Tuesday, April 27

Flow Control Update

David Biderman, General Counsel & Director of Safety – National SWM Association

Reducing Accidents and Injuries in Solid Waste Operations

David Biderman, General Counsel & Director of Safety – National SWM Association

What’s Behind the Decrease in Waste Volumes

Ellen Lorscheider, Planning & Program Mgmt.  Branch Head – Div. of Waste Mgmt.

Landfill Beneficial Reuse Project in Haywood County

Paul Dow, Altamont Environmental, Inc.

Construction Materials Recycling Update

Bill Turley, Executive Director, Construction Materials Recycling Association & Executive Director, CMRA Issues & Education Fund & Associate Publisher & Editor of C&D World

Landfills and Greenhouse Gas Reporting

Matt Lamb, Environmental Scientist – Richardson, Smith, Gardner and Associates

Leachate Collection Systems:  Regulations and Issues

Larry Frost, Environmental Engineer - Division of Waste Management

Federal Legislative and Regulatory Update

Shannon Crawford, Manager of Legislative and Regulatory Programs – SWANA National

Wednesday, April 28

Compost Operations: Stormwater or Wastewater Permitting?

Roundtable Discussion

Energy from Waste: A World Perspective

Robert Rella, Regional Technical Director,
HDR Engineering, Inc.

Stay Sane and Find Your Game: Handling Conflicts in the Public Eye

Eric Trogdon, Mediator/Trainer/Author, EricTrogdon.com

NESHAPS Requirement for Asbestos Location Mapping in Active Landfills: A Simple Solution

Jeffery Breedlove, Senior Principal & Sector Leader, Terracon Consultants, Inc.

Recycling Program and Market Trends in North Carolina

Scott Mouw, Env. Supervisor/Section Chief, Div. of Pollution Prevention & Env. Assistance

Transfer Stations-Getting Better All the Time

Bruce Clark, Project Director, SCS Engineers (Tampa)

Transfer Station Rulemaking

Ed Mussler, Solid Waste Permitting Branch Head, Division of Waste Management

Changing Waste Collection Days in a Small City

Christopher Doherty, Public Works & Utilities Director, City of Clinton

Compliance Management Systems – Keeping Up With Your Permit Conditions

Evan Andrews, Technical Consultant, Joyce Engineering, Inc. and Allen Hardison, Executive Director, CRSWMA

Case History in Sustainability and Innovation-Industrial Landfill Permitting and Design

Ted Manes, Senior Project Manager, Duke Energy of the Carolinas, LLC & Ken Daly, Senior Project Engineer, S&ME, Inc.

Thursday, April 29

Plastics Recycling 201 - Overview of Plastics Recycling in NC

Scott Mouw, Env. Supervisor/Section Chief – Div. of Pollution Prevention & Env. Assistance

Running a Successful Plastics Recycling Production Company

Ed Handy, VP & GM of Plastic Revolutions

The State of the PET (#1) Recycling Industry and PET Bottle Recovery at Special Events

Sandi Childs, Project Director, Coca Cola Recycling Atlanta

The Anatomy of Plastics Recycling: Collecting, Processing and Selling Recycled Plastics

Kevin Reily, President/Owner Reily Recovery Systems

Legislative Brief from a Municipal Perspective

Paul Meyer – Chief Legislative Counsel, NC League of Municipalities

Legislative Brief from a County Perspective

Kevin Leonard- Director of Government Relations and Jim Blackburn – Legislative Council, NC Association of County Commissioners

Mecklenburg County’s Conversion to Single Stream Recycling

Joseph Hack, Senior Project Manager, Mecklenburg County Solid Waste

What Fees and Revenues are Being Received

Ed Mussler – Solid Waste Permitting Branch Head and Ellen Lorscheider – Planning and Program Management Branch Head, Division of Waste Management

SWANA Landfill Capacity Study- Findings and Limitations

Joe Readling, Solid Waste Manager – HDR Engineering, Inc.; and Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director – Orange County, NC