreds Speaker: Dana Humphrey, University of Maine

The Engineering Perspective: Leachate Systems Speaker: John J. Wood, Camp Dresser and McKee

The Engineering Perspective: Other Landfill Applications

The Operator's Perspective Speaker: Les Liman, Twin Landfill Corp.

Bioreactor Landfills: Some Engineering Perspectives Speaker: Don Augenstein, I.E.M. Inc.

Innovative Solutions for Achieving Zero Discharge of Managed Water Sources Speaker: Alfred Yates and Stephen Krajcsik, Gannett Fleming Inc.

Coordinating Regulations in Design and Construction of Modern Landfill Liners and Closure Caps Speaker: Gregory Richardson, GN Richardson and Associates Inc. and Richard Sprague, HDR Engineering

Long Term Nitrogen Management in Bioreactor Landfills Speaker: Morton A. Barlaz, North Carolina State University

Elements for Board Success Speaker: Gary W. Bales, Monterey Regional Waste Management District, Calif.

Things I wish I had known Before I became a Board Member Speaker: Jack Frost, Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, Pa.

Do You Know Who I Am? — Using Public Relations and Marketing to Educate Your Community Speaker: G. Conoly Phillips, Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA)

Growing Regional Recycling Opportunities as a Vehicle to Sustainable Economic Development Speaker: Frank Kelley, Partnership 2000, N.Y.

Source Reduction & Recycling: Getting to the Most Cost Effective Mix Speaker: Lisa Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates Inc.

Materials Testing Service: A Technical Assistance Program to Aid in the Development of Recycled Content Products and Re-Tooling/Thinking for Precision Manufacturing Speaker: Catherine Zeman, Recycling and Reuse Technology Transfer Center, Iowa

Computer & Electronic Equipment Recycling & Management — A New Waste Management Challenge Speaker: Ray Moreau, Southern Waste Information Exchange Inc.

Environmental Challenges and Opportunities to be Faced at Landfills Speakers: Matt Ward, Spiegel and McDiarmid, Washington D.C.; Raymond A. Biering, County of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; Mitchell Gentile, Antitrust Division, Ohio Attorney General

Update on the Progress Toward Reinstating a LFG Tax Credit and Other Federal Incentives Speaker: Eric Bock, SWANA Legislative Counsel, Baise, Miller and Freer PC

Emission Trading Credit Opportunities from Landfills Speaker: Bruce K. Maillet, EMCON/OWT, Air Emissions Trading

Interim Capping to Maximize Landfill Gas Collection and Odor Control Speaker: William Straub, CMA Engineers Inc.

Landfill Gas Control Project to Mitigate Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions at the Caroline County Sanitary Landfill Speaker: James Gibbons, SCS Field Services Inc.

Securing Food Residuals as an Alternative Feedstock at a Composting Facility Speakers: Leslie Morgan, Barnes Nursery, Ohio; Matt Cotton, Integrated Waste Management Consultant; Robert Rynk, J.G. Press

Emergency Response and Storm Debris Cleanup Assistance Speaker: Alex Makled, Camp Dresser and McKee

Getting Rid of All That Debris Speaker: Rick Goode, Waste Management Inc.

Planning Ahead — Establishing Pre-Event Agreements Speaker: Linda L. Ladd, City of Myrtle Beach, N.C.

After Disaster Strikes: How To Get Funding Assistance Speaker: Shirley Collins and Jim Loomis, Florida Emergency Management Agency

RCRA Subtitle D — Past, Present and Future Speaker: William Held, EMCON/OWT

Landfill Closure Design/Build: A Trend of the Future — Bee Ridge Landfill Experience, Sarasota County, Fla. Speaker: Abdul Mulla Saleh, Camp Dresser and McKee

Groundwater Remediation By Enhancing Natural Bioremediation Processes at the Colesville Landfill Broome County, N.Y. Speaker: Steven M. Feldman, ARCADIS Geraghty and Miller

Geosynthetic Clay Liner Direct Shear Database Speaker: Jim Olsta, CETCO

Alternative Daily Covers: What Has and Hasn't Worked in Florida Speaker: Raymond Dever, SCS Engineers

Utilization of Processed Green Material for Erosion Control and Alternative Daily Cover Speaker: Dave Lowry, Orange County Integrated Waste Management Department, Calif.

Integrated Waste to Energy Solution Speaker: Ron Menville Jr., Brightstar Environmental LLC

Life Cycle Assessment Technology Speaker: Susan Thorneloe, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

SWANA's 3rd Bi-Annual WTE: Ash Management and Recycling Survey Speaker: Scott Settar, SWANA

Pinellas County Resource Recovery Facility Ash Recharacterization Speaker: Steve Reinhart, Pinellas County and Kelsi Jo Oswald, Pinellas County Utilities

Papermill Sludge Recycling and Energy Production Speaker: Robert Brickner, Gershman, Brickner and Bratton

Report on National Trends in Waste-to-Energy/Resource Recovery Report Facilities Speaker: Raffaela Dunne, Henningson, Durham and Richardson Architecture and Engineering

Characterization of Ten Heavy Metals in Recovered Screened Material from Construction and Demolition Recycling Facilities Speaker: Kevin Leo, Camp Dresser and McKee

Evaluating Used Oil, Audit, and Cleanup Programs — Surveys, Measurements, Techniques and Results Speaker: John Green, Skumatz Economic Research Associates Inc.

