What's Ahead for Solid Waste Management

• Overview

Understand the changes in solid waste management and where the industry is heading.This topic is intended to provide you with an overview of how solid waste management has evolved in the U.S. since it first became a social focus decades ago, based on the federal government's desire to replace open dumps and uncontrolled incineration with more resource conservation and recovery focused approaches. In addition to addressing the evolution and current state of recycling, organics, collection, and technologies, where the solid waste management industry might be heading will be discussed along with the role legislation and ordinances can play.

Authors

Agenda

Decades of Evolution

• Social Focus on Waste Management

• Resource Conservation

Where Are We Today?

• Waste Pie Chart

• Recycling

• Sustainability

• Organics

• Technology

• Collection

The Future

• Green Gate

• Zero Waste to Landfill

• Waste Composition

• Change

• It's All About the Bucks

• Legislation and Ordinances