Current Activities - Technical Seminars
Upcoming Events
"Moving To An Efficient Future: Focus on Waste and Energy"
When: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Registration starts at 9:00 am
Program Begins at 9:30 am
Where: Cuyahoga Community College Eastern Campus
Liberal Arts Building (formerly E-2)
4250 Richmond Road, Highland Hills, OH 44122
Sessions Include:
- Ohio EPA Regulatory Update
- Frito-Lay “Zero Landfill” Program
- FirstEnergy’s Renewable Energy Portfolio
- Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
- And more…
Register Online Today!
Past Events
2009 All-Ohio Conference
The 2009 Fall Conference was held in conjunctionwith the Southwest Ohio Chapter at the Riffe Center on High Street in Columbus, Ohio on October 8, 2009.
Special guest Speakers includee Rick Sprott, A&WMA President, and Chris Korleski, Director, Ohio EPA.
- OSU Scarlet, Gray and Green Initiatives - Aparna Dial, OSU
- Solid Waste Management Presentation - SWACO
- US Climate Change Policy Update - Richard Brewer, Ohio Energy Group
- Cap and Trade Mechanism under Waxman-Markey - Dave Marczely, NOCAWMA
Northern Ohio Chapter Fall Dinner Meeting
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 - the Northern Ohio Chapter of the Air and Waste Management Association will be hosted a tour at Oberlin College's Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies (AJLC). After the hour-long tour we convened at the Oberlin Inn where Pam Carter from Frito Lay spoke on aspects of sustainabilty as they apply to business. Additional information on the AJLC can be found here
Indiana Chapter Fall Technical Conference
Thursday, November 6th, 2008 - The Indiana Chapter and the East Central Section of A&WMA is pleased to announce their Fall Technical Program. The full day of technical sessions (8:00 - 4:00) will be held Thursday, November 6, 2008 at the NCAA Headquarters, located in White River Park, in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.
The incoming president of A&MWA, Rick Sprott, will be attending. Mr. Sprott is the Executive Director of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. The topics for the fall meeting include: Root Cause Analysis, Boiler MACT Update, Introduction to LEED, Real World Actions to Green your Business, Calculating your Carbon Footprint, Regulating GHGs under the Clean Air Act: Options and Issues, and Area Source MACT Rules.
For more information, visit the Indiana Chapter's Website or download the event Agena
2008 Spring Technical Conference
The 2008 Spring Technical Conference was held on Thursday, May 8th at the Trinity Cathedral in Downtown Cleveland. The conference featured technical sessions in the morning followed by "break-out" afternoon workshop sessions focusing on either Hazardous Waste Issues for generators or a PM2.5 stack Testing Primer.
- SPCC Update - Scott Smith, ERM
- Regulatory Update - Ed Fasko, Ohio EPA
- PM2.5 in Northeast Ohio - Amy Wainright, NOACA
- Hazardous Waste Management - Neil Wasilk, Ohio EPA
- Hazardous Waste Management - Karen Nesbit, Ohio EPA
Annual Networking Social
The Fourth Annual Networking Social was held on February 28th at the Rock Bottom Brewery on the West Bank of the Flats. This event was sponsored by The Northern Ohio Chapter of A&WMA, The Northeast Ohio Chapter of Hazardous Materials Managers, Northern Ohio Chapter - American Society of Safety Engineers, the Northeastern Ohio - American Industrial Hygiene Association, the Building Environment Council of Ohio and the Auditing Round Table - Ohio River Valley Region. It was an evening of great networking, free snacks and free pool.
A&WMA All Ohio Chapter Meeting
This meeting was held Thursday, October 18th at the Riffe Center in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The nominal session costs included morning and afternoon refreshments, as well as lunch. Meeting time was from 9-4.
Conference Agenda
Presentations to be posted soon!!!
Akron Aeros Game
Our annual networking/social event with the Akron Aeros was held on Saturday July 7, 2007. It was a 7:05 game, followed by fireworks! As in past years, tickets were free to our membership. If you were unable to attend, we hope to see you next year!
