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Environmental Law/Reporting

Annual & Compliance Reporting to the DEC – What’s It All About? Menrath, Scott & Vitale, David. NYSDEC Bureau of Solid Waste, Reduction & Recycling. 2010.
Challenges in Implementing the Expanded NY Bottle Bill. Clarke, Cristin. NYSDEC, Office of General Counsel. 2010.
Hot Topics: How Local Solid Waste Cases Reverberate Nationally. Shanoff, Barry S. Knopf & Brown. 2010.
Reporting to the DEC. Roppolo, Anna. Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority. 2010.

Greenhouse Gas

EREF Research: Fugitive Emissions from Landfills Direct Measurement Methods. McCarron, Gregory P., PE. SCS Engineers. 2010.
GHG – Beyond Reporting. Nay, Kyle. Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC. 2010.
Mandatory Greenhouse Gases Reporting Rule: MSW Landfills. Singleton, Amanda. Eastern Research Group, Inc. 2010.
Overview for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: 40 CFR Part 98. Wilkinson, Lisa K., PE. SCS Engineers. 2010.

Household Hazardous Waste

Automated Data Collection for Household Hazardous Waste Collection & Tracking. Hall, Laurie. President, Martindale Associates. 2010.
Case Study: Westchester County. Parise, Mario. Westchester County DEF. 2010.
Design of Permanent Hazardous Household Waste Collection Facilities. Dr. Kremen, Arie P. BSG Engineering, Surveying & Landscape Architecture, LLC. 2010.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection & Disposal: Permanent vs. Temporary. Vitale, David. NYSDEC Bureau of Solid Waste, Reduction & Recycling. 2010.
The Evolution of Rockland’s Permanent HHW Facility. Scales, Kerri & Klos, John. Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority. Smith, Kathleen, RCDOH. 2010.

Landfill Closure & Redevelopment

A Greener Alternative for Landfill Caps – A Case History. Ayers, Michael, PE. Agru America. 2010.
Closure Turf – A Green Approach to Landfill Closures. Ayers, Michael, PE. Agru America. 2010.
Ground Improvement Program to Improve Settlement Characteristics of Landfill Materials and Soft Natural Deposits. Burke, Walter W., PE, Desai, Mayur B., PE & Lifrieri, Joseph J., PhD, PE, CPG, PP. Paulus, Sokolowski, & Sartor, LLC. 2010.
Laboratory Determination of Lifetime of Exposed Geomembrane Landfill Covers – Setting the Stage for Photovoltaic Applications. Koerner, Robert M., PhD, PE, NAE. Director, Geosynthetic Institute. 2010.
Solar Energy Cover System – Tessman Road Landfill – San Antonio, Texas. Walker, Tony. Republic Services, Inc. 2010.
Solar Panels on Exposed Geomembrane Covers at Landfills: Environmental & Economic Considerations. Hock, Peggy. United Solar Ovonic. 2010.
The Evolution of Erosion Control Technology. Hanrahan, Pete, CPESC. E. J. Prescott, Inc. 2010.
The Negative Effect of Delayed Landfill Closure. DiPippo, Gary J., PE & Swyka, Mark A., PE. Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC. 2010.

Landfill Design & Operations

Draintube Planar Drainage Geocomposites – Simple, Effective, Proven. Ragen, Bill. Ragen Associates. 2010.
Geofilm-backed and Geomembrane-backed Geosynthetic Clay Liners and their Application in Waste Containment. Urchik, William. CETCO Lining Technologies. 2010.
Improved VOC Containment with EVOH/PE Membranes. Kolbasuk, Gary. Raven Industries. 2010.
Innovations in Biplanar Geonet Structure to Increase the Allowable Flow Rate and the Compressive Strength. Li, Mengjia, PhD, PE. GSE Lining Technology, LLC. 2010.
Investigating Landfills and Compost Facility Roles in Emergency Response in Mortality Disposal. Bonhotal, Jean. Cornell Waste Management Institute. 2010.
Methane Flare/Raptor Conflicts – A National Problem. Miller, Stella. Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society. Hardin, Christopher, PE. SCS Engineers. 2010.
Opportunities and Solutions, Polyethylene/EVOH Geomembranes. Kolbasuk, Gary. Raven Industries. 2010.
Properties of Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol (EVOH) and Value for Select Geomembrane Applications. Armstrong, Robert. Kuraray America. 2010.

Organics Management

Material Management for Organics. Ruttan, Norm. iWasteNot Systems. Young, Melissa. Environmental Finance Center, Syracuse University. 2010.
Principles and Practices of Commercial Scale Vermicomposting and Earthworm Husbandry. Herlihy, Thomas. RT Solutions, LLC – Worm Power. 2010.
Siting/Permitting of Anaerobic Digestion Facilities for Processing Organic Wastes and Biomass. Lawson, Thomas J., PE. NorthEast Biogas. Holmes, Robert A., PE. Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC. 2010.
Summary of Organics Recycling Roundtable: Connect the Rots. Feinland, Gary. NYSDEC. 2010.
The Importance of Food Waste Recycling on Campus. Goldsmith, Thomas. St. John’s University. Soto, Gerardo. NATH Sustainable Solutions. 2010.
The Importance of Food Waste Recycling on Campus. Soto, Gerardo. NATH Sustainable Solutions. Goldsmith, Thomas. St. John’s University. 2010.

