EDUCATION SESSIONS
Tuesday, October 5 | 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Iowa DNR Update & Keynote
Keynote Speaker- John H. Skinner 
John H. Skinner, Ph.D. has been the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) in Silver Spring, Maryland, since August 1996. Prior to that, Dr. Skinner held the position of Senior Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme in Paris, France for a period of four years. He was with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC from 1972 through 1992, serving in various capacities including Deputy Assistant Administrator for Research and Development and Director of the Office of Solid Waste. He started his professional career as a researcher at the GE Corporate Research and Development Center. He is a Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
Presentation Summary:
“The Climate, Energy, Waste Connection”. The talk will cover how innovative solid waste management practices can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide renewable energy sources.
Tuesday, Ocotber 5 & Wednesday, October 6
Concurrent Education Sessions
Iowa Recycling and Solid Waste Management Conference offers concurrent education sessions in the following three tracks: Recycling, Waste Management Technical and Sustainability/Education. 2010 session topics are listed below (subject to change):
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources update
- Recycling Markets
- Environmental Management System pilot project update
- Recycling the Roshek building: Achieving 70% diversion in commercial rehabilitation
- Deconstruction Trends
- Compost Applications and Processing
- Innovations in Commercial Recycling
- Get Your Green On: A K-6 environmental education program
- 40 Events in 40 Days for Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary
- Implementing BMP's for stormwater & surface water at landfills
- Iowa DNR’s new Safe Smart Solutions campaign for HHM
- Cause and Effect: Your Eco Story
- Air Quality and PM 2.5
- Product Stewardship Institute: What’s happening nationally & in Iowa
- PCB Management: Information on proper disposal & classification
- Curbside Value Partnership: Helping communities grow environmental programs
- ECO Iowa City: Developing community partnerships to market your services
- Using an Unloading Site Characterization Model for upstream diversion
- Waste reduction research & recommendations for the U of Iowa Services Building
- Post Consumer Tear-Off Shingle Scrap (TOSS): A case study from Minnesota
- State-of-the-art mapping techniques for landfill gas collection & control systems
- Small & large scale landfill gas energy projects in Iowa & nationwide
- Trash to profit: Converting municipal and commercial solid waste to energy
- Feasibility of waste-to-energy technologies for Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
- Energy basics–our uncertain future: Trends, forecasts & the benefit of collaborations
- Pyrolysis based waste-to-energy systems
Call for Papers
Iowa Recycling Association (IRA) and Iowa Society of Solid Waste Operations (ISOSWO) invite you to submit an abstract to present at the 2010 Iowa Recycling and Solid Waste Management Conference, October 4-6 in Bettendorf.
The Iowa Recycling and Solid Waste Management Conference and Trade Show is a premier event providing exceptional educational programs, networking, and trade show opportunities to recycling and solid waste management professionals from across the Midwest. The conference curriculum addresses a broad array of issues and provides a balanced program that meets the various skill and interest levels of the conference audience.
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