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2024 MRN/SWANA Mid-Atlantic Conference Program

Preliminary Program (subject to change)

7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Registration Open
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.	Opening General Session: The Heat is On! Batteries in the Waste Stream – A close look at effective methods to keep batteries out of the waste stream and manage the consequences when they do get in. Mark Steadman, Regional Program Manager, Call2Recycle Steve Drueke, President, BATTaLiOn Response Consulting, LLC
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.	*Concurrent Sessions* Legislative/Regulatory Update – EPR, E-Cycling and more…Here we go! Andrew G. Vetter, Esq., Senior Attorney, Schwartz, Metz, Wise and Kauffman, P.A. Bradley Baker, MBA, PMP, Program Manager, Resource Management Program, Land and Materials Administration, Maryland Department of the Environment Methane Measurement & Reduction Strategies Effective Measurement Technologies Paul Imhoff, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware Strategies for Measuring and Reducing Emissions to Comply with Current and Potential Future Regulations Josh Roth, PE, Vice President and Project Director, Landfill Gas (LFG) Group, SCS Engineers Helen Steffens, EIT, Associate Professional, SCS Engineers
10:50 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Break and Exhibits Open
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.	*Concurrent Sessions* Education & Outreach: Behavior Change Programs that Work Stephanie Phillips, AICP, Program Manager, Deconstruction & Circular Economy, San Antonio Reuse Sam Schultz, Mid-Atlantic Environmental Sales Rep, Rehrig Pacific Company Jeff Galad, President, Recycle Coach PFAS Compliance Sampling Panel John Agnoli, Environmental Section Chief, Maryland Environmental Service Lindsay Boone , M.Sc., Technical Specialist, Pace Labs Andrew Grenzer, Chief, Solid Waste Operations, Land & Materials Administration, Maryland Department of the Environment Moderator:David B. Farrington, P.G., Principal Geologist, ARM Group LLC
12:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch and Exhibits Open
1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.	General Session: What's New & What It Means for You! – A fast-paced presentation of innovative programs/procedures/technologies that reflect the leading edge in recycling and solid waste management.
2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.	*Concurrent Sessions* Hazardous and Hard to Recycle: The Two H’s We Hate but Handle Anyway Jeffrey Camera, Chief, Resource Conversion, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection Craig Morley, Director, National Business Line, HHW, Clean Harbors PFAS Treatment Technologies Jonathan B. Meyers, PE, BCEE, Senior Technical Engineer, LaBella Associates Laura Jo Oakes, P.E., BCEE, Project Manager/Engineer, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC Michael Hertz, Vice President, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC
3:20 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.	Break and Exhibits Open
3:50 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.	*Concurrent Sessions* EPA Grants in Action: Infrastructure and Education Shannon McDonald, Natural Resource Planner, Maryland Department of the Environment Luke Wolfgang, Sustainability Coordinator, US EPA Region 3 Brenda Platt, Director, Composting for Community, Institute for Local Self-Reliance Transfer Station: Maximizing Throughput while Emphasizing Safety Vinnie Bevivino, Senior Director of Organics, Bioenergy Devco Jeffrey Camera, Chief, Resource Conversion, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection Nick Kohr, Director of Capital Projects, Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority
4:50 p.m. - 5:35 p.m.	Closing General Session: Food Waste Collection – You Can Too! A panel discussion featuring three Maryland counties/municipalities regarding the design and implementation of their food waste collection programs. Jessica Moore, Recycling Section Manager, Prince George's County Department of the Environment Nick Rodricks, Bureau Chief, Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation Jenny Willoughby, BCMA, TRAQ, CC-P, Sustainability Manager, City of Frederick Moderator: Joshua Gliptis, Operations Division Chief, Environmental Services, Howard County
5:35 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Crabfeast/Barbeque