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Technical Sessions from page 7 SWANA used tires into electricity, keeping those materials
Tennessee’s Statewide Solid Waste out of our landfills. This presentation will address
TSITE Program and Materials Management Plan the technology, what types of materials can be
Creating a Pedestrian and Bicycle gasified, emissions and permitting concerns, and
Safety Improvement Program for TDEC’s Materials Management Program, formerly how volumes and disposal costs are analyzed to
Your Urban Area the Solid Waste Assistance Program, has provided determine if a project is feasible.
technical assistance, regional planning and
As urban areas work to establish methods to grant funding for local governments’ materials SWANA
improve accommodations for non-motorized users, management programs for over 25 years. Staff Solutions...Temporary and Permanent
many communities are beginning to establish will share a program overview, new resources Solutions for Safety and Protection
programs that target unsafe locations for walking available to assist local governments, and discuss with HHW
and biking. This presentation focuses on the recent how Tennessee is implementing the new 10-year
creation of a pedestrian and bicycle pilot safety solid waste and materials management plan. This This will show some of the advantages of
improvement program for the Metropolitan area plan provides a roadmap for local governments, collecting and segregating HHW items from the
of Nashville focused on a data driven process organizations, industry, manufacturing, and others solid waste stream. Once we educate consumers
to address high hazard safety locations for both to effectively manage generated materials for the that they need to separate these items, we need
pedestrians and cyclists through the establishment next 10 years. to have convenient locations that will accumulate
of a range of cost-effective safety countermeasures. and properly manage these products.
The presentation will focus on identification and SWANA
quantification techniques that were used in the Waste Disposal through Gasification SWANA
study that have high transferability to other urban Rev Up Recycling: Adding a New
areas, as well as crash profile characteristics and A new generation of gasification equipment is Material to Your Program
screening factors that were employed as part of the providing innovative waste disposal solutions to
analysis process. An element of the presentation municipal and industrial users, and in the process As recycling programs expand and new materials
will include the examination of detail concept giving adaptors measurable sustainability results. are added, volume is a key driver. We’ll discuss
plans that were established for several high profile The key to deploying this clean technology is program opportunities when adding new material,
locations within Metropolitan Nashville, showcasing determining how it can be used to convert specific and provide details about what the Carton Council
recommended pedestrian and bicycle safety biomass waste streams into thermal or electrical is doing to assist in adding gable top (milk
countermeasure solutions. Lastly, a pedestrian and energy, and then building the positive economic cartons) and aseptic containers (juice/soup/
bicycle countermeasure toolbox will be presented case that will allow the environmental benefits to wine boxes) to programs across the country. We’ll
illustrating safety countermeasures that were see the light of day. PHG Energy has built multiple also provide an update on the CART (Coalition
developed from this pilot project initiative. gasification plants and is currently implementing to Advance Recovery in TN) public/private
a system in Lebanon, that will convert 30 to 60 partnership program, and activity that has taken
tons per day of wood waste, sewer sludge and place in 2015.
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Tennessee’s Statewide Solid Waste out of our landfills. This presentation will address
TSITE Program and Materials Management Plan the technology, what types of materials can be
Creating a Pedestrian and Bicycle gasified, emissions and permitting concerns, and
Safety Improvement Program for TDEC’s Materials Management Program, formerly how volumes and disposal costs are analyzed to
Your Urban Area the Solid Waste Assistance Program, has provided determine if a project is feasible.
technical assistance, regional planning and
As urban areas work to establish methods to grant funding for local governments’ materials SWANA
improve accommodations for non-motorized users, management programs for over 25 years. Staff Solutions...Temporary and Permanent
many communities are beginning to establish will share a program overview, new resources Solutions for Safety and Protection
programs that target unsafe locations for walking available to assist local governments, and discuss with HHW
and biking. This presentation focuses on the recent how Tennessee is implementing the new 10-year
creation of a pedestrian and bicycle pilot safety solid waste and materials management plan. This This will show some of the advantages of
improvement program for the Metropolitan area plan provides a roadmap for local governments, collecting and segregating HHW items from the
of Nashville focused on a data driven process organizations, industry, manufacturing, and others solid waste stream. Once we educate consumers
to address high hazard safety locations for both to effectively manage generated materials for the that they need to separate these items, we need
pedestrians and cyclists through the establishment next 10 years. to have convenient locations that will accumulate
of a range of cost-effective safety countermeasures. and properly manage these products.
The presentation will focus on identification and SWANA
quantification techniques that were used in the Waste Disposal through Gasification SWANA
study that have high transferability to other urban Rev Up Recycling: Adding a New
areas, as well as crash profile characteristics and A new generation of gasification equipment is Material to Your Program
screening factors that were employed as part of the providing innovative waste disposal solutions to
analysis process. An element of the presentation municipal and industrial users, and in the process As recycling programs expand and new materials
will include the examination of detail concept giving adaptors measurable sustainability results. are added, volume is a key driver. We’ll discuss
plans that were established for several high profile The key to deploying this clean technology is program opportunities when adding new material,
locations within Metropolitan Nashville, showcasing determining how it can be used to convert specific and provide details about what the Carton Council
recommended pedestrian and bicycle safety biomass waste streams into thermal or electrical is doing to assist in adding gable top (milk
countermeasure solutions. Lastly, a pedestrian and energy, and then building the positive economic cartons) and aseptic containers (juice/soup/
bicycle countermeasure toolbox will be presented case that will allow the environmental benefits to wine boxes) to programs across the country. We’ll
illustrating safety countermeasures that were see the light of day. PHG Energy has built multiple also provide an update on the CART (Coalition
developed from this pilot project initiative. gasification plants and is currently implementing to Advance Recovery in TN) public/private
a system in Lebanon, that will convert 30 to 60 partnership program, and activity that has taken
tons per day of wood waste, sewer sludge and place in 2015.
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