What's Happening Regarding Extended Producer Responsibility?

Discussion of EPA'S Pesticide Storage and Disposal Labeling Requirement Speaker: Amy Breedlove, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs

HHW Collection — Easy — Efficient — Effective Speaker: Julia Marano, Leigh County, Pa.

Getting Top Performance from Your Household Hazardous Waste Program Speaker: Robert Craggs, R.W. Beck

Automation for the Future Speaker: Michael Woodruff, City of Longmont, Colo.

Local Government — Getting Back Into the Collection Business Speaker: Constance Hornig, Constance Hornig Law Offices

Beat 2000: A GIS Based Collection System Speaker: Pete Truch, City of Calgary, Canada

Overview and Implications of the New OSHA Ergonomic Standards Speaker: Gary Orr, OSHA Office of Safety Standards Program

Articulated Vehicles. How this not-so-new technology is improving collection of solid waste.

Using Video Cameras on Collection Vehicles: Houston's Experience Speaker: Daniel M. Gutierrez, Department of Solid Waste Management, Houston, Texas

2000 Landfill Gas Control Award Recipient

2000 Landfill Gas Utilization Award Recipient

Results from the Fresh Kills Source Testing Speaker: Scott Hill, Ecogas

Ford Motor Company's experience with using Landfill Gas Speaker: Jeff White [Invited], Ford Motor Co.

Comparison of Emissions: Landfill Bioreactors vs. Conventional Speaker: Roger Green, Waste Management Inc.

Leachate Evaporation = Cost Savings and Value Speaker: James Martin, Republic Waste Services Inc.

Diversifying Your Revenue Through Complete Asset Utilization Speaker: Jim Warner, Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, Pa.

The Growth of User-Based Solid Waste Payment Systems Speaker: Edward McGlade, Standard & Poor's

Mystery or Mastery: Making Sense Out of Solid Waste Feasibility Studies Speaker: Janet Martin, Fitch IBCA

When Recycling Stalls … Developing Next Steps for Massachusetts Speaker: Lisa Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates Inc.

Political Realities of Public Waste Management Facility Development Speaker: John Merritt, Merritt Communications Inc., Environmental Solutions Division

Better Solid Waste System Planning Using Computer-Based Planning Tools: Web-based Waste Composition Computer Modeling Speaker: Jonathan Burgiel, R.W. Beck Inc.

Interstate Waste Transport: Waste Got, Want Not Speaker: Kathi Mestayer, Malcolm Pirnie Inc.

Materials Recovery Facilities & Transfer Stations: The Impact of Industry Mergers on Public/Private Partnerships Speaker: Ruben Mesa, City of Oxnard, Calif.

Impact of Industry Consolidation Speaker: Constance Horning, Constance Hornig Law Offices

The New Competition — First Year Results Speaker: Anne-Marie Fowler, Region of Ottawa Carleton, Canada

Milk Route Pick Up of Recycling Drop Offs Speaker: Charles Ramer, Portage County Solid Waste Management District, Ohio

Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio “Just in Time” Recycling Speaker: Jack Wackernagle, SWANCO Sanitary Landfill

Integrated Management of Municipal Waste in Edmonton, Alberta Speaker: Bud Latta, City of Edmonton, Canada

Wood Waste Recycling: What Was Learned from Examining Six Operating Facilities Speaker: Kathleen Kilbane, SWANA

Part One: An overview of crisis communication.

Part Two: Groups will be given a crisis scenario and must develop a plan.

Part Three: Groups will share how they develop and implement their plan.

Part Four: A panel discussion by the media on the success and improvements needed by each group.

Asphalt Shingle Recycling in the United States Speaker: Ken Patterson, Patterson Services

Deconstruction of Buildings: Is It Feasible? Speaker: Dave Neun, National Association of Home Builders Research Center

Impact of CCA-Treated Wood on C&D Recycling Speaker: Timothy Townsend, University of Florida

Incorporating Non-waste Related Technology into a Successfully Designed and Operated MSW Transfer Station Speaker: Daniel Bauer, Salt Lake Valley Solid Waste Mgt. Council, Utah

Efficiency Study for North Area Transfer Station and Kiefer Landfill Speaker: John Abernethy, Sacramento County, Calif., and Mark Urquhart, HDR Engineering

To Transfer or Not to Transfer? How to Answer to the Question Speaker: Debbie Miller, R.W. Beck

Why We Decided to Transfer When Our Landfill Still Had Capacity Speaker: Dan Williams, Calvert County, Md.

Operations Overview

Landfill Gas Extraction

Composting Facility

Tour of Cincinnati Solid Facilities

Cincinnati Paperboard Corp.

Evans Landscaping/Composting Facility

ELDA Landfill Methane Gas Recovery

Rumpke's Materials Recovery Facility - St. Bernard Plant

Bioreactor Overview

Contaminated Soils Bioremediation