Colorado SWANA 2025 Annual Conference & Trade Show

The Colorado region's premier resource management event in Fort Collins, CO Sept 15-17th, 2025.

September 15 - 17, 2025 · Hilton Hotel

Join Us for the Region's Premier Solid Waste Conference in Fort Collins, Colorado!

Two days. Dozens of presentations. Endless ideas.
Get inspired by the latest in landfill tech, EPR regulation, composting innovations, and PFAS solutions — plus hear from CSU changemakers and grassroots leaders shaking things up.

Keynote Speaker- Caroline Mitchell- Bringing EPR to you
SWANA (National) CEO Amy L. Burke
Falconry Presentation, CDPHE State updates, and Eric Miller with his garbage talk.
Plus special participation from Colorado State University

But it’s not all business — we believe in working hard and playing harder! In addition to a full day of safety training and dynamic exhibitor hall with over 30 exhibitors, we’re offering:

A pre-conference golf outing
Monday Night’s Trashtoberfest — a joint CO SWANA / Recycle Colorado social at a beloved local brewery
The not to miss Casino Night Social Event
Countless networking opportunities with industry peers and thought leaders

Whether you're focused on policy and regulation, cutting-edge tech, community outreach, or boots-on-the-ground operations, this conference is your chance to engage, learn, and celebrate the work we do in moving solid waste management forward.

Don’t miss it — see you in Fort Collins!

Agenda

Monday, September 15

8:00 AM

Event Start

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Elevated Safety Training

Full Day Advanced Safety Training (Additional Fee)

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Golf Fun(d)raiser (sign-up)

Join us for the second annual golf outing coinciding with the fall conference. Ideal for all skill levels and provides a great atmosphere for networking fun. Location: South Ridge Golf Course in Fort Collins. Please arrive about 1/2 hr. early.

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

TrashT'Oberfest at Zwei Brewing

Open to All- Live Band, Drinks, Food & Activities. Please register for headcount. Click the title for link.

Tuesday, September 16

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast

Enjoy a hot and cold catered buffet breakfast with coffee service.

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Welcome Remarks

Welcome from COSWANA Board & Mayor of Fort Collins - Jeni Arndt

8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Keynote: Caroline Mitchell

Extended Producer Responsibility is Coming: What it means for Colorado and what it means for you. Caroline Mitchell, a leading expert in EPR will be discussing the ins and outs of Extended Producer Responsibility.

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Sponsor Introductions - Group 1

Learn about the sponsors that make this event happen. Short introductions by our first group.

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Short Break

Change rooms, network, connect on the app, grab a drink, take a few minutes to recharge.

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Concurrent Session: 1

Foundations: Covers, Emissions & Airspace

Concurrent Session: 2

Machines That Think: Drones, Batteries & Automation at Work

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch: Awards Program & CDPHE update

Please join us for our Raffle, Awards Presentation, Lunch, Sponsor Group 2 Introductions, and CDPHE Update.

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

National SWANA Presentation

SWANA is an international organization with a significant resources from research to advocacy. Learn what is happening on a national level from SWANA Executive Director/CEO Ms. Amy L. Burke.

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Concurrent Session: 3

Infrastructure Rising: EPR, Composting & Partnerships in Motion

Concurrent Session: 4

Toxic Targets: Tackling PFAS, Leachate & the Chemistry of Clean

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Break with Exhibitors

Take a few extra minutes to absorb all the great information, visit our exhibitors, and connect with fellow attendees. Snacks provided by Geosyntec Consultants.

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Concurrent Session: 5

Smart Starts: Youth, AI, and Contamination Solutions

Concurrent Session: 6

Engineering the Future of Waste: Advanced Landfills, Treatment Systems, and Bioconversion

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Short Break

Change rooms, network, connect on the app, take a few minutes to recharge.

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Live Falconry Presentation

Live Falconry Presentation – Jon Taylor, Master Falconer, JT Falconry will present unique solution for tackling a common landfill problem.

5:45 PM - 6:30 PM

Annual Colorado SWANA Chapter Meeting

Calling all Colorado SWANA members to join us in our annual general meeting. Meet your board of directors and candidates, participate in elections, learn about updates and status of your association. All are welcome, but only members may vote.

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Cocktails & Dinner

End your day of learning by networking with your colleagues and exhibitors.

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Casino Night Social Event

Unwind after a day of sessions with an evening of classic casino games, lively conversation, and light-hearted fun. Try your luck at the tables, enjoy refreshments, and network with colleagues from across the solid waste industry. High Stakes - Low Waste!

Wednesday, September 17

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast

Enjoy a hot and cold buffet breakfast with coffee service.

