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In=20 This Issue

President's=20 Message

April=20 6-9, 2009
Western Regional
Symposium =
Palm=20 Springs, CA

April=20 9, 2009
Landfill=20 Workshop
Lamb=20 Canyon

C.L.A.R.T.S

Waste=20 Talk Online Community=20

Meet=20 your So Cal SWANA Board Member:
Khalil=20 Gharios
City of Los Angeles
Bureau of = Sanitation=20

SWANA=20 Member Profile:
Roy Barbatti
Intec Video = Systems,=20 Inc.

Advertise=20 With Us

Association=20 News

July=20 23, 2009
Chapter=20 Workshop
The=20 Reef Restaurant

Vendor=20 Directory

Post=20 Your Employment = Opportunities=20

Calendar

Board=20 Meeting
March=20 10
10:30am=20 - 1:00pm

March=20 2009
MOLO
Northern=20 California Chapter...click=20 here for more information=20

April=20 6-9, 2009
Western=20 Regional Symposium
Palm=20 Springs, CA

June=20 4,2009
Board Meeting
10:30-1:00pm=20

June=20 8-11, 2009
Waste=20 Expo
Las=20 Vegas, NV

July=20 23, 2009
Chapter=20 Workshop
Board=20 Nominations
The=20 Reef Restaurant
Long=20 Beach, CA

September=20 10, 2009
Chapter Workshop
Board=20 Elections
Balboa Bay Club, Newport Beach,=20 CA

September=20 20-24
WASTECON
Long Beach, CA =

So=20 Cal SWANA
2008-2009
Board=20 of Directors

President
Jim = Kuhl
City=20 of Long Beach
Environmental=20 Services

Vice=20 President
Mike=20 Giancola
OC=20 Waste & Recycling

Secretary/Treasurer=20 Diko=20 Melkonian
City=20 of Long Beach
Environmental=20 Services

Past=20 President
Grace=20 Chan=20
LA=20 County Sanitation Districts


Chapter=20 Director
John=20 Gulledge
LA=20 County Sanitation Districts

Corporate = Director
Laith=20 Ezzet
HF&H=20 Consultants

Corporate=20 Director
Mark=20 Alpers
CH2M=20 Hill

Corporate = Director
Chris=20 Burlew
AMREP,=20 Inc.

Corporate=20 Director
Don = Nama
Intec=20 Video Systems, Inc.

 

Corporate=20 Director

Susan=20 Moulton
Waste=20 Management

Public = Director
Mary=20 Valerio
City of San=20 Diego

Public=20 Director
Charles=20 Woolever
City=20 of San Diego=20


Public=20 Director=20
Khalil=20 Gharios
City=20 of Los Angeles

 

Southern=20 California
Founding=20 Chapter SWANA
Association=20 Office

Scott=20 Ramey
Evelyn=20 Russell
21520=20 Yorba Linda Blvd.=20 Ste.=20 G-428
Yorba=20 Linda , CA 92887
Ph:=20 (714) 866-9988
Fax: (714) 692-1041 =
info@socalswana.org

February,=20 2009 E-NEWSLETTER

President's=20 Message
by=20 Jim Kuhl
City=20 of Long Beach

I=20 hope you are planning to join us at this year=92s = Western=20 Regional Symposium, from April 6-9.  As we draw = closer to=20 the event, I am becoming more and more excited about = the=20 fantastic speakers, workshops and networking = opportunities we=20 will be offering this year.=20
 =20
We=20 are pleased to announce some of the prestigious = speakers at=20 this year=92s symposium.  Interesting = presentations and=20 valuable insight will be delivered from experts in the = field,=20 including CIWMB Member Rosalie Mule, SWANA=92s = Executive=20 Director and CEO John Skinner and Economist Stephen = Levy. And=20 that=92s just at the opening session!=20
 =20
And=20 it doesn=92t stop there.  To provide you with a = platform to=20 exchange ideas, engage in public discourse, network, = and stay=20 current with the industry=92s most up-to-date = information, we=20 will be conducting workshops on topics like Los = Angeles=20 County=92s Conversion Technology Projects, Climate = Change and=20 Carbon Footprints and Green Building Strategies. =  Look=20 for presentations on C&D Recycling Programs, an = update on=20 the Scrap Materials Markets and a Primer on AB 32. =  We=20 have also added an Intensive Landfill Workshop at Lamb = Canyon=20 Landfill in Riverside on Thursday. This workshop will = explore=20 the operations of Lamb Canyon and revisit some of = their best=20 management practices.=20
 =20
These=20 are just a small sample of the valuable and exciting = events at=20 this year=92s symposium.  Don=92t miss this = opportunity to=20 get updated on these and many other cutting-edge = projects and=20 important issues. And as always, the Western Regional=20 Symposium is one of the best places to meet up with=20 associates, make new friends and find ways to help = your=20 organization prosper during this difficult economic = time.=20
 =20
We=20 look forward to seeing you there.=20

 

38th=20 Annual Western Regional Symposium
Hosted by the = Southern=20 California Founding Chapter
April 6-9, 2009=20
Palm=20 Springs Hilton Resort
400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way =
Palm=20 Springs, California, 92262
Ph. (760)=20 320-6868

Come=20 for a day or stay for the week!

