Welcome to the Colorado Rocky Mountain Chapter of SWANA,
the Solid Waste Association of North America.

Registration is now open for the Annual Conference.

Colorado SWANA is pleased to announce that the 2012 Annual Conference will be held in Grand Junction, Colorado. Conference activities will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Grand Junction.

Activities already in place for this year's Annual Conference will include:

• Thursday, September 27th:
  • Technical sessions in the morning and afternoon
  • Landfill tour
  • Annual Banquet
• Friday, September 28th:
  • Technical sessions in the morning and afternoon

More information will be posted as soon as it is available.

Colorado SWANA is pleased to announce that the 2012 Truck Road-E-O will be held Saturday, June 16 at the City of Denver's Central Platte Campus (1271 W. Bayaud Ave.). The Colorado SWANA Truck Road-E-O is the premier equipment contest in Colorado for solid waste drivers and mechanics.

This is a dynamic event that brings together solid waste professionals from around the state for an opportunity to demonstrate their excellent skills behind the wheel and under the hood.

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Date:	Wednesday, May 23
Time:	9am – 2pm (includes tour)
Location:	Meeting: Boulder County Resource Recovery Facility 1901 63rd St. Boulder CO 80301 Facility Tour: Western Disposal Compost Facility 5880 Butte Mill Rd. Boulder CO 80301
Cost:	$20 members, $45 non-members
Description:	Composting operations are gaining popularity in Colorado as a path to increased diversion and a way to meet citizen and community demands for alternative disposal options. New facilities are being permitted, haulers are adding curbside organics collection, and cities are examining options to include the service for their citizens. Now is the time to learn more about composting and position your company / community to be on the forefront of the movement in Colorado. This session is designed for processing and collection professionals as well as members of the public sector and will cover the major issues related to composting in Colorado. The scheduled speakers are experts in composting processing operations and collections as well as those familiar with the compost facility permitting process. In addition to the guest speakers, the technical session will include a tour of Western Disposal's composting facility, a facility that accepts commercial and residential organics (including food scraps) and is located well within the city limits. Based on requests from the SWANA membership we expect this to be a popular technical session so be sure to sign up early to reserve your spot. Registration includes lunch and the tour.
Speakers / Agenda:	To be Announced, please check back shortly.
Registration

The 2012 Winter Newsletter is now available.

The 2011 Annual Conference was a great success and the presentations are now available.

Congratulations to Larry Trujillo, with Alpine Waste & Recycling, for earning the honor as this year's Grand Champion.

Other winners:

• SIDE LOADER:
  • 1st Place - Larry Bettale, III, City of Denver
  • 2nd Place - David Clark, City of Thornton
  • 3rd Place - Warren Saunders, City of Thornton
• FRONT LOADER:
  • 1st Place - Larry Trujillo, Alpine Waste & Recycling
  • 2nd Place - Larry Bettale, City of Denver
  • 3rd Place - Ascension Duran, Waste Connections
• REAR LOADER:
  • 1st Place - Tommy Bettale, City of Denver
  • 2nd Place - Richard Trinidad, City of Denver
  • 3rd Place - Chris Ferry, Waste Connections
• ROLL-OFF:
  • 1st Place - Sergio Orozco, Gator Rubbish
  • 2nd Place - Jennifer Proctor, City of Loveland
  • 3rd Place - Steve Contreras, City of Denver