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The
Solid Waste Processing Division
(SWPD) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) is one of the newer and smaller divisions and yet it
is one of the most active divisions within ASME. The SWPD
started as the Incinerator Committee in 1961 and then became
the Incinerator Division in 1967. In 1974 the name was changed
to its present name : The Solid Waste Processing Division.
The objective of the SWPD is to collect, correlate and disseminate
accurate information on all aspects of the solid waste processing
industry. The transfer of information is done through conferences
with peer-reviewed papers, facility tours, and seminars. The
solid waste management systems reviewed by the division include
thermal conversion, resource recovery and recycling, energy
recovery from the combustion of solid waste as well as landfill
gas, and the training of operators for these facilities.
ACTIVITIES : The Division
is active on a National level through its Annual Conference,
now held jointly with the EPA, and several other Societies.
In addition, the Division also sponsors three Regional Conferences
with the Eastern Chapter, the Midwest Chapter, and the Western
Chapter. The Division is active in many other areas such as:
- Operator Training
- Research on air emission control and ash reuse
- Scholarships
- Honors and Awards
The SWPD also maintains a liaison position to the ASME Research
Committee on Industrial and Municipal Waste and Government
Relations Office in Washington D.C.
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