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ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS |
Our Staff have had articles published in several different industry publications and have presented papers at numerous professional and industry conferences. To receive a copy of any of these presentations, please call HF&H at (925) 977-6950.
State of the Recycling and Solid Waste Industry: Southern CA
| During 2009, HF&H Consultants surveyed dozens of public sector managers in the recycling and solid waste industry in Southern California to get their perspective on issues like: Hauler Performance, Customer Service, Zero Waste, Disposal/Diversion Accounting, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, Sustainability Planning, Climate Action Planning, and numerous other relevant industry issues. HF&H presented the results at the March 19, 2010 SWANA Southern California Chapter meeting.
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Economics for a Purpose: Funding for a Zero Waste Future
| This presentation discusses the differences between the now-common practice of funding solid waste and recycling systems on disposal-based fees and the funding strategies required to achieve Zero Waste. This presentation discuss the process of transitioning the funding structure in your community by benchmarking programs, establishing systems, identifying and evaluating alternatives, calculating the impacts of the proposed changes, selling the changes to the community, and implementing the revised funding strategy. This presentation was given on August 4,
2008 at the California Resource Recovery Association 2008 Annual Conference and Tradeshow. |
Best Practices for Regulating Haulers through Permit and Non-Exclusive Franchise Systems
This presentation covers the following topics: Problems and Advantages of Open Market Systems; Goals of hauler regulations; Methods of hauler
regulations; Ordinance conditions; Franchise Provisions; Franchise fees; and, Steps for implementation. This presentation was given on May 1,
2007 at the 36th Annual Solid Waste Association of North America Western Regional Symposium.
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Overcoming Obstacles to Create a Successful Commercial and Multi-Family Recycling Program
| This presentation discusses two alternatives to overcoming obstacles in the way of a successful commercial and/or multi-family recycling program:
1) Implementing a recycling contract; and,
2) Adopt a specific diversion requirement.
This presentation was given in May 2007 at SWANA's Third Annual
Communication, Education and Marketing E-Conference. |
Rate Structuring and its Effects on Customer Subscription and Waste Diversion
This presentation presents: Different options available for rate restructuring; Four case study samples; and, Findings and limitations with
regard to rate restructuring. This presentation was given on May 17, 2005 at the 34th Annual Solid Waste Association of North America Western
Regional Symposium.
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Multi-Family Recycling: Effectively Implementing & Monitoring Recyclables Collection
This presentation covered multifamily recycling topics such as: Marketing; Implementation; Evaluation; Measuring results; and Benchmarking. This
presentation was given on May 17, 2005 at the 34th Annual Solid Waste Association of North America Western Regional Symposium.
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Accurate Rate Comparisons: Useful Benchmarking Tool
This presentation was intended for use as a benchmarking tool and discussed the goals and methods of benchmarking. This presentation was given on
May 17, 2005 at the 34th Annual Solid Waste Association of North America Western Regional Symposium and August 17, 2005 in a Solid Waste Association
of North America E-Session.
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Annual Rate Adjustments: Index Method or Cost of Service Method
This presentation weighed the advantages and disadvantages of using two annual rate adjustment methodologies: Index Method and Cost of Service Method.
This presentation was given on May 4, 2004 at the 33rd Annual Solid Waste Association of North America Western Regional Symposium.
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Contract Enforcement: Tools for Managing Franchise Agreements Efficiently and Effectively
This presentation presented different tools used for managing and enforcing franchise agreements efficiently and effectively. This presentation was
given on May 5, 2004 at the 33rd Annual Solid Waste Association of North America Western Regional Symposium.
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