Tuesday, October 19

Making Your Solid Waste Operation Sustainable

Robert Hasemeier, Senior Managing Engineer, Barton & Loguidice, P.C.

Balancing Landfill Closure Needs & Redevelopment Opportunities at the North Wake Subtitle D Landfill

Robert E. Brossoie, Project Manager, Camp Dresser McKee

Age and Ergonomics: Considerations for the Aging Workforce

Debra Lord, PT, CEAS, Job Ready Services

Updates on Greenhouse Gas Regulatory Activities and Domestic Trading Markets

Chad Leatherwood, Project Manager, SCS Engineers

Mecklenburg County’s Solid Waste Management Programs

Joseph Hack, Senior Project Manager, Mecklenburg County Solid Waste Mgmt.

Introduction of Transfer, Recovery, Processing and Storage Rule

Ed Mussler, Branch Head, Solid Waste Permitting Branch, DWM – NCDENR

Walking the Walk – Sustainable Design for the City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services Facilities

Frederick Battle, Director – City of Raleigh, Dept. of Solid Waste Services
John Bove, Associate, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.

Flexible Leachate Storage Containers: An Alternative to Traditional Leachate Storage

Jay Beech, Principal, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc

Chasing Down the “Seep”

Ray Hoffman, Area Engineer, Republic Services

Wednesday, October 20

Saving Money While Improving Service: A Case Study in Waste Collection Efficiency for the City of Concord, NC

Allison Trulock, Solid Waste Planner, HDR Engineering, Inc.

Geophysical Applications for Landfill Characterization

Ron DiFrancesco, Associate and Senior Consultant, Golder Associates, Inc.

Developing a Public Drop-off Recycling Collection Program for Non-bottle Rigid Plastics

Blair Pollock, Solid Waste Planner, Orange County
Cody Marshall, Recycling Programs Supervisor, Orange County

Update on Activities in the Inactive Hazardous Sites Program 

Charlotte Jesneck, Environmental Program Supervisor, Inactive hazardous Sites Branch, DWM  – NCDENR

Conversion of Municipal Waste Materials for Production of Biofuels

Paul Hauck, Senior Environmental Engineer, Camp Dresser McKee

Increasing Regulation at Compost Sites: Water Quality Permitting

Michael Scott, Branch Head, Composting and Land Application Branch, DWM, NC DENR
Ken Pickle, Staff Engineer, Stormwater Permitting Branch, DWQ – NC DENR
Joseph Hack, Senior Project Manager, Mecklenburg County Solid Waste Mgmt.

Conversion Technologies, Recycling and Carbon Management

Anna Collinson, Project Consultant, Resource Recycling Systems

Cutting Operational Costs in Tough Economic Times

Evan Andrews, Regional Manager, Joyce Engineering

Evaluation of Waste Virgin Gypsum Wallboard as Soil Amendment

Fabien Besnard,. Civil Engineering Ph.D Candidate, UNC Charlotte

Creating a Winning Solution to LFG Management

Carlo Lebron, Senior Project Manager, HDR Engineering Inc.

Electronics Legislation

Scott Mouw, Supervisor/Section Chief, Division of Environmental Assistance and Outreach – NC DENR

Thursday, October 21

Filling the Wedge for Airspace Recovery

John Murray, Engineer, Solid Waste Permitting Branch, Division of Waste Management – NC DENR

Shaping the Future of Solid Waste

John Carlton, Senior Project Manager, Camp Dresser McKee

Legislative Brief from a County Perspective

Kevin Leonard- Director of Government Relations, NC Association of County Commissioners

Issues and Answers Forum – Collection, Landfill Bans, Convenience Centers, Compliance, etc.

Phil Carter – Government Affairs Officer, Waste Industries, Inc.
Mike Etheridge – Solid Waste Director, Pasquotank County
Chris Stahl -  Solid Waste Director, Macon County
Allen Scott,  Director of Environmental Services, City of Concord

Solid Waste Section (DENR) Update

Paul Crissman, Section Chief, Solid Waste Section, Division of Waste Management, NC DENR

Legislative Brief from a Municipal Perspective

Paul Meyer – Chief Legislative Counsel, NC League of Municipalities

New Landfill Gas Monitoring and Planning Guidance

Elizabeth Werner, Hydrogeologist, Solid Waste Permitting Branch, Division of Waste Management – NC DENR