Let's Talk Trash - NM SWANA

Let’s Talk TrashNovember 2019 EditionNovember 2019What’s InsideMatthew Kingsley, Senior ProjectManager, Parkhill, Smith & Cooperand Board Member of theSWANA Roadrunner Chapterof New Mexico . 1Calling All Young Professionals. 2Blue Ridge Training DVDsNow Available . 2Student ScholarshipsAre Now Available. 3October 8th Regional RoundtableMeeting in Albuquerque . 3It’s Time to Update OurChapter Bylaws. 42019 NM SWANA RoadrunnerChapter Annual Meeting &Regional Roundtable. 4Safety Monday. 5published bySOLID WASTE ASSOCIATIONOF NORTH AMERICA,NEW MEXICOROADRUNNER CHAPTER6110 Bellamah Ave NEAlbuquerque, NM 87110505.363.4795www.nmswana.comVolume 19, No. 2Matthew Kingsley, Senior Project Manager,Parkhill, Smith & Cooper and New Board Memberof the SWANA Roadrunner Chapter of New MexicoWe are welcoming Matt as the newestboard member of the NM SWANARoadrunner Chapter and he is alreadyactive as Chair of the CommunicationCommittee.Matt’s first exposure to SWANA wasin Pennsylvania and he will neverforget how impressed he was with thecaliber, intelligence and work ethic ofthe members. He was able to absorba significant amount of industryknowledge, experience and expertise asa part of the local SWANA chapter. Thisallowed him to become an importantleader within his own organization, aswell as earn credibility and respect fromthe regulatory community. Being aninvolved member of SWANA was centralto the success of his career.IN MATT’S OWN WORDS—THIS IS HIS STORY!I was born in Aurora, Illinois and grewup in the West Suburbs of Chicago,Illinois. After High School, I graduatedfrom Valparaiso University in four yearsand much to the pleasure of his parents Igraduated with very little debt. Lookingback on my college education, I find thatthe most valuable things I learned washow to listen, how to learn and how tobe accountable for myself.As a young Civil Engineer I wasencouraged by my parents betweenschool years to find a summer job that wasrelevant to my career. As I did not havea vehicle, I used the map in the yellowpages to find engineering firms that werewithin a few miles of my house that couldbe reached with a bicycle. I was lucky tofind an environmental engineering firmwithin a few miles of my home and washired almost on the spot for a summerjob. This was followed by immediate andcontinuous work at municipal solid wastelandfills in the Chicago area.After graduation, I was hired full-timeby this same firm and spent the nextfour years as an engineering consultant.I was then hired by Allied Waste tooversee their engineering and compliancedepartment in the Midwest Region. I waswith Allied Waste for the next sixteenyears eventually working my way up toGeneral Manager over multiple landfill,transfer station and hauling companies inthe St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Phoenixmarkets. I have since enjoyed working forother waste companies such as Veolia,Casella Waste, and Apex Landfill in seniorcontinued on page 2

Page 2 – November 2019 EditionLet’s Talk TrashVolume 19, No. 2Calling All YoungProfessionalsMatthew KingsleyIf you are not aware SWANA nationalmanagement roles. And I now enjoy working again as a consultant for Parkhill, Smith& Cooper.has a category for professionals in thesolid waste industry for people who are 35years old and younger. They are a groupof individuals who represent the futureof the solid waste industry. If you qualifyas a Young Professional or YP then themembership fees for you are reduced forthe first three years of YP membership.These fees are: First-year membership feeof 100 and renewal rates of: Year 2: 150 for a renewing YPunder the Public, Private, or SmallBusiness sector Year 3: 200 for a renewing YPunder the Public, Private, or SmallBusiness sector Year 4: Back to full price at the standardmembership rate for the industry sectorWHY JOIN?Here are a few of the many benefitsyou’ll receive by joining SWANA’s YoungProfessional group: Excellent networking opportunities atevents, conferences, and online Webinars targeted at helping younavigate the challenges of the solid wasteindustry Resources that provide you with toolsand information needed to succeed inyour career Opportunities to voice your opinionabout the future of SWANAYPs are passionate about the environment,our industry, and helping each othersucceed. They are eager to offer advice,brainstorm ideas, develop solutions,and share in the struggles and triumphsof working in this business. They areenergetic, motivated, committed and thenext generation of SWANA.If you are ready to join, contact eitherShelby Truxon at struxon@swana.org orHailey Fitterer Hailey.Fitterer@hdrinc.com.Hailey is our Region 1 representative.continued from page 1I thoroughly enjoy my family and adapting my life lessons to help them learn aboutlife. I also enjoy playing guitar, fixing everything that my wife and children break,and anything to do with responsibly chain sawing trees, milling my own lumber, andworking with wood.My wife and I have three adult daughters Kylie, Kasey and Alexus one adult son Kirbyand one son Gunnar in high school. We very recently were delighted with our firstgrandchild Eleanor.Blue Ridge Training DVDs Now AvailableAccording to the Solid Waste Associationof North America (SWANA), most of alandfill’s cost is spent on operations. Thisholds true for other types of waste facilitiesas well, where individual operations canrepresent well over 80% of annual costs.National polls indicate that 70% of wastefacility managers think their operation isinefficient – mostly as a result of doing thesame thing – in the same way – for the past30 years. If 70% of managers think theiroperations are inefficient If most operational inefficiencies resultfrom facilities doing the same thingthey’ve done for the past 30 years And if operations account for mostof a facility’s cost Where do you think you’ll findthe most opportunity to increaseefficiency and reduce costs?1. Backing Safety – Landfill SafetyTraining2. Bloodborne Pathogens – TransferStation Safety Training3. Compactor Safety –Landfill SafetyTraining4. Confined Spaces, HazardousConditions – Landfill SafetyTraining5. Dealing With Unruly Customers6. Dozer Safety, General – LandfillSafety Training7. Emergency Response – ControllingLandfill Fires8. Emergency Response – HazardousMaterials9. Equipment Safety, General –Landfill Safety Training10. Handling Difficult Loads11. Leachate Management & Handling12. Lightning Safety13. Lockout Tag-Out14. Machine Maintenance15. Methamphetamine – Lab Waste16. PPE-Eye Protection17. Scraper Safety18. Slips, Trips & Falls19. Slope Stability, Excavation Slopes20. Traffic Safety, Road Design21. Water Truck SafetyTherefore the NM SWANA RoadrunnerChapter is announcing a new opportunityfor New Mexico facilities to upgrade theirtraining for their staffs. We have purchased21 Blue Ridge Training DVD’s to loan youfor training your staff right in your facility.You may borrow any one of these titles listedbelow for a two-week period. The titles areas follows:Go to http://www.nmswana.com/blue-ridge-training-dvds/to order your training DVDs.

