CONFERENCE PROGRAM. Colorado SWANA Rocky Mountain Chapter 2017 Annual Conference Steamboat Springs, CO September 13 15

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1 CONFERENCE PROGRAM Colorado SWANA Rocky Mountain Chapter 2017 Annual Conference Steamboat Springs, CO September Thank you to our Mount Werner Gold Level Sponsors

2 Thank you to our Rabbit Ears Silver Level Sponsors Thank you to our Friend of Colorado SWANA Level Sponsors Colorado Lining Raven Industries Power Equipment Company

3 Wednesday, September 13 Noon 5:00 PM Noon 4:00 PM Registration (Foyer) Exhibitors Set up (Ballroom III) 1:00 1:30 PM Welcome Day 1 (Ballrooms I & II) Stephen Gillette, Colorado SWANA Chapter President Walter Magill, Steamboat Springs City Council President 1:30 2:30 PM SESSION 1: POTPOURRI (Ballrooms I & II) Materials Management Update of CDPHE's ISWMM Plan. Wolf Kray, Environmental Protection Specialist, Colorado Department of Public & Environment (CDPHE) Unmanned Aerial Systems: What You Need to Know. Mark Donner, P.E., Infrastructure & Natural Resources Business Unit Leader, Trihydro Corporation; and Dan Mummert, P.E., Unmanned Systems & Remote Sensing Group Manager, Trihydro Corporation Session Moderator: Stephen Gillette --- CONCURRENT SESSION --- 2:45 3:45 PM SESSION 2: TRENDS IN COLLECTION & DIVERSION (Burgess Creek Room) Local Emergency Planning Committees: Why should I participate? Fran Santagata, Preparedness Program Manager, Colorado Public Safety Department, Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management Using systems thinking in decision making: EPA s Sustainable Materials Management Program. Amanda Hong, Sustainable Materials Management Specialist, USEPA Region 8 Session Moderator: Bob Peterson 2:45 3:45 PM SESSION 3: RECYCLING CHALLENGES (Spring Creek Room) Challenges of Waste Diversion in Rural Communities. Cameron Hawkins, Waste Diversion Director, Yampa Valley Sustainability Council Fort Collins Recycling Update: Fostering Collaboration. Jason Komes, Waste Reduction & Recycling Specialist, City of Fort Collins Session Moderator: Tom Strickland Save paper and take the annual survey online at Survey 2017 *Printed version are available at the registration table

4 Wednesday September 13, continued 4:30 5:30 PM ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING (Spring Creek Room) 6:00 9:00 PM Welcome Recep on, Cocktails, Dinner & Casino Night Party (Ballrooms I, II & III and Foyer) Casino Night Sponsored by Thursday, September 14 7:00 AM Noon Registration (Foyer) 7:30 8:30 AM Breakfast (Ballrooms I & II) 8:00 8:00 PM Exhibitor Visiting (Ballroom III) 8:15 8:30 AM Welcome Day 2 (Ballrooms I & II) --- CONCURRENT SESSION --- 8:45 10:15 AM SESSION 4: LANDFILL MANAGEMENT, COMPLIANCE & SAFETY (Burgess Creek Room) Life After the Land ill: Regional Collaboration in the North Front Range. Honoré Depew, Environmental Planner, City of Fort Collins Emerging Contaminants: Occurrence, Migration & Remediation. Fritz Krembs, P.E., P.G., Engineer/Geologist, Trihydro Corporation Explosive Gas & Methane: Are They the Same and How Do You Know? John Briest, Principal, Weaver Consultants Group Session Moderator: John Briest 8:45 10:15 AM SESSION 5: RECYCLING INNOVATIONS (Spring Creek Room) Hub & Spoke Recycling: Making Recycling Work in Rural Areas. Michelle Leonard, Vice President, SCS Engineers Plastic Upcycling in Communities: Plastic Bottle Greenhouse in Gunnison, Colorado. Ayodeji Oluwalana, Sustainability Coordinator, Western State Colorado University Innovative Policy to Bring Recycling to Multi Family Complexes & Businesses. Jonathon Nagel, Environmental Planner, City of Fort Collins Session Moderator: Neil Nowak

