2018 SWANA/RFT Joint Summit

Dates
01/28/2018 - 01/30/2018

Location
B Resort and Spa
1905 Hotel Plaza Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830

PRESENTATIONS:

General Session 2

Mixing it Up: Processes and Solutions for Various Materials

Speakers:
Chris Snow, Consolidated Resource Recovery (Moderator)

Darren Midlane, Harvest Quest International, Inc. – The Final Push to 75%: Using Low-Cost Organics Recycling Solutions

Martin Bjerregaard, Meldgaard – Doing More with our Ash

John Culbertson, MSW Consultants, Inc. – Improving Visual Characterization Methods for C&D and Bulky Wastes

General Session 3

Making Public Private Partnerships a Win-Win

Panelists:
Mitch Kessler, Kessler Consulting, Inc. (Moderator)

Ron Kaplan, Waste Management
Chad Grecsek, City of Deerfield Beach
Doug Jeffcoat, City of Sarasota
Rob Eck, Sierra Container Group

General Session 4

Global Issues: The Circular Economy and the China Import Ban

Speakers:
David Biderman, SWANA CEO (Moderator and Speaker) – Recycling & China: What’s Next?

Thierry Boveri, PRMG, Inc. – The Circular Economy (CE) and Solid Waste Management

Dawn McCormick, Waste Management, Inc. of Florida – China’s Changing Import Policies and Potential Impacts on Recycling in Florida 6

General Session 5

A Winning Message

Speakers:
Travis Barnes, Hillsborough County (Moderator)

Florida Atlantic University Student Team: Andrea Garcia, Bishow Shaha, Lisandre Meyer, Matthew Swaney, Rohan Sethi, and Advisor: Dr. Daniel Meeroff – Winning WASTECON’s Solid Waste Design Competition Panel

Travis Barnes, Hillsborough County, Alita Kane, City of Tampa, and Stephanie Watson, Pinellas County, Jack Crooks, City of St. Petersburg – Tampa Bay Regional Recycling Campaign Panel

Jim Davis, Sustainable Tallahassee, Inc. – Greening Festivals and Other Local Events – Presenting Beyond the Choir