2020 SWANApalooza

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Conference Opens

22 Jun 20

11:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Beginning at 11:00 AM you will have full access to the conference platform. View break out session videos, chat with speakers, exhibitors and other... More...

Exhibit Hall Open (Room Virtual Exhibit Hall)

22 Jun 20

11:00 AM - 5:30 PM

While the Virtual Exhibit Hall is available to all participants 24/7, the official show hours are 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m EDT on Monday - Thursday. ... More...

Live in the SWANA Booth: Meet Arminda Vallles-Hall, Director of Education & Member Learning (Room SWANA Booth - Virtual Exhibit Hall)

22 Jun 20

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Learn more about SWANA Training & Certification programs when you visit the SWANA Booth. More...

Exhibit Hall Open (Room Virtual Exhibit Hall)

23 Jun 20

11:00 AM - 5:30 PM

While the Virtual Exhibit Hall is available to all participants 24/7, the official show hours are 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m EDT on Monday - Thursday. ... More...

Live in the SWANA Booth: Meet Darryl Walter, Director of Membership (Room SWANA Booth - Virtual Exhibit Hall)

23 Jun 20

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Learn more about SWANA Member Benefits when you visit the SWANA Booth. More...

Live in the SWANA Booth: Meet Sara Bixby, Deputy Executive Director (Room SWANA Booth - Virtual Exhibit Hall)

23 Jun 20

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Learn more about SWANA Technical Division programs when you visit the SWANA Booth. More...

Keynote – COVID-19: The Impact on Solid Waste Operations and Lessons Learned (Virtual Keynotes Room)

23 Jun 20

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Speaker(s): David Biderman ; Kathryn Garcia

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required) Kick off virtual SWANApalooza with a look at the impact of CO... More...

Networking Pop-up! Coffee Break Edition

23 Jun 20

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Join your fellow virtual SWANApalooza participants for a quick and fun networking break. There will be something new happening each time we m... More...

* Knowledge is Power: Waste Reduction Education through Schools, Programs and Special Events (View pre-recording in advance.) (Virtual Room A)

23 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Communication, Education & Marketing, Sustainable Materials Management

Speaker(s): Mason Towe

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department in Athens, Georgia... More...

Advancements in the Recovery of Metals and Aggregates from WTE Ash (Available as pre-recording only, no live session) (Room Pre-Recorded Only Session)

23 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Waste Conversion and Energy Recovery

Speaker(s): Jeremy O'Brien P.E., BCEE ; David Vollero

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) The recovery of metals and aggregates from WTE ash enables c... More...

From Up High to Down Below: Using Drones and Other Innovations to Gain a More Complete Picture of Your Landfill (Live session only, no pre-recording) (Virtual Room D)

23 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Landfills

Speaker(s): David Barron ; Brody Wight

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) New and emerging technologies provide powerful new ways to col... More...

Health Risks in the Waste Industry: A Focus on Injury Prevention and Crash Risk Reduction (Live session only, no pre-recording) (Virtual Room E)

23 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Safety

Speaker(s): Dr. Ben Hoffman

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) Waste workers have a high risk for work-related injury, illnes... More...

Modern Sales Approach To Managing Diversion Programs, Customer Engagement, and Data Tracking (View pre-recording in advance of joining "Capturing Metrics" roundtable discussion on Thurs, June 25, 2:45 pm EDT.) (Virtual Room A)

23 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Sustainable Materials Management

Speaker(s): Dan Rowell

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) Solid waste management for local jurisdictions has seen a si... More...

The State of Solid Waste: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same (Live session only, no pre-recording) (Virtual Room B)

23 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Speaker(s): Michael E. Hoffman

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) The State of Garbage is good, but how can you validate this vi... More...

* You Work WHERE?! How to Communicate Positively About Your Job (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room C)

23 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Communication, Education & Marketing, Landfills

Speaker(s): Philip Goddard ; Jeffrey Murray ; Elizabeth Roe ; Jeffery Thelen ; Robert Watts SC, BCEEM ; Anastasia Welch

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) It’s happened to all of us. You are at your kid’s ... More...

Live in the SWANA Booth: Meet David Biderman, Executive Director and CEO (Room SWANA Booth - Virtual Exhibit Hall)

23 Jun 20

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Learn more about SWANA Safety & Advocacy programs when you visit the SWANA Booth. More...

