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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Please consider registering for the <b>2011 Oklahoma SWANA Spring Symposium,</b> <b>March 8-10, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Catoosa, OK</b>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>The three-day event, hosted by the Solid Waste Association of North America, Oklahoma Indian Nations Chapter, assists decision makers in improving and maintaining efficient waste management operations. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>The primary audience is solid waste professionals, facility managers, community leaders and others who deal with integrated waste management issues. A registration fee of $150 covers the symposium sessions, bus tour, exhibits, three lunches, refreshment breaks, and one reception. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>There will be two days of sessions on illegal dumping; tire, shingle and paint recycling; stormwater control; drug hazards in trash; greenhouse gases; CNG technology; using landfill gas to create energy; and more.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The full-day bus tour will include a visit to the LaFarge Cement Kiln, the American Environmental Landfill, and Tulsa Recycling & Transfer (TRT). During the past 9 months, TRT has undergone a multi-million dollar transformation to accept comingled waste for sorting and separation in its new materials recovery facility.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Program agendas and registration forms may be downloaded from this website:<span style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://swanachapters.org/ok/Calendar.aspx">http://swanachapters.org/ok/Calendar.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Should you have any questions, please contact Sherry Greathouse @ 918-207-3515 or <a href="mailto:sherry.greathouse@cn-bus.com">sherry.greathouse@cn-bus.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Feel free to share this information!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Ilda T. Hershey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Assistant State Extension Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Solid Waste Management Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Oklahoma State University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>536 Ag Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Phone: 405-744-9806<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Fax: 405-744-9835<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:ilda.hershey@okstate.edu"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>ilda.hershey@okstate.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://agecon.okstate.edu/wastenew"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://agecon.okstate.edu/waste</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>