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Meeting Schedule (updated 11/10/09)



DECEMber 21, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Agenda and Summary

MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
Training Room 2
520 LAFAYETTE ROAD, ST. PAUL, MN 55155

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Handouts:
ISWM Draft Recommended Strategies Dec. 16, 2009
Public Comments Dec. 16, 2009
3.1 Organics Management Revised Language
Draft MPCA Guiding Principles
Green Building Updates
Waste Governance Evaluative Principles

Presentations:
Hogin: Overview of Public Comments
Sandhei: WARM Results December 2009
 


November 20, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Agenda and Summary

MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
Central Board Room
520 LAFAYETTE ROAD, ST. PAUL, MN 55155

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Handouts:
Funding Mechanisms
McGraw Hill Article on Sustainable Construction
WARM Model Run Corrections and Additional Calculations
Waste and Recycling Article on Nevada Landfills
Waste Strategy Matrix, Nov. 12 2009
YPA Letter

Supported Strategies to Date
Strategies Still Under Consideration
Strategies Summary Nov 17


Presentations:
Chiles: MCCAG Costing
Scheurle: 2008 ISWM Funding



November 10, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Agenda and Summary


State of Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association
Training Room
60 Empire Drive, Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55103

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Handouts:
CIWMB Composting VOC Study Conclusions
Compost VOCs
Formatted Report Strategy Sample
ISMW Report Outline
MPCA Decision Tools
MTA Comments to MEI
New Ideas 11/4/09
Northwestern Article on Single Stream Recycling
Supported Strategies 11/6/09
WARM GHG Material Multipliers 3/09
Waste Strategy Matrix 11/9/09
Yellow Pages Association Letter

Presentations:

Sandhei: WARM Results



October 29, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Agenda and Summary

Metro Counties Government Center
2099 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST
ST. PAUL, MN 55104
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Handouts
3.0_5.0 Refined Strategies 13Oct09
6.3 CORE Funding Revisions
Alternatives to Org Collection and Flow Control
Centroid Landfill Strategies
Centroid Waste to Energy Strategies
Org Collection and Flow Control Strategies
WDNR News Release – Interagency Cooperation Leads to Recycling on State of Wisconsin Projects



October 23, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Agenda and Summary


MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
Central Board Room
520 LAFAYETTE ROAD, ST. PAUL, MN 55155


Handouts
Alternatives to Container Deposit
Analysis of Container Redemption System Options in Rhode Island
Centroid Container Deposit Strategies
Costs of Beverage Container Redemption in Vermont
Final Report Outline
Kerry-Boxer Bill Sec 154_30 Sept 09
Los Angeles Times Article on CA Container Deposit Bill
Norwegian Waste Management
New York Times Nudging Recycling from Less Waste to None
Refined Strategies Oct 14, 2009
Rhode Island Case Study on Container Deposits
Star Tribune Editorial Oct 9, 2009
Star Tribune Organized Collection Oct, 2009
Waste Strategy Matrix Oct 22, 2009


Presentations
Archer: Perspectives on Container Deposit
Sandhei: Beverage Container Policy Options



September 30, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Agenda and Summary (148 KB)

MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
Central Board Room

520 LAFAYETTE ROAD, ST. PAUL, MN 55155

Presentations:
Black: Barriers to Aerobic Composting (1.2 MB)
Kroening: Hennepin County Composting (640 KB)
Patton: Centroid Strategies GHG Results (880 KB)
Ringhofer: WLSSD Composting (6.2 MB)

Handouts:
Source Separated Organic Materials Anaerobic Digestion Feasibility Study (2 MB)
Draft 2009 CAP Control Strategy (7.6 MB)
Duluth Centroid Implementation Plan Sept 21(220 KB)
EPA Article on GHG and Solid Waste (56 KB)
Fall Roadmap Sept 30 (112 KB)
Final Report Outline (68 KB)
GHG Reduction Goals and MCCAG Runs by Centroid (52 KB)
Harvard Composting NY Times Article (1.4 MB)
Metro Centroid Implementation Plan Sept 21 (204 KB)
Rochester Centroid Implementation Plan Sept 21 (188KB)
St. Cloud Centroid Implementation Plan Spet 21 (192 KB)
WARM GHG Material Multipliers Sept 29 (80 KB)
Waste Strategy Matrix Sept 29 (44 KB)



September 11, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Agenda and Summary (150 KB)

MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY - Room 2A and 2B
520 LAFAYETTE ROAD, ST. PAUL, MN 55155

Presentations:
Duluth Centroid Plan (12MB)
Metro Centroid Plan (320 KB)
Rochester Centroid Plan (1.4 MB)
St .Cloud Centroid Plan (7.1 MB)