Page 3 – November 2019 EditionLet’s Talk TrashStudent Scholarships Available for 2020by Marcia Pincus, SCS EngineersIn order to prepare the next generation for the environmentally and economically soundpractice of solid waste, SWANA has developed several scholarship and internship programsfor students studying in fields related to solid waste management. Do you have a child orgrandchild who is interested in pursuing a career in solid waste? There are three differenttypes of scholarships available to SWANA members.GRANT H. FLINT INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMCategory I: Graduating high school seniors or graduate equivalent certified candidates whohave been accepted for enrollment in a junior college, a four-year college, or a university(any program). To be eligible, candidates must be the children or grandchildren of aSWANA Member (sponsor) in good standing as of February 1st of the 2020 calendar year.Category II: Currently enrolled full-time college or university students who are enteringtheir junior or senior undergraduate year and pursuing a degree in environmental science,engineering, or other suitable major related to the field of solid waste management. To beeligible, candidates must be the children or grandchildren of a SWANA Member (sponsor)in good standing as of May 1st of the current calendar year or SWANA Student Membersin good standing.Scholarship Amount: The total amount given within Category I and II will be 20,000. The International Scholarship Committee will determine the amount of eachindividual award.THE ROBERT P. STEARNS/SCS ENGINEERS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDFull-time students who are entering or are in graduate school pursuing a degree inenvironmental science, engineering or other suitable major related to the field of solid wastemanagement. Eligible candidates must be sons, daughters, grandsons or granddaughtersof a SWANA Member (sponsor) in good standing as of May 1st or SWANA StudentMembers in good standing.Scholarship Amount: 1 award of 5,000.Schedule for Selection:Participation in the International Scholarship Program begins at the Chapter level in earlyFebruary 2020. Watch for further information on our website nmswana.com!Volume 19, No. 2October 8th RegionalRoundtable Meetingin Albuquerqueby Randy Watkins,Buckman Road Recycling andTransfer Station ManagerTheNM Roadrunner Chapter ofSWANA hosted a Regional Round TableMeeting on October 8 in Albuquerque,which consisted of a featured presentation,a question and answer period, lunch, anda discussion among the attendees. Twentyeight (28) people attended the meeting. Theinvited speaker was David Mezzacappa,P.E., and Vice President of SCS Engineers,from Bedford, Texas. The topic was the“New EPA’s NSPS and NMED AirQuality Rules.”Mr. Mezzacappa discussed New Mexicoemission guidelines (EG) rules for landfills.He reviewed the history of New SourcePerformance Standards (NSPS) since1996, how it relates to landfills and wasimplemented. Mr. Mezzacappa discussedthe new (2016) NSPS, or 40 CFR 60,Subpart XXX, and how it impactedlandfills constructed or modified after July17, 2014. A key provision of the rules isthe reduction in the NMOC emissionsthreshold from 50 Mg/year to 34 Mg/year. He covered recent developments inNew Mexico emission guidelines and whatactions landfill operators may need to takeimmediately. Download the presentation atnmswana.com/roundtable-presentations.The discussion also went into detail aboutthe steps involved in creating an InitialDesign Capacity Report, Tier 1 and 2 testingand calculations, Tier 4 demonstration, aGCCS Design Plan, reporting, quarterlysurface scans, and LFG treatment.Mr. Mezzacappa’s extensive knowledge andexperience was appreciated by everyoneattending.