The MWCC Environmental Conference Planning Committee is seeking speakers to present technical topics individually or in panel discussions. Each breakout session will be an hour and a half and include 2 or 3 presentations.

This year’s theme is “50 Years of Providing Excellence in Environmental Leadership" and we are specifically interested in presentations which can relate this theme to technical topics.What changes (community, regulatory, political, industry, other?) have you observed in recent years that affect our roles in waste control and environmental issues, and are you being strangled by them or embracing them? Are our actions most influenced by the community, regulators, elected officials, or something else? When are good operational practices limited by “outside” restrictions, and how do you achieve optimal results in this new era? What innovative means are you using to evaluate project performance, what defines success?

The conference will be divided into multiple tracks, including:

Traditional Solid Waste
landfills, transfer stations, collections/hauling

Landfill/transfer station design/siting/investigation
Integrated solid waste management
Landfill gas
Leachate management and PFAs
Coal combustion residuals
Emergency/Disaster planning
Collection programs and issues
Hot loads
Safety

General Environmental
general topics of environmental concern

Coronavirus issues
Legal issues
Water management
Remediation
WOTUS
Emerging contaminants
Emergency Response
Wastewater treatment
Environmental project funding
Air regulations
Environmental restoration
Hazardous waste
Regulatory updates
Energy issues
PFAs
Brownfields
Tanks
Pollinator/wetland type issues
Technology Innovations

"Green" Issues
waste minimization, recycling, sustainability, or innovative development

Long-term stewardship
Sustainability
Land management practices
Food waste and organics diversion
Green roofs and other green infrastructure development
Green construction
Recycling/Material Recovery Facilities

These tracks may be further subdivided to break out topics (ex: Legal Issues, Coal Combustion Residuals and Remediation). In addition to the tracks listed above, MDNR will be sponsoring two tracks related to Brownfield Redevelopment and Tanks.

If you would like to submit and/or propose a topic for presentation at the 2023 MWCC Environmental Conference, we invite you to submit a presentation proposal.

SUBMISSION

The MWCC Environmental Conference Planning Committee will select speakers based on time availability and applicability to the conference focus. Selected speakers will be contacted in April 2023.

If you have any questions, please contact Ken Koon at ken.koon@dnr.mo.gov.