Monday, March 21, 2022
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CDT)
Sustainable Materials Management Technical Division Meeting
Kansas City Convention Center - Room 2102A

Everyone is welcome to attend the Sustainable Materials Management Technical Division (SMM TD) Meeting. This is an active group dedicated to environmental sustainability and the economics of minimizing municipal solid waste disposal. The SMM TD works to promote state-of-the-art approaches to improving management and profitability of waste reduction, recycling, organics management, and special waste programs. Division members view waste as a resource and strive for circular economy results.

Everyone is welcome to attend this meeting

All are welcome to attend.

 

AGENDA

S.O.A.R. Meeting

Monday, March 21, 2022

12:00 – 1:00 PM CST

SMM TD Role

Name

Organization

Past Director

Allison Trulock

NewGen Strategies & Solutions

Director

Catelyn Scholwinski

Graduate Student

Vice Director

Gunther Wellenstein

City of Haverhill, MA

YP Rep

Sara Nichols

Keep Texas Beautiful

ISWA Liaison

Pete Adrian

Solid Waste Agency of Lake County

TD-ABD

Elizabeth Roe

Eco Partners, Inc.

Legislative & Regulatory Committee

 

 

Chair

Maia Corbitt

Garver, Black, Hilyard Family Foundation

Program Committee

 

 

Chair

Ruth Abbe

Abbe Associates

Vice Chair

Stephanie Watson

Pinellas County, FL

Training Committee

 

 

Chair

Sue Lasdin Momberger

 

Vice Chair

Mike Rivera

City of Watsonville, CA

Awards Committee

 

 

Chair

Debra Darby

Tetra Tech

 

Welcome and SWANA Updates

Trulock

  1. Free research papers – membership benefit

https://community.swana.org/communities/community-home/librarydocuments?LibraryKey=6aa73cb9-591a-4705-9a1d-1b59195cfeb2&LibraryFolderKey=8e3d007d-b213-43bd-8635-20efa80b4647.

 

SMM TD Committee Reports

 

 

Young Professionals

  1. YP activities at SOAR
  2. Leadership Academy /Mentor Match
  3. SWANA YP program staff contact

Nichols

 

Legislative & Regulatory Committee

  1. Deposit legislation
  2. National Recycling Strategy (EPA)

Corbitt

 

Program Committee

  1. SMM Sessions at SOAR (7)

Abbe

 

 

Training Committee

  1. Recycling Course Update
  2. SWANA certifications available

Momberger

 

 

Awards Committee

  1. Sustainable Materials Management Distinguished Individual Achievement Award recipient

Darby

 

 

ISWA Liaison

  1. Information on ISWA’s Working Group on Recycling and Waste Minimization

Adrian

 

Advisory Board

  1. One-year term representation

Roe

 

 

 

Questions and Recommendations

Group

Adjourn

 

 

Breakout groups for committees, if needed

 

Gunther Wellenstein Allison Trulock