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SWANA Training at RCon

 

SWANA is proud to bring premier training opportunities to RCon™.  

SWANA trainings equip waste and resource management professionals with the knowledge and skills to ensure efficient and safe operations. The trainings offered allow you to build skillsets, acquire information, and keep up to date on practices within a particular focus area.  

Those attending a SWANA training course at RCon will have the opportunity to both complete the course and take part in all that RCon offers.

Hybrid Courses Offered

Two courses were offered in a hybrid format at RCon 2025. A few weeks before RCon (once registration closed), course participants attended live, instructor-led virtual sessions covering specific modules of the courses. Once on-site in Columbus, attendees attended sessions with instructors in-person to complete instruction. Both virtual and in-person sessions were interactive and encouraged questions and discussion throughout. Each course also featured an onsite tour specifically tailored for course participants.  

Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO) 

Course Dates / Times (at RCon): 
Tuesday, November 11, 2025; 1:00 p.m. ET - 5:00 p.m. ET (Level 1 - C170)
Wednesday, November 12, 2025; 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET (Class begins with Franklin County Landfill Tour from 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. followed by class until 12:00 p.m. in C170)

  • The course provides a comprehensive look at the field of landfill operations management—everything from the basics, to site and environmental management and monitoring, to landfill closure.
  • Topic areas include: Landfill siting, development, and design, leachate and landfill gas, landfill safety, site management, hazardous waste materials management, and management and leadership.
  • Participants will take part in a tour of the Franklin County Sanitary Landfill on Wednesday morning.
  • This course provides 30 PDHs upon completion.

Landfill Gas Systems Operations and Maintenance  

Course Dates / Times (at RCon): 
Tuesday, November 11, 2025; 1:00 p.m. ET - 5:00 p.m. ET (Level 2 - B233-B235)
Wednesday, November 12, 2025; 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET (Class begins with Franklin County Landfill Tour from 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. followed by class until 2:00 p.m. in B233-B235)

UPDATE: Hybrid classes will take place AFTER RCon.

  • This course explores the daily challenges associated with the operation and maintenance of LFG systems by discussing generally accepted industry practices as well as some new and alternative approaches for the capture, control, and management of landfill gas.
  • Topic areas include: Landfill gas control functions, treatment and disposal, monitoring, and safety.
  • Participants will take part in a tour of the Franklin County Sanitary Landfill on Wednesday morning. 
  • This course provides 30 PDHs upon completion. 

2025 Registration Rates

  • SWANA Members: $545 USD/CAD
  • Non-Members: $795 USD/CAD

In-Person Course Offered

Essential Leachate PFAS Treatment and Management Training for Landfill Professionals 

Course Dates / Times (at RCon):
Tuesday, November 11, 2025; 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET (Level 1 - C172)
Wednesday, November 12, 2025; 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Level 1 - C172)
Friday, November 14, 2025; Revive Environmental tour - 7:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

  • This course equips landfill personnel with the terminology and high-level understanding necessary to engage with regulators, engineers, and vendors about leachate management and treatment options and requirements.
  • Topics include: Leachate basics, PFAS sources and regulations, PFAS destruction technologies, and leachate treatment system selection. 
  • Participants will take part in a tour of Revive Environmental on Friday, November 14.
  • This course provides 6 PDHs upon completion.