SOAR 2022 Conference Program

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Monday, March 21, 2022
7:00 AM - 10:00 AMRegistration OpenMarriott: East Tower Lobby      
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMSWANA Training Center - Day 1Marriott East Tower    Joe Williams Neal Bolton Jo-Walter Spear Bob Watts Ronald Wilks Russell Anderson Bill Dillon Lee Daigle Matt Stutz Randy Arizmendiz Debbie Hackman James SkoraJoe Williams - Common Sense Consulting
Neal Bolton - Blue Ridge Services
Jo-Walter Spear - JSA Environmental
Bob Watts - Chester County Solid Waste Authority
Ronald Wilks - RONALD WILKS
Russell Anderson - Casella Waste Systems
Bill Dillon - SCS Field Services
Lee Daigle - Tetra Tech
Matt Stutz - Weaver Consultants Group
Randy Arizmendiz - SCS Energy/Engineers
Debbie Hackman - Indiana RCAP
James Skora - Ashland County Solid Waste Management District
8:30 AM - 12:30 PMSOAR Facilities TourMarriott: East Tower Lobby      
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMSustainable Materials Management Technical Division Meeting Kansas City Convention Center - Room 2102A    Gunther Wellenstein Allison TrulockGunther Wellenstein - Solid Waste & Recycling Dept. - Haverhill, MA
Allison Trulock - NewGen Strategies & Solutions, LLC
2:00 PM - 6:00 PMRegistration OpenKansas City Convention Center      
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMJoint Meeting of the Landfill Gas & Biogas Field Practices and Extraction & Control CommitteesKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103C    Lee Daigle Russell Anderson Tom Lock Robert ButlerLee Daigle - Tetra Tech
Russell Anderson - Casella Waste Systems
Tom Lock - SCS Engineers
Robert Butler - SCS Engineers
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMLandfill Gas & Biogas Rules and Regulations Committee MeetingKansas City Convention Center - Room 2102A    Matt Stutz Niki WuestenbergMatt Stutz - Weaver Consultants Group
Niki Wuestenberg - Republic Services
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMSafety Ambassadors MeetingKansas City Convention Center - Room 2101    Jesse MaxwellJesse Maxwell - SWANA
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMWaste Conversion Energy Recovery Technical Division MeetingsKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103 AB    Thomas Reardon Jean LucasThomas Reardon - Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.
Jean Lucas - Eco Waste Solutions
3:30 PM - 4:00 PMLeachate & Landfill Liquids Committee MeetingKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103C    Ivan Cooper Arie KremenIvan Cooper - Civil & Environmental Consultants
Arie Kremen - Tetra Tech
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMLandfill Management Technical Division MeetingKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103C    Dave Vladic Lynsey BaerDave Vladic - Republic Services
Lynsey Baer - Delaware Solid Waste Authority
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMLandfill Gas & Biogas Technical Division MeetingKansas City Convention Center - Room 2102 AB    Carlo Lebron Nicole BurkhardtCarlo Lebron - Vice President
Nicole Burkhardt - Delaware Solid Waste Authority
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMCommunication Education & Marketing Technical Division MeetingKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103 AB    Laura Drescher Veronica RoofLaura Drescher - Burns & McDonnell
Veronica Roof - MSW Consultants
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMSOAR Networking Happy HourMarriott - Bar M (East Tower) SOAR Networking Happy Hour    
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
7:00 AM - 6:00 PMRegistration OpenKansas City Convention Center      
8:00 AM - 8:50 AMCEU FasTrack BriefingKansas City Convention Center - Room 2105    James MooreJames Moore - WSP
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMSWANA Training Center - Day 2Marriott East Tower    Joe Williams Neal Bolton Jo-Walter Spear Bob Watts Ronald Wilks Russell Anderson Bill Dillon Lee Daigle Matt Stutz Randy Arizmendiz Debbie Hackman James SkoraJoe Williams - Common Sense Consulting
Neal Bolton - Blue Ridge Services
Jo-Walter Spear - JSA Environmental
Bob Watts - Chester County Solid Waste Authority
Ronald Wilks - RONALD WILKS
Russell Anderson - Casella Waste Systems
Bill Dillon - SCS Field Services
Lee Daigle - Tetra Tech
Matt Stutz - Weaver Consultants Group
