2009 Proceedings


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Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fueled Vehicles Incentive and Funding – What is Available? Gulmi, Ronald J. Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition. 2009.
The Brookhaven CNG Experience. Hubbard, Ed. Town of Brookhaven. 2009.
What’s the Alternative? Alternative Fuels Panel. Richardson, Gail. Energy Vision. 2009.

Carbon Credits/Greenhouse Gas

Carbon Assessment Planning Tool. Raila, Susan J. HDR Engineering, Inc. 2009.
Instrumentation Guide to Landfill Gas GHG Offset Projects. Wilkinson, Lisa K., PE. SCS Engineers, PC. 2009.
The New Role of Section 45 and Carbon Credit Monetization in the Development and Financing of Landfill Gas Projects. Lynch, R. Steven. R.S. Lynch & Company, Inc. 2009.
Recycling and Climate Change Legislation. Skernolis, Ed. National Recycling Coalition. 2009.
Reducing Our Carbon Footprint. Renne-Malone, Jeannie & Tocchini, Shannon. HDR, Inc. 2009.

Organics Composting

Composting at NYU. Boll, Sarah. Recycling Coordinator, NYU. 2009.
Composting and Thermal Energy Systems for Manure, Bedding, MSW and Biomass Handling. Jerose, Brian. WASTE NOT Resource Solutions. Nelson, John. Agrilab Technologies, Inc. 2009.
Extended Aerated Static Compost Piles: Converting Organic Waste from a Municipal Problem to a Natural Resource Opportunity. Gelewski, Greg. Recycling Operations Manager, OCRRA. 2009.
Food Waste Composting & Food Banks. Goldstein, Andrew. Recycling Coordinator, City of Buffalo, Erie County. 2009.
On Site Food Residuals Collection & Composting Programs. Lotito, Brenda. UWF, Inc. 2009.

Hazardous/Radioactive Waste

DEC Hazardous Waste Program Regulation of the West Valley Site. Winterberger, Lynn M., PE. NYSDEC. 2009.
Interim Remedial Measure of a Radiological and Hazardous Waste Landfill Utilizing a Groundwater Diversion Barrier Wall and Exposed Geomembrane Cover System. Bower, Bryan C. US Department of Energy. Mann, Michael J., PE. McMahon & Mann Consulting Engineers, PC. Gupta, Krishan K. West Valley Environmental Services. 2009.
Interim Remedial Measure of a Landfill Containing Radiological and Hazardous Constituents Utilizing a Groundwater Diversion Barrier Wall and Exposed Geomembrane Cover System. Mann, Mike J., PE. McMahon & Mann Consulting Engineers, PC. Gupta, Krishan K. West Valley Environmental Services, LLC. Bower, Bryan C. US Department of Energy. 2009.
Regulatory and Technical Issues for Development of an Innovative Mitigation Strategy for a Strontium-90 Plume at the West Valley Demonstration Project. Concannon, Patrick. NYSDEC. 2009.
The West Valley Story: What is it, Why is it Contaminated, and How is it Being Cleaned Up? Rice, Tim. NYSDEC. 2009.
Yucca Mountain – The Technical Basis Supporting the Need for a National High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository. Giardina, Paul. Chief, USEPA Radiation & Indoor Air Branch. 2009

Landfill Closure & Redevelopment

An Evaluation of Engineered Landfill Cap Effectiveness. Giordano, Jeremy, PE, Parisio, Steven, Shepard, Tia & Rodriguez, Sean. NYSDEC. 2009.
Interesting Uses of Closed Landfills. Ronan, Richard, PE. Commissioner, Department of Sanitation, Town of Hempstead, NY. Heil, James, PE. Cashin Associates, PC. 2009.
Landfill Closure & Redevelopment Success Story. Speitel, Ed, Jr. Walters Group. Swyka, Mark A. PE. Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC. 2009.
Landfill End Use – Landfill to Golf Course a Little at a Time. Shaw, Prentiss. Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC. Kay, Stephen. Stephen Kay-Doug Smith Golf Course. 2009.
Siting of Solar Energy on Former Municipal Landfills. Fazio, Christine A. & Wallace, Judith. Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP. 2009.

