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Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fueled Vehicles Incentives and Funding-What is Available? Gulmi, Ronald J. KeySpan Energy Delivery. 2007.
Deriving Biodiesel from Solid Waste: Providing Municipal Waste Stream Solutions. Butler, David. North American BioFuels Company. 2007.
Using CNG Sweepers in New York City. DiRico, Rocco. NYC Department of Sanitation. 2007.
Siting Windfarms in New York. Colmerauer, Mark. American Consulting Professionals of New York, PLLC. 2007.
Town of Smithtown CNG Refuse Collection. Barnett, Russell K. Town of Smithtown, NY. 2007.

Automobile Dismantling

Article 27 Title 23 Vehicle Dismantling Facilities. Clarkson, Rick. Bureau of Solid Waste, Reduction & Recycling, NYSDEC. 2007.
Industry Perspective. DeLuca, Jerry. Automobile Recyclers Association of NY. 2007.
Junkyard Journey. DiGiulio, Timothy PE. NYSDEC Region 7- Syracuse. 2007.

Bottle Bill

Battle of the Bottle Bill; A Snapshot of Maine’s Experiences. MacDonald , George. Maine State Planning Office. 2007.
The Bottle Bill at 25; Time for an Update! Haight, Laura. NYPRIG. 2007.
Town of Brookhaven BBBB What If. Kowalchyk, John. Department of Waste Management Brookhaven,NY. 2007.

BUD’s

Beneficial Reuse of Cement Kiln and Coal Combustion Products. Day, Keith. Pozzi-Tech, Inc. and Millspaugh, Mark P., PE. Sterling Environmental Engineering, P.C. 2007.
Beneficial Use Determinations. Lynch, Tom. NYSDEC Bureau of Solid Waste, Reduction & Recycling. 2007
Beneficial Use and Market Realities. Millspaugh, Mark P., PE Sterling Environmental Engineering, P.C. 2007.

Composting

Assessing Pathogens in Road Kill Composting. Bonhotal, Jean. Cornell University. 2007.
Do the Compost. Gips, Kelley. Gardens by Kelley. 2007.
Food Waste Diversion; What are we waiting for? Mojo, Steven. Biodegradable Products Institute. 2007.

Disaster Management

Buffalo OcTimber Storm. Scharf-Forget, Efrat, PE. NYSDEC, Region 9, Buffalo. 2007.
June 2006: Flood Response HHW and Orphan Containers. Farrar, Dennis. NYSDEC. 2007.
Weapons of Mass Destruction Debris Management Planning. Swan, Robert C. Senior Debris Management Consultant, Dewberry. 2007.

Electronics Recycling

Electronics Recycling; Experiences from Europe and CA. Johnson, Morgan. Sims Metal. 2007.
Electronics Recycling in NYC. Kontovrakis, Adrianna. Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse & Recycling. NYC Department of Sanitation. 2007.
Managing Your E-Waste Stream. Santana, Gene PE. Supreme Computer & Recycling, Inc. 2007.
The Green IT Revolution; Green Electronics Made Easy. Case, Scot. Green Electronics Council. EPEAT. 2007.
Optical Sorting of Electronic Scrap. Hottenstein, Felix. MSS, Inc. 2007.
Where Does It Go: After Your Collection Day Event Hogan, James J. III. WeRecycle!, Inc. 2007.

Landfill Closure and Water Quality

An Assessment of Groundwater Quality Monitoring Data Collected at Unlined Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. Parisio, Steven. NYSDEC Region 3 Office. 2007.
Engineering & Monitoring of the Merrick Landfill/Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve. Lappano, Paul, PE. Lockwood, Kessler & Bartlett, Inc. Ronan, Richard T., PE. Town of Hempstead Department of Sanitation. 2007.
How Can Landfills Benefit Grassland Bird Species. Belaskas, David P., PE Associate Stantec Consulting Services. 2007.
Older Landfills and Arsenic: Can Triage Assessment Help Focus Limited Resources? Keimowitz, Alison. Columbia SBRP and NYSDEC Region 3. 2007.
Steep Slope Landfill Closure. Swyka, Mark A., PE. Cornerstone Environment Group, LLC. 2007.
Town of Babylon: On Going Investigations of Leachate Generation From an Existing Ashfill. Kosuri, Eshwar, PE, DEE., KECPC. Vetri, Thomas. TOBDEC. 2007.

Landfill Design and Operations

Intro to Implementing Electrical Liner Integrity & Leak Location Surveys. Phaneuf, Robert. NYSDEC. 2007.
Comparable Structural Fill; A Cost-Effective Alternative to Natural Resources. DiPippo, Gary J., PE, HydroQual, Inc. Hasek, Thomas P., Jr., IESI/Seneca Meadows. 2007.
Compression Characteristics of Solid Waste After Dynamic Compaction. Hadidi, Rambod, PE, Burke, Walter W., PE., Lifrieri, Joseph J., PE., Desai, Mayur, PE. Paulus, Sokolowski & Sartor, LLC. 2007.
Designing and Specifying. Smith, Brad, PE. Stearns & Wheler. 2007.
Geosynthetic Reinforced Segmental Retaining Walls and Engineered Berms. Koerner, Dr. Robert M., PE. Geosynthetic Institute. 2007.
Groundwater Monitoring and Low-Flow Purging and Sampling. Davis, Elizabeth M. Sterling Environmental Engineering, P.C. 2007.
IAGI’s Approved Installation Contractor Program-One Year Later. Apicella, Carl. American Environmental Group. 2007.
Leachate Recycling/Bioreactor Landfills for Rapid Degradation of MSW. Koerner, Dr. Robert, PE. Geosynthetic Institute. 2007.
Liner Integrity and Leak Location Surveys: Understanding the Technology. Peggs, Ian D., I-Corp International, Inc. Geosynthetic.com. 2007.
Practical Aspects of Liner Integrity Survey Implementation. Allen, Sam R. TRI. 2007.
Research and Development of a Model to Establish an Equitable Disposal Fee for Landfilling Bulk Loads of Mattresses. Carlton, John G. Camp, Dresser & McKee. Williams, James J. Pollution Control Financing Authority of Warren County, NJ., Mullen, M. Brendan, PE and Yates, Kristine M. Hatch Mott MacDonald. 2007
The New SPDES Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges. Aldrich, Rodney L., Sterling Environmental Engineering, P.C. 2007.
Three-Dimensional Visualization Strenghtens Landfill Site Permitting. Lang, Daniel C. Malcolm Pirinie. 2007.