Randy Arizmendiz - SCS Energy/Engineers
Debbie Hackman - Indiana RCAP
James Skora - Ashland County Solid Waste Management District
8:30 AM - 9:00 AMCoffee Service Kansas City Convention Center  Coffee Service    
9:00 AM - 11:30 AMOpening Ceremonies & KeynoteKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103 AB Opening Ceremonies & Keynote  Brenda Haney Michael Shaw David Biderman Michael E. HoffmanBrenda Haney - City of Lubbock
Michael Shaw - Kansas City Public Works
David Biderman - Biderman Consulting
Michael E. Hoffman - Stifel
10:00 AM - 7:00 PMExhibit Hall OpenExhibit Hall A      
11:30 AM - 1:00 PMLunchExhibit Hall A      
12:00 PM - 12:20 PMCatalyst Session: Intro to Reverse Osmosis to Remove PFAS from Landfill Leachate Rochem Booth 211 Catalyst Session: Intro to Reverse Osmosis to Remove PFAS from Landfill Leachate   Bernie RiederBernie Rieder - Rochem Americas
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMPFAS Seminar: Kick-OffKansas City Convention Center - Room 2102 AB PFAS Seminar: Kick-Off PFAS Seminar: Kick-OffStephanie Bolyard Ivan Cooper Jonathan Kitchen Arie Kremen Jeremy O'Brien Bernie RiederStephanie Bolyard
Ivan Cooper - Civil & Environmental Consultants
Jonathan Kitchen - Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Arie Kremen - Tetra Tech
Jeremy O'Brien - SWANA
Bernie Rieder - Rochem Americas
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM10 Ways Automation Helps Haulers Attract and Retain Talent While Building ResilienceKansas City Convention Center - Room 2101    Tyler Bandemer Mark FournierTyler Bandemer - City of Loveland
Mark Fournier - Routeware Global
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMLandfill Gas Rules & Regulations UpdateKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103 AB    Matt Stutz Niki WuestenbergMatt Stutz - Weaver Consultants Group
Niki Wuestenberg - Republic Services
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMUS EPA’s National Recycling Strategy: Part 1 of a Series on Building a Circular Economy for AllKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103C    Nena ShawNena Shaw - U.S. EPA
2:00 PM - 2:45 PMTackling Solid Waste Contracting ChallengesKansas City Convention Center - Room 2101    Scott Pasternak Eric Sapir Joseph SullivanScott Pasternak - Burns & McDonnell
Eric Sapir - Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
Joseph Sullivan - Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
2:00 PM - 2:45 PMUS EPA's Recycling Framework Briefing Part 2Kansas City Convention Center - Room 2103C    Elizabeth Roe Allison TrulockElizabeth Roe - Eco Partners, Inc.
Allison Trulock - NewGen Strategies & Solutions, LLC
2:00 PM - 2:45 PMConversion of Biogas Power to Renewable Natural Gas – Flip or FlopKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103 AB    Steven HamiltonSteven Hamilton - SCS Engineers
2:00 PM - 2:45 PMPFAS Seminar: Conventional Approaches to Leachate Treatment 101Kansas City Convention Center - Room 2102 AB PFAS Seminar: Conventional Approaches to Leachate Treatment 101 PFAS Seminar: Conventional Approaches to Leachate Treatment 101Jeremy O'Brien Ivan Cooper Arie Kremen Bernie RiederJeremy O'Brien - SWANA
Ivan Cooper - Civil & Environmental Consultants
Arie Kremen - Tetra Tech
Bernie Rieder - Rochem Americas
3:00 PM - 3:20 PMCatalyst Session: Equipment Review and Startup/Changeout ProcessInterra Booth 422  Catalyst Session: Equipment Review and Startup/Changeout Process Jay SkierschJay Skiersch - Interra Global
3:30 PM - 3:50 PMCatalyst Session: Using Technology to Improve Operational EfficiencyTetra Tech Booth 416 Catalyst Session: Using Technology to Improve Operational Efficiency  Lee DaigleLee Daigle - Tetra Tech
4:00 PM - 4:45 PMSupply Optimization of Waste ResourcesKansas City Convention Center - Room 2101    Andrew JoinerAndrew Joiner - EnMass Energy
4:00 PM - 4:45 PMPFAS Seminar: Leachate and Other Landfill Liquids – How to Manage Your Achilles HeelKansas City Convention Center - Room 2102 AB PFAS Seminar: Leachate and Other Landfill Liquids – How to Manage Your Achilles Heel PFAS Seminar: Leachate and Other Landfill Liquids – How to Manage Your Achilles HeelArie Kremen Tom Bilgri Bernie RiederArie Kremen - Tetra Tech
Tom Bilgri - TetraTech
Bernie Rieder - Rochem Americas
4:00 PM - 4:45 PMSuccessfully Navigating the Environmental Justice ProcessKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103C    Kate BarteltKate Bartelt - HDR, Inc.
