Past Training & Events

2024

In-person Technical Session: Environmental Compliance
March 12, 2024
Spokane County Water Resource Education Center

2023

Moderate Risk Waste Technical Session
October 26, 2023
Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center

2023 SWANA Northwest Regional Symposium
April 18-30, 2023
Tulalip Resort Hotel

2022

Virtual Technical Session: Six Common Mistakes in Household Hazardous Waste Facility Design
November 9, 2022
Zoom
Flier
Presentations

Virtual Technical Session: Solid Waste Facilities of the Future
January 25, 2022
Zoom
Agenda
Presentations

2021

Virtual Technical Session: Redevelopment of Solid Waste Sites – Successes, Future Opportunities, and Current Challenges
September 22, 2021
Zoom
Agenda

Virtual Technical Session: Lasers and Satellites: An Update on Landfill Working Face Technologies
June 22, 2021
Zoom
Agenda

Virtual Technical Session: Talking Trash: Improving Solid Waste Education and Outreach
May 18, 2021
Zoom
Agenda

Virtual Technical Session: Garbage Goats, Flaming Trash, and Waste Prevention in Spokane
April 26, 2021
Zoom
Agenda

Virtual Technical Session: Closing the Loop on Compost – Partners, Policy, Processing & Applications
March 10, 2021
Zoom
Agenda

Virtual Technical Session: Waste Solutions and Recycling in the Northwest
February 17, 2021
Zoom
Agenda

Virtual Technical Session: Solid Waste Finance and Decision Management
January 28, 2021
Zoom
Agenda

2020

Virtual Technical Session: Planning and Siting New Solid Waste Facilities
December 7, 2020
Zoom
Agenda

Virtual Technical Session: Landfill Gas, Leachate, and Terminating Post-Closure Care
October 28, 2020
Zoom
Flier

Transfer Station Management Training
February 24–26, 2020
Spokane, WA

2019

Technical Session: Landfill and RNG Facility Tours
September 12, 2019
Yakima, WA
Flier

WRRA and SWANA Evergreen Chapter Joint Technical Session
June 25, 2019
Vancouver, WA
Flier

Material Diversion 6
February 22, 2019
King County Offices
Flier
Presentations

2018

Solid Waste Operations and Equipment Challenges
November 1, 2018
Cowlitz County Public Works Building, Kelso, WA
Flier
Presentations

Principles of Landfill Gas Operations & Management
September 24, 2018
City of Vancouver Landfill
Flier

Waste Management in Rural Areas
September 13, 2018
Ellensburg, WA
Flier
Presentations

Material Diversion 5: Responding to China’s “National Sword”
February 23, 2018
Seattle, WA
Flier

2017

Landfill Technical Session
November 9, 2017
Yakima, WA
Flier

Landfill and Transfer Station Safety
September 15, 2017
Spokane, WA
Flier

SWANA Washington Evergreen Chapter’s 32nd Annual Symposium
April 25–27, 2017
Tulalip Casino Resort Hotel—Tulalip, WA
Presentations

Material Diversion 4: On the Road to Zero Waste
February 24, 2017
Seattle, WA
Flier

2016

Solid Waste Industry Landfills 
November 10, 2016
Yakima, WA
Flier

Organics Management: On the Road to Zero Waste
June 3, 2016
Puyallup, WA
Flier

Material Diversion 3: On the Road to Zero Waste
February 26, 2016
Seattle, WA
Flier