* Calling 911 Is Not a Landfill Fire Mitigation Plan (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room D)

23 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Safety

Speaker(s): Jennifer Jordan ; Jeff Phillips

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) You don't explain to someone how to construct, pack and us... More...

* If You Don't Measure It, You Can't Manage It (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room A)

23 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Planning and Management

Speaker(s): Cathleen Hall SC, BCES ; Brian Pettet MBA

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) Are your operations taking into consideration all of the under... More...

* Process-Engineered Fuels: A Low-Cost Alternative for Recovering Energy from Waste (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room B)

23 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Waste Conversion and Energy Recovery

Speaker(s): Emily Dyson ; Brian Gilhuly ; Jeremy O'Brien P.E., BCEE

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) This session highlights groundbreaking process-engineered fuel... More...

How Innovative Technologies are Improving Landfill Operations (Available as pre-recording only, no live session) (Room Pre-Recorded Only Session)

23 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Landfills

Speaker(s): David Hostetter ; Sam Rice ; Chris Woloszyn EIT

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) Come and see how innovative technologies are being used to improve... More...

Hydrogen Sulfide Removal: Exploring New, More Efficient Technologies and Methods (Available as pre-recording only, no live session) (Room Pre-Recorded Only Session)

23 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Landfill Gas and Biogas

Speaker(s): Thomas Bilgri P.E. ; Chris Ristevski P.E. ; Joseph Rossin

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) Hydrogen sulfide in landfill gas is problematic, costly, and... More...

Predicting Peaks and Valleys: Improving Tonnage and Revenue Forecasting via Better Planning and Modeling Techniques (Live session only, no pre-recording) (Virtual Room E)

23 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Speaker(s): Dr. Lisa Skumatz

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) Tonnage fluctuations – a la COVID-19 – wreak havoc... More...

Keynote – Ocean Plastics & Marine Litter (Virtual Keynotes Room)

23 Jun 20

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Speaker(s): Jenna Jambeck PHD

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required) Dr. Jenna Jambeck, a leading global expert on marine litter, ... More...

Networking Pop-up! Happy Hour Edition

23 Jun 20

5:15 PM - 5:45 PM

Join your fellow virtual SWANApalooza participants for a quick and fun networking break. There will be something new happening each time we m... More...

Live in the SWANA Booth: Meet Jesse Maxwell, Senior Manager of Advocacy & Safety (Room SWANA Booth - Virtual Exhibit Hall)

24 Jun 20

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Learn more about SWANA Safety & Advocacy programs when you visit the SWANA Booth. More...

Exhibit Hall Open (Room Virtual Exhibit Hall)

24 Jun 20

11:00 AM - 5:30 PM

While the Virtual Exhibit Hall is available to all participants 24/7, the official show hours are 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m EDT on Monday - Thursday. ... More...

Live in the SWANA Booth: Meet Jeremy O'Brien, Director of Applied Research (Room SWANA Booth - Virtual Exhibit Hall)

24 Jun 20

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Learn more about SWANA's Applied Research Foundation programs when you visit the SWANA Booth. More...

Live in the SWANA Booth: Meet David Biderman, Executive Director and CEO (Room SWANA Booth - Virtual Exhibit Hall)

24 Jun 20

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Learn more about SWANA Safety & Advocacy programs when you visit the SWANA Booth. More...

Live in the SWANA Booth: Meet Shelby Truxon, Membership Program Manager (Room SWANA Booth - Virtual Exhibit Hall)

24 Jun 20

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Learn more about SWANA Young Professional adn MentorMatch programs when you visit the SWANA Booth. More...

* Keynote – PFAS Management Research in Solid Waste Landfills (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Keynotes Room)

24 Jun 20

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Landfill Gas and Biogas, Landfills

Speaker(s): Morton Barlaz PhD ; Stephanie Bolyard PhD ; Viraj deSilva PhD, PE, BCEE ; Timothy Townsend PhD, PE

Link to Session for registered users (Login required) This keynote session examines the findings and state of research being conducted by ... More...

Networking Pop-up! Coffee Break Edition

24 Jun 20

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Join your fellow virtual SWANApalooza participants for a quick and fun networking break. There will be something new happening each time we m... More...

* Achieving 90% Diversion from Landfill with a Proven MBT Technology (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room C)

24 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Waste Conversion and Energy Recovery

Speaker(s): Glen Tobiason

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) Treating municipal solid waste without organic separation or a... More...

