3rd Joint Conference

MRC & SWANA's Mid Atlantic Chapter

June 6-7, 2007 • University of Maryland • College Park, MD

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Wednesday, June 6 l Thursday, June 7

Wednesday, June 6, 2007 

8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Registration/Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area

9 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
Welcome & Keynote Session: Buying Our Way to a Clean Environment
Steve Lippy, P.E., DEE, President of SWANA’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter,
Brian Ryerson, President of MRC, Director of Business Development, Office Paper Systems, Inc.

Keynote: Scot Case, Vice President, TerraChoice Environmental Marketing Inc.

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions:
MRC Awards and Annual Meeting

SWANA Technical Session The Coming Carbon Economy and How it Affects the Future of Your Waste Management System

  • LMOP – Update and Information Relevant to the Emerging Carbon Economy - Rachel Goldstein, US Environmental Protection Agency
  • The Chicago Climate Exchange – Leveraging Your Carbon Assets - Rob McAndrew, The Chicago Climate Exchange

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Break/Exhibits Open

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Plenary Session: 20th Anniversary of the Garbage Barge: Panel on Past, Present and Future of Recycling and Waste Management
Chaz Miller,
Director-State Programs, National Solid Wastes Management Association (Moderator)
Lori Scozzafava, Deputy Executive Director, Solid Waste Association of North America
Neil Seldman, President, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Scott Horne, Vice President and General Counsel, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Exhibits Open

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions:

What Lies Ahead for Electronics

  • Maryland’s Statewide Computer Recycling Pilot Program: Hilary Miller, Administrator, Recycling and Operations Program, Maryland Department of the Environment
  • National Perspective on Electronics Recycling: Richard Goss, Vice President of Environmental Affairs, Electronic Industries Alliance
  • The Recycler’s Perspective: Joe Aho, Sr. Account Manager - Central USA, WM Recycle America - eCycling Services, A Subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc.
  • Moderator - Mike Fannon, President, CDM eCycling

SWANA Technical Session: Collection and Transfer

  • RFID Technology for Transfer Stations: An Overview. Bob Brickner, GBB
  • Recent Supreme Court Flow-Control Decision for Public Facilities. Barry Shanoff, SWANA
  • Latest Technology on Collection Vehicle Technology. Dennis Fallon, Heil Environmental and Barnsley Williams, Mid-Atlantic Waste Systems

2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break/Exhibits Open

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions:
Give Me an R: Recycling at Colleges and Universities

  • Recycle Mania: Alec Cooley, Collegiate Programs Manager,
    National Recycling Coalition
  • Recycling at Johns Hopkins University: Tim Dunn, Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management
  • University of Maryland’s Experience with RecycleMania: Sandra B. Dykes, Assistant Director for Administration, Department of Building & Landscape Services, Facilities Management, University of Maryland
  • Moderator - Kemba Saibou, Environmental Planner, Prince George's County Recycling Division

SWANA Technical Session: Alternative Energy - Applications Relevant to the Waste Management Industry

  • Renewable Fuels – a Primer for Waste Management System Managers: Tim Shepherd, MDE Air and Radiation Management Administration
  • Waste-to-Energy: It’s Changed a Lot in 10 years… Derek Porter, Director of Corporate Communications, Covanta Energy
  • Use of Natural Gas for Collection Vehicles: Mark Riley, Regional Manager, Clean Energy

5:00 p.m.
Reception and Networking Dinner
University of Maryland Golf Course
Advance Ticket Purchase required ($40)

Thursday, June 7, 2007

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration/Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Reinvigorating Recycling

  • Robert Milligan, V.P. Mid-Atlantic Region, RecycleBank
  • Updates on Two Maryland Single Stream Programs
    Alan Wilcom, Chief, Recycling Division, Howard County Bureau of Environmental Services
    Tracie Reynolds, Recycling Manager, Anne Arundel County Waste Management Services
  • Plans for Boosting Baltimore City Recycling
    Tonya R. Simmons,Recycling Coordinator, Baltimore City Bureau of Solid Waste
  • Moderator - Craig Stuart-Paul, President, Atlantic Recycling Technologies

SWANA Technical Session: Landfill Technologies

  • Bioreactor Performance and Regulation – an Update: Jeremy Morris, Geosyntec Consultants
  • Gas Collection and Control System Phasing Plans – Avoiding Rebuilding Your System: Michael Kalish, P.E., SCS Engineers
  • Update on Maryland Solid Waste Regulations: Ed Dexter, Solid Waste Management Program Administrator, Maryland Department of the Environment

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Break/Exhibits Open

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Plenary Session: Green Buildings - The Climate Is Warming To Them

  • Building a LEED Certified School: Anja Caldwell, Architect, LEEDtm Green Building Program Manager, Montgomery County Public Schools
  • The Greening of the Marriott Hotels: Robert M. Allen, Area General Manager, Marriott Hotels
  • Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling? A Not So Complicated Overview of the Universal Waste Rule to “Green” Your Building: Cathleen P. Hall, Senior Project Scientist, SCS Engineers
  • Moderator - Richard Keller, Manager of Recycling, Maryland Environmental Services

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch/Bull Roast

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tour of LEED Certified Building on University College Campus, Adelphi (The Inn & Conference Center)
George Trujillo
, Assistant Vice President of Facilities Management, University of Maryland University College
(NOTE: Additional Fee Required; Limited to first 25 registrants)

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Special Thanks to Our Sponsors/Exhibitors to Date

Marquee Sponsor
WM Recycle America

Gold Sponsors
CDM eCycling
Office Paper Systems

Rehrig Pacific

Silver Sponsors
CANUSA Hershman Recycling
Constellation Energy Group
Smurfit-Stone Recycling

Bronze Sponsors
Abitibi Consolidated-Recycling
Maryland Beverage Association
Northeast MD Waste Disposal Authority
World Recycling Co.

Program
Allied Waste (Wednesday Lunch)
Clean Energy (Thursday Breakfast)
Maryland Delaware Solid Wastes Management Association (Thursday Lunch)
WM Recycle America (Wednesday Breakfast)

Exhibitors
AERC Recycling Solutions
ARM Group, Inc.
Chesterfield Farms, LLC
Design Recycle, Inc.
E-Structors, Inc.
Information Systems, Inc.
Maryland Environmental Service
SCS Engineers
Tenax Corporation
UNICOR

 

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