2023 MRN/SWANA-MA Conference Program Recap - Maryland Recycling Network

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MRN/SWANA Mid-Atlantic Annual Conference:

Program Slide Decks*

Opening Session

Attracting & Keeping Qualified Labor in the Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Strained Economy (Panel Discussion)

Michele Blair, Environmental Programs Manager, City of Laurel
Melissa Filiaggi, Division Chief, Operations, Maryland Environmental Service
Joshua Fleming, SHRM-CP, Human Resources Manager, Republic Services
Moderator: David Biderman, Principal, Biderman Consulting LLC

Morning Concurrent Sessions

Recycling Markets Update
- Bret Biggers, Senior Economist, ISRI (national perspective) (Slide Deck)
- Angie Webb, Recycling Coordinator, Maryland Environmental Services (regional perspective) (Slide Deck)
Landfill Gas to Energy Innovations: Crypto Currency and RNG Systems
- Crypto Based Landfill Gas to Energy Systems - Basham Johnson, President, Onyx Digital Farms (Slide Deck)
- Innovative Uses of Landfill Gas - Corina Sheridan, Project Development Director, Waga Energy (Slide Deck)

General Session

Legislative/Regulatory Update (Panel Discussion)

Pamela Metz Kasemeyer, Managing Partner, Schwartz, Metz, Wise and Kauffman, P.A.
Chaz Miller, Principal, Chaz Miller Associates
Bradley Baker, MBA, PMP, Program Manager, Resource Management Program, Land and Materials Administration, Maryland Department of the Environmen t

Luncheon Speaker: MDE Priorities and Plans - Serena McIlwain, Secretary, Maryland Department of the Environment

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

Innovative Re-Use Programs
- Bulky Recycle/Reuse - Wendy Doring, Senior Lead Recycling Programs, Maryland Environmental Services on behalf of Harford County Government (Slide Deck)
- Fix-it DC - Ida Arabshahi, Program Analyst, Urban Sustainability Administration, Department of Energy & Environment, District of Columbia (Slide Deck)
- Designed for Reuse - Annika Greve, Global Senior Director Business Development, Loop (Slide Deck)

Stormwater Discharge Permitting - Paul Hlavinka, Chief, Industrial Stormwater Permits Division, Water and Science Administration, Maryland Department of the Environment (Slide Deck)

The Commercial Side of Food Diversion
- A National Perspective - Jason Browne, General Manager, Northeast US, Denali (Slide Deck)
- BWI Food Scraps Program - Dana Roche, Manager, Contract Support, Maryland Aviation Administration (Slide Deck)
- DC Food Waste Innovation Grants - Sarah Hofman-Graham, Zero Waste Program Analyst, DC Department of Public Works (Slide Deck)
Effective Safety Training Programs: Design & Implementation
- David W. Horne, CDR, USN (RET), Chief, Solid Waste Management Division, Cecil County, MD Public Works (Slide Deck)
- John Abercrombie, Senior Technical Consultant, LaBella Associates (Slide Deck)

Closing Session

EVs – How to Step into the Next Big Thing - Nathan Bevers, Senior Manager, EV Infrastructure and Deployment for Republic Services (Slide Deck)

* Note: Some sessions did not have slide decks and some presenters did not agree to share their slide decks.