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October 26, 2020

yakima county solid waste
Congratulations to the Yakima County Solid Waste Division employees from your friends at SCS – your video rocks!

 

Yakima County, WA, won the Heroes Excellence award from the American Public Works Association. Karma Suchan, Solid Waste Manager, generously shared the news and acceptance video with John Richards in the Northwest Business Unit.

Click to watch: Yakima County Solid Waste Rocks the APWA Heroes Excellence Award

The County was nominated for its perseverance and excellent customer service during the pandemic while experiencing record-setting customer counts, tonnage, wildfires, and poor air quality conditions.

Now that’s dedication!

 

 

 

 

 

Posted by Diane Samuels at 6:00 am

July 6, 2020

An American Public Works Association (APWA) publication,

Responsible Solid Waste Management

Responsible Solid Waste Management

No single waste management approach is suitable for managing all materials and MSW streams in all circumstances. The USEPA hierarchy places emphasis on reducing,
reusing, and recycling as key to sustainable materials management.  Citizens and elected officials are often surprised how technically complex solid waste management is, and once aware of the basics they better understand the associated costs. Responsible Solid Waste Management with colorful infographics and easy-to-grasp explanations, helps readers understand solid waste management from beginning to end.

The concept of integrated solid waste management is increasingly being used by states and local governments as they plan for the future. This management practice includes the source reduction of certain MSW streams and the recovery of generated waste for recycling or composting. It also includes environmentally sound management through combustion with energy recovery and landfilling practices that meet current standards or newly emerging waste conversion technologies.

Available on the APWA website or reach Michelle Leonard (co-author) or an MSW engineer nearby contacting SCS Engineers at .

Learn more about Sustainable Materials Management here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted by Diane Samuels at 6:01 am

March 8, 2019

Learn how four municipalities are finding ways to lower their operational costs to balance the rising cost of recycling.

Three distinguished recycling experts describe how cities from Kirkland, Washington to Oklahoma City to Virginia Beach and Chesapeake have taken action to lower their operational costs, offsetting the cost of recycling. Each city takes a different approach, but all are using sound strategies to balance the books successfully and sustainably.

Karen Luken
Karen Luken, CEO, Economic Environmental Solutions, provides an overview of the Chinese Sword, collection and processing options to increase efficiency, strategies to decrease contamination.
Robert Gardner
Robert Gardner, Senior Vice President, SCS Engineers, offers case studies from four cities that are focusing on collection and processing to increase efficiency, offsetting the cost of the Chinese sword.
Eric MacDonald
Eric MacDonald, Zero Waste Analyst, Phoenix Public Works Department, presents the City of Phoenix’s approach for reducing contamination and marketing recyclables from the MRF in light of the Chinese Sword.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APWA Click-Listen-Learn event details and registration – March 14
11:00 am Eastern | 10:00 am Central | 9:00 am Mountain | 8:00 am Pacific

Participants will learn:

  • The current status of China’s import policies
  • How municipalities have offset higher recycling processing fees by decreasing collection costs through technology and routing efficiency
  • Identify strategies to reduce contamination in recyclables
  • Using the benefits of automation in solid waste management
  • Recognizing how automation can improve safety

 

Participants may earn CEU credit for attending during the Test Your Knowledge portion of the program evaluation.

APWA encourages group participation and follows up as part of their program to Continue the Conversation promoting a deeper understanding of how these solutions relate directly to your responsibilities, agency or department, and city.

Free to all APWA Members  |  Fee for others is $99

 

 

 

 

Posted by Diane Samuels at 6:00 am

February 26, 2019

Learn how four municipalities are finding ways to lower their operational costs to balance the rising cost of recycling.

Three distinguished recycling experts describe how cities from Kirkland, Washington to Oklahoma City to Virginia Beach and Chesapeake have taken action to lower their operational costs, offsetting the cost of recycling. Each city takes a slightly different approach, but all are using the same strategies to balance the books successfully and sustainably.

Karen Luken
Karen Luken, CEO, Economic Environmental Solutions, provides an overview of the Chinese Sword, collection and processing options to increase efficiency, strategies to decrease contamination.
Bob Gardner
Robert Gardner, Senior Vice President, SCS Engineers, offers case studies from four cities that are focusing on collection and processing to increase efficiency, offsetting the cost of the Chinese sword.
Eric MacDonald
Eric MacDonald, Zero Waste Analyst, Phoenix Public Works Department, presents the City of Phoenix’s approach for reducing contamination and marketing recyclables from the MRF in light of the Chinese Sword.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APWA Click-Listen-Learn event details and registration – March 14
11:00 am Eastern | 10:00 am Central | 9:00 am Mountain | 8:00 am Pacific

Participants will learn:

  • The current status of China’s import policies
  • How municipalities have offset higher recycling processing fees by decreasing collection costs through technology and routing efficiency
  • Identify strategies to reduce contamination in recyclables
  • Using the benefits of automation in solid waste management
  • Recognizing how automation can improve safety

 

Participants may earn CEU credit for attending during the Test Your Knowledge portion of the program evaluation.

APWA encourages group participation and follows up as part of their program to Continue the Conversation promoting a deeper understanding of how these solutions relate directly to your responsibilities, agency or department, and city.

Free to all APWA Members  |  Fee for others is $99

 

 

 

 

Posted by Diane Samuels at 11:09 am