John L. (Jack) Price

Selected Presentations

"Operation Cleansweep for Cancelled, Suspended and Unusable Pesticides," Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Board Meeting, September 2002, Orlando, FL.
Florida's pesticide collection program update to about 20 members of the board of this university research center that conducts state funded research into solid and hazardous waste issues.
"Florida's Regulatory Scene on Special Waste," Solid Waste Association of North America Special Waste Conference, December 2001, Orlando, FL.
Explain Florida's regulatory approach to special wastes to about 150 national, state, and local governmental solid waste management/environmental officials and environmental consultants.
"Cleansweep in Florida: Lessons in Safety and the Universal Waste Rule," National Pesticide Stewardship Alliance Conference, November 2001, Memphis, TN
Discussion of safety and regulatory issues regarding Florida's collection program for cancelled, suspended and ususable pesticides presented to about 30 national, state, local government/environmental/agriculture officials and representatives of major pesticide manufacturers.
"Getting the Lead Out: Electronics Recycling in Florida," Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) annual meeting, October 2001, Arlington, VA.
Describe Florida's approach to electronics recycling with afocus on regulatory structure, infrastructure building and cooperation to about 20 EPA and state regulatory personnel .
"Mercury Reduction-It Really Works!" Florida's Fifth Annual Pollution Prevention Conference, August 2001, Daytona Beach,FL.
Origins, description and results of Florida's research into the cycling of mercury through atmosphere and aquatic environment and observed reductions of mercury in solid waste, waste combustor emissions and tissues of indicator species for mercury health advisories. Presentation to about 60 pollution prevention professionals from state, county and local government and private sector.
"DEP Legislative Updates and News," Florida Small Quantity Generator Annual Workshop, August 2001, Daytona Beach,FL.
General and specific legislation and topics of interest about 75 Florida county program oordinators
"Operation Cleansweep," North Central Florida Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) regular meeting, February 2001, Tallahassee, FL.
Cleansweep pesticide collection program history, results and safety issues, including emergency planning and spill prevention, to about 40 FL county emergency managers, planners and responders (members of this LEPC) and several guest county agriculture agents .
"Mercury Spills: Florida Addendum," Gas Technology Institute's Mercury Training for the Gas and Electric Utility Industry, December 2000, Orlando, FL.
Addendum covered Florida Department of Health indoor action levels, Florida Department of Enviromental Protection regulatory flexibility in handling small quantities of waste, media and materials from mercury spills and an overview of Florida's other mercury-related activities. Training audience included about 25 management and environmental professionals from gas utilities in midwest and northeast/east US.
"Mercury in Solid Waste: Loadings and Reductions," Air and Waste Management Association's Winter Conference, March 2000, St. Petersburg, FL.
Description of Florida's methodology for estimating solid waste mercury loadings and reductions to about 80 mostly industry (with some governmental) environmental professionals.
"Reclaiming End-of-Life Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) and Electronics: A Florida Update," 1999 Hazardous Materials Management Conference, November 1999, Tuczon, AZ.
Update on Florida's strategy for this waste stream to about 50 international, national, state and local solid waste management professionals and electronics industry representatives.
"Options for Managing Hazardous Wastes and Materials in Construction and Demolition Debris," First South Florida Sustainable Building Conference, April 1997, Miami, FL.
Focus on target list of common building components and materials containing cadmium, lead and mercury as well as flammable/toxic paints, adhesives, coatings, solvents. Recommended methods for proper management of these wastes via job site separation from construction and demolition debris and local ordinance/code requirements. A technical breakout session for about 15 construction/demolition contractors, university researchers, private consultants and architects.
"State Pesticide Initiatives," with R. Buddell, Eleventh Hazardous Materials Management Conference, November 1996, St. Petersburg, FL.
Overview of 3 Florida county pilot collections to about 50 solid waste officials from Florida and several other states.
"A Florida Case Study: Alkaline and Carbon-Zinc Batteries Are Not Hazardous Waste . . . But . . ., " Eighth International Battery Waste Management Seminar, October 1996, Deerfield Beach, PA.
Description of the regulatory status of such batteries in Florida and how two solid waste jurisdictions utilized that guidance to formulate different battery waste management policies. Presentation to about 100 battery manufacturers, regulators, battery waste management companies and solid waste managers from U.S., Europe and Asia
"Managing Mercury: Florida's Program to Reduce and Recycle Mercury in Its Municipal Solid Waste," Sixth Waste Reduction, Prevention, Recycling and Composting Symposium, February 1995, Denver, CO.
Description of Florida's various source reduction, pollution prevention and recycling programs to reduce and recycle mercury in solid waste to about 60 national, state and local solid waste managers and environmental advocacy organization representatives.
"Managing Mercury Batteries Through Source Substitution," US EPA Arsenic and Mercury Workshop, August 1992, Alexandria, VA.
Describes the removal of more than 1 ton of mercury per year from the municipal solid waste stream by replacing mercuric oxide batteries with zinc air batteries in commonly used medical monitoring equipment. This removal contributed to a 75% reduction in mercury emissions from Broward County's two waste-to energy facilities during their first year of operation. Presentation to about 100 national, state and local solid waste professionals and academic researchers.
Last modified November 13, 2002