4:00 PM - 4:45 PMHow to Get Involved With ISWA’s Global Initiative on Closing DumpsitesKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103 AB    James LawJames Law - SCS Engineers
5:00 PM - 7:00 PMExhibit Hall ReceptionExhibit Hall A      
7:00 PM - 10:00 PMYP Networking EventThe Dubliner Irish Pub      
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
7:00 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration OpenKansas City Convention Center      
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMSWANA Training Center - Day 3Marriott: East Tower Lobby    Joe Williams Neal Bolton Jo-Walter Spear Bob Watts Ronald Wilks Russell Anderson Bill Dillon Lee Daigle Matt Stutz Randy Arizmendiz Debbie Hackman James SkoraJoe Williams - Common Sense Consulting
Neal Bolton - Blue Ridge Services
Jo-Walter Spear - JSA Environmental
Bob Watts - Chester County Solid Waste Authority
Ronald Wilks - RONALD WILKS
Russell Anderson - Casella Waste Systems
Bill Dillon - SCS Field Services
Lee Daigle - Tetra Tech
Matt Stutz - Weaver Consultants Group
Randy Arizmendiz - SCS Energy/Engineers
Debbie Hackman - Indiana RCAP
James Skora - Ashland County Solid Waste Management District
8:00 AM - 8:50 AMCEU FasTrack Briefing Kansas City Convention Center - Room 2105    James MooreJames Moore - WSP
8:30 AM - 9:00 AMCoffee Service Kansas City Convention Center  Coffee Service    
9:00 AM - 9:45 AMOrganics Diversion California StyleKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103C    Michelle LeonardMichelle Leonard - SCS Engineers
9:00 AM - 9:45 AMEffective Ways of Addressing Labor Shortages in Waste and Recyclables CollectionKansas City Convention Center - Room 2101    Jeremy O'Brien Felipe Moreno Pat TapiaJeremy O'Brien - SWANA
Felipe Moreno - City of Phoenix
Pat Tapia - City of Tucson
9:00 AM - 9:45 AMLandfill Gas Field Practices and Procedures Manual revised for the Safety and Wellbeing of our Industry PartnersKansas City Convention Center - Room 2102 AB    Robert ButlerRobert Butler - SCS Engineers
9:00 AM - 9:45 AMLandfill Leachate Evaporation Utilizing Wood Waste CombustionKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103 AB    Joseph CurroJoseph Curro - CDM Smith
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMRemediation of Substances in a Leachate Collection System Through Chemical CleaningKansas City Convention Center - Room 2102 AB    Steven CarlSteven Carl - Progressive Environmental Services
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMLandmark National Litter Survey and Behavior Study: Keep America BeautifulKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103C    Robert Craggs Veronica Roof David ScottRobert Craggs - Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.
Veronica Roof - MSW Consultants
David Scott - Keep America Beautiful
10:00 AM - 2:00 PMExhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall A      
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMWhat To Do When Landfills Are No Longer Ecologically And Economically Viable?Kansas City Convention Center - Room 2101    Glen TobiasonGlen Tobiason - InnoWaCon LLC
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMUsing Desiccants for Treatment of Landfill Gas for Seasonal Use ApplicationsKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103 AB    Joseph CurroJoseph Curro - CDM Smith
11:30 AM - 11:50 AMCatalyst Session: Intro to Reverse Osmosis to Remove PFAS from Landfill LeachateRochem Booth 211 Catalyst Session: Intro to Reverse Osmosis to Remove PFAS from Landfill Leachate  Bernie RiederBernie Rieder - Rochem Americas
12:00 PM - 12:20 PMCatalyst Session: PFAS Sequestration in LandfillsTetra Tech Booth 416 Catalyst Session: PFAS Sequestration in Landfills  Arie KremenArie Kremen - Tetra Tech
12:00 PM - 1:30 PMLunch Exhibit Hall A      
12:30 PM - 12:50 PMCatalyst Session: FerroSorp Case Study ReviewInterra Booth 422  Catalyst Session: FerroSorp Case Study Review Jay Skiersch Gary ByersJay Skiersch - Interra Global
Gary Byers - Interra Global
2:00 PM - 2:45 PMPFAS Seminar: Landfill Liquids and the Non-PFAS Emerging Contaminants - What You Need to KnowKansas City Convention Center - Room 2102 AB PFAS Seminar: Landfill Liquids and the Non-PFAS Emerging Contaminants - What You Need to Know PFAS Seminar: Landfill Liquids and the Non-PFAS Emerging Contaminants - What You Need to KnowTom Bilgri Jonathan Kitchen Arie Kremen Bernie RiederTom Bilgri - TetraTech