2007 Spring Technical Conference
The Spring Technical Conference was held on Thursday May 24, 2007 at the Cuyahoga Community College Eastern Campus. The conference agneda and presentations can be downloaded by following the links below.
Program Files
- Conference Agenda
- PM2.5 - Amy Wainright - NOACA
- Update from the Director's Office - Bill Skowronski, OEPA
- SB 265 Changes - Ed Fask, OEPA, NEDO
- Case by Case RACT- Kevin Kilroy, Smithers - Oasis
- Carbon Trading - David Webster, Clean Air Conservancy
Annual Networking Social
About 50 of us met at Jillian's in Cleveland Heights for our annual event! In additional to The Northern Ohio Chapter of A&WMA, we enjoyed the company of our peers from the Northeast Ohio Chapter of Hazardous Materials Managers, Northern Ohio Chapter - American Society of Safety Engineers, and the Northeastern Ohio - American Industrial Hygiene Association. It was an evening of great networking, free snacks and free pool. This event was, as it is every year, FREE!
NASA Glenn Field Trip
Northern Ohio Chapter toured the NASA Glenn Research Center on Monday, October 23, 2006 at 1 p.m. Afterwards there was a presentation from an environmental professional at the 100th Bomb Group Restaurant, as well as networking. The cost for this event was $10.
Northern Ohio Chapter 20th Anniversary Celebration
We celebrated our anniversary with dinner and speakers at Stan Hywet Hall in Akron.
All-Ohio Spring 2006 Technical Conference
This event was held in conjunction with the Southwest Ohio Chapter in Columbus.
Program files:
- Agenda.pdf
- Andrew Hall: Title V Permits.pdf
- Frank Reed: Industry Perspectives on Permits and Enforcement.pdf
- Mike Hopkins: How to Receive a Timely Permit to Install.pdf
- J.D. Gibbs: Industry Perspectives on Permits and Enforcement.pdf
- Amy Yersavich: Voluntary Action Program.pdf
- David Marczely: All Appropriate Inquiry.pdf
- CORF Update.pdf
Fall Technical Conference: Change is in the Air
November 9, 2005
Program Files:
- OAPCP.pdf
- Ohio Revised Code.pdf
- Permit Appeal Strategy.pdf
- Permit Dispute Resolution.pdf
- Permitting Issues.pdf
- Revised Air Quality Standards.pdf
Other Past Activities
- Driving Miss P2--Why and Why Now? (2005)
- Joint Northern, Southwest Ohio AWMA Chapters (2004)
- Air & Waste Management in Ohio: Issues, Developments and Answers (2004)
- 2003 Ohio Air Quality Research Symposium (Ashok Kumar)
- Environmental Management in Lean Times (2003)
- New Developments in Ohio Air Permitting with 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (2003)
- The Urban Environment (2002)
- Reduce, Recycle, Reclaim (2002)
- Transitions: New Directions for the Environmental Sector (2001)
- Integrating Contingency Plans into 'One Plan' (2001)
- Northern Ohio Remediation Conference (2000)
- Update on Air Permitting (2000)
- How Your Company Benefits Financially from Waste Management, Waste Reduction and Recycling? (1999)
- 60,000 Mile Checkup on Your Environmental Management System (1999)
- Innovative Technologies for Controlling VOCs/HAPs (1998)
Dinner meetings and tours
- 20th Anniversary Celebration at Stan Hywet (2006)
- Networking Social (2006)
- Ambient Air Monitors and DATA Management (2005)
- Networking Social (2005)
- Networking Social (2004)
- Mercury Emission Control Research and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Research (2003)
- Ross Environmental Services--Lorain Incinerator (2003)
- Pretreatment and TMDLs--tour of Akron WWTP (2001)
- Tour of Ford's Brook Park Facilities (2000)
- Where are environmental laws and regulations going in the new millenium? (1999)
- Mercury emission issues from coal fired burners (1999)
- The science behind global warming (1998)