Training

Description: Learn how to take your own water and soil samples to send for laboratory contaminant testing, how to test on-site for surface water fecal coliform, and how to sample and monitor for the basic water quality parameters using a YSI probe and turbidity meter. One-on-one follow-up will be provided post-training to each attendee to answer questions, troubleshoot testing, and help with writing QAPP’s and more. Three day training over zoom with lots of breaks!

This training focuses on small landfill equipment such as skid-steer loaders, balers, glass crushers, and other recycling equipment. You will see how to approach equipment maintenance to increase program sustainability, how to set up a typical work area for routine maintenance and how to approach more complicated repairs. Maintenance budgeting and equipment purchase or replacement will also be covered. This is a virtual training and will be held over zoom on March 20, 2024 9-11am. Note that there will be a required brief tech check on March 19th at 10am to test that everyone can access zoom.

Description: Comprehensive backhaul training which includes safety, DOT HazMat regulations (HMR), inventory, storage, packing, shipping, labeling, and shipping paperwork. This is an in-person training in Anchorage

Description: This course trains communities that have a specific need for performing refrigerant recovery at their landfills. The 1-day training is divided up into classroom and hands-on sections. The classroom section covers topics such as: refrigeration cycle, stratospheric ozone depletion, important regulations, recovery equipment and techniques. The hands-on section covers safety, equipment & tools, field prepping refrigerant cylinders (putting into a vacuum), checking for and purging non-condensables (i.e. air), recovery setup and techniques, and labeling and shipping. During the hands-on section a trainees will setup and run the recovery equipment, PPE is will be provided, and appliances are made available for students to practice on. This is an in-person training in Anchorage.

This new 1-day training introduces circular economy projects applicable to rural Alaska — primarily by prolonging the useful life, or reducing the toxicity, of products contributing to the SWM issues described above when discarded at landfills. Recycle: Many rural communities have piles of fish nets that would otherwise be discarded.  An expert fish net recycler will teach how to identify different types of net, prepare for recycling, and steps for shipping it to recyclers.  In the afternoon of the training, we will teach how to package lead acid batteries, electronics, and mercury containing items for recycling. This will include safety and labeling and is a hands on section. Reuse: Thrift stores can make money and create jobs in rural Alaska. We will highlight several great examples of successfully run thrift stores in rural Alaska and teach how to start a pop-up thrift store, so items such as used windows, bikes, books, and clothes can be organized, kept in better condition, and given a second (or 3rd or 4th!) life. The morning of this training will be held at UAA and the afternoon hands on packaging session at Total Reclaim.

Learn how to take your own water and soil samples to send for laboratory contaminant testing, how to test on-site for surface water fecal coliform, and how to sample and monitor for the basic water quality parameters using a YSI probe and turbidity meter. One-on-one follow-up will be provided post-training to each attendee to answer questions, troubleshoot testing, and help with writing QAPP’s and more. This training will take place at Campbell Creek Science Center in Anchorage.

Description: Comprehensive backhaul training which includes safety, DOT HazMat regulations (HMR), inventory, storage, packing, shipping, labeling, and shipping paperwork. This is an in-person training in Kodiak

Description: Comprehensive backhaul training which includes safety, DOT HazMat regulations (HMR), inventory, storage, packing, shipping, labeling, and shipping paperwork. This is an in-person training in Bethel.

Description: Having trouble convincing your community to pay fees? Finding that your solid waste program starts and stops or doesn’t seem to improve? This training looks at your solid waste management program as a utility operation. We use self-assessment exercises and discussions to explore the 9 management areas that contribute to effective and sustainable utility management. You will learn your own program’s weaknesses and strengths and leave with an identified approach to improving your program. This training also includes guest speakers on the topic of climate change planning for SWM. There may be small travel stipends for those that need it for this training. On September 12th will be an optional add-on training by the Anchorage Municipal League on Board/Council Governance as it relates to solid waste (a great opportunity!). This training will take place at the Atwood Center in downtown Anchorage.

Learn how to take your own water and soil samples to send for laboratory contaminant testing, how to test on-site for surface water fecal coliform, and how to sample and monitor for the basic water quality parameters using a YSI probe and turbidity meter. One-on-one follow-up will be provided post-training to each attendee to answer questions, troubleshoot testing, and help with writing QAPP’s and more.  Three day training over zoom with lots of breaks!

Description: This is a comprehensive backhaul training which will be conducted virtually (using Zoom). The training will include the topics of safety, DOT HazMat regulations (HMR), inventory, storage, packing, shipping, labeling, and shipping paperwork.