Jonathan Kitchen - Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Arie Kremen - Tetra Tech
Bernie Rieder - Rochem Americas
2:00 PM - 2:45 PMGIS, Garbage, & Drive Bys, Oh My!Kansas City Convention Center - Room 2101    Jennefer KlennertJennefer Klennert - HDR
2:00 PM - 2:45 PMThe Current and Potential Role of WTE Facilities in Destroying PFAS Discards in Consumer ProductsKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103 AB    Jeremy O'Brien Mark MaritatoJeremy O'Brien - SWANA
Mark Maritato - ecomaine
2:00 PM - 2:45 PMDrop It Low: Best Management Practices for Reducing Contamination in Drop-off ProgramsKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103C    Cassandra FordCassandra Ford - The Recycling Partnership
3:00 PM - 3:45 PMCreating Durable Concrete Floors for Your Solid Waste FacilityKansas City Convention Center - Room 2101    Robert SwanRobert Swan - HD Concrete Floors
3:00 PM - 3:45 PMThe Renewable Natural Gas “Gold Rush”Kansas City Convention Center - Room 2103 AB    Scott MartinScott Martin - Burns & McDonnell
3:00 PM - 3:45 PMPFAS Seminar: P F A S is a Four-Letter WordKansas City Convention Center - Room 2102 AB PFAS Seminar: P F A S is a Four-Letter Word PFAS Seminar: P F A S is a Four-Letter WordJonathan Kitchen Daniel Cho Ivan Cooper Patrick StanfordJonathan Kitchen - Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Daniel Cho - Onvector
Ivan Cooper - Civil & Environmental Consultants
Patrick Stanford - Coviana, LLC
3:00 PM - 3:45 PMInnovative Technologies for Improved Diversion of Organic Waste from LandfillsKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103C    Carlos RamosCarlos Ramos - Nowon, LLC
4:00 PM - 4:45 PMPFAS Seminar: PFAS Treatability & Management: An Example of Wastewater Utility and Landfill CollaborationKansas City Convention Center - Room 2102 AB PFAS Seminar: PFAS Treatability & Management: An Example of Wastewater Utility and Landfill Collaboration PFAS Seminar: PFAS Treatability & Management: An Example of Wastewater Utility and Landfill CollaborationWilliam Meinert Ivan CooperWilliam Meinert - Ramboll
Ivan Cooper - Civil & Environmental Consultants
4:00 PM - 4:45 PMEffective Ways to Reduce Contamination in Curbside Recycling ProgramsKansas City Convention Center - Room 2101    Jeremy O'Brien Tammy Clausing Cassandra Ford Felipe Moreno Luann MeyerJeremy O'Brien - SWANA
Tammy Clausing - City of Denton TX
Cassandra Ford - The Recycling Partnership
Felipe Moreno - City of Phoenix
Luann Meyer - Barton & Loguidice
4:00 PM - 4:45 PMSolid Waste Record-Keeping in California: Transparency in Waste Hauler Data is a Game ChangerKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103C     Linnea Whitney - Recyclist
Lisa Coelho - Recyclist
4:00 PM - 4:45 PMTales from the LandfillKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103 AB    Elizabeth Roe Anastasia WelchElizabeth Roe - Eco Partners, Inc.
Anastasia Welch - SCS Engineers
5:00 PM - 5:45 PMCEU FasTrack Briefing Kansas City Convention Center - Room 2105    James MooreJames Moore - WSP
6:00 PM - 8:00 PMNetworking Event No Other PubNetworking Event Networking Event Networking Event Networking Event   
Thursday, March 24, 2022
8:00 AM - 8:50 AMCEU FasTrack Briefing Kansas City Convention Center - Room 2105    James MooreJames Moore - WSP
8:30 AM - 9:00 AMCoffee Service Kansas City Convention Center  Coffee Service    
9:00 AM - 9:45 AMExploring Remote Controlled Technologies at the LandfillKansas City Convention Center - Room 2101    Clay LayneClay Layne - Caterpillar
9:00 AM - 9:45 AMFrom Waste to Resources: Transitioning from Landfill to Sustainability CampusKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103C    Carlos De La Torre Fatima LunaCarlos De La Torre - City of Tucson
Fatima Luna - City of Tucson
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMMN Statewide C&D Generation & Characterization Study FindingsKansas City Convention Center - Room 2103C    Cynthia MormileCynthia Mormile - MSW Consultants, LLC
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMTechnologies to Reduce Landfill Greenhouse Gas EmissionsKansas City Convention Center - Room 2101    David Hostetter Brett HeistDavid Hostetter - SCS Engineers
Brett Heist - SCS Engineers

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