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Solid Waste Management District Management Council Meeting August 2025

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Add to Calendar 2025-08-20 09:00:08 2025-08-20 10:30:08 Solid Waste Management District Management Council Meeting August 2025 Over the winter, we explored the opportunity for economic development and job creation in our region related to materials recovery. In our next meeting from 9:00-10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 20, we will be discussing alternative models for regional solid waste management, specifically transforming waste into energy and other materials.We will hear from presenters across the waste transformation sector about emerging technologies and how they are deployed worldwide. Learning about these solutions will help us to envision and begin building toward a future that reduces our reliance on landfills as the primary solution for solid waste.Agenda:9:10 a.m.: Systems for Solid Waste vs. Recovered Materials - Dianna Bryant, MARC SWMD9:15 a.m.: Waste Transformation Technologies presentation - Moderated by Darren Beck, Ingenuity     Panelists:Mickey Sandifer, Mayor of Shawnee, KS: Waste to Energy expertBen Seiferman, GFL: Landfill Gas to RNG expertJeff Loulos, Systech Environmental: Waste to Energy & Ash for Cement expertTodd Schmiedeler, ZrO Waste Group: Waste to Energy & Clean Water expertJohn Michaels, Cirque Renewables: expert in Organic Waste to Biochar & Energy, Tires to Carbon          Black & SteelCharles Moseley and Todd Smith, WastAway: Waste to Fuel, Soil & Building Materials expertsDarren Beck, representing Carbotura: Waste to Graphite expert and more10:15 a.m.: Discussion and Questions MARC offices, 600 Broadway, Suite 200 Kansas City, Missouri 64105 Solid Waste Management District Management Council noreply@marc.org America/Chicago public
MARC offices, 600 Broadway, Suite 200 Kansas City, Missouri 64105

Over the winter, we explored the opportunity for economic development and job creation in our region related to materials recovery. In our next meeting from 9:00-10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 20, we will be discussing alternative models for regional solid waste management, specifically transforming waste into energy and other materials.

We will hear from presenters across the waste transformation sector about emerging technologies and how they are deployed worldwide. Learning about these solutions will help us to envision and begin building toward a future that reduces our reliance on landfills as the primary solution for solid waste.

Agenda:

  • 9:10 a.m.: Systems for Solid Waste vs. Recovered Materials - Dianna Bryant, MARC SWMD
  • 9:15 a.m.: Waste Transformation Technologies presentation - Moderated by Darren Beck, Ingenuity
         Panelists:
    • Mickey Sandifer, Mayor of Shawnee, KS: Waste to Energy expert
    • Ben Seiferman, GFL: Landfill Gas to RNG expert
    • Jeff Loulos, Systech Environmental: Waste to Energy & Ash for Cement expert
    • Todd Schmiedeler, ZrO Waste Group: Waste to Energy & Clean Water expert
    • John Michaels, Cirque Renewables: expert in Organic Waste to Biochar & Energy, Tires to Carbon
               Black & Steel
    • Charles Moseley and Todd Smith, WastAway: Waste to Fuel, Soil & Building Materials experts
    • Darren Beck, representing Carbotura: Waste to Graphite expert and more
  • 10:15 a.m.: Discussion and Questions

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Focus Area: Environment