WASTECON 2003 SHOW GUIDE

Top 10 Accidents and How to Prevent Them, Lisa Griggs, URS Corp.

Peer Exchange on Health & Safety Issues- An interactive session led by Joe Williams.

Transfer Stations, moderated by Joe Williams.

“Green” Design Alternatives for Transfer Stations, Ryan King, HDR Engineering, Inc.

Right-Sizing Transfer Trailer Applications, Morris Leroux, The Columbia Corp.

How to Gain Acceptance of a Change From Weekly to Bi-Weekly Collection, Robert Smouse, Plano, Texas.

The Nuts and Bolts of Saving Money on Fleet Costs, Karen Luken, R. W. Beck, Ohio.

Improving Collection Operations with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Route Optimization Software and Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Kevin Callen, vice president of product management, WasteBid.com, Inc.

Evaluating Whether to Contract Residential Curbside Collections Services, Carl Newby, solid waste division chief, Department of Environmental Services, Arlington County, Va.

Term is Money - Give Me More Time!, Constance Hornig, Esq., Constance Hornig Law Offices, Calif.

Improving Your Program Through Public Relations.

Improving Public Relations for a HHW Facility, Victoria Wiedel, Solid Waste Agency of Lake County, Ill.

Neighbourscape (the Pilot): The Case for Neighbourhood-based Stewardship Education, Allen Lynch, SWANA president 2004 and manager, North Shore Recycling Program, B.C.

San Jose's Single Stream Outreach Program, Roberta Dunlap, city of San Jose.

Not Your Same Old Garbage Day - Changing Collection in Hamilton, Ontario, Beth Goodger, city of Hamilton.

Environmental Games. Shannon Belmonte and Rita Mazza, Lake County Solid Waste Management District, Merrillville, Ind.

Successful Public Outreach Programs

Zero Waste Solid Waste Management Plan: Ohio Expo Center, Leslie Lukacs, SCS Engineers, Calif.

Overcoming Challenges in Special Event Recycling, Lynn Bestul, Palm Beach County

Buying Recycled: A Report Card from the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive, John Howard.

Cooperative Approaches to Recycling Market Development in the Northeast.

The Last Chance Mercantile — The Monterey Peninsula Landfill's Reuse Store — David Myers, general manager, Monterey Regional Waste Management District, Calif.

Outstanding Source Reduction Program. Randy Kiser, Principal Planning Analyst, Hennepin County, Minn.

Overview of National Trends in Single Stream.

The city of Phoenix's Single Stream Recycling Program, Christine Holloway, solid waste administrator, City of Phoenix.

Analyzing Single Stream Recycling: Understanding the Tradeoffs.

Making the Most Out of Business Waste Reduction

Making Real Strides in Commercial Recycling

Diversion in Rural Ontario — Success!, Joseph Hall, site manager, Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre, Pembroke, Ontario.

Lynda Roehl, St. Louis, Mo.

Choosing Compost Technologies, Jeff Gage, Compost Design Services.

Composting in Lufkin, Texas: Biosolids Management and More, Risa Fisher and Mike Carleton, both vice presidents, HDR.

New Developments in Emissions Measurements from Composting Operations; New Composting Regulations in the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Ray Huff, project manager, SCS Engineers.

Health and Safety Issues, Eliot Epstein, chief environmental scientist, Tetra Tech.

Status of Composting in the United States, Stuart Buckner.

Creating a Marketable Product, Matthew Cotton, Integrated Waste Management Consulting.

Performance of Capillary Barrier Final Cover for the McPherson County Landfill, Kansas, and Jack P. Chappelle, president, Engineering Solutions & Design Inc.

Field Tests of Conventional and Alternative Final Cover Systems for Landfill Closure, Tarek Abichou, FSU Civil Engineering.

Murder She Wrote?: Being Able to Find Items In Your Landfill When You Have To, Robert Edmiston, director, Mesa County.

Estimating Method and Use of Landfill Settlement, Michael L. Leonard, SCS Engineers.

Investing $$ Wisely to Save $$, Ana Wood, solid waste director, Polk County, Fla.

County Plans for Forty Years of Solid Waste Management and Saves Millions in the Process, Alex H. Makled, Camp Dresser & McKee, Fla.

An Update on Federal Rules: RD&D and EPA MACT, David Hansen, SWANA Bioreactor Committee chair and president, Landfill Service Corp., N.Y.

Changes in Mass Constituents, Density and Settlement in Landfill Bioreactor Cells, Gary R. Hater, Waste Management Inc.