Early=20 Registration Discounted Price
Extended Until March = 6th!=20
Click=20 Here To Register


This=20 promises to be an outstanding show! The Palm Springs = Hilton=20 Resort is a beautiful facility and our last symposium = there=20 was a huge success. The show will be bigger than ever, = and a=20 good time will be had by all!

Southern=20 California Founding Chapter
Intensive Landfill = Workshop=20

Good=20 News!
Discounted Pricing...

(If=20 you have already paid please contact Grace Chan=20 at
gchan@lacsd.org=20 to arrange for a refund).

Thursday,=20 April 9, 2009
8:00=20 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
(Lunch provided)=20

Location:
Lamb Canyon Landfill =
16411 Lamb=20 Canyon Road,
Beaumont, CA.

Cost:  =
$40=20 per person (SWANA member)
$50 per person = (Non-SWANA=20 member)
Click=20 Here To Register

Topics=20 to be covered include the landfill=92s Waste Recycle=20 Park, 
the Landfill Traffic Control Program, = the=20 Emergency Stop System,
and the Equipment Operating = Training Program.

4=20 Continuing Education Credits are=20 available.

Participants=20 in the workshop will meet at the Lamb Canyon Landfill = at=20 8:00a.m. For the beginning of the workshop. =20
Space=20 is limited so please register early.

 

CENTRAL=20 L.A. RECYCLING & TRANSFER STATION=20

(C.L.A.R.T.S.)

 

 

CLARTS=20 is a refuse Transfer Station serving the City of Los = Angeles=20 curbside collection program and the public.  Commercial = disposal=20 and transloading services are also available.  The facility = is=20 conveniently located just east of downtown Los Angeles = on 2201=20 East Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA,=20 90021.

 

For=20 tip fee information or to open a service account, = please call=20 the following numbers:

 

Office=20 : (213)-763-1837 or = (213)-763-1838

 

Manager:  = (213)-763-1918 or=20 Paul.Lebel@lacity.org

 

 

 

Have=20 a question or comment? Please visit the "Waste=20 Talk"=20 online So Cal SWANA Community to post your blog. Look = for the=20 "Waste Talk" link at the bottom of our=20 homepage...www.socalswana.org=20

Thank=20 you to all of our Board Members for volunteering their = time!=20

Meet=20 your Southern California SWANA
Board=20 Member

Serving=20 as Public Director


Khalil=20 Gharios
City=20 of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation =

What=20 do you do in your real job (as opposed to your job as = a Board=20 member)?=20

At=20 my real job, I work for the City of Los Angeles where = I serve=20 as Division Manager for the Bureau of Sanitation's = Solid=20 Resources Processing & Construction Division. My = primary=20 responsibilities include determining the polices, = budget=20 requirements, methods and procedures of Engineering = and=20 planning for the operations and maintenance of five = Solid=20 waste landfills, three yard trimmings processing and=20 composting facilities, and a solid waste recycling and = transfer station.

How did you end up in the = solid waste=20 industry?

It started as a promotional = opportunity.=20 After graduating from college, I worked for eight = years as a=20 Project Engineer in the wastewater treatment industry. = In=20 1991, I was promoted to oversee the expansion of the = City of=20 LA Lopez Canyon Landfill. Since then I moved up the = career=20 ladder to my current position. I have enjoyed working = in the=20 solid waste industry so much that I intent to stay in = the=20 waste business for a long = time.
  
 Any=20 words of wisdom for Chapter=20 members?  
 
I found that the = most=20 important tool to advance and learn in this business = is the=20 networking and sharing experiences and ideas with = other=20 colleagues in the industry. That was the reason I = joined SWANA=20 and volunteered to be on the board of its founding = chapter.=20 For the short term I have been a member, I have = already=20 developed a large network of friends and business = colleagues=20 in the industry. You can do the same by joining and=20 volunteering.  =20

SWANA=20 Member Profile

Roy = Barbatti=20

If=20 you were to ask Roy Barbatti what draws him to his = profession,=20 he would smile widely, look you right in the eye, and = simply=20 reply, =93I just love being a garbage = man.=94   Roy=20 isn't using the term =91love=92 lightly.  For = him, =91love=92 is=20 an action verb; a day-in, day-out act of will and = dedication=20 that comes from a deep enthusiasm for the friends, = family and=20 business of waste management.  After all, Roy, = who has=20 worked in the industry for over 45 years, is not a man = distinguished by words alone, but by actions rooted in = an=20 impassioned commitment to selflessly serving the = people around=20 him.