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Welcome Announcements & Sponsor Introductions

Short welcome and preview of the day along with brief introductions from our next group of sponsors.

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Concurrent Session: 7

Policy to Practice Beyond the Bin: Transforming Recycling and Reuse in Colorado

Concurrent Session: 8

Clearing the Air: Methane, Monitoring & Molecular Controls

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Short Break

Change rooms, network, connect on the app, grab a drink, take a few minutes to recharge. Snacks provided by Republic Services.

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Single Session: 9

Full Circle: Markets, County Projects & Campus Circularity

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch with Raffle & Sponsors

Enjoy a full lunch, while we announce more raffle winners and continue sponsor introductions.

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Special Guest Speaker Eric Miller (CSU Alum)

Eric Miller – Landfill Lessons Don't Come Easy!

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Single Session: 10

Fixes That Fund: Gas Rules, Automation & Landfill Grants

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Final Break

Final chance to connect with colleagues old and new, talk with exhibitors and ask those questions.

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Session & Final Raffle

Join us for a short wrap up of our conference, a chance at the last of the raffle items, any announcements or housekeeping updates.

5:00 PM

Event End

Speakers

Caroline Mitchell (Keynote)

Colorado SWANA 2025 Keynote Speaker

Amy Lestition Burke (Guest Speaker)

Special Guest Speaker

David Snapp (Guest Speaker)

Special Guest Speaker

Mike Taylor (Special Presentation)

Special Guest Speaker

Eric Miller (Guest Speaker)

Special Guest Speaker

Dan Bacehowski

Session 7

Shana Baker

Session 7

Jamie Blanchard-Poling

Session 3

Session 2

Session 5

Session 10

Session 10

Session 6

Session 7

Session 4

Session 8

Session 6

Michelle Horneff-Cohen

Session 5

Erin Hansen

Session 10

Kent Imel

Session 1

Caleb Hogan

Speaking in Session 1. Moderator Session 10.

Session 7

Session 3

Session 4

Session 9

Session 2

Session 9

Session 4

Session 2

Session 8

Session 10

Session 8

Session 6

Session 9

Session 2

Session 2

Session 5

Session 5

Session 9

Session 1

Session 10

Session 3

No records found.

Exhibitors

Clean Composting Company

Ecotech Solutions, Inc

dcb Construction Company, Inc.

Geologic Associates, Inc.

Geotech Environmental Equipment

Isco Industries

HDR Inc.

Integrity Environmental Solutions, LLC

Joe Johnson Equipment

Keith Manufacturing

KI-Poly Fusion LLC

Kois Brothers Equipment Co., Inc.

Lorentz Energy

ODRA Road Sweepers

Otto Environmental Systems

PumpOne Environmental, LLC

Power Equipment Company

Rehrig Pacific

Reich Company - Landfill Equipment

RWI Enhanced Evaporation

Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.

SCS Engineers

Sustainable Generation

Stellar Programming & Consulting, Inc.

Trihydro Corporation

Travis Body & Trailer, Inc.

Viaflex

Vista GeoScience

WasteEquip

WasteWORKS\Carolina Software

Waste Management

Weaver consultants Group

WSP

WIS

No records found.

Hotels

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ATTENDEES

A total of 227 people have registered so far. The following 227 have opted to share their information.

Abeln, Rachel

Montezuma County Landfill

Allen, Matt

ISCO Industries

Allen, Mike

Ecotec Solutions, Inc

Ambrose, Kevin

CDPHE

Anderson, Chris

Anderson, Garrett

Andrews, Jay

Keith Manufacturing

Angius, Robert

ECT2

Apple, Brian

City of Trinidad

Aragon, Nikko

Geotech Environmental Equipment

Bacehowski, Dan

HDR, inc

Bachman, Morgan

Circular Action Alliance

Baker, Shana

CDPHE HMWMD

Barbare, Heather

Colorado Springs Utilities

Beaudion, Brian

Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.

Beck, Kyle

Ecoversesolutions

Beechley, Brandon

Kit Carson County Landfill

Benson, Ashley

RWI Enhanced Evaporation

Benson, Kayla

Burns & McDonnell Engineering

Benson, Michelle

RWI Enhanced Evaporation

Blair, Alex

Waste Management

Blanchard-Poling, Jamie

Compost Queen

Bly, Greg

dcb Construction Company, Inc.

Borlaug, William

WSP USA Inc

Brewer, Caroline

Trihydro

Briest, John

Blue River Infrastructure Group

Bromann, Bill

PumpOne Environmental, LLC

Brooks, Scott

Zenobe

Brown, Dylan

Mesa County

Brozek, Sampson

Bull, Louis

Waste Management

Caruso, Joseph

Adams County Health Dept

Chiapelli, Taylor

CSU-Student

Christie, Tyson

Aljon

Christopherson, Laurie

Stellar Programming & Consulting, Inc.