Sanitary Landfills 2003 - From Dry Tombs to Wet Bioreactors, Todd Watermolen, Onyx Waste Services Inc.

Landfill Capping Projects Summary, N.C. Vasuki, SWANA President 1992-1993 and CEO, Delaware Solid Waste Authority.

McCullough's Emerald Links Golf Course, M. B. Mullen, Hatch Mott MacDonald.

Low Emission Challenges on a Landfill Gas to Energy Application, Greg Sorge, Waukesha Engine, Dresser Inc.

Calabasas Landfill Microturbine Project: Lessons Learned After one Year of Operation, Mario Iacoboni, County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Implementation of a Gas Well Dewatering System to Achieve Surface Gas Compliance at Puente Hills Landfill, Brian Villacorta, and Sejal Patel, County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County.

Installation and Operation of a Landfill Gas and Liquid Injection System in an Active Balefill Using Modular Divided Conduits Joesph Curro, CDM.

Management of Multiple Environmental System, James D. Bier, EMCON/OWT.

Update on Energy Legislation and Outlook for LFG Tax Credits, Mac Bybee, Manager of Government Affairs, SWANA.

Green Power and Renewable Portfolio Standards, Greg McCarron, SCS Engineers, N.Y.

Controlling LFG Migration at Three, Unlined, Pre-Subtitle D Midwestern Landfills.

C&D Debris Management on a Publicly Owned Construction & Demolition Debris Landfill, Gerald Johnstone, Horry County Solid Waste Authority, Inc., S.C.

Processing C&D Debris as a Business, Leo Larochelle.

Garth Hickle, Minn. Office of Environmental Assessment

Edward Boisson, Boisson & Associates

Marie Steinwachs, Product Stewardship Institute.

Major Trends in Electronics Recycling, Jerry Powell, Resource Recycling Magazine

Houston Targets E-Scrap - A Responsible and Cost Effective Electronic Recycling Program, Edward T. Chen, Solid Waste Management Department, City of Houston, Texas.

What's Recyclable in a Computer? Come Angela Haas, Web Innovations & Technology Services.

Difficult-to-Manage Waste Transfer Station Serves Groton, Conn,'s Residents, Daniel T. Duffy, CDM, Inc.

Special Waste Management Strategies For Smaller Landfills, Scott A. Smith, Landfill Administrator/Recycling Coordinator, Boone County Landfill, Boone, Iowa.

Mckay Bay Waste to Energy Facility Retro Fit - Challenges and Successes, Mark Schwartz, Plant Manager, McKay Bay WTE Facility and Tom White, Wheelabrator Technologies, Tampa, Fla.

WTE and Recycling: No Competition!, Jonathan Kiser, GBB Inc., Va.

WTE's Role in the Future of Energy Policy, Katie Cullen, Integrated Waste Services Association.

Conversion Technologies - Showing What We Can Do, Instead of Being Told What We Can't Do, E. Larry Beaumont, EnergyAnswers Corp., N.Y.

ArrowBio Plant Integrates Separation & Anaerobic Digestion in Watery Processing With Near-Zero Landfilling, Melvin S. Finstein, Environmental Science Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University.

Gasification in Collier County, Fla., Stephen Schwarz, Solid Waste Programs, Malcolm Pirnie Inc.

Environmental Management Systems, Waste Management Opportunities & Options, James S. Bridges.

Learning from Experience - Getting ISO 14001 Certified; Steve Rowley, Gannett Fleming.

A Step Beyond: Effective Tools for Management of Green House Gas Reductions As An Asset, Rich Anderson.

Preparing Your Landfill For Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Trading, Eric Peterson, SCS Engineers.

Homeland Security: An EPA Perspective, Thea McManus.

Advantages of Adopting a Disaster Debris Management Plan, Laura Thomson, Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority.

Including Waste Management in Emergency Planning, Tom Parker, SWANA Secretary and Camp Dresser & McKee.

Ensuring the Financial Integrity of a Solid Waste Utility, Scott Pasternak, Reed, Stowe and Yanke.

Making Ends Meet When Revenues Start to Disappear, Jonathan Burgiel, R.W. Beck.

Changing The City Of Fort Worth's Solid Waste Management System - Procurement Overview, Timothy J. Bratton, Brickner & Bratton Inc.

WasteCalc - An Alternative to Waste Sorts, Robin Mitchell.

Tiger by the Tail: Facing the Tough Recycling Decisions, John Hadfield.

Your 5 Year Business Planning: Things You Need To Think About, Jim Warner.