* Applications of MRF's Plastics from Chemical Recycling (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room B)

24 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Sustainable Materials Management, Waste Conversion and Energy Recovery

Speaker(s): Ezra Bar-Ziv PhD ; Armando McDonald PhD ; Stas Zinchik PhD

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) Academic experts in the field of plastics chemical recycling d... More...

* Biogas and RNG Characterization: Sampling and Analytical Challenges and Solutions (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room A)

24 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Landfill Gas and Biogas

Speaker(s): Nicole Bryson

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) Biogas and renewable natural gas are increasingly being characteri... More...

* PFAS Treatment and Concentrated Waste Management Alternatives in Solid Waste Landfills (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room E)

24 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Landfills

Speaker(s): Francis Boodoo MBA ; Viraj deSilva PhD, PE, BCEE ; Bill Fisher ; Eric Forrester

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) This session will compare the benefits, costs, and potential d... More...

* When Recycling Goes Awry: Exploring Miami-Dade's Recycling Contamination Abatement Program (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room D)

24 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Sustainable Materials Management

Speaker(s): Michael Fernandez ; Jeanmarie Massa

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) How do you respond when your previously successful recycling progr... More...

Are Your Workers Safe? OSHA, SWANA and NWRA—Working Together to Improve Safety and Health and Build a Better Work Environment (Available as pre-recording only, no live session) (Room Pre-Recorded Only Session)

24 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Safety

Speaker(s): Kurt Petermeyer

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) Kurt Petermeyer, OSHA’s Regional Administrator for the S... More...

* Making the Most Out of Waste Plastics: An Overview of Plastic Transformation Technologies (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room B)

24 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Waste Conversion and Energy Recovery

Speaker(s): Carl Beland ; Louis Bertrand MBA

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) An explosion in the number of emerging technologies to treat w... More...

* Optimal Routing and Scheduling Solid Waste Collection (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room A)

24 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Collection and Transfer

Speaker(s): Jan Naidu

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) The typical municipal garbage truck travels about 25,000 mil... More...

* This Week or Next? A Solution to the Recycling Challenge (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room E)

24 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Collection and Transfer, Communication, Education & Marketing, Sustainable Materials Management

Speaker(s): Cristina Polsgrove ; Ellen Price ; Pat Tapia

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) Like other U.S. cities, the City of Tucson has grappled with t... More...

* Using Behavioral Safety to Move Beyond Zero (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room C)

24 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Safety

Speaker(s): Charles Clarke CIH, CSP

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) Covanta has developed a system of focused behavioral safety ob... More...

Georgia EPD Solid Waste Management Program Regulatory Update (Available as pre-recording only, no live session) (Room Pre-Recorded Only Session)

24 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Landfills, Planning and Management

Speaker(s): William Cook

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) The presentation will provide updates to the Georgia Solid W... More...

Navigating the Maze of Federal Air Quality Regulations for Landfills (Available as pre-recording only, no live session) (Room Pre-Recorded Only Session)

24 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Landfills

Speaker(s): Karen Hays ; Matthew Stutz ; Patrick Sullivan

Link to Session for registered users (Login required) Hear from a diverse group of industry professionals, legal experts and regulators as... More...

Roundtable Discussion: City Resiliency in the Time of COVID-19 (Live session only, no pre-recording) (Virtual Room D)

24 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Speaker(s): Michael Allegretti ; Chris Conway ; Conor Riffle ; Shirlene Sitton

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) Bring your questions to this roundtable discussion. Join waste and... More...

Keynote – Legislation and Policies Needed to Reach Zero Waste to Landfill by 2040 (Virtual Keynotes Room)

24 Jun 20

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Tracks: Sustainable Materials Management

Speaker(s): Thierry Boveri ; Bridgett Luther ; Ted Michaels ; Pamela Peck ; Steve Simmons

Link to Session for registered users (Login required) What is needed to move from the current disposition of waste to one that has zero wa... More...

Networking Pop-up! Happy Hour Edition

24 Jun 20

5:15 PM - 5:45 PM

Join your fellow virtual SWANApalooza participants for a quick and fun networking break. There will be something new happening each time we m... More...

Live in the SWANA Booth: Natalia Giraldo, Certification & Training Coordinator (Room SWANA Booth - Virtual Exhibit Hall)

25 Jun 20

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Learn more about SWANA Training & Certification programs when you visit the SWANA Booth. More...

Exhibit Hall Open (Room Virtual Exhibit Hall)

25 Jun 20

11:00 AM - 5:30 PM

While the Virtual Exhibit Hall is available to all participants 24/7, the official show hours are 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m EDT on Monday - Thursday. ... More...