Roy=92s=20 journey started in the bustling Italian neighborhoods = of=20 Oakland, California.  As a child, he enjoyed more = than=20 his share of spaghetti dinners with the future leaders = of the=20 waste management industry; a community of friends and = families=20 rich in tradition, work ethic, and undying allegiance = to each=20 other =96 a tradition he has continued to build upon = as the=20 years have passed.=20

Roy=20 entered full-time into waste management when he = started=20 working for his father-in-law at a hauling company out = of Palm=20 Desert, California.  He served there for many = years=20 before continuing on to Dempster and a top position at = Crane=20 Carrier, a leading manufacturer of heavy duty vehicles = located=20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  After over 20 years at Crane = and a=20 brief retirement, Roy chose to come back and take over = as=20 National Sales Manager for Intec Video Systems,=20 Inc.=20

At=20 age 67, Roy is now widely considered as one of the = most=20 well-known, well-liked businessmen in the = industry.  He=20 is heavily involved with S.W.A.N.A. (Solid Waste = Association=20 of North America), where he is one of only eleven = constituents=20 to receive their coveted Life Membership Award. He is=20 certainly one of the Southern California Founding = Chapters=20 longest members, having joined the GRCDA in 1966. He = is also=20 an S.W.P.D (Solid Waste Processing Division) =93Old = Timer=94, an=20 influential group of waste management professionals = honored=20 for their extensive years of experience.  There = is no=20 doubt that Roy is popular across the country; he can = literally=20 pick up the phone and get an appointment with any = hauler or=20 city at the drop of a hat.  How has he done = it? =20 Once again, Roy=92s answer gets right to the heart of = it: =93I=20 believe in being a friend to those you sell to, but = before=20 that sale ever happens, you have to earn the right to = be a=20 friend.=94

That=92s=20 exactly what Roy has been doing the past 45 years: = earning=20 it.  He=92s earned respect, admiration, and = loyalty among=20 his peers; because in the end, what makes Roy Barbatti = so=20 unique is that he will do everything in his power to = help=20 others, but expects absolutely nothing in = return.  He is=20 a wonderful husband, father and friend who is = incredibly=20 generous, places great importance on intergenerational = relationships and familial bonds within the industry, = and=20 jumps at any chance to mentor someone in = need.=20  =20

 

 


Advertise=20 your company logo on the So Cal SWANA=20 website.

Linked=20 to your company website.
Click=20 here to download sign up form=20

Association=20 News

Board=20 Meeting March 10, 2009
10:30am=20 - 1:30pm
2929=20 E. Willow St., Long Beach, CA

Southern=20 California SWANA Founding Chapter WEBSITE NEWS...=20

We=20 have made it possible to advertise your company logo = and link=20 to your website on our homepage.  We also have a = message=20 board, Waste=20 Talk=20 for those questions or needs you might have.  We = still=20 have available our job listing link and our Member = Vendor=20 Directory.  If you have a job posting or would = like to be=20 included in our directory, send an e-mail with your=20 information to info@socalswana.org

Have=20 a change of address or e-mail?=20 Please send an e-mail to info@socalswana.orgwith=20 your updated information so we can keep you updated. = Thank=20 you. Please=20 take a moment and check us out at www.socalswana.org=20

Attention=20 Corporate Members:
Are=20 you interested in sponsoring one of our quarterly = workshops?=20 For more information please contact us at info@socalswana.org=20

July=20 23, 2009
Southern California SWANA Chapter=20 Workshop
The=20 Reef Restaurant
880=20 Harbor Scenic Drive
Long Beach, CA = 90802

Speakers=20 TBA


Vendor=20 Directory

Get=20 to know your fellow SWANA members and the services = they=20 provide in our on-line=20 vendor directory=20 .=20 Our members represent the most knowledgeable and = skilled=20 professionals in the solid waste business in Southern=20 California. If you have any questions, please contact = Evelyn=20 Russell at the SWANA Association Office (714) = 866-9988.=20

 

Post=20 Your Employment Opportunities=20

Are=20 you seeking skilled, experienced professionals to fill = positions at your organization? You can post job = openings=20 online at our website to take=20 advantage of SWANA=92s extensive network. Please = send=20 a brief job description with a website or e-mail link = for=20 further information. Your post will be available = online for 30=20 days.