Handouts:
Duluth Centroid Implementation Plan (256 KB)
Metro Centroid Implementation Plan (228 KB)
Rochester Centroid Implementation Plan (232 KB)
St. Cloud Centroid Implementation Plan (212 KB)
European Commission Anaerobic Digestion Article (112 KB)
GHG Reduction Goals and MCCAG Runs by Centroid (52 KB)
Stakeholder Process Road Map (124 KB)
Statewide Strategies and items needed to support centroid plans (76 KB)
Toronto Star Green Bins Articles (656 KB)



June 16, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Agenda and Summary (164 KB)

MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY - Room 2A and 2B
520 LAFAYETTE ROAD, ST. PAUL, MN 55155

Presentations:
Black: Organics Composting (856 KB)
Chiles Dotson: Organics LCA (172 KB)
Cousino: Rochester Sub-Group Revised Plan (124 KB)
Hetzel: Source Reduction and WARM (2.2 MB)
Nargang: Priority Strategy Considerations (192 KB)
Patton: Centroid Tonnage Goals (192 KB)

Troolin: Duluth Sub-Group Revised Plan (1.9 MB)


Handouts:
Centroid Implementation Plan Template (148 KB)
Centroid Sub-Groups Charge (84 KB)
Centroid Sub-Groups Ground Rules (84 KB)
Metro Centroid Work Plan (84 KB)
St .Cloud Centroid Work Plan 68 KB)
Work Group Roster (72 KB)



May 28, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM


Agenda and Summary (140 KB)

Ramsey County Environmental Health - Third floor conference room
2785 White Bear Ave. N., St. Paul, MN 55109


Presentations:
Ezell: Duluth Centroid Plans (1.8 MB)
Graveen: 2005 Baseline Data (140 KB)
Krivit: WA Solid Waste System (4 MB)
Patton: Centroid Tonnage Goals (152 KB)


Handouts

2005 Base Case Summary (2.8 MB)

Centroid Sub-Groups Charge (96 KB)
Centroid Sub-Groups Ground Rules (84 KB)
Landfill Disposal Proposals Potential GHG Impacts (60 KB)
Roadmap 28May09 (96 KB)
Rochester Centroid Proposed Plan (116 KB)
Updated 2008 WARM GHG Material Multipliers (52 KB)
WARM GHG Material Multipliers (448 KB)
Waste to Energy Proposals Potential GHG Impacts (60 KB)



April 27, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY - Training Room 2
520 LAFAYETTE ROAD, ST. PAUL, MN 55155


Agenda and Summary (140 KB)

Presentations:
Cera: Potential GHG Impacts for Straw Proposals (36 KB)
Gjerde: Beverage Stakeholder Initiative (296 KB)
Nargang: Process Discussion and Planning (252 KB)
Scherkenbach: Economic Frameworks (2.2 MB)

Handouts
Landfill Disposal Straw Proposals (156 KB)
Organics Management Proposals - Potential GHG Impacts (72 KB)
Recycling Proposals - Potential GHG Impacts (72 KB)
Roadmap (96 KB)
Source Reduction Proposals - Potential GHG Impacts (68 KB)
Waste to Energy Straw Proposals (148 KB)


April 8, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
443 LAFAYETTE ROAD NORTH, ST. PAUL, MN 55155

Agenda and Summary (128 KB)

Presentations:
Chiles: Answers to WARM Model Questions (1 MB)
Hanson: Material Inputs for WTE Facilities (5.6 MB)
Nargang: Stages of Group Development (136 KB)
Patton: Environmental Justice Citizen Survey Results (100 KB)
Smith: Centroids Information (64 KB)

Handouts:
Cross Cutting Straw Proposals (144 KB)
Landfill Disposal Subgroup Charge (84 KB)
Organics Straw Proposal (408 KB)
Recycling Straw Proposals (324 KB)
Reduction and Reuse Straw Proposals (656 KB)
Roadmap (96 KB)
Stakeholders Revised Reorganized Reduction Proposals (68 KB)
Waste to Energy Subgroup Charge (84 KB)


March 31, 2009
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
520 LAFAYETTE ROAD, ST. PAUL, MN 55155

Meeting Agenda and Summary (128 KB)

Presentations:
Nargang: GHG Model (216 KB)
Scherkenbach: MPCA Template (276 KB)
Schuerle: Ontario Solid Waste Systems (1.3 MB)

Handouts:
2005 Baseline Data (5.9 MB)
Organics Straw Proposals (408 KB)
Recycling Straw Proposals (324 KB)
Reduction & Reuse Straw Proposals (640 KB)



March 9, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
520 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155


Meeting Agenda and Summary (132 KB)