Product Stewardship

Product Stewardship and the New York Product Stewardship Council. Rhoads, Tom. Executive Director, OCRRA. 2010.
Product Stewardship: Lessons from North of the Border. Dimino, Resa. NYSDEC, Commissioner’s Policy Office. 2010.

Recycling

Getting the Glass Out. Egosi, Nathiel, PE. RRT Design & Construction. 2010.
Lessons Learned/Steps Taken to Implement Single Stream Recycling in Hotels. Giannini, Evadne. HospitalityGreen LLC. 2010.
Recycling Metals from Oswego County’s WTE Plant. Egosi, Nathiel G., PE & Matthews, Gregory, LEED AP. RRT Design & Construction. Visser, Frank, PE. County of Oswego. 2010.
Sims Recycling Solutions & the Status of E-Waste Legislation in the U.S. Kontovrakis, Andriana. Sims Recycling Solutions. 2010.
Single Stream Recycling. Comi, Robert. Recycling Operations Director, WM Recycle America. 2010.
Single Versus Two Stream Recycling – The Debate Continues. Lantz, Dan. Metro Waste Paper Recovery Inc. 2010.

Safety

Fatal Case Studies and Prevention Measures. Zhu, Julia. Bureau of Occupational Health, NYSDOH. 2010.
Safety-Reducing Accidents and Injuries. Biderman, David. NSWMA. 2010.
What You Need to Know to Pass a DOT Audit. Snearly, Lew. Truck & Bus Compliance. 2010.

Solid Waste Management & Planning

Integration of New and Emerging Technologies into NYC’s Solid Waste Management Plan. Binder, James. Alternative Resources, Inc. Lannon, Venetia & Axt, Katie. NYC Economic Development Corp. 2010.
Local Solid Waste Management Plans in New York…Same Task, Different Approaches. R.S. Lynch & Company. 2010.
Municipal Web-based Data Tracking, Reporting & Publication Tools. Alexander, Michael. Emerge Knowledge Design Inc. 2010.
Progressive Funding Options for Successful Solid Waste Planning and Management. Culbertson, John. MidAtlantic Solid Waste Consultants. 2010.
Putnam County’s Solid Waste Management Plan. Rice, Mary. Putnam County Health Dept. 2010.
The Economy’s Impact on Solid Waste Management. Carlton, John G., PE, BCEE. CDM. 2010.
Updating Technology Analyses for New Local Solid Waste Management Plans. Pytlar, Theodore S., Jr. Dvirka & Bartilucci Consulting Engineers. 2010.

Stormwater Regulation

Impacts of the Revised SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity. Aldrich, Rodney L., PE. Sterling Environmental Engineering, PC. 2010.
SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity (GP-0-10-001). Gasper, David, PE. NYSDEC. 2010.

Sustainability/Waste Diversion

Acheiving 75% Waste Reduction and More: Partnerships and Incentives that Work. Eckstrom, Barbara & McCarthy, Kat. Tompkins County SWMD. 2010.
Beyond Waste: A Sustainable Materials Management Strategy for New York. Dimino, Resa. NYSDEC, Commissioner’s Policy Office. 2010.
Campus Culture and Sustainability. Cadwell, Melissa. Syracuse University, Sustainability Division. 2010.
Driving Out Waste – Rehrig’s Lean Initiative. Delaney, Joe. Operations and Technical Manager, Rehrig Pacific Group. 2010.
New Frontiers in Source Reduction – The Take Back Program at Courtyard Marriott. Giannini, Evadne. HospitalityGreen, LLC. Holmes, Tracy. Courtyard Marriot. 2010.
Pollution Prevention (P2) Tools and Techniques. Green, Newton. New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, RIT. 2010.
Preparing Students to be Environmentally Aware Citizens, Practitioners, and Leaders. May, Rachel & Cadwell, Melissa. Syracuse University. 2010.
The Impact of Waste “Fractionalization” on Waste Packaging. McKracken, Ronald J. RJM Associates. 2010.
Waste Reduction Using the Internet. Ruttan, Norm. iWasteNot Systems. 2010.

Waste-to-Energy

C&D Recovery in Conjunction with Waste to Energy. Cooper, Jeff. OCRRA. 2010.
Energy from Waste: The Niagara Success Story. Burke, David. Covanta Energy Corporation. 2010.
Enerkem: Making Waste-to-Biofuels a Reality. Mili, Dino. Enerkem, Inc. 2010.
Evolution of EfW Facility Permitting and its Impact on the Proposed Hempstead EfW Expansion Project. Slack, James. AECOM Environment. 2010.
The Prospect of a Hempstead EfW Expansion. Waffenschmidt, John G. Covanta Energy. 2010.
The Role of Energy from Waste in Integrated Solid Waste Resource Management in Ontario: The Durham Experience. Januszkiewicz, Mirka. Waste Management Services, Durham Region. Worster, Shawn. HDR, Inc. 2010.
Waste Plastic Converting into High Energy Content Liquid Fuels. Sarler, Moinuddin, PhD, MCIC. Natural State Research, Inc. 2010.

Waste Transfer

Direction Change for Waste Transfer in Orange County. Ritzinger, Brian. Orange County DPW EF&S. Schellberg, Andrew. Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC. 2010.
Transfer Station Retrofits – Changing with the Times. Ruckert, Ernie, PE. Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC. 2010.

Alternative Fuels

Natural Gas Engines for Refuse – A Clean & Economical Solution. Boyce, Bill. Cummins Westport. 2010.