Landfill Design & Operations

Advantages of Modular Underground Stormwater Detention Systems in Landfill Applications. Vetri, Thomas. Babylon Department of Environmental Control. Kosuri, Eshwar, PE. Kosuri Engineering & Consulting, PC. 2009.
The Evolution of Jobsite Sediment Control Technology. Hanrahan, Pete. CPESC, Everett J. Prescott, Inc. 2009.
Innovative Strategies for Optimizing Leachate Management at Landfills. Pendleton, Carrie H., PE. Geosyntec Consultants. 2009.
Landfill Leachate Plume Forensics Using Minor Ions. Mutch, Robert D., Jr., PHg, PE & Carbonaro, Richard F., PhD. Hydroqual, Inc., Manhattan College, & Columbia University. 2009.
Recent Project at a Continuous Landfill. Roth, Paul M., PE & Dwyer, Christopher F. L.K. McLean Associates P.C. 2009.
Stability Evaluation of a Balefill Vertical Expansion by Dynamic Programming. Kremen, Dr. Arie P. Birdsall Engineering, Inc. Tsompanakis, Dr. Yiannis. Technical University of Crete. 2009.
#69 What’s Eating Your Pump? Selecting Submersible Pumps for Landfill Leachate and Condensate Removal Applications. Kaminski, David. QED Environmental Systems Inc. 2009.

Landfill Gas

Demystifying Landfill Gas Capture Efficiency: Landfill Gas Fugitive Emission Factors. Lannan, Michael T., PE, Wallace, Marc C., QEP, Buske, Dana C., PhD, & Beaton, Andrew J. Tech Environmental. 2009.
Estimating Landfill Gas Extraction Coverage for Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories. Steinhauser, Eric S. Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc. 2009.
Landfill Gas Combustion and a Possible 1-hour NAAQS for SO2. Ames, Michael R., ScD & Zemba, Stephen G., PhD, PE. Cambridge Environmental, Inc. 2009.
Landfill Gas Management: Thermal Imaging – Taking the Earth’s Temperature from the Air. Peace, Shianna. L. Robert Kimball & Associates Inc. 2009.
Modeling of Hydrogen Sulfide Generation from Processed Construction and Demolition Materials in Landfills. McCarron, Gregory P., PE. SCS Engineers. 2009.
Recent Developments in Landfill Gas Energy Projects and Financing Options in New York. Godlove, Chris. 2009.
Small Diameter LFG Wells. Coons, Darlene. Conestoga-Rovers & Associates. 2009.
Technology-Enabled Demand Response. Rigney, Michael. EnerNOC, Inc. 2009.
What’s in Landfill Gas? Why Does it Smell? How Do We Model its Impacts? Zemba, Stephen G., PhD, PE & Green, Laura C., PhD, DABT. Cambridge Environmental Inc. 2009.

Pharmaceuticals

Reducing Pharmaceuticals in Our Waters: Issues and Initial DEC Actions. Dimino, Resa A. NYSDEC. 2009.
Waste Management of Pharmaceuticals From a Health Care Perspective. Smith, Charlotte A. Director, PharmEcology Services. 2009.

Product Stewardship

A Better Way: Product Stewardship. Jackson, Sego. Northwest Product Stewardship Council & Snohomish County Solid Waste Management Division. 2009.
Product Stewardship in Vermont. Holliday, Jen. Chittenden Solid Waste District. 2009.
Moving Product Stewardship Forward in New York State. Arnold, Hans. NYS Association for Solid Waste Management. 2009.
Product Stewardship Workshop. Cassel, Scott. Executive Director, Product Stewardship Institute, Inc. 2009.

Recycling

Beyond Bottles, Cans and Paper: Universal Recycling at Columbia University. Resler, Cathy. Columbia University. 2009.
Expanded Water Bottles & Plastics Reclamation. Navedo, S. M., Esq. Pure Tech Plastics. 2009.
The Impact of Credit in Commodity Pricing. Egosi, Nathiel. RRT Design & Construction. 2009.
OI NA Cullet Report on Market Conditions. Smith, Paul J. Glass Packing Institute. 2009.
Recycling Agricultural Plastics: Life at the Intersection of Agriculture, Environment & Economic Development. Williams, Jeff. NY Farm Bureau. Levitan, Lois. Cornell University. Mahoney, Steve. Clinton County Soil & Water Conservation District. 2009.
School Recycling Pledge: A Commitment of Teamwork. Stewart, Sarah. OCRRA. 2009.
The City of New York and Sims Municipal Recycling of New York, LLC: A Unique Public Private Partnership, and the First Step in a Paradigm Shift in Recyclables Handling. Lange, Robert. NYC Department of Sanitation. Kelman, Bob. Sims Metal Management. 2009.
The Evolution of a MRF: Improving Contracts; Incorporating New Technology; and Adapting to Changing Program Design at the Town of Brookhaven MRF. Pytlar, Theodore S., Jr. Dvirka and Bartilucci Consulting Engineers. 2009.

