Successful Intensive Landfill Workshop!

On Saturday, June 21, approximately 45 people attended the chapter’s first-ever Intensive Landfill Workshop held at the Puente Hills Landfill.  This idea came from our members who work in the field and have found it difficult to attend our weekday chapter workshops.  They also expressed a desire to have more operations-related topics at SWANA events.  The attendees included, among others, equipment operators, maintenance personnel, supervisors and engineering technicians. 

The workshop was conducted by staff from the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County which owns and operates the landfill.  Randy Gudmundson, Superintendent for the landfill, and Ralph Becerra, Site Engineer, provided a wealth of information and demonstrations covering topics such as disposal and materials recovery operations, equipment maintenance, staff management, environmental control programs, and safety. 

Many thanks to Randy, Ralph and the staff at the Sanitation Districts for hosting the first landfill workshop and to all of the participants for their support and input.  In feedback from the workshop, participants expressed an overwhelming desire to participate in additional landfill workshops helped at other facilities.  If you would be interested in hosting a future landfill workshop, please contact Grace Chan at (562) 699-7411, X2402.

What topics would you like to see covered at the 2009 Western Regional Symposium?
Please let us know if there is a specific topic you would like to see covered at the April 6-9, 2009 Western Regional Symposium being held at the Palm Springs Hilton Resort in Palm Springs, California. We are always interested in hearing from our members about their concerns and needs, and would like to have your imput on any special topics of interest.
You can send your ideas via e-mail to Grace Chan at gchan@lacsd.org .

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