Minnesota Waste Wise Archived Presentations

Archived Presentations

The 2009 Minnesota Road Show: Fleet Efficiency Workshop Series

Duluth Workshop (August 25, 2009)

The Big Picture
Cory Anderson, midwest territory manager-emissions, Donaldson Company
Mike Nelson, small business ombudsman, MPCA
Tony Trowbridge, sales manager, Twin City Truck Sales & Service LTD
Why Now?
Bill Droessler, director of environmental projects, Minnesota Environmental Initiative & Project Green Fleet
Shannon Judd, environmental education outreach coordinator, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Jim McLain, Halvor Lines
Minnesota's B5 Mandate
Hoon Ge, fuel consultant, MEG Corp
Duluth Transit Authority
Brad Ericson, assistant maintenance director, Duluth Transit Authority
Hartel's/DBJ Disposal
Dan Hartel, owner, Hartel's/DBJ Disposal

Twin Cities Workshop (July 16, 2009)

Clean Diesel in the United States
Anthony Maietta, environmental protection specialist, US EPA Region V
Duplainville Transport Inc.: Idle Reduction & Aerodynamics
John Drake, fleet manager, Quad Graphics / Duplainville Transport
Minnesota's B5 Mandate
Hoon Ge, fuel consultant, MEG Corp
Decision Green: UPS's Approach to Environmental Sustainability
Brian Gresens, automotive manager, UPS
City of Minneapolis
John Scharffbillig, director of fleet services, City of Minneapolis
GE Capital Fleet Solutions Environmental Performance
John Whyte, product manager for environmental performance, GE Capital Fleet Services

Integrating Lean into your Environmental Initiatives - March 10, 2009

Saving Energy is Smart Business - December 3, 2008

An Energy Efficient Future for Minnesota
Jeffrey Haase, manager-Demand Efficiency Program, Office of Energy Security
The Nuts and Bolts of Xcel Energy's Conservation Improvement Programs
Jeff Jackson, trade relations manager, Xcel Energy
Energy Efficient Design of New Office and Warehouse Space
Rick Carter, senior vice president, LHB
Lisa Andersen, environmental coordinator, Quality Bicycle Products
Energy Efficient Lighting Retrofit: How to Get it Done and Start Saving Money
Kristen Funk, project manager, Center for Energy and Environment
Suzanne Weinstein, president, Coastal Seafoods
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Merrick, Inc's Success Story
John Crea, work procurement & contract manager, Merrick, Inc.

Food Waste Workshop - July 30, 2008

Introduction to Food Waste Recycling
Ginny Black, organics recycling coordinator, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Seward Co-op
Allison Meyer, manager
Endres Processing
Dotti Shay, sales manager
St. Paul Public Schools
Jennifer Carpenter, recycling coordinator
Randy's Sanitation
Jim Wollschlager, director of company operations
Second Harvest Heartland
Kate Mudge, food rescue manager

College & University Sustainability Workshop - April 29, 2008

Sustainability on Campus and Beyond
Judy Purman, principal, The Purman Group
Charting Your Course to a Sustainable Future
Richard Ney, Ph.D, Sebesta Blomberg & Associates
Carleton College
Karen Lawson, custodial supervisor
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Roger Broz, physical plant director
University of Minnesota Student Group
Sarah Wolbert, group leader for Greenlight student group
Christen Gard, Eco Expo coordinator, College of Design

2007 Annual Meeting

Tastefully Simple - 2006 Governor's Award Winner
Sandy Beatty, director of food safety and quality assurance
Medtronic: Less Waste is Smart Business
Jim Fitzsimmons, principal environmental engineer
Corporate Environmental Management: Doing (and Saying) the Right Thing
Timothy M. Smith, Ph.D., professor, environmental science, policy and management, University of Minnesota

2006 Annual Meeting