Technical Conference

Join SWANA and our Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting and Special Waste Divisions as we explore innovative programs with this years technical conference.

SWANA Certified Professionals,
Earn 11 CEUs for Attending The Entire Conference.

Monday, February 8^th

7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.-Registration

7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.-Breakfast

8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m. – Welcome and Opening Remarks

• 8:45-9:30 a.m.  - Keynote Presentation
  Heidi Sanborn, Executive Director, California Product Stewardship Council

9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. - Zero Waste

• Roadmap for Maximizing Recycling
  Mitch Kessler ,President, Kessler Consulting, Inc.
• Can We Reach Zero Waste?
  Mirka, Januszkiewicz, Director Waste Management Services, Regional Municipality of
  Durham Works Department
  Shawn Worster, Senior Project Manager, HDR, Inc.

 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.- Commercial Recycling

• Decision Points in Developing Mandatory Recycling Ordinances
  Steven  Sherman, Senior Manager, Cascadia Consulting Group,
• Measuring Recycling: Commercial Recycling Hidden Contribution to Recycling Rates
  Natalie Starr, Principal, DSM Environmental Services
• LEEDing the Way to Better Commercial Waste and Recycling Audits
  John Culbertson, Vice President, MidAtlantic Solid Waste Consultants

12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.-Lunch

• Use of Social Marketing and Social Media to promote recycling in NC on a shoestring budget
  Kelley Dennings, Education and Outreach Project Manager, NC DENR, DPPEA

2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - New Ways of Looking at Organics Recovery

• Overcoming the "Ick Factor" - Strategies for Implementing Source Separated Organics Collection
  Ruth C. Abbe, Vice President, HDR Engineering, Inc.
• One Person's Trash is Another Person's Ethanol:  An Environmental Stimulus Package
  Clifford E. Duggan Jr., Legal Counsel, Lake County Solid Waste Management District

 4:00-5:00 p.m.- Electronics and Special Waste Session

• Georgetown University A University's Approach to Integrated Electronic Waste Recycling
  William A. Del Vecchio, Manager, Recycling and Solid Waste Disposal
• Analysis of Discarded CRTs in Florida: Volume Projections and Disposal Management Options
  Amy Chan-Hilton, Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Dep. Florida State University

5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.-Recycling and Special Waste Division Meeting

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Welcoming Reception and Table –Top Trade Show

Tuesday, February 9^th

 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.-Registration

7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.-Breakfast- In the Exhibit Hall

8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. - Pharmaceuticals

• More than just take backs: Upstream approaches to reducing pharmaceutical waste
  Julie Becker, Ph.D., MPH, President, Women's Health & Environmental Network
• Dunn County's Medication Round-Up
  George Hayducsko, Solid Waste Director, Dunn County Solid Waste Division

9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. - Product Stewardship

• Think Globally, Act Locally Through Product Stewardship Councils
  Bill Sheehan, Executive Director, Product Policy Institute
• What the Waste Stream Tells Us about Opportunities for Producer Responsibility
  Kurt Hulse, Senior Associate, Cascadia Consulting Group
• Carpet Recycling 101
  Georgina Sikorski, Executive Director, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE)

 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.- Container Take Back Programs

• Container Deposit Programs in the Headlines
  Susan V. Collins, Executive Director, Container Recycling Institute            
• Product Stewardship Alternatives for Beverage Containers
  Ted Siegler, Partner, DSM Environmental Services, Inc.

 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.-Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

 2:00-2:30 p.m. - Keep America Beautiful Presentation

• KAB’s Strategic Recycling Plan
  Ed Skernolis, Vice President of Recycling, Keep America Beautiful

 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. - Special Event Recycling

• Waste diversion efforts at the Democratic National Convention
  Jaime Nack, President, Three Squares Inc.
• CWD How to Implement a Zero Waste Event
  Robert Medigovich, Municipal Coordinator,
• Success of Green Lodging Waste Reduction Practices
  Speaker TBD

 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. - C&D Recycling

• Overview of C&D recycling activities in North Carolina
  Matt Todd, Recycling Market Development Specialist, NC Dept of Environment & Natural Resources
• C&D Recycling Incentive Programs
  Miriam Zimms, Sr. Consultant, Kessler Consulting
• Turning Tear-off Shingles into Hot Mix Asphalt: Innovation towards Zero Waste and a Smaller Carbon Footprint
  Michelle Caulfield, Senior Associate, Cascadia Consulting Group