Past Conferences & Events

• N.C. Vasuki, President, International Solid Waste Association
• Presentation (PDF, 25 pp., 2.5 MB)

  This presentation covers the evolution of global solid waste management initiatives. It includes a review of solid waste management practices and trends in industrialized versus non-industrialized nations, such as the amount of waste produced and disposed of in dumps and sanitary landfills, as well as methane emissions. The presentation also examines how local governments and NGOs can encourage the development of sanitary landfills, and eventually energy recovery and use projects at landfills, in non-industrialized nations.

• Greg Vogt, Chair, International Solid Waste Association Working Group on Sanitary Landfill and Vice President, SCS Engineers
• Presentation (PDF, 25 pp., 1.6 MB)

  This presentation provides an overview of technologies that have been commercially demonstrated and available for the recovery and beneficial use of LFG, including direct combustion, electricity generation, combined heat and power (CHP), and alternative fuels. It also covers the economic and technical feasibility of using these technologies in the United States and abroad.

• Brian Guzzone, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Landfill Methane Outreach Program
• Alexandria Panehal, U.S. Agency for International Development
• Presentation (PDF, 20 pp., 820 KB)

  This presentation covers the U.S. government's perspective on global opportunities for landfill methane capture and use. It reviews the state of LFG energy projects in developed countries and the challenges that developing countries face in implementing such projects. The presentation also covers some of the activities the United States is currently undertaking to help countries overcome these challenges.

• Sandra Cointreau, Solid Waste Management Advisor, The World Bank
• Presentation (PDF, 14 pp., 264 KB)

  This presentation reviews low- and middle-income countries' solid waste disposal practices, the environmental and public health issues associated with those practices, and how these issues can be potentially mitigated. Also discussed are some of the barriers developing countries face in establishing proper disposal practices, as well as some suggested solutions.

• Gary Crawford, President, Environment/Quality, Onyx
• Presentation (PDF, 16 pp., 1.9 MB)

  This presentation covers an overview of developing landfill methane recovery and use projects from the private sector perspective. Onyx, the third largest waste management company in the world, reviews its involvement and experiences in developing landfill methane recovery and use projects at landfills around the world.

• Bob Couth, Technical Manager, Enviros Consulting, United Kingdom
• Presentation (PDF, 23 pp., 538 KB)

  This discussion covers the United Kingdom's position on barriers and opportunities for controlling greenhouse gases from the waste management sector, including a review of its greenhouse gas reduction goals and associated regulations and financial and market incentives to encourage the use of LFG-based energy.

World Bank LFG Activities in Latin American Region:

• Horacio Terraza, Environmental Specialist, The World Bank
• Presentation (PDF, 17 pp., 619 KB)

  This discussion covers The World Bank's involvement in financing and promoting LFGE projects in terms of their environmental and public health benefit. It also covers the dearth of LFGE projects in Latin America and the actions being taken by The World Bank to support development of a considerable number of LFG project opportunities in this region.

Landfill Methane Utilization Opportunities in Ukraine:

• Georgiy Geletukha, Director, Scientific Engineering Centre 'Biomass'
• Presentation (PDF, 15 pp., 1.2 MB)

  This presentation reviews the number of total landfills and those large enough to support LFGE projects in Ukraine. In addition, it provides profiles of six of the Ukraine's largest landfills and discusses the challenges in developing LFGE in Ukraine.

Analysis of Landfill Methane Capture and Use Opportunities in Asia:

• Augustine Koh, Director, Environmental Department, Asian Productivity Organization
• Presentation (PDF, 16 pp., 720 KB)

  This presentation reviews the role of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) and activities with which it is involved to support LFGE projects throughout many of APO's 19 member countries.