Clair, Matt

Republic Services

Clark, Zoe

EcoSafe Zero Waste

Cleveland, Kahner

Waste Management

Cohen, Gabriel

SCS Engineers

Combs, John

Gilpin County

Conrad, Bella

CSU-Student Sustainability Center

Cook, Rikki

Grand Valley Instrumentation

Dalton, Mike

Apex Waste Solutions

De Long, Susan

CSU-Faculty

DeCesare, Doug

HDR, inc

Deighton, David

Earthwise Waste Solutions

Deighton, Summer

Earthwise Waste Solutions

Dernar, Edwin

Integrity Environmental Solutions, LLC

Derus, Steve

Republic Services

Diviacchi, Vince

AGRU America

Dodek, Brian

Waste Management

Dominguez, Raquel

Waste Management

Donahue, Kelan

Heartland

Downey, Jeff

Lorentz Energy

Drenth, Jake

CSU-Staff

D'Souza, Dana

CO SWANA

Duna, Aoife

Visia

Eagleton, Doug

CO SWANA BOD

Eilers, Andy

WSP

Eisenreich, Mallory

CSU-Student

Elder, Bonnie

HDR inc

Eleazu, Handel

WSP

Elliott, Pat

Viaflex

Fauth, Wendy

Circular Action Alliance

Fiot, Marc

Grand Valley Instrumentation

Fischgrund, Evan

Folck, Annie

City of Gering

Folck, Colby

MPS

Fontana, John

Vista GeoScience

Ford, Robert

Aeroqual

Friedlander, Joelle

Resource Recycling Systems

Garcia, Theodore

Otero County Landfill Inc.

Gay, Coleen

Republic Services

Gibbs, Ann

Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc (SERA)

Gorton, Mellik

CDPHE HMWMD

Grace, Rodney

WasteWORKS\Carolina Software

Green, Melissa

Weaver Consultants Group

Greenman, Jordan

Geo-Logic Associates

Guignon, Evan

SCS Engineers

Gutierrez, Karlee

Rehrig Pacific

Gutnik, Edward

Routeware, Inc

Haley, William (Bill)

SCS Engineers

Hansen, Erin

SLR International Corporation

Hendrickson, August

City of Longmont

Hendry, Matt

4Rivers Equipment

Hermann, Emily

Weaver Consultants Group

Hett, Jared

Afitex-Texel

HIll, Wesley

Clean Harbors

Hoelting, Heidi

Waste Connections

Hogan, Caleb

Geosyntec Consultants

Hooten, Clay

Tana

Hoovestol, Sara

Weaver consultants Group

Horneff-Cohen, Michelle

Clean Composting Company

Howells, Jesse

Otero County Landfill Inc.

Hoyt, Brett

Sustainable Generation

Iltis, Gabriel

Geo-Logic Associates

Imel, Kent

KI-Poly Fusion LLC

Jensen, Mace

City of Montrose

Jung, Andy

Western Geo Systems

Jurick, Cheyenne

Waste Management

Kaplanides, Miles

4Rivers Equipment

Kelble, Michelle

CDPHE HMWMD

Kempisty, David

ECT2

Kendall, Jeffrey

Bruin Waste Management

Kenny, Jessica

CSU-Graduate Student

Kim, Albert

North Clark Partners

Knox, Marcus

EcoVapor Recovery Systems

Koch, Matthew

Geologic Associates, Inc.

Kois, Ernest

Kois Brothers Equipment Co., Inc.

Kotecki, Abby

Larimer County Solid Waste

Kovacs, Amelia

Apex Waste Solutions

Kramer, Dustin

Garfield County Landfill

Kray, Wolfgang

CDPHE HMWMD

Kremer, Ethan

Waste Management

Kroshus, Jeremy

Atmos-Technologies

Lahrs, Grace

HDR, inc

Laub, Charles

Blue Flame Crew, LLC

Laux, Sean

Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.

Leadford, Jeffrey

SCS Engineers

Lestition Burke, Amy

SWANA

Leupold, Gregory

Auto Car Truck

Levin, Jesse

Weaver Consultants Group

Lewis, Zach

Power Equipment Company

Liang, Mary

CSU- Staff

Lucero, Art

Otero County Landfill Inc.

Luckey, Marla

CDPHE HMWMD

Macias, Eric

Lorentz Energy

Makowski, Veronika

CSU-Graduate Student

Manitius, Marcel

Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.

Masten, Jesse

Eagle County

Mathiason, Gretchen

Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.

