Washington Evergreen Chapter will be offering scholarships to attend to students and AmeriCorps members interested in working in the solid waste/materials management fields.
Scholarship benefits include:
- Paid registration (including tours)
- Paid accommodation (single-occupancy room at Tulalip Resort on April 18 and 19)
- Match with a mentor in the field who will email recipients before the symposium, share a meal with them during the symposium, and be available for contact throughout the following year
- Free Evergreen chapter technical sessions for 1 year
- Invitation to join Evergreen chapter board meetings
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be 21 by April 18, 2023 (guests at Tulalip Resort must be at least 21)
- Live in SWANA’s northwest region (WA, OR, MT, ID, BC, Yukon)
Preference will be given to SWANA members living in the chapter area (WA and MT), and becoming a student member is free. The scholarship does not include transportation costs, but the chapter will help interested recipients find a carpool to the symposium venue;. Applications are due January 23.
Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwe8N5Xy9ysYKELUA_eKk3OmEiHUf5V-TYhE3h0x3rhboxFA/viewform
2023 SWANA Northwest Regional Symposium
April 18-20, 2023
Tulalip Resort Hotel
Each spring the Evergreen (WA and MT), Beaver (OR and ID), and Pacific (BC and Yukon) chapters hold a joint Northwest Symposium. Join solid waste industry professionals from a wide variety of specialized fields, where members come to exchange information and learn from technical experts.
The SWANA Evergreen Chapter is among the more active and diversely represented chapters in the nation. We have a positive reputation among members, neighboring chapters and the national organization for promoting innovation, supporting education, and taking on challenging technical and policy initiatives.
Our Board of Directors reflects who you are through its representation of public officials, engineering professionals, and commercial operators and haulers. Our members, sponsors and surrounding communities benefit from the energy we commit toward taking on tomorrow’s resource challenges.
Topics
Here are some suggested topics surrounding the theme:
- The future of labor in the solid waste industry (i.e. hiring/retention amid staffing shortages, automation)
- Safety, operations, and planning post-COVID-19
- Innovations in landfill and facility operation
- Organic materials management, collection, processing, and policy
- Extended producer responsibility (EPR) policy and programs
- Climate change and solid waste operations/emergency management
- New and emerging materials markets
- Alternative fuel technologies (i.e., operations, economics, emissions)
- Integrated solid waste management planning
- Solid waste system finance and rate making
- Collection systems managemen
For more information on the SWANA Northwest Regional Symposium, and/or for scholarship information, check out the website: https://swananw.org/nw-symposium/