{"id":997,"date":"2020-01-12T11:22:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T11:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/?page_id=997"},"modified":"2026-03-10T19:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:02:02","slug":"swaa-winter-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/?page_id=997","title":{"rendered":"SWAA Winter Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"997\" class=\"elementor elementor-997\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86ca610 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86ca610\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f297a37\" data-id=\"f297a37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3368a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3368a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">2026 WINTER TRAINING &#8211; PRESENTATIONS\/HANDOUNTS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-Winter-Training-Agenda.pdf\">2026 Winter Training Agenda<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EPR-for-PKG-SWAA-Winter-Training-2026_AALedits.pdf\">EPR Update Presentation<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Preventing-the-Next-Fire-in-Solid-Waste-Operations.pdf\">MoviTHERM Presentation\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fire-Rover-Project-Summary.pdf\">Fire Prevention Presentation<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCORE-Update.pdf\">SCORE Update Presentation<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hellenic-Biomass-Conference-Jim-Doten-Presentation.pdf\">MN Biochar Update Presentation<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SWA 101: PFAS Panel<\/strong><\/span><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SKB-Rosemount-PFAS-SWAA-Winter-Training-02-25-26.pdf\">SKB Presentation<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-SWAA-Winter-Training-PFAS.pdf\">MRRA Presentation<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SWAA-PFAS.pdf\">Ramsey\/Washington Recycling &amp; Energy Presentation<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Continuous-Flow-In-liquid-Plasma-Discharge-for-PFAS-Feb-25.pdf\">Plasma Blue Presentation<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Buck-SWAA-Feb-2026-CD-Rulemaking-Update.pdf\">CDL Proposed Rule Update Presentation<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SWAA-WinterTrng-22526.pdf\">Legislative Update Presentation<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">2025 WINTER TRAINING &#8211; PRESENTATIONS\/HANDOUNTS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-Final-Winter-Training-Agenda.pdf\">2025 Winter Training Agenda<\/a><\/p><p>CollectED Survey Results: Battery Disposal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SWAA-Survey-Results-CollectED-1.pdf\">Presentation<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/State-Fair-Survey-FINAL-FINAL.pdf\">Survey<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SWA-101.pdf\">SWA101: HHW Communications &amp; New Programs<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Packaging-EPR_SWAA-Winter-Training-3.11.25.pdf\">What Got Passed: EPR for Packaging &amp; Boat Wrap<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SWAA-Winter-Training-Regional-Planning-101-A-NW-MN-Perspective-March-2025-FINAL-03-11-25.pdf\">Region Planning 101: A NW MN Perspective<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Plasma-Blue.pdf\">Plasma Blue Presentation<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SWAA-Community-Education-Tackling-Misinformation-1.pdf\">Community Education &amp; Tackling Misinformation<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SWAA-Winter-Training-LEGISLATIVE-SESSION-Update.pdf\">Legislative Update<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">2024 WINTER TRAINING &#8211; PRESENTATIONS\/HANDOUNTS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>SWA101: Certificate of Need for County Government &amp; Landfills<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SWAA-2024-Certificate-of-Need-.pdf\">Heidi&#8217;s Presentation<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SWA-101-CON-presentation-Winter-2024.pdf\">Drew&#8217;s Presentation<\/a>) &#8211; Heidi Ringhofer, MPCA &amp; Drew Hatzenbihler, Morrison County<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240227_Education_Solid-Waste-Winter-Training_Noyes.pdf\">Historic Preservation &amp; the Deconstruction Movement: Looking to the Past for a More Sustainable Future<\/a> &#8211; Emily Noyes, Rethos<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RAM-SWANA-Battery-safety-030524.pdf\">Lithium Ion Battery Safety Products &amp; Battery ERP Law<\/a> &#8211; Jennifer Volkman, MPCA<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-SWAA-Program-Overview-SWAA-Final-nonotes.pdf\">Ramsey\/Washington Food Scraps Pickup Program<\/a> &#8211; Annalee Garletz, Ramsey\/Washington Recycling &amp; Energy &amp; Gabe Reynolds, Ramsey County<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FY24-25-Materials-Solid-Waste-Grants_Overview-SWAA-March-2024.pdf\">MPCA Materials &amp; Solid Waste Management Grants<\/a> &#8211; Jeannie Given, MPCA<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Blue-Earth-County-Ponderosa-Landfill-Presentation.pdf\">Ponderosa Landfill: Rustling Up Change<\/a> &#8211; Mark Manderfeld &amp; Jason Steffen, Blue Earth County<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-06-CompostUse_SWAA-Winter.pdf\">Utilizing Compost<\/a> &#8211; John Exner, Dakota County<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">2<\/span>023 WINTER TRAINING &#8211; PRESENTATIONS\/HANDOUTS<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/UPDATED-Strategies-for-Surplus-Goods-Emily-Barker.pdf\">Strategies for Surplus Goods<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Emily Barker, Executive Director, ReUse Minnesota<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MPCA-Source-Reduction-and-Reuse.pdf\">Source Reduction and Reuse Survey Summary<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Colleen Hetzel, Waste Reduction Policy Specialist &amp; Annika Bergen, Reuse Specialist, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Small-Town-Big-City-Services-Floodwood.pdf\">Small Town, Big City Services: Customizing Recycling for Rural Minnesota<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Cory Suonvieri, Deputy Clerk, City of Floodwood &amp; Dawn Lamping, Executive Director, Floodwood Services and Training, Inc.