Wasted Food to Energy webcast

The WEF RBC Carbon Resource and Recovery Subcommittee will be hosting “Wasted Food to Energy: How Six Water Resource Recovery Facilities are Boosting Biogas Production and the Bottom Line” on Wed, Apr 15, 2015 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Participants will:   

• Hear about the co-digestion practices and experiences of the six WRRFs interviewed in EPA’s Wasted Food to Energy paper
• Learn about the types of food waste co-digested and the strategies-specifically, the tools, timing, and partnerships-employed to manage the material
• Learn about how the facilities manage biogas and biosolids
• Understand how the facilities funded and justified the investment

Speakers include:

• Sophia Skoda, East Bay Municipal Utility District (Oakland, CA)
• Jason Dow, Central Marin Sanitation Agency (San Rafael, CA)
• Chuck Rogers, Hill Canyon Wastewater Treatment Plant (Thousand Oaks, CA)
• Sharon Thieszen, Sheboygan Wastewater Treatment Plant (Sheboygan, WI)
• Dave Henderson, West Lafayette Wastewater Utility (West Lafayette, IN)      
• Sarah Deslauriers, Carollo Engineers (Moderator)      

There will be 2.0 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) offered for this webcast. Please check with your state accreditation agency to determine if you qualify. Log-on information will be emailed to you 24 hours prior to the webcast. Included in this email will be information regarding attendance verification, PDH distribution, and procedures to follow during the live event.

Registration Link

Cooperating Organizations:US EPA – Sustainable Materials Management   Questions about this webcast should be sent to webcasts@wef.org.