WEDNESDAY, February 25th​

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WORKSHOP: TRACK A, 1-2:15PM

• Running a Smooth Local Government Refuse & Recycling Program (Valerie Parker, Village of Weston) 

WORKSHOP: TRACK A, 2:30-3:45PM

• Building Master Recyclers: Engaging Community Through Education and Volunteerism (Jordan Hiller, Outagamie County Recycling & Solid Waste; Kelly Reyer, Winnebago County Solid Waste) 

WORKSHOP: TRACK A, 4-5:15PM

• Talking Trash: Why Strategic Communications is the Secret Ingredient for Solid Waste Success (Tess Heller; Amanda Erickson; Brian Miller, HDR)

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​​WORKSHOP: TRACK B (1-2:15PM)

• Roundtable Discussion on Emerging Technologies (Betsy Powers, SCS Engineers; Will Herzog, Machinex Technologies, Inc.; David McConnell, Juno Recycling, Inc.; Jack Bernadino, AMP; Rutger Zweers, Mavitec Green Energy LLC)​

WORKSHOP: TRACK B (2:30-3:45PM)

• Strategic Tax & Financial Initiatives for Private Waste Companies (Jason Reis, Reis & Reis CPAs & Advisors)

WORKSHOP: TRACK B (4-5:15PM)

• Catalysts of the Circular Material Future (Jerry Mandli, Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH); Jennefer Klennert, HDR; Steven Schilling, Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.)

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THURSDAY, February 26th​

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TRACK SESSION I - 10:45 - 11:45am

• Managing Your MRF More Efficiently with AI and Data (Katherine Nellis, EverestLabs) ​

• Permitting from the Ground Up: Strategies and Community Engagement for Greenfield Development  (Allison Rathsack; Alejandra Viso; Wyeth Augustine-Marceil; Dane County Waste + Renewables)​​

• Small Devices, Big Impact: Local Solutions for Addressing Vape Waste (John Peralta, Marathon County Solid Waste; Courtney Tvedten, MPH, CHES, Marathon County Health Department)​

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TRACK SESSION II - 2:30 - 3:30pm 

• Do You Know Your Succession Plan? (William Nicholson, HDR)​

• Putting the Pieces Back Together Again -- Columbia County Solid Waste Department (Michael Ettner, Gabrielle Romenesko, Foth Infrastructure & Environment)​

• Simple Lessons, Lasting Impact: The ABCs of Recycling Right (Kelly Reyer, Winnebago County Solid Waste; Jordan Hiller, Outagamie County Recycling & Solid Waste)​

 

TRACK SESSION III - 3:45 - 4:45pm 

• Landfill to Landscape: Lessons from Dane County's Native Prairie Cap (Wyeth Augustine-Marceil, Alejandra Viso, Allison Rathsack, Dane County Waste + Renewables)​

• Material Recycling Facility Planning/Expansion (Douglas Allen, Tetra Tech)​

• ​Take Charge: Watt to do with Batteries (Kenneth Miller, Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency)​

 

FRIDAY, February 27th

 

TRACK SESSION IV - 9:00am - 10:00am 

• Chasing Chlorides: A Historic Landfill Needing Hands-on Long-term Care (Sara Beine, Foth Infrastructure & Environment; Kathy Hutter, Winnebago County) 

• Recycling Rule Revision: What's Changed? What Hasn't? And How Do Communities, MRFs, and Haulers Play a Role in Education? (Jennifer Semrau, WDNR; Abbie Liedtke, Waukesha County; Todd Bollenbach, Pellitteri Waste Systems)​

• Technical Assistance to Reduce, Reuse, and Divert Materials for MN Clients (Jon Schroeder, MN Technical Assistance Program; Carla Interrieden, MN Pollution Control Agency)​

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TRACK SESSION V - 10:30am - 11:30am ​

• Dane County Food Scrap Composting (Case Study) (Delaney Gobster, Dane County Waste + Renewables)​

• Driving Participation in Electronics Collection Events: Best Practices from Wisconsin Communities (Casey Hines, Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations)​

• Innovative Solutions for PFAS Removal in Landfill Leachate: A Pilot Study Approach (Kenneth Miller, Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency; William Nicholson, HDR)​​