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"><b>SWA 101 (SCORE Report)<\/b>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><u>Presentation:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-SWAA-Winter-Training-SCORE-Ben-Crowell.pdf\">Ben Crowell, Solid Waste Planner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency<\/a>\u00a0<\/u><\/li><li><u>Presentation:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SCORE-Lori-Blais-WLSSD.pdf\">Lorilee Blais, Environmental Program Coordinator, Western Lake Superior Sanitary District\u00a0<\/a><\/u><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Reclaiming-Gold-SWAA-Presentation-notes.pdf\">Reclaiming Gold: A Business Case for Fair Chance Employment<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Dara Strickland, HR Generalist, Repowered<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"><li style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Reclaiming-Gold-SWAA-Presentation-notes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Employers&#8217; Fair Chance Hiring Guide<\/a>\u00a0<\/u>&#8211; Twin Cities RISE<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/White-Earth-and-Becker-County-Partnership-in-Solid-Waste-AM-002.pdf\">Tribal and Local Government Collaboration in Solid Waste<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Amy Moore, Environmental Coordinator, White Earth Reservation &amp; Sandy Gunderson, Regional Household Hazardous Waste Coordinator\/Recycling Coordinator\/Waste Educator, Becker County<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SMSC-SWAA-Presentation.pdf\">Leading in Organics Recycling: The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (SMSC) Organics Program<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Megan Dobratz, Owner\/Founder, LEED AP, Native Sustainability &amp; Erin Skelly, Environment and Compliance Technician, SMSC Organics Recycling Facility &amp; Dustin Montey, Assistant Manager, SMSC Organics Recycling Facility<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-SWAA-Legislative-Session-Update-WinterTrainingMAR23.pdf\">Legislative Update<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Brian Martinson, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Analyst, Association of Minnesota Counties<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"><li style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SWAA-Legislative-Priorities-Handout-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>SWAA Legislative Priorities Handout<\/u><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Humanity-Alliance.pdf\">Improving Nutrition Access to the Food Insecure through Food Rescue<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Greg Pavett, Executive Director, The Humanity Alliance<\/p><h4><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">2022 SWAA WINTER TRAINING &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">PRESENTATIONS\/HANDOUTS\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Betterbin-App-Presentation.pdf\">Betterbin App Presentation<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hennepin-County-Anaerobic-Digestion-Project.pdf\">Hennepin County Anaerobic Digestion Project<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mitigation-of-Constituents-of-Concern-in-St.-Louis-County-Landfill-Leacchate.pdf\">Mitigation of Constituents of Concern in St. Louis County Landfill Leacchate<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Olmsted-County-SCORE-Reporting-Process.pdf\">Olmsted County SCORE Reporting Process<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PFAS-Advisory-Group-Update.pdf\">PFAS Advisory Group Update<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PFAS-Legislative-Updates-from-AMC.pdf\">PFAS Legislative Updates from AMC<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Reintroduction-to-Leachate-Recirculation.pdf\">Reintroduction to Leachate Recirculation<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SCORE-Reporting-MPCA.pdf\">SCORE Reporting &#8211; 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color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">2021 SWAA WINTER TRAINING &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">PRESENTATIONS\/HANDOUTS\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><a style=\"font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Session-1-Part-1-Stein-Agency.pdf\"><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Bonds &amp; Insurance 101<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Megan Corradi &amp; Margaret Corradi | Stein Insurance Agency<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Session-1-Part-2-Mahoney-Group.pdf\"><strong>The Evolving Insurance Market\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0John Frank &amp; David Lewis | Mahoney Group<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Session-2-Part-1-Dakota-County.pdf\"><strong>Dakota County\u2019s Internal Sustainable Purchasing Efforts<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Renee Burman | Dakota County<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Session-2-Part-2-Beltrami-County.pdf\"><strong>\u201cOut of the Box\u201d Waste Prevention Ideas and Practical Plan for Creation and Outreach<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Brian Olson | Beltrami County<\/p><p><strong>Reuse Centers 101 &#8211;\u00a0Panel Discussion<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Tim Lundell |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Session-3-Part-1-WLSSD.pdf\"><strong>WLSSD<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sandy Gunderson and Steve Skoog |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Session-3-Part-2-Becker-County.pdf\"><strong>Becke<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Session-3-Part-2-Becker-County.pdf\"><strong>r<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Session-3-Part-2-Becker-County.pdf\"><strong>\u00a0County<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Josh Holte |<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Session-3-Part-3-Hubbard-County.pdf\"><strong>Hubbard County<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Capital Assistance Program (CAP)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mn-swaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Session-4-Part-1-MPCA.pdf\">Overview<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 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