Managing Waste in the Wide Open Spaces

Loads of Opportunity

A Joint Conference of the New Mexico Recycling Coalition and SWANA's Arid Climate Landfill Symposium

June 12-15, 2006

Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town

Rural   ~   Recycling   ~   Transfer  ~   Disposal  ~ 

Diversion  ~  Arid Climate

Conference Agenda

 

 

Monday June 12, 2006

12:00 - 5:00 PM           Exhibitor set-up

8:00 AM -  3:00 PM       Golf Tournament

Noon - 7:00 pm            Registration

1:00 - 4:00 PM             Public Outreach and Tribal Round Tables

5:00 - 7:00 pm             Evening reception in garden with Apache Crown Dancers

 

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

7:00 - 8:45 am             Continental Breakfast in Ballroom

7:50 - 8:45 am             Welcome with Native American Blessing from Jim Littlesinger (Navajo Nation), followed by Ms. Navajo Nation Rachelle James and welcomes from Ron Curry, NM Environment Department Cabinet Secretary and Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez

8:30 - 9:30 am             Keynote Speaker - Pete Grogan with Weyerhaeuser Recycling

9:30 - 10:00 am            Beverage break

10:00 - 11:30 am          Concurrent Session 1

11:30 - 2:30 pm            Lunch in Exhibit Hall with Exhibitor Hours

3:00 - 4:30 pm             Concurrent Session 2

 

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

8:00 - 9:00 am             Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00 am            General Session Keynote - Pat DeRueda, Waste Management Recycle America

10:00 - 10:30 am           Beverage break

10:30 - 12:00 am           Concurrent Session 3

12:00 - 1:30 pm            Lunch with Keynote Speakers Kate Krebs, director of the National Recycling Coalition, and John

Skinner, director of the Solid Waste Association of North America "Ramping up Recycling Rates"

1:30 - 3:00 pm              Concurrent Session 4

3:00 - 6:00 pm              Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall, New Mexico Recycling Awards, Raffles

Thursday, June 15, 2006

8:00 - 10:00 am            Continental Breakfast and Final Exhibit Hours

8:00 - 5:00 pm              Santa Fe MRF tour and cultural tour of historic downtown Santa Fe

10:00 - 11:30 am           Concurrent Session 5

10:00 - 6:00 pm             Exhibitor Breakdown

11:30 am                      Conference closes

12:00 - 4:00 pm             Albuquerque Facility Tour with Boxed Lunch

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Concurrent Sessions June 13-15

June 13, Tuesday, Session 1, 10-11:30 AM   
  Session Title Presenter Organization Title of Talk
Operating Bioreactors Jim Norstrom Waste Management Waste Management's Bioreactor Program
    Chris Gabel CDM, Inc. The Role of a Bioreactor in Biosolids Managements
Streamlining Trash Economics 1 Gary Liss Gary Liss Associates Making Recycling Economics Work, Using Incentives and Policies
    Joe Lewandowski North Central Solid Waste Authority Economics of Recycling - Does It Pay To Divert?
Smart & Creative Hard to Recycle Items and Programs Tim Warren Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation Expanding Opportunities For Recycling Used Rechargeable Batteries
    Doug Lacy and Doug McCane Grant County, NM Creating Local Demand for Glass and Plastics in Rural Communities
    Susan Hubbard Eureka Recycling Hard to Recycle Items
    Anne Peters Gracestone, Inc. Managing Electronic Wastes in the Wide Open Spaces
Processing Dealing with Tires, Creating Solutions Michael Blumenthal Rubber Manufacturers Association Managing Scrap Tires in Rural Communities
    Corny Snyder Jaitire of New Mexico Scrap Tire Products - Coarse Rubber
    Doug Carlson Rubber Pavements Association Using Tire Material (Crumb Rubber) to Enhance the Performance of Asphalt Pavements
       