Landfill Gas

Estimating Fugitive Landfill Surface Emissions. Coons, Darlene and Doebler, Bill, Conestoga-Rovers & Associates. 2007.
Landfill Gas Management at Islip C&D Landfill: 10 Years of Experience. McCarron, Gregory P., P.E. and DiMaria, Paul J., PE. SCS Engineers. 2007.
Landfill Gas Sulfur Scrubber Installation and Operation. Scrimgeour, PE. SCS Engineers, PC. 2007.
Landfill Odor Monitoring Using a Field Olfactometer. Wilkinson, Lisa K., PE., SCS Engineers, PC. 2007.
NSPS Compliance Mechanism for Control Systems. Mahmood, Khaled, PE., Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC. 2007.
Radioactive Tritium in Municipal Solid Waste Leachate and Gas. Mutch, Robert D. Jr., P.Hg., PE., Mahoony, John, PhD, Paquin, Paul, PhD, Cleary, Joseph, PE. 2007.

New Solid Waste Technologies

The ArrowBio Process: Scientific and Technical Logic. Finstein, Mel, PhD. Rutgers University. 2007.
Intercontinental Transport of Saharan Mineral Dust. Doherty, Owen. Marine Resource Center, Stony Brook University. 2007.
MSW Composting…Overcoming Preconceived Notions & Project Challenges. Heath, Jeffrey H. PE. Stearns & Wheler, LLC. 2007.
Overview of Public U.S. Initiatives to Develop New and Emerging Solid Waste Management Technologies. Binder, James J. Alternative Resources, Inc. 2007.
Processing of MSW. Hillestad, Dr. Hillburn O., President , Geoplasma, LLC. 2007.
Recycling C&D Debris to Higher End Value. Aldrich, Rodney L. Sterling Environmental Engineering, P.C. 2007.
Waste Conversion Technologies: Emergence of a New Option or the Same Old Story? Pyltar, Ted Jr. Dvirka & Bartilucci Engineers. 2007.

Recycling Markets

Developing Markets for Recycled Agriculture Plastics. Gilbert, James. NYSDED Empire State Development, Environmental Investment Program. 2007.
Pesticide Container Stewardship. Perkins, Ron. Executive Director, Ag Container Recycling Council. 2007.
Recycling, Climate Change and Sustainability. Refkin, David. Director, Sustainable Development. Time, Inc. 2007.
Domestic Markets for Used Ag Films and Containers. Levitan. Lois. Environmental Risk Analysis Program, Department of Communication, Cornell University. 2007.

Recycling Programs

Creative Partnerships for Recycling Education. O’Handley, Susan. Wildlife Learning Company. 2007.
Go Syracuse! Spoor, Jennifer. Naef Recycling. 2007.
Please Recycle. Delfausse, John. The Estee Lauder Cos. 2007.
Recycle Bank: Market Based Recycling. Gonen, Ron. Recycle Bank. 2007.
Recycling Paint Collected at Household Hazardous Waste Day. Cooper, Jeff. OCRRA. 2007.
Shred-O-Rama: A Community-Based Partnership for Shredding and Recycling Confidential Documents. Rudgick, Justin. Recycling Specialist, OCRRA. 2007.
When Good Campuses Go Bad. Hill, Lorinda. Rockland Community College. 2007.

Solid Waste Management: New York and Beyond

Recycling and the State of MRFs:2006 and Beyond. Berenyi. Eileen PhD. Governmental Advisory Associates, Inc. 2007.
Solid Waste Disposal Capacity in New York: 2007 Update. Gallagher, Kenneth G., AICP. Shaw Environmental, Inc. 2007.
Solid Waste in Developing Countries. Peterson, Charles and Larochelle, Leo R., PE. 2007.
The Road Ahead: Recycling Goals and New York City’s 20-Year Solid Waste Management Plan. McBride, Samantha. Deputy Director, NYC Department of Sanitation. 2007.

Waste Reduction

Environmental Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Peer to Peer Business Mentoring. Remolador, Mary Ann. Northeast Recycling Council, Inc. 2007.
Personal Accountability Waste Reduction (PAWR). Dancy, Mark. Pheonix Recycling. 2007.

Waste to Energy

Making a Case: The Benefits of Waste-to-Energy. Morris, Meg. EAC Operations. 2007.
Survey of Metal Recovery in the U.S. WTE Industry. Sunk, Werner. WTERT. 2007.
It’s the Bottom of the Ninth! Now What Do I Do?; Key Ingredients of a Successful End of Term Strategy. Worster, Shawn and Raila, Susan, PE. HDR Engineering, Inc. 2007.
30 Years of Waste-to-Energy The Past, Present and Future. Howie, Bruce, PE., HDR Engineering Inc. 2007.
When is it Necessary to Remove Hydrogen Sulfide Before Combustion?? Lannan, Michael, TE. Shilling, Larry and Spieler, Richard. Casella. Roland, Andrew. U Maine. 2007.