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Transforming LA’s Urban Watersheds: A Case Study in Collaboration

Los Angeles County’s newly-implemented Safe, Clean Water Program (SCWP) generates $300M per year to specifically address resiliency and stormwater issues by improving water quality, increasing drought preparedness, prioritizing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS),…

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Spotlight on Solid Waste: Sustainability on Steroids

Brought to you by the APWA Solid Waste Management Committee, this interactive session will show attendees how their colleagues around the U.S. are diverting food waste from disposal. Food waste…

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Solid Waste Partnerships

Hosted by APWA’s Solid Waste Management Committee Solid Waste Partnerships – Who do you partner with and how can you make those relationships more beneficial?  Grab a beverage and come…

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Yes, We Can! Public Trash Bins Go High Tech to Help Keep Sidewalks Clean

Faced with a mounting number of service requests for overflowing trash cans on neighborhood street corners, San Francisco experimented with smart technology to tackle the problem. Partnering with the high-tech…

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What Can We Learn from Denmark? Hear from the 2021 APWA Jennings Randolph International Fellow about her Study Tour on Waste to Resource Technology & Circular Economy in Denmark

Denmark is proud of its image as one of the greenest countries in the world. It has long been a front runner in the Organization on Economic Cooperation and Development…

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Trash to Cash: How Maine’s Capital is Using a Landfill to Save on Utilities

In 2017, Augusta, Maine, decided to put Hatch Hill Landfill to work. The active municipal solid waste disposal site, serving the city’s population of 18,500 plus eight surrounding communities, now…

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Measuring and Addressing Recycling Contamination Issues

As the waste stream continues to evolve, solid waste managers across the U.S. are examining different metrics to more accurately measure recycling program performance and identify areas for improvement. One…

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Solid Waste Management Happy Hour Jam: EPA Funding Plans to Support National Recycling Strategy

The National Framework for Advancing the U.S. Recycling System, released November 2019, is the product of a multi-stakeholder collaborative effort that began on November 15, 2018. Recent passage of the…

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Right-Size Your Staff: A Win-Win Approach in Aligning Your Workforce and Needs

Are you understaffed? Have you repeatedly begged for additional resources, only to find that the tools you’re using to justify your need aren’t resonating with your governing body and decision-makers?…

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One County’s Experiencee with Process Improvement and the Simplification of Operations

In a desire to improve efficiency, Alameda County committed to changing operations. This presentation illustrates improved business processes and simplified operations. Alameda implemented a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), which…

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