June 13, Tuesday, Session 2, 3-4:30 PM   
Operating Safety and Training for Landfill & Transfer Station Operators Charles Ferguson NMED: Solid Waste Bureau Operator Certification - Now and Into the Future
    Wayne Hilgedick Waste Management Post Collection Safety
    Margo Maher Safety Flare Health and safety at landfills and transfer stations
Streamlining Corporate Recycling & Waste Reduction Initiatives TC Gritt Whole Foods The Whole Foods Green Mission
    O Paul Gallegos Intel Corporation Managing an "America's Region" Solid Waste Strategic Plan through "Local" Markets
Smart & Creative Rural Challenges: Bridging Distances James Peck, P.E., and Philip Ronnerud, P.E. Hydro Geo Chem, Inc. and Greenlee County Public Works Solid Waste Management Challenges for Inholding communities in National Forests: The Blue Experience
    Justin Stockdale Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency Centralized Processing: Giving Recycling a Fighting Chance in the Wide Open Spaces
    Auralie Ashley-Marx New Mexico Environment Department: Solid Waste Bureau The Time is Now – Implementing Integrated Waste Management Practices and Creating Recycling and Diversion Opportunities in Rural Areas
Processing Compost In Stormwater Designs, Dairies and Roadside Applications Jim Brooks Soilutions Using Composted Products for Stormwater Management, NPDES and Erosion Control
    Rick Cox Nature's Dairy Challenges of Dairy Composting in Arid Climates
    Rod Tyler Filtrexx Compost Berms, Logs and Swales for Runoff Control
       
June 14, Wednesday, Session 3, 10:30-Noon   
Operating Tribal Solid Waste & Recycling Programs Amy Garcia Laguna Pueblo Running a Tribal Solid Waste Program
    Lavern Garcia and Margaret Chavez Santo Domingo Pueblo Solid Waste and Grassroots Recycling at Santo Domingo
    Heather White EPA Region 9 Survey of Tribal Solid Waste and Recycling Programs
Streamlining Alternative Landfill Management Techniques Marcia Pincus City of Albuquerque Recycling Landfill Gas
    Jack Chappelle Engineering Solutions and Design Use of Alternative Daily & Final Covers in the Arid Climate States
    Mike Crepeau Gordon Environmental Arid Site Design Innovations
Smart & Creative Reaching the Public Ubaldo Benavidez and Kariann Sokulsky SWSWA Current Public Education Strategies to Improve Diversion and Participation Rates for Recycling
    Susan Hubbard Eureka Recycling One Neighborhood at a Time
    Bill Tarman-Ramcheck City of Wauwatosa The "Be SMART" Model of Regional Waste Reduction and Recycling
Processing Tackling Disposal Sam Sunderraj Kansas Dept of Health Operational Challenges and Some Solutions - Disposal at small landfills
    Charlie Otero Charlie Otero Architect Architectural Issues to be Faced in the Development of a Materials Recovery Facility
       
June 14, Wednesday, Session 4, 1:30-3:00 PM   
Operating University and Institutional Waste Management Sam Romo Albuquerque TVI Kick-Starting a University Recycling Program
    Margie Marley Sandia National Labs Benchmarking Survey & Implementation for Recycling
    Michael Jago Holloman AFB Holloman Air Force Base Road to Recycling
Streamlining Trash Economics 2 Doug Drennen J.R. Miller and Associates Economic Modeling/ Financial Planning for Operations and Capital Investments
    Robert Niven Haul-All Equipment Rural Transfer - Understanding Life Cycle Costing
Smart & Creative Stop Illegal Dumping in Wide Open Spaces Charles Ferguson New Mexico Environment Department: Solid Waste Bureau Illegal Dumping Is A Crime
    James Benally Navajo Nation Walking in Beauty
    Jerry Reynolds Lea County Economic Impact of Illegal Trash Disposal
Processing Construction Waste Management in the Community - Roundtable Discussion & Brainstorming Krysten Gardner Environmental Dynamics Inc Construction Waste Management and Recycling Roundtable - Brainstorming Solutions
       
June 15, Thursday, Session 5, 10-11:30 AM   
Operating Collection Methods Kariann Sokulsky South West Solid Waste Authority A Financial Comparison of Curbside Vs. Drop-off Centers for Collection of Recyclable Materials