Opening General Session - Safety: It's Everybody's Business II – A panel of mid-Atlantic recycling and solid waste professionals will share the policies, procedures, technologies and tools they’ve put in place to keep the workers and customers safe.
- Enjoli Degrasse MSPH, CIH Director of Safety, National Waste & Recycling Association (Moderator)
- Tyler Kachelries, Capitol Area Safety Director, WM
- Marcus Odorizzi, CSP, CHST, Safety and Risk Manager, City of Rockville
- Mischelle F. Vanreusel, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor
*Be sure to check out Safety: It’s Everybody’s Business I (webinar), an overview of national safety initiatives from Jim Olson, former VP Safety for Republic Services.
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Concurrent Sessions
- Effective Data-Driven Procurement Strategies – Learn best practices you can employ to drive the purchase of products made with recycled content and optimize the purchase of integrated services for waste, recyclables and organics. (Session Summary)
- Legislative & Regulatory Updates for Solid Waste Operations – A look at recent permit review/compliance initiatives along with steps taken to meet the requirements.
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Concurrent Sessions
- Creating Messaging to Help Your Residents Live, Laugh, Love Your Integrated Solid Waste & Recycling Program – Learn about an area program that measurably improved the performance of residential recycling.
- MDE Update – Catch up on the agency’s latest regulatory activities and understand the implications for your solid waste management operations.
- Andrew Grenzer, Chief, Solid Waste Operations, Land & Materials Administration - (Slide Deck)
- Paul Hlavinka, Chief, Industrial Stormwater Permits Division, Wastewater Pollution Prevention & Reclamation Program - (Slide Deck)
- Scott Thompson, Regulatory and Compliance Engineer - Senior, Air and Radiation Administration - (Slide Deck)
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General Session - Extended Producer Responsibility – An update on MD's new EPR for Packaging Bill along with the recently completed HDR needs assessment and the implications for recycling and solid waste programs.
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Concurrent Sessions
- Reuse Amplified – Learn how to scale up reuse programs to effectively complement recycling in your area.
- Batteries: Recharged – An update on effective methods to keep batteries out of the waste stream and manage the consequences when they do get in.
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Concurrent Sessions
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Food Scraps Update – Two area operators share successes and lessons learned in the design and implementation of their programs.
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Solar Panels: Uh Oh…Where Do They Go? – A growing number of solar panels have begun to reach their end of life. Explore strategies to keep them out of the landfill.
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Closing General Session - AI: The Next Generation of Solid Waste and Recycling Management – Learn how you can apply AI to solid waste/recycling decision-making and robotics to optimize processing and minimize contamination.
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