Past Proceedings

November 2, 2011-- Plastics - Myths & Mysteries:

The Big Picture: Markets, Fuels, Bags, China, Resins, Coding- Jerry Powell, Resource Recycling Magazine
Recycling As The Cornerstone of Extended Producer Responsibility-Dan Lantz, Cascades Recovery, Inc
Fishing for Energy-Covanta Energy’s Program to Recover Plastics from the Marine Environment- Meg Morris, Covanta Energy
It’s No Secret- CIA (Commercial/Industrial/Agricultural) Plastics Recycling- Igor Beylin & Arthur Akopyan, Universal Commodity Services, Inc
Discarded Agricultural Plastics: Evolving Infrastructure Markets for Recycling- Lois Levitan, PhD, Department of Communication, Cornell University
Biodegradable Plastics: A compost Facility Operators Perspective- Dan Goosens, Intervale Composting

June 7, 2011--Incentive Programs to Reduce Waste and Increase Recycling Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) :

PAY-AS-YOU-THROW PROGRAMS City of Utica & Others - William Rabbia, Executive Director Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority
Overview of the Division of Materials Management - Sal Ervolina, Executive Acting Director Division of Materials Management
LESSONS FROM THE FRONT: PAYT In Southold and on Long Island - James Bunchuck, Southold Town Solid Waste Coordinator

November 3, 2010--Implementing the New Electronics Take-Back Law in New York:

The Regulatory Frame Work An Overview of NYS’s Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act - Mark Moroukian, NYSDEC, Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials, Bureau of Hazardous Waste Regulation
Merging Perspectives How the Legislation Meets Key Industry and Government Concerns - Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council
An Uneven Playing Ground Where New York Stands Among the Patchwork of State E-Waste Legislation - Jason Linnell, Executive Director, National Center for Electronics Recycling
Extracting the Value Out of E-Scrap How New Processing Methods Help Make Electronics Recycling Pay - David Weitzman, Vice President, RRT Design and Construction
Utilization of New York State’s Existing Infrastructure for Ewaste Recycling - Peter Bennison, Regional Computer Recycling & Recovery
Assessing and Documenting the Costs of Compliance With E-Waste Take Back Legislation - Walter Alcorn, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)

November 12, 2009--The Challenge of Being Green: Recent Progress with “Problem Recyclables”:

Challenges and Opportunities for Waste-to-Energy in NY - Peter Costa
Environmental Project Coordinator, Westchester County
Environmental Facilities
Waste-to-Energy: Back to the Future - Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc
Inclusion of Municipal Solid Waste as a Renewable Energy Source - Theodore S. Pytlar, Jr. VP, Solid Waste Group Dvirka & Bartilucci Consulting Engineers
Understanding life-cycle environmental trade-offs for diverting materials from landfills - P. Ozge Kaplan, PhD, Research Fellow

November 12, 2008--Waste Conversion Technologies. Session Proceedings:

Principles and Essential Design Characteristics of Gasification and Anaerobic Digestion Systems for Solid Waste Processing Professor Marco J. Castaldi, Columbia University; Earth and Environmental Engineering Research Director, Waste-To-Energy Research Technology Council (WTERT)
The Interstate Waste Technologies (IWT) – Thermoselect Gasification System: “Operating Experience at Thermoselect Facilities in Europe and Japan”Frank Campbell, President, IWT
The Plasco Energy Gasification System: “Experience at a Start – Up Facility and Plans for a Commercial Scale Facility”Alisdair McLean, Vice President, Marketing –Plasco Energy Group, Inc.
The Ze-Gen Gasification System: “Processing C&D Waste and Tires at the New Bedford, Massachusetts Gasification Facility”William Davis, President, CEO, Ze-Gen
The ArrowBio Hydromechanical Separation and Anaerobic Digestion Process: “Process Basics, Operating Experience at the Tel Aviv Plant and Status of The Sydney, Australia Facility”Melvin Finstein, Ph.D., ArrowBio, USA; Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science, Rutgers University

June 5th 2008--Solid Waste Planning in New York: The Next Generation Emerging Issues for State and Local Solid Waste Management Plans. Session Proceedings:

What Makes a Good Local Solid Waste Management Plan?, David Vitale and Gus Ribeiro
Solid Waste Planning in NY - Flow Control & Planning, Hans Arnold.
Waste Management and Climate Changes, COVANTA
Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Markets: What they Mean to Landfill Owners, Bob Dick, P.E. & Chad Leatherwood, P.E.
Beyond Waste: A Sustainable Materials Management Strategy for New York, Resa A. Dimino
Solid Waste Planning in NY: The Next Generation, Richard T. Ronan, P.E.
Finding Our Way Out of the SWMP, Meg Morris
Room For Improvement?, Tom Rhoads

November 2007 Odor Control at Solid Waste Management Facilities: Monitoring, Design & Operations Training Session Proceedings:

Compose Facility Odor Control, Robert Spencer & Charles Alix, P.E.
Hydrogen Sulfide Modeling and Control Options, Gregory McCarron, P.E.
Field Olfactometer Monitoring to Determine Intensity, Lisa Wilkinson, P.E.
C & D Waste/Gypsum Impact on H2S generation at Landfills, Peter Kuniholm, P.E.

November 2006 Bioreactor Leachate Recirculation Design & Operations Training Seminar:

Landfill/Bioreactor/Leachate Recirculation, Douglas T. Mandeville, P.E.
Bioreactor Design & Operation; Demonstration Projects, Results & Future Directions, Debra Reinhart, PhD, PE, DEE
Outer Loop Bioreactor Project-Data for the US EPA Second Interim Report, Gary R. Hater
BioReactor Basics, Peter Kuniholm, PE
NYS DEC Permitting and RD&D Requirements, National Perspectives and Trends, Robert J. Phaneuf, P.E.
Stability Evaluation & Moisture Content Issues, Robert H. Isenberg, PE, CPG

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