2004 Beneficial Use Byproduct Summit to Be Held November 8-9.

AKRON, Ohio -- Waste News, a leading news source about waste and pollution management announced that the 2004 Beneficial Use Byproduct Summit will be held November 8-9 at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

"The 2004 Byproducts Beneficial Use Summit is designed to exchange information about beneficial use and to provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas between regulators and industry players," stated Paul Ruesch, Environmental Engineer with EPA Region 5 which sponsored the first Summit in 2002.

The Summit supports discussions, between industry and regulators to increase the understanding of industrial byproducts and regulatory programs, among state regulators to share information and experiences on beneficial use regulations and determination processes, and among industries to share experiences on navigating the regulator process and to assess the potential to utilize each other's byproducts.

Topics for this year's event include: past Summit update, foreign beneficial experience, procurement experience with byproducts, liability and insurance for generators and end-users, risk management tools, case studies of successfully approved byproduct applications, byproduct synergy, Industry/regulator discussion, and networking and problem-solving sessions.

The event, which is in its third year, is sponsored this year by Waste News. Cooperating organizations participating on the agenda committee include EPA Regions 5, 7 and 8, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the Mid-America Regional Council, the United States Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Kansas City Environmental Excellence Business Network.

"Waste News is excited about partnering with the EPA for such an event. We think that there is great deal of potential regarding beneficial use of byproducts. It's our hope that this event will build a foundation for cooperation between industry players and regulators that will advance this area," said Glen Stout, Waste News VP/Publisher.

For more information visit the event website at http://www.byproductsummit.com. Attendees can register online or call [phone].

Waste News, a Crain Communications Inc. biweekly publication, is based in Akron, Ohio. It reports on all aspects of air, water, hazardous and solid waste management including industrial and commercial companies that generate waste as well as the recycling, disposal, collection, transportation and processing of waste.