2010 Education Programs

Lunch N Learn – How Wall Street Views the Solid Waste Industry

The recording of the session may be downloaded (MPEG file [121 Mb, audio/video], Quicktime Movie [23.1. Mb, audio/video], PowerPoint [3.2 Mb, slides only]).

Areas discussed included:

• Wall Street’s perception of the industry and thoughts on individual companies
• General business and financial outlook for the industry from the analysts’ perspective
• Industry metrics that Wall Street analysts track and analyze
• Specific estimate ranges for key industry drivers such as price and volume
• Industry issues and concerns that analysts focus on
• Trends in business consolidation/M&A
• Valuation parameters and considerations

PRESENTOR: Leone T. Young, Principal of the Leone T. Young Environmental Research and Consulting, LLC and the writer of the Circular File.

Lunch N Learn – Single Stream Operations Safety

This presentation detailed safety issues with single stream collection and processing operations. The session ended with about 10 minutes of questions and answers.

The recording of the session may be downloaded (Flash file [audio and video], MP3 file [5.8 Mb, audio only], PowerPoint [6.2 Mb, slides only]).

PRESENTOR: Susan Eppes is the president of EST Solutions and an expert in safety and health management with more than 20 years of industry experience.

2009 Education Programs

Lunch N Learn – Solar-Energy Geomembrane Cover: A Case Study

This presentation explains the benefits of solar energy landfill cover and provides an overview of design, construction and project facts.

Click here for the PDF of the slides (pdf, 4.4 Mb) of the presentation.

PRESENTOR: Chris Eichelberger (ceichelberger@aegl.net), Technical Manager for American Environmental Group, was responsible for managing the installation of the first permitted Solar Energy Cover System, installed by Republic Services at their Tessman Road Landfill facility in San Antonio, Tx.

Women’s Council President’s Conference: Communicating Today

Women’s Council President Nancy Bretas led the 2009 Women's Council President’s Conference in Savannah, Georgia, immediately preceding the NSWMA/WASTEC Executive Roundtable Conference. Bretas is the manager of communications for Republic Services in Phoenix, Arizona. In keeping with the tradition of spotlighting the professional expertise of the current president, the 2009 sessions focused on communications: internal, external, media relations, government relations and social networking.

Sessions included:

• Employee communications by Nancy Bretas of Republic Services (ppt slides, 35.2 Mb)
• Mastering LinkedIn and other social/professional networking tools by Melissa Gauger of International Truck and Engine Corp
• Communications planning during a crisis by Thom Metzger of EIA (ppt slides, 3.7 Mb)
• Developing government and local relationships by Mary O'Brien of Advanced Disposal (ppt slides, 15.4 Mb)

Lunch N Learn – WET YOUR WASTE: Bioreactor Technology in the Desert

Click here for the slides (ppt, 5.4 Mb) of the presentationor you can view the full PODCAST (wmv, 6.0 Mb).

PRESENTOR: Stephanie Hinson (shinson@srlandfill.com) is the CEO of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s commercial landfill. The Salt River Landfill accepts 2,100 tons per day from the cities of Mesa and Scottsdale, the Town of Gilbert, Salt River and Fort McDowell Indian Communities, and private haulers. The 200-acre site consists of 144 acres of Subtitle D landfill, Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), greenwaste processing/recycling, scrap metal recycling and a landfill gas collection system which is connected via pipeline to a 4 MW power generating facility.

Lunch N Learn – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting for Solid Waste Operations

This presentation examined the developing standards in accounting for greenhouse gas emissions and illustrated how they apply to the solid waste industry. Topics presented included types of reports, determining what needs to be reported, the reporting process, methods for quantifying GHG emissions, and a sample of some of the sector-specific reporting requirements for solid waste operations.

Click here for the slides (ppt, 2.2 Mb) of the presentation or you can view the full PODCAST (wmv, 6.0 Mb).

PRESENTOR: James G. Peck, P.E. is Vice President of Engineering at Hydro Geo Chem, Inc., where he also serves as Corporate Counsel. Mr Peck has participated in a number of international greenhouse gas emission offset projects under the Kyoto Protocol related to reduction in methane emissions from landfills in developing countries. He has 17 years of experience as a civil and environmental engineer serving the solid waste industry on a variety of projects in the design, permitting, and construction of environmental protection systems at solid waste facilities.

2008 Education Programs

Lunch N Learn – Climate Change and Solid Waste Management

Click here for the slides (ppt, 3.7 Mb) of the presentation.

PRESENTOR: Ruth Abbe, Vice President and National Practice Leader in Zero Waste Planning for HDR, is a senior management consultant and program manager with over 20 years of experience in developing programs in source reduction, recycling, organics diversion, and construction and demolition debris management. She leads the HDR sustainability services group in California, which focuses on zero waste planning, renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions reduction and sustainability planning and program implementation. She is currently assisting the cities of San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles in achieving their zero waste goals.

Women’s Council Sunset Seminar and Buffet Dinner

Women’s Council President’s Tour (Dallas/Houston)

Lunch N Learn – E-Discovery in Business Litigation

WASTE EXPO Box Lunch – MAKE SOME NOISE: The Harley Davidson Story

The EIA Women’s Council’s presented a speaker for the Monday, May 5, Box Lunch during WASTE EXPO in Chicago.

PRESENTOR: Ken Schmidt has been associated with Harley-Davidson since 1985. His presentation will center around the motorcycle’s legend turnaround from the brink of ruin to global dominance. His success in helping improve the company’s reputation and creating demand for its products is a timely reference for any waste industry professional. In his role as Harley’s director of communication, Schmidt shaped the company’s positioning and messaging, and served as its primary spokesperson to the media and financial communities.

Lunch N Learn – Special Events Recycling

Click here to view the full podcast (wmv, 43 minute video, note audio begins on 2nd slide, 29 Mb).

PRESENTOR: Michelle Leonard has directed solid waste programs for both the public and private sectors, including special event and public venue source reduction, recycling and organic diversion programs for stadiums, conference centers, theaters, and other public facilities. Most recently Michelle has handled the recycling for the Rose Bowl. She is a Vice President of SCS Engineers, an environmental consulting firm specializing in solid waste management and has 20 years of experience in environmental consulting and project management, with emphasis in solid waste issues. She directs SCS’ Solid Waste Planning and Facility practice in California and the west.

Other Materials

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