Waste Expo 2025

April 14, 2025

Join our speakers and professionals at WasteExpo, North America’s largest tradeshow for solid waste, recycling, organics, and sustainability. Find us at Booth 2109, just inside the right main entrance. SCS Engineers partners with public and private sectors to improve efficiency in solid waste, renewable energy, materials management, and wastewater solutions. We help clients adapt to environmental, social, economic, and regulatory changes. Ask about wastewater, leachate, PFAS treatment, GHG and methane monitoring, sustainability planning, and compost pilot programs. Register now!

WasteExpo 2025 Speaker Highlights

Sonya Betker – Food Recovery Forum on Monday, May 5, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Plenary Session: Impact of Food Waste on Methane Emissions, Reducing Food Loss & Waste, Financing Food Waste Recovery and Organics Recycling, Mitigating Climate Effects. Mapping methane, financing recycling programs, and how the Circular Economy presents a transformative approach to addressing wasted food and unsustainable food production.

Bob Dick – Operations, Fleet & Safety on Monday, May 5, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Safety Within Your Walls & Beyond – Shop, Fleet/Equipment & On the Street will address some areas you’ll want to examine more closely. Shop safety is essential to any fleet, but it is not often a top priority.

Brett Wilks – Food Recovery Forum on Monday, May 5, 12:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Solutions for Household Food Waste Reduction – Leveraging Research Data and Consumer Behavior. Includes Are You Going to Eat That? – A crash course in kitchen conservation and the motivation, opportunity, and ability to prevent and minimize food waste.

Dr. Erik Anderson – Organics Recycling on Monday, May 5, 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Anaerobic Digestion: technologies, selection criteria, case studies, and GHG reduction will cover the engineering and design considerations for the anaerobic digestion of waste organics and how to choose the right technology.

Pat Sullivan – Organics Recycling on Tuesday, May 6, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Composting: Air Emissions, Economic Impact, Reducing Contamination is a jam-packed session covering the current state of air emissions data for composting facilities, contamination standards, and economic impacts of composting.

David Hostetter – Business Insights & Policy on Wednesday, May 7, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Landfill Methane Emissions Regulations & Opportunity covers how regulators and environmental groups worldwide closely examine the climate effects of landfill methane emissions. This session will explore the rapidly evolving best practices to track and manage those emissions. Attendees will also get updates on current regulatory issues and how certain emerging measurement technologies fit into regulatory trends.

Waste to Play: Transforming Landfills into Disc Golf Courses

Join SCS for a unique off-site experience at WasteExpo 2025, where you’ll discover how landfills can be repurposed into thriving disc golf courses and play a round of Disc Golf! SCS Engineers and Innova Champion Discs host this event, combining education, sustainability, and fun. Perfect for innovative landfill redevelopment, outdoor recreation, and sustainability.

You will:

• Learn about the environmental and community benefits of converting landfills into disc golf courses,
• Get an introductory lesson from experienced players, including a possible disc golf pro from Innova,
• Play a round of disc golf in a team-based format, ensuring a great experience for all skill levels & great networking!