2026 SWANA FL Summer Conference
Dates
07/19/2026 - 07/21/2026
Location
Signia by Hilton Bonnet Creek
14100 Bonnet Creek Resort Lane
Orlando, FL 32821
Schedule of Events (updated 7.13.26)
Presentations:
Monday
Six Zones, Four Haulers, One Vision: Strategies for a Successful Residential Collection Transition | Josue Lugo and Jamie Floer, Orange County, and Bethany Jewell Gray, Kessler Consulting
Modern Solid Waste is a Real Estate Problem – Not a Disposal Problem | Edward Grayson, Retired Commissioner, New York City Department of Sanitation
Legacy Reef Tires: Yesterday’s Disposal Practices Become Today’s Marine Debris Challenge | Carlos Restrepo, HDR Engineering, and Charles Mangio, Pinellas County
Operational Warning Signs, Root Cause Evaluation, and Restoration Strategy for a Large WTE Steam Turbine | Bill Embree, Pinellas County, and Joshua Miller, HDR Engineering
Project Delivery Options: So Many Options…But Which is Right for Me? | Danielle Dorley and Bob Curtis, SCS Engineers
Turning Vero Beach’s Landfill Gas into Pipeline-Quality RNG: Lessons from a Fast-Tracked EPC Project | Ryan Murray, Mead & Hunt
Tuesday
Commercial Waste Billing: Economics and Impacts on System Rates | Justin Roessler, Roessler and Associates, and Justin Grant, Stantec, Inc.
A Modernized Approach to Fleet Management | Michael Giordano, BTR (Big Truck Rental)
Upgrading Roadway Infrastructure for Landfills | Trent Arney, SCS Engineers
Reverse Osmosis Solution of Landfill Leachate | Mike Fernandez, Waste Pro, and James Wally and Pradeep Jain, Sustainable Landfill Solutions
C&D Landfill Leachate Solution Success Story and Case Study | Wenjun Liu and Chip Benjamin, Atmos Technologies
FROM PILOT TO PRACTICE: Lessons Learned in Advanced Wastewater/Leachate Treatment for PFAS | Pat Lewis and Brad Pekas, CIP Solutions
Case Studies in Decentralized Composting Solutions for Municipalities, Institutions and Campuses | Betsy LaForce, Green Mountain Technologies
Enhancing Landfill Gas Control with Innovative Integrated Cover and Shallow Gas Collection Technology | Jake Pope, Watershed Geo
Multi-Site Evaluation of the Exposed Waste Odor Neutralizer (ExWON) System Using QuikAir V for Mitigating Working Face Odors at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills | Emmanuel Varona-Torres, Weaver Consultants Group
Permitting, Biosolids, and Beyond: Navigating Florida’s 2026 Solid Waste Legislative Landscape | Tobin McKnight and Kelly Flowers Hass, Jones Edmunds
Legislative Update | Willie Puz, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
