Thank You for attending the
Annual ILCSWMA Conference!
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Congratulations to this year's ILCSWMA Award Winners.
| Session | Presenter |
| Keynote Presentation | Jen Walling, Executive Director, Illinois Environmental Council |
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Opening Plenary: |
James Jennings, Materials Management and Compliance Section Manager, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Chris Newman, Environmental Scientist, U.S. EPA Region 5 |
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Education - Session 1: |
Marta Keane, Recycling Specialist, Will County Land Use Department |
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Technical/Sustainability - Session 1: County Sustainability Planning |
Susan Monte, Executive Director, Champaign County Environmental Stewards Michael Brown, Executive Director, Ecology Action Center Robin Grooms, Lake County Sustainability |
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Enforcement - Session 1: IEPA Inspector Training - Authority For Lawful Entry |
Tom Rivera, Northern Regional Manager, Bureau of Land, Field Operations, Illinois Environmantal Protection Agency |
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Education - Session 2: Illinois Food Scrap Coalition Wasted Food Education |
Jen Nelson, Seven Generations Ahead Stephanie Katsaros, Bright Beat |
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Technical/Sustainability - Session 2: Markets and MRFs
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Greg Maxwell, Senior Vice President, Resource Management Javier Erazo, District Manager, Waste Connections/Groot Adam Jaquet, Vice President, Eagle Enterprises, Recycling |
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Enforcement - Session 2: Trends in Waste Industry Organizations |
Steve Schilling, SWANA Illinois |
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Education - Session 3: Impacts of Recycling Contamination & Cart Tagging Education |
Mary Allen, Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County |
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Technical/Sustainability - Session 3: Batteries - Fire Laws & More |
Tracey Steffes, Fire Chief, City of Morris Chris Newman, Environmental Scientist, U.S. EPA Region 5 David Hirschler, ERI (via zoom) |
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Enforcement - Session 3: Landfill Gas Issues and Solutions |
Paul Cooney, Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department Dave Hartke, Director fo RR&E Division, Will County Land Use Department |
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Education - Session 4: US Plastics Pact Overview and Accomplishments - Introduction |
Pete Adrian, Recycling Coordinator, Solid Waste Agency of Lake County |
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Technical/Sustainability - Session 4: Glass Recycling Markets and Best Practices |
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Enforcement - Session 4: |
James Jennings, Materials Management and Compliance Section Manager, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Allison Fry, Materials Management and Compliance Section Manager, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency |
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Closing Plenary: Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging and Paper Products Legislation |
Walter Willis, Executive Director, Solid Waste Agency of Lake County Alec Laird, Vice-President of Government Relations, Illinois Retail Merchants Association |
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Closing Remarks: The Future of Solid Waste Management |
Josh Connell, Board Director, LRS |
And Special Thanks to our 2022 Conference Sponsors!