SWANA Conferences

Buckeye SWANA Conferences

  • Next Conference: Partners Conference October 23 – 25, 2023
    • The Graduate Hotel, 151 Goodman St., Cincinnati, OH 45219
    • Reserve hotel room here
    • Register here
    • MONDAY: OCTOBER 23, 2023 | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION
    • Join as for an evening of networking and spend some time with our conference sponsors and vendors. Light refreshments will be served.
    • TUESDAY: OCTOBER 24, 2023
    • 7:00 AM | Breakfast Buffet
    • 8:00 – 9:00 AM | WELCOME BY HAMILTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DENISE DRIEHAUS + OHIO UPDATES BY NIKI LEMIN, CHIEF, DMWM
    • 9:00 AM | PLENARY SESSION – Applying Quality Improvement Strategies to Enhance Drop-Off Recycling | Presenters: Samantha Longshore, Community Program Manager, The Recycling Partnership; Lou Vega, Director, Mahoning County SWMD; Jane Forrest Redfern, Program Coordinator, Athens-Hocking SWMD
    • 10:30 AM | SESSIONS 1A & 1B
    • SESSION 1A EDUCATIONAL TRACK – Waste Audits: How & Why to Conduct Them + Online Waste Audit Tool Kit | Presenters: Mary Cropenbaker, Assistant Solid Waste Manager, Hamilton County ReSource
    • SESSION 1B TECHNICAL TRACK – Lithium Battery Fires/Safety Concerns + Fire Suppression Systems | Presenter: Randy J. Ellert, Loss Control Manager, Rumpke
    • 11:30 AM | LUNCH + MEMBERSHIP UPDATES
    • 1:00 PM | SESSIONS 2A & 2B
    • SESSION 2A EDUCATIONAL TRACK – ODOT Litter Management + A Little Litter is a Big Problem Campaign | Presenter: Rhonda Pees, Regional Public Information Officer, ODOT
    • SESSION 2B TECHNICAL TRACK – Compost Biology | Presenter: Dr. Nanda Methuku, Oncologist
    • 2:30 PM | FULL CONFERENCE SESSION – Cincinnati Zoo’s Sustainability and Waste Reduction Efforts | Presenter: Mallory Geresy, Zero Waste Coordinator, Cincinnati Zoo
    • 3:15 PM | FULL CONFERENCE SESSION – Restoring Public Confidence in Recycling | Presenter: Alec Cooley, Busch Systems
    • 6:00 PM EVENING NETWORKING EVENT
    • WEDNESDAY: OCTOBER 25, 2023
    • 7:00 AM | Breakfast Buffet
    • 8:00 AM | FULL CONFERENCE SESSION – LaSoupe Presentation (in leu of tour) | Presenter: Merret Collister, LaSoupe
    • 9:00 AM | FULL CONFERENCE SESSION – Markets, Technology and Overall State of Recycling | Presenter: Becky Reichenbach, Marketing Manager, Rumpke Recycling
    • 9:30 AM | CHECK OUT + GRAB BOXED LUNCHES FROM HOTEL + LOAD BUSES
    • 10:00 AM | DEPART HOTEL FOR TOUR LOCATIONS
    • 10:30 AM | TOURS
    • Rumpke Recycling Cincinnati Material Recovery Facility (MRF) | 5535 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45217
    • Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub | 911 Evans Street, Cincinnati OH, 45204
    • 2:30 PM | BUSES RETURN TO HOTEL + DEPARTURE
    • *Speakers and program subject to change at time of conference.

2023 National Conferences

  • WASTECON 2023
    • Save the Date: September 27 – 29, 2023
    • Boston, MA
    • Conference information can be found here.