2026 SWANA FL Winter Conference
Dates
02/02/2026 - 02/04/2026
Location
Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort
17260 Harbour Pointe Dr
Fort Myers, FL 33908
Post-Conference Evaluation
Schedule of Events
List of Participants
PRESENTATIONS:
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Welcome, SWANA FL Chapter Updates, and Road-E-O Celebration | Polling Results
Keynote Session – A Conversation with Waste Pro COO Keith Banasiak
Transfer Station Operations Discussion Panel | Gene Ginn, Roderick Voigt, Thomas Ramsey
Florida Capacity for Waste and Recyclables
YPs – Engage, Recruit, and Retain
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Reducing Contamination in the Recycling Stream through Educational Interventions (Cart-Tagging) and Artificial Intelligence
Advancing Materials Circularity in the Florida Curbside Stream
Evaluation of Recycling Options for Sargassum (Seaweed) from a Risk Analysis Perspective
Opportunities and Challenges Related to Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste
Partitioning of PFAS Between Soil and Water Phases After Land Application of Biosolids and Compost
Floating Aquatic Treatment Wetlands for Phytoremediation Pre-Treatment of Municipal Landfill Leachate Employing Saline-Tolerant Plants Natural to South Florida
Legislative Update
FDEP Update