5 Thursday, September 14, continued --- CONCURRENT SESSIONS :30 AM Noon SESSION 6: PLANNING & COLLECTIONS (Burgess Creek Room) Innovative Diversion and Special Waste Collections in Boulder County. Darla Arians, Division Manager, Boulder County Resource Conservation Division Special Waste Management: Thornton s Click & Haul Collection Service. Adam Lovato, Environmental Services Manager, City of Thornton Navigating Noxious Weed Management in Colorado. Steve Ryder, State Weed Coordinator, Colorado Department of Agriculture Session Moderator: Jim Clare 10:30 AM Noon SESSION 7: SPECIAL WASTE (Spring Creek Room) How Three Colorado Land ills Manage Unwanted Paint. Emily Wilson, Environmental Protection Specialist, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) Waste Tires: Changes to End Use Markets & Land ill Application Uses. Brian Gaboriau, Waste Tire Grants Administrator, and Anna Maylett, Environmental Protection Specialist, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE); and Terry Gray, President, TAG Resource Recovery Water Balance Cover for Land ills and Current Research at Larimer County Land ill. Caleb Stock, Project Geotechnical Engineer, Colorado State University/Tetra Tech Session Moderator: Jill Parisi Noon 1:00 PM Lunch (Ballrooms I & II) 12:30 1:30 PM SESSION 8: TRACKING SUCCESS (Ballrooms I & II) Can t Manage What You Can't Measure: True or False? Laurie Johnson, Executive Director, Colorado Association for Recycling; Laurie Batchelder Adams, President, LBA Associates Session Moderator: Kathy Andrew Many thanks to the 2017 conference planning committee and session moderators, who volunteered their time to plan and carry out this year s conference. Also, thank you to our many conference presenters for taking the time to share their expertise with all of us.

6 Thursday, September 14, continued 2:00 4:30 PM TOURS: Pre registration required Xcel s Hayden Power Generating Station & Ash Land ill Buses to leave from front of hotel at 2 PM. Proper attire required. No open toed or high heeled shoes. ACZ Laboratories, Inc. Self drive or carpool. Tour starts at ACZ at 2:30 PM. 4:30 5:45 PM BREAK TIME 5:45 6:30 PM Cocktails & Melodies from Keyboard Musician Johnny O'Rourke (Foyer) 6:30 9:00 PM Annual Dinner Banquet (Ballrooms I & II) 7:30 8:00 PM SESSION 9: Local History Katie Adams, Curator, Tread of Pioneer Museum (Ballrooms I & II) 8:00 8:30 PM Announcements & Awards (Ballrooms I & II)

7 Friday, September 15 7:00 8:30 AM Registration (Foyer) 7:30 8:30 AM Breakfast (Ballrooms I & II) 8:00 AM Noon Exhibitor Visiting (Ballroom III) 8:15 8:25 AM Welcome Day 3 (Ballrooms I & II) 8:30 10:00 AM SESSION 10: WASTE FACILITY OPERATIONS & STATE OF CDPHE (Ballrooms I & II) Process Improvements for Waste Facility Operations. Neal Bolton, President, Blue Ridge Services, Inc. State of CDPHE. Joe Schieffelin, Solid Waste & Materials Management Program Manager, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) Session Moderator: Brad Coleman --- CONCURRENT SESSION :15 11:45 AM SESSION 11: SITE CLOSURE & WASTE TREATMENT (Burgess Creek Room) Waste to Energy, Anaerobic Digestion 101. Heather Barbare, Environmental Manager, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) Collaborative Approach for The Closure of a Former Land ill & Shooting Range Property in Adams County. John Dellaport, Environmental Division Manager, Quantum; Josh Lee, Senior Civil Engineer, Burns & McDonnell; Jen Rutter, Senior Environmental Analyst, Adams County Petroleum Contaminated Soil (PCS) Treatment = Clean Air Act Compliance, Reduced Air Emissions, Reduced Disposer & Facility Liabilities. Gary R. Webber, Vice President, Northwest Colorado Consultants, Inc. (NWCC); Robert Legrand, Senior Engineer, AECOM Session Moderator: Cathryn Stewart 10:15 11:45 AM SESSION 12: RECYCLING PROCESSING & MARKETS (Spring Creek Room) Is There Anything That Can Help Colorado s Recycling Markets? Dana D'Souza, Environmental Analyst, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc. (SERA); Eric Heyboer, RREO Grant Program Administrator, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE); Marjie Griek, Principal, Pearl Consulting What Makes Sense to Recycle? Processing Cost & Adding Materials. Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D Principal, and Gary Horton, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc. (SERA) Changing Times for Mixed Plastics #3 Through #7. Lou Perez, Director of MRF Operations, Eco Cycle Session Moderator: Alek Orloff

8 Friday, September 15, continued Noon Informal Conference Adjournment 1:00 2:30 PM OPTIONAL TOUR: Optional Self Drive Tour Twin Enviro Services & Revolution Systems County Rd. 205, Steamboat Springs, CO The Steamboat Grand Floor Map