As we near this year’s WASTECON, the local Florida committee has been hard at work setting up a great Wednesday night party, and assisting the SWANA association offices with the other logistics of WASTECON – setting up recycling, recruiting volunteers, etc.And to give you a better idea of what is going on in FL, we have a guest blogger joining, Rick Clarke with the Pinellas County Solid Waste Dept. Rick currently works in the recycling section of the dept and gives tours and presentation of their facility to local children. As a matter of fact, Pinellas County recently won 2 SWANA Excellence Awards for its education program. Check out some info on their programs here: http://www.pinellascounty.org/utilities/PDF/swo_student_tours.pdf
So check back as Rick gives as an inside view of all things FL as well as a behind the scenes look at the great work the local committee is doing as a guest blogger for Around the Bin.
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ReplyDeleteGreat information. Will plastics conversion technologies be discussed at Wastecon 08?
Thank you, Seth
DoD Support Contractor
Hello Seth-
ReplyDeleteWe'll be offering two session on Waste Conversion Technologies. One session will be Tuesday afternoon at 2:00pm and the second session will be on Wednesday morning at 8:00am.
These sessions will offer overviews of conversion technologies of all refuse but will not specifically single out plastics.
Thank you Shannon...
ReplyDeleteWASTECON attendees taking Tour #2, which includes a visit to the city of Clearwater's recycling and fleet maintenance facilities, will be greeted by Clearwater's Mayor Frank Hibbard, Vice Mayor George Cretekos and Councilmember John Doran. The dignitaries look forward to welcoming and meeting all the solid waste professionals on the tour!
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