Craft Your Own SOAR Experience

SWANA has created a robust program for you to increase your knowledge, hone your skills, and build your professional network. Explore our tracks at SOAR 2024 and craft your own experience.

Landfill Management

The Landfill Management track builds awareness of essential roles for your integrated solid waste management system. You will be able to improve your landfill management systems to address critical industry-related issues, promote best practices to protect public health and safety, and lead with sustainability in mind.

Waste Conversion & Energy Recovery

The WCER track provides a platform for waste management professionals committed to the reduction and conversion of waste into valuable products, fuel, and energy, as well as the recovery of materials for reuse and recycling. This track focuses on topics like the current state of WTE facilities to destroy PFAS and new and revised regulations.

Planning & Management

This is the place for you: a decision-maker who seeks innovative solutions to industry challenges and cutting-edge technology to stay ahead of the curb. Explore innovative funding and financing, ESG programs driving the industry’s business decisions, and environmental justice and how to effectively address your solid waste planning process.

Landfill Gas & Biogas

The Landfill Gas & Biogas track at SOAR provides sessions such as LFG Liquids Management, Small Site RNG Development, and Environmental Justice and the Landfill Gas Energy Industry. This track takes an in-depth look at issues surrounding landfill gas (LFG) recovery, control, management and maintenance, utilization, system design, operation, and more.

Sustainable Materials Management

Hot industry topics will help you build public trust to mitigate/eliminate public trust in private and public organizations and learn about legislation, regulations, and grant programs around EPR, PFAS, organics management, and recycling infrastructure.

SWANA Training Center

Courses offered at SOAR include:

• Landfill Gas Systems Operations & Maintenance
• Manager of Landfill Operations (U.S. Version)
• Managing Integrated Solid Waste Management Systems
• Zero Waste Principles & Practices

Our top-tier training in-person courses are exclusively conducted by SWANA-certified faculty members, ensuring the highest quality education and interaction.

Collection & Transfer

The Collection & Transfer track will allow you to learn and explore subjects relating to collection safety, fleet management, and new technologies. Increase collection efficiency, improve safety in the workplace, and enhance vehicle performance which includes EV technology for your future fleet.

Communication, Education & Marketing

If you are a professional who uses words and images to network, spread ideas, and promote solid waste industry topics to the public and decision-makers, this track is perfect for you. We have crafted sessions to help you enhance your messaging around circular economy, climate change, infrastructure needs around hard-to-recycle items, and so much more.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

There are only 7 days remaining to take advantage of our Early Bird Pricing.

Complete your registration for SOAR 2024 by February 2 and save $100 per person OR up to $800 per group!