2021 Solid Waste Operators Webinar Series
Presented by SWANA MN and AWMA Upper Midwest Chapter
Session 1
May 13th, 2021
Moderator – Roger Clarke – Xcel Energy
Safety:
Managing H2S in Landfill Leachate Sewer Systems (Geoff Strack – Waste Connections)
Safety Moment – Best Practices for Tarping Loads (Bruce Rehwaldt – Foth)
Regulatory:
Minnesota’s PFAS Blueprint (Sophie Greene - MPCA and Catherine Neuschler - MPCA)
Green House Gas Reporting Requirements for Disposal Facilities – (Jill Morris- Foth)
Session 2
May 20th, 2021
Moderator – Max Milinkovich
Emerging Issues:
Managing Deer Waste Streams with Risk of CWD (Heidi Kroening – MPCA and Michelle Carstensen – MNDNR)
Managing Wind Turbine Blades (Ben Wetzell from Dem-Con)
Landfill Operations:
Panel Discussion - Repurposing Closed Landfills for Renewables (Nick Palatiello – Barr, Hans Neve - MPCA , Andy Polzin - Barr Engineering, Faith Krogstad - EQB, Hans Neve - MPCA, Geri Kantor - Ameresco)
Session 3
May 27th, 2020
Moderator – Roger Clarke - Xcel Energy
Landfill Operations:
Equipment Issues and Best Practices in a Landfill Application - (Travis Schwark- Caterpillar)
Panel Discussion – Flexibility in Landfill Operations (Aric Olsen – Vonco II, )
Stormwater Management:
Industrial Storm Water and No Exposure for Waste Facilities (Jenna Grady - Stantec)