Session 1

Session 2

Landfill

Sponsored by: G Friesen Associates

Moderator: Gerry Friesen G Friesen Associate  

· Got It Covered?  Design, Performance, Renovation, and Sustainability of Disposal Cell Covers at DOE Legacy Waste Sites

Jody Waugh S.M. Stoller, Corp.

· Slope Stability Sensitivities of Final Covers

Richard Thiel Thiel Engineering

· Design and Construction of Gas Wells to Accommodate Landfill Settlement and Leachate Pumping

Evan Griffiths  CH2M HILL

Session 3

Recycling 

Sponsored by: Kennec 

Moderator: Laurie Batchelder Adams LBA Associates 

· Lessons Learned from Evaluating Single Stream Material Recovery Facilities (MRF)

Chuck Kemper  CH2M HILL
Lyndsey Lopez CH2M HILL

· Sort less, recycle more: Portland’s Transition from Bins to Roll Carts

Jennifer Porter  City of Portland, OSD

·  Road to Dual Stream

Mike Davis Clark County Solid Waste Division

Session 5

E-Waste

Sponsored by: Kennec 

Moderator: Holly Sears ORRA

· Oregon’s E-Waste Legislation: Impacts of a Product Stewardship System on Collectors, Recyclers, and Disposal Sites

Kathy Kiwala  Oregon DEQ

· Recycling of Rechargeable Batteries

Wayne Rifer Green Electronics Council

· An Overview of Marion County’s E-Waste Program

Bailey Payne Marion County, OR Public Works

Session 6

Environmental Compliance

Sponsored by: Golder Associates 

Moderator: Henry Friedman Seattle Public Utilities 

· Optimization of Detection Monitoring Programs for Landfills in Oregon

Louis Caruso Shaw Environmental, Inc.
Jim Obereiner Waste Management, Inc.
Rodney Weick Oregon DEQ

· Regulatory Concepts for Landfill Methane Capture – What California is Doing Might Ultimately Affect You

Richard Merrill Golder Associates

· Revised Washington Industrial Stormwater General Permit – Implications and Solutions

Amanda Shellenberger Anchor Environmental, Inc.

Session 7

Solid Waste Planning

Sponsored by: Marion County, Oregon 

Moderator: Steve Wamback Pierce County, Washington 

· Where to Put Your Next Solid Waste Facility: Using GIS to Minimize Waste Handling Costs

Scott Schimelfenig Thurston County, Washington

Neil Alongi Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc.

· In Pursuit of Sustainable Solid Waste Transportation Services: The Portland Metro Experience

Dan Pitzler CH2M HILL

· Facility Buffers: Make Your Land Work for You

Shane Latimer ICF/Jones & Stokes

Session 8

Landfill Gas Utilization

Sponsored by: Caterpillar

Moderator: David Vonasek Shaw Environmental 

· Review of Three New Landfill Gas to Energy Facilities Using New Reciprocating Technology Installed in the Pacific Northwest

Benny Benson ENERGYneering Solutions, Inc

· EPA’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP)

Tom Frankiewicz U.S. EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program

· Converting LFG into Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) for Vehicle Fuels

Marshall Carpenter Independent Consultant