The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO) course was developed to give solid waste professionals exposure to the regulatory and operational challenges encountered in today’s solid waste field. Students attend 3 days of intensive instruction including a field exercise followed by a 3-hour comprehensive exam on the fourth day.
MOLO Training, April 10 – 13, 2018
The Gold Rush chapter will be presenting the SWANA Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO) certification course April 10-13, 2018 on the Monterey peninsula in beautiful Seaside, CA. The course will begin on Tuesday April 10th and conclude on Thursday, April 12th, with the optional certification exam hosted Friday morning, April 13th. The course will be held at the newly renovated Embassy Suites by Hilton, featuring spectacular views of Monterey Bay.
The course will include a site visit to the Monterey Regional Waste Management District and it’s award winning Last Chance Mercantile, new state of the art Materials Recovery Facility, anaerobic digester system, and landfill.
Course registration deadline is March 23rd, please see the MOLO brochure for registration and hotel reservation information – the room block for hotel reservations is only guaranteed through March 16th, so please make your reservations as soon as possible. See the brochure for reservation information or click here.
Zero Waste Principles and Practices, April 10 – 13, 2018
The Gold Rush chapter will be presenting the SWANA/CRRA jointly developed Zero Waste Principles and Practices certification course April 10-13, 2018 on the Monterey Peninsula in beautiful Seaside, CA. The course will begin on Tuesday, April 10th and conclude on Thursday, April 12th, with the optional certification exam hosted Friday morning, April 13th. The course will be held at the newly renovated Embassy Suites by Hilton, featuring spectacular views of Monterey Bay.
The course will include a site visit to the Monterey Regional Waste Management District and it’s award winning Last Chance Mercantile and the new state of the art Materials Recovery Facility.
Course registration deadline is March 23rd, please see the Zero Waste Principles and Practices brochure for registration and hotel reservation information – the room block for hotel reservations is only guaranteed through March 16th, so please make your reservations as soon as possible. See the brochure for reservation information or click here.
SWANA offers multiple professional certifications in several areas of solid waste management. More information is available on the SWANA website here.
Many chapters offer these certification courses and other training for continuing education. The Sierra Chapter periodically offers a course to become certified as a Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO) as well as other training and educational opportunities.