Maxwell, Taylor

Integrity Environmental Solutions, LLC

McHugh, Sam

Promus Engineering

McKenzie, Patricia

Stellar Programming & Consulting, Inc.

Mecheri, Raghav

Visia

Meyer, Adam

The Valor Method

Middleton, David

Power Equipment

Midkiff, Jake

Weaver Consultants Group

Miller, Eric

Garbage Talk

Miller, Leslie

Brigade Electronics

Miranda, Nick

CCD - DEN - Environmental

Mitchell, Caroline

HDR, inc

Miyamoto, Tonie

CSU- Staff

Moe, Brandy

Recycle Colorado

Montgomery, Melissa

Republic Services

Morales, Matthew

City of Flagstaff-Cinder Lake Landfill

Morgan, Robert

Redtail Renewables

Morton, Eric

Otto Environmental Systems

Muabuay, Ficky

CSU-Graduate Student

Murphy, Fearghal

WIS

Myers, Cody

Waste Management

Myers, Lynette

CDPHE HMWMD

Nelson, Gary

Montezuma County Landfill

Nicholas, Alex

Viaflex

Nickerson, Alex

3r Machinery by Shred-Tech

Nowak, Neil

President CO SWANA

Olson, Mitch

CSU-Faculty

O'Rourke, John

CDPHE

Ortmayer, Steve

Wastequip-Toter

Paluzzi, Haley

CSU-Faculty

Parisi, Jill

CDPHE HMWMD

Parker, Sophia

Waste Management

Peters, Randy

Joe Johnson Equipment

Pierce, Taylor

CDPHE HMWMD

Plush, David

Pitkin County Solid Waste Center

Powers, Brad

Kois Brothers

Quattrini, Sam

City Of Cheyenne Public Works

Quijano, Andres

Envirosuite

Reed, Tim

Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.

Reetz, Bill

QED Environmental

Reich, Jeff

Reich Company - Landfill Equipment

Reisch, Clinton

Waste Management

Rembusch, Josh

Byers Scientific, VP CO SWANA

Remmo, Andy

Power Equipment Company

Richter, Sophia

CSU-Student

Rieple, Jake

BOMAG Americas

Riffel, Allison

Trihydro Corporation

Risse, Gary

Trihydro Corporation

Rodiguez, Paul

ECT2

Rogers, Zac

CSU-Faculty

Rusch, Jeff

Burns & McDonnell

Russo, Melissa

SCS Engineers

Ryu, Jae

Zenobe

Schmalz, Madison

Machinex Technologies

Schmid, Troy

City of Longmont

Schopmeyer, Jeff

Travis Trailers

Sena, Gil

Power Equipment Company

Sewell, Bob

Travis Body & Trailer, Inc.

Shaffer, Ryann

CSU-Student

Shortreed, John

Viridi RNG

Siemens, Taylee

Stellar Programming & Consulting, Inc

Smith, Cindy

CDPHE HMWMD

Snapp, David

CDPHE HMWMD

Sonsthagen, Eric

SCS Engineers

Sprowls, Jeff

Waste Management

Stadelmann, Sidney

Student Sustainability Center, CSU

Stanford, Pat

Starke, John

MyMatR

Stewart, Cathryn

Aquaeter

Stovall, Kalin

Circular Action Alliance

Studee, Alex

Larimer County Solid Waste

Suslow, Josh

Colorado Springs Utilities

Sutton, Grant

SCS Field Services

Swingle, Dan

Waste Management

Talocco, Nick

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc

Taylor, Michael

JT Falconry

Tharp, Lee

Isco Industries

Todaro, Jason

Blue Ridge Services

Trosper, Chris

Bruin Waste Management/Broad Canyon Landfill

Van Horne, James

SLR International Corporation

Van Ness, John

Otto Environmental Systems

Vidal, Alan

Ecotec Solutions, Inc.

Villalobos, Erick

Geotech Environmental Equipment, Inc.

Viswanathan, Srividhya

SCS Engineers

Vogel, Robert

ODRA Road Sweepers

Vozza, Lauren

Routeware, Inc

Waysdorf, Nina

City of Longmont

Weakley, Michael

Adams County Health Dept

White, Timothy

Sanborn Head and Associates , Inc.

Wilson, Nick

Pawnee Waste

Witcher, Rob

Promus Engineering, LLC

Wittenbrink, Michelle

Waste Management

Writz, Rob

Circular Action Alliance

Yarber, Josh

Pawnee Waste

Yearous, Cass

Morgan County Dept. of Solid Waste

Young, Monalisa

Waste Connections

Zucchelli, Vittoria

Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.

No records found.

Location

Location: Hilton Hotel, 425 W. Prospect Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80526

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DATE

September 15 - 17, 2025

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