Presentations:
Benke: Baseline for Strategies (236 KB)
Hogin: Stakeholder Input Group Meetings (208 KB)
Johnson: Landfill Tech and GHG Control (3.3 MB)
Pratt: Source Reducton (404 KB)
Scheurle: European Benchmarks (1.1 MB)
Schuros: Waste Collection Service (364 KB)

Handouts:
Organics Management Draft (56 KB)
Process Roadmap (100 KB)




February 18, 2009
9:00 am - 3:00 pm


Metro Counties Government Center
2099 University Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104


Meeting Agenda and Summary (126 KB)


Presentations:
Chiles: GHG Baselines, Goals & Role of WARM Model (508 KB)
Chiles: MMSW Discards in MCCAG Report (476 KB)
Foth: MSW to Reduce GHG Emissions in Centroids (552 KB)
Hanson: Waste-to-Energy in Integrated Waste Management Plan (6.0 MB)
Helmer: Olmsted County (1.9 MB)
Michaud: Hennepin Cnty Energy Recovery Center (1.6 MB)


Handouts:
BBC: Burn Baby Burn (1 MB)
Biomass Magazine: Go Green Pronto, Toronto (76 KB)
StarTribune: Goose Lake Dump (36 KB)
StarTribune: Mpls Trash and Baseball (52 KB)
MPCA: GHG Reduction through Solid Waste Management (32 KB)
MPR: Food: The Next Frontier in Recycling (100 KB)
Organics Mgmt Sub-Group Charge (68 KB)
Recycling Sub-Group Charge (68 KB)
Red Wing Eagle: Extinguish Burn Barrels (324 KB)
Reduction and Reuse Sub-Group Charge (60 KB)
Strategies Template (24 KB)
Straw Dog Roadmap (72 KB)
Sub-Group List (28 KB)
StarTribune: U Students (28 KB)
StarTribune: With a Click (40 KB)



January 29, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM


MnDot Department of Aeronautics
222 Plato Blvd. East, St. Paul, MN 55107


Meeting Agenda and Summary (120 KB)

Presentations:
Chiles: Source Reduction and the MCCAG Report (716 KB)
Hetzel: Waste Reduction in MN (1.4 MB)
Hickle: Product Stewardship in MN (10.1 MB)
Nargang: Straw Dog Process Roadmap (160 KB)
Purman: Organics Management in MN (2.2 MB)

Handouts:
1999-2009 Comparison of Receipts to Expenditures (1010 KB)
2004-2013 Solid Waste Tax Receipts (140 KB)
2007 Centroid Counties SCORE Expenditures (36 KB)
2007 Centroid Counties SCORE Revenues (36 KB)
2007 Solid Waste Management Costs (49.7 KB)
2007 Solid Waste Management Tax Receipts (182 KB)
Principle Sources of Revenues for Processing (269 KB)
SWMCB County Processing Payments (339 KB)
Mixed Waste Composting Trends (1.9 MB)
Recycling Market Woes (699 KB)
Maple Grove Rewards for Recycling Program (49 KB)
MPCA Wants Ban on Trash Burning (39 KB)
Straw Dog Process Roadmap (69 KB)
Summary of Info to Support Stakeholder Process (70 KB)



January 12, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM


Roseville City Hall (Willow Room)
2660 Civic Center Drive, Roseville, MN 55113

Meeting Agenda and Summary (120 KB)


Presentations:
Chiles: Current Waste Stream Data and Recommendations (1.3 MB)
Brownell: Waste Reduction (3.4 MB)
Ezell: Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (1.1 MB)
Michaud: Hennepin County (304 KB)
Pratt: City of Roseville (1.1 MB)
Troolin: St. Louis County (4.6 MB)


Handouts:
Scherkenbach: Stakeholder Process Related Projects (140.2 KB)
Composting and GHG Reductions in MN (2.1 MB)


December 18, 2008
10:30 am - 4:30 pm

Ramsey County Library Maplewood
3025 Southlawn Dr., Maplewood, MN 55109

Meeting Agenda and Summary (139.7 KB)

presentations:
Nargang: Description of Stakeholder Process (46.9 KB)

Richfield: Stakeholder Process Goal/Work Group Charge (505.6 KB)
Benke: Solid Waste Management History (16.6 MB)
Patraw: Past Solid Waste Management Stakeholder Processes (2.4 MB)
Nargang: Second Meeting Agenda (19.8 KB)

Handouts:
Ground Rules (69.6 KB)
Work Group Charge (77.9 KB)
Work Group Roster (as of 12/15/08) (70.3 KB)
StarTribune Article: Edina will start recycling organics through winter (12/9/08) (47.5 KB)