Live in the SWANA Booth: Meet Sara Bixby, Deputy Executive Director (Room SWANA Booth - Virtual Exhibit Hall)

25 Jun 20

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Learn more about SWANA Technical Division programs when you visit the SWANA Booth. More...

Live in the SWANA Booth: Meet Darryl Walter, Director of Membership (Room SWANA Booth - Virtual Exhibit Hall)

25 Jun 20

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Learn more about SWANA Member Benefits when you visit the SWANA Booth. More...

Keynote – Overcoming Recycling Challenges and Taking Advantage of New Opportunities (Virtual Keynotes Room)

25 Jun 20

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Speaker(s): David Biderman ; Elizabeth Biser ; John Kellas ; Susan Robinson ; Kathleen Salyer

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required) From disruptions and challenges to new opportunities… ... More...

Networking Pop-up! Coffee Break Edition

25 Jun 20

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Join your fellow virtual SWANApalooza participants for a quick and fun networking break. There will be something new happening each time we m... More...

* Developing Your Action Plan for Managing PFAS (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room D)

25 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Landfills

Speaker(s): David Kaminski ; Frank Marine

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) This sessions informs and equips you with the tools needed to deve... More...

* EPA LMOP Session: Partnership Opportunities (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room B)

25 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Landfill Gas and Biogas

Speaker(s): Lauren Aepli ; Chris Carusiello ; Ellen Meyer

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required) Engage with the EPA’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program... More...

* Roundtable Discussion: Capturing Metrics That Work for You (View two Mon, Jun 23 pre-recordings in advance -- If You Don't Measure It and Modern Sales Approach.) (Virtual Room A)

25 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Speaker(s): Cathleen Hall SC, BCES ; Brian Pettet MBA ; Dan Rowell

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) Bring your questions about how to use metrics to improve custo... More...

Career Growth & Development: An Interview with David Biderman, SWANA CEO (Available as pre-recording only, no live session) (Room Pre-Recorded Only Session)

25 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Speaker(s): David Biderman ; V. Nicole Gallagher Burkhardt PE ; Alexander Mandeville PE

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) Specially designed for professionals looking to advance in t... More...

ZW Plan / Comprehensive Plan Starter Kit: A Quick, Low-Cost Way to Select Your Next Priority Programs (Available as pre-recording only, no live session) (Room Pre-Recorded Only Session)

25 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Sustainable Materials Management

Speaker(s): Dr. Lisa Skumatz

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) This session features a “Comp Plan in a Box” too... More...

Special Crowdsourcing Session! Developing an Effective Public Engagement Campaign (Live session only, no pre-recording) (Virtual Room C)

25 Jun 20

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Waste Conversion and Energy Recovery

Speaker(s): Marc Rogoff ; Mark Spafford

Registered attendees can click here to access this sessions. (Login required.) We need your help! Help us develop an effective public e... More...

* Disrupting Collection with Cooperative Multi-Community Contracts (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room A)

25 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Collection and Transfer

Speaker(s): Joseph Durham Attorney ; Michael Greenberg ; Kyle O'Keefe

Registered attendees can click here for access to this session. (Login required.) Gain real-world data and insights into the dynamics of working... More...

* EPA LMOP Session: Renewable Natural Gas Tools & Opportunities (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room B)

25 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Landfill Gas and Biogas

Speaker(s): Lauren Aepli ; Brad Huxter BSME ; Allison Rathsack ; John Welch

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required) Across the U.S., biogas is being upgraded into RNG, resulting... More...

* Sequestration of PFAS in Landfills: Sustainable Waste Management (View pre-recording in advance) (Virtual Room D)

25 Jun 20

3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

Speaker(s): David Kaminski ; Samuel Nicolai

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required.) The PFAS class of compounds has been identified ubiquitously in ma... More...

Keynote – COVID-19: Steps to Recovery (Virtual Keynotes Room)

25 Jun 20

4:30 PM - 5:15 PM

Speaker(s): David Biderman ; Brenda Haney ; Worthing Jackman ; Tom Koutroulis ; Michelle Leonard

Registered attendees can click here to access this session. (Login required) Join five solid waste leaders as they discuss the steps that ... More...

Networking Pop-up! Happy Hour Edition

25 Jun 20

5:15 PM - 5:45 PM

Join your fellow virtual SWANApalooza participants for a quick and fun networking break. There will be something new happening each time we m... More...

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