Solid Waste Management Issues

Impact of Historic Fill on Recycling of Processed C&D Debris in Southeaster NY State: Part 1 – Introduction. Parisio, Steven & Mills, Colin. NYSDEC. 2009.
Impact of Historic Fill on Recycling of Processed C&D Debris in Southeastern NY State: Part 2 – Creation of the GIS Layer. Parisio, Steven & Mills, Colin. NYSDEC. 2009.
Pending Part 360 Revisions. Lynch, Thomas. NYSDEC, Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials. 2009.
Privatization of a Rural Solid Waste System. Angiola, Alfred. Cashin Associates. 2009.
Rail Transfer Facility Permitting. Gregory, Anthony & Schellberg, Andrew. Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC. 2009.

Solid Waste Technologies

Conversion Technologies – Separating the Myths from Reality. Howie, Bruce, PE. HDR Engineering, Inc. 2009.
European Technologies: Adopt or Avoid? Egosi, Nathiel, PE. RRT Design & Construction. 2009.
Successful Procurement of Emerging Solid Waste Technologies. West, Teno, Esq. Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC. Torres, Steven, Esq. City Solicitor, City of Taunton. 2009.
Utilizing New and Emerging Technology. Binder, James J., PE. Alternative Resources, Inc. Torres, Steven. City Solicitor, Taunton, MA. 2009

Striving for Sustainability

Beyond Waste: A Sustainable Materials Management Strategy for New York. Dimino, Resa A. NYSDEC, Commissioner’s Policy Office. 2009.
Building a Recovery Network for Surplus Food & Organic Waste in New York State. Feinland, Gary. NYSDEC. Etienne, Mary Ellen. NY WasteMatch. Ruttan, Norm. iWasteNot Systems. Young, Melissa. NY FoodTrader. 2009.
Managing for Zero Waste – Taking it to the Next Level. Worster, Shawn & Murdoch, Joe. HDR Engineering, Inc.
Personal Eco-Stewardship – My Homestead. Ochs, Linda. 2009.
Syracuse City Schools Go Green. Lowengard, Daniel, Khan, Afzal, Spoor, Jennifer & Hall, Karen. Syracuse City School District. 2009.
The Trail to Zero Carbon. Hill, Lorinda. Rockland Community College. 2009.
U Sustain: A Union College Sustainability Initiative. Miltner, Terry. Union College. 2009.
Implementing a Zero Waste Plan for Your Facility. Cutler, Neil. Synergis – Zero Waste
Group. 2009.

Tire Recycling

A DEC Crumb Rubber Study. Lim, Ly, PhD, PE. NYSDEC. 2009.
Artificial Turf as a Market for Recycled Tires – the North American Overview. Blumenthal, Michael. RMA. 2009.
Synthetic Turf Athletic Fields: Some Health Perspectives. Wainman, Tom, PhD. NYS Department of Health. 2009.
Update on the U.S. Ground Rubber Market. Blumenthal, Michael. Rubber Manufacturers Association. 2009.
The Use of Tire Derived Aggregate in Civil Engineering Projects: Opportunities & Challenges in New York State. Zicari, Lou. UB Center for Integrated Waste Management. 2009.
Waste Tires as Value-Added Products – Development of the TireLog™. Hansen, Tom. Re-Tread Products, Inc. 2009.

Waste-to-Energy

Brown Sludge = Green Money. Bevington, George. Manager, GJJWTF. 2009.
Enhancing Switchgrass Yields to Produce Biomass Fuel…Utilizing Industrial Residuals. Laubenstein, Joe. Waste Management Upstream. 2009.
Recycle Materials or Energy – Environmental and Economic Impacts. Rose, John L., PE. Consulting Engineers. 2009.

Beneficial Reuse

Brownfield Redevelopment Opportunities for Recycling Contaminated Soils. Sadat, Marwan M., PhD, PE. Sadat Associates, Inc. 2009.
Dredged/Processed Dredged Material and the NY/NJ Harbor. McGuckin, Kathryn. NYSEDC. Wysocki, Ed. Shaw Environmental, Inc. 2009.