Mark your calendar now and plan to participate in the SWANA Fall Forum, set for Wednesday through Friday, October 27 - 29. We are heading back to Lake Guntersville State Park. You can make your hotel reservations now by calling 256-571-5440. Tell them you are with AL Chapter SWANA or use the code 7893. Rooms start at $88 per night.

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, October 27th

10:00 a.m. Alabama SWANA Board of Directors Meeting

11:00 a.m. Golf Outing at Guntersville State Park Course

4:00 p.m.  Registration/Exhibitor Set-up

6:00 p.m. Reception in the Tradeshow

6:30 p.m. Dinner in the Tradeshow

7:30 p.m. Entertainment

Thursday, October 28th

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.  Breakfast Buffet in Tradeshow

8:30 – 11:45 a.m. Solid Waste Trends with Neal Bolton

11:45 a.m. Fried Catfish Lunch in the Tradeshow

11:30 – 1:30 p.m. SCRAP Tire Commission Board Meeting

Breakout Tracks

1:00 – 4:30 p.m. Solid Waste Track

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Update on Landfill Permits, AEPACS System and PFAS, Scott Ramsey,

ADEM, Water Division

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Technology in Collection and Transfer Operations, Zeljko Basurovic,

LOADRITE Southern Star

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.  Refreshment Break

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Improving Landfill Compaction, Dusty Zeigler, Tana Landfill Equipment

3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Considerations for Landfill Closure, Bob Curtis, SCS Engineers

4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Leading Today’s Workforce, Rick Sweeney, AMWASTE

1:00 – 4:30 p.m. ADEM Landfill Operator Course

1:00 – 4:30 p.m. Recycling Track

Alabama Recycling Coalition Open Meeting, ARC President Ashley Chambers

Grants, Registration, &the Future, Alabama Department of Environmental

Management-Rick Kelsey, Blake Schmidt

Q&A Forum, ADEM, Rick Kelsey, Blake Schmidt, Abby Bowman, Cody Ennis

Where Is Recycle Now? SERDC, Will Sagar

Recycle Markets Update, Haywood Dozier

How to Accomplish A Household Hazardous Day , TBA

5:30 p.m. Reception

6:30 p.m. Dinner

7:30 p.m. Casino Night

Friday, October 29th

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.  Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. EPA Region 4 Update, Kelly Adams

9:00 – 11:30 a.m. ADEM Updates

11:30 a.m. Door Prizes & Adjournment