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Harvey W. Gershman - President
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Northeastern University

Mr. Gershman has been active in the solid waste management field as an adviser to government and industry for over 35 years. He has managed market studies, cost and feasibility analyses, contract development and negotiations, contractor procurements, and project financing activities for a broad range of recycling and solid waste management technologies and services. Mr. Gershman is particularly proud of his involvement with projects in Alexandria/Arlington, VA; Town of Babylon, NY; City of Baltimore, MD; City of Seattle, WA; Harford County, MD; City of Plano, TX; City of Fort Worth, TX; Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, TN; Baton Rouge, LA; San Bernardino County, CA; and for Office Paper Systems, Inc. (Gaithersburg, MD).

He has been instrumental in designing and conducting training and technical assistance programs for such organizations as the National Center for Resource Recovery, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA). Mr. Gershman is the lead author and instructor for SWANA’s training course entitled “Economics, Costs, and Full Cost Accounting for Integrated Solid Waste Management Systems.” Mr. Gershman has been a member of the International Board of SWANA, the Board of Directors for the National Recycling Coalition (NRC), and The Council for Textiles Recycling. He served as President of the Maryland Recyclers Coalition (MRC), 1995-1997. In 1993, Mr. Gershman was awarded SWANA’s Professional Achievement Award.

Mr. Gershman was previously vice president of Gordian Associates, Inc., managing energy and environmental consulting. He led one of three technical assistance teams designated by EPA's Office of Solid Waste to provide a comprehensive range of technical, operational, financial, legal, and institutional services to municipalities in resource recovery and solid waste management. Prior to then, Mr. Gershman was a project director/technical assistance engineer at the National Center for Resource Recovery, Inc., where he provided technical assistance in the planning of resource recovery programs.

"Creative Contracting for Solid Waste and Recycling Services", presented at National Recycling Coalition Annual Congress and Expo, Denver, Colorado. (2007, September)

"Diversion Program Procurements: Lessons Learned," presented at SWANA's Planning & Management Conference, San Diego, California. (June 2007)

"Cutting-Edge Technologies in Collecting Recyclables," presented at Texas Recycling and Sustainability Summit, Corpus Christi, Texas. (August 2006)

Welcome speech and "District Energy/CHP 2006 - Today's Solution, Tomorrow's Advantage," "Private Public Partnerships: A Successful Approach for Developing District Energy Systems," presented at IDEA Conference, Nashville, Tennessee. (June 2006)

“To Sign or Not to Sign: That is the Question,” presented at International District Energy Association’s 18th Annual Marketing Workshop, Scottsdale, Arizona. (November 2005)

“How Recycling/Diversion Programs Can Survive Budget Cuts, ” presented at the SWANA Trends and Challenges Conference, Boulder, Colorado. (June 2005

“How Recycling/Diversion Programs Can Survive Budget Cuts,” presented at the Maryland Recyclers Coalition and SWANA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Joint Conference, Catonsville, Maryland. (May 2005)

“Look Into Your Crystal Ball – Brainstorming Session,” presented at SWANA’s 9th Annual Executive Seminar, Palm Springs, California. (January 2005)

“Overview of Recent Transfer and Disposal Procurements and Contracts,” presented at SWANA’s Wastecon, Phoenix, Arizona. (September 2004)

“Squeezing Efficiency Out of Your Solid Waste System So Recycling Can Thrive,” presented at the 2003 Colorado Summit for Recycling Workshop, Golden, Colorado. (June 2003)

“Reaching 35% Recycling Goal by 2005,” presented to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Division, Washington, District of Columbia. (June 2003)

“The Winding Road to a Better Franchise Agreement,” presented at Solid Waste Association of North America’s 14th Annual Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting and 7th Annual Collection & Transfer Symposia in Orlando, Florida. (June 2003)

“Recycling in the 21st Century…or Diverting More for Less,” presented at Municipal Waste Management Association’s Fall Summit, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. (November 2002)

“Single-stream: The Pros and Cons to Help Municipalities and Recyclers Set up their Collection and Processing Systems” presented at 2002 Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show, RecyclingToday, New Orleans, Louisiana. (June 2002)

“Paying for your MSW Management System – Revenue Generation and Cost Accounting” Training Course presented at WASTECON 2001, National Convention of the Solid Waste Association of North America, Salt Lake City, Utah. (October 2001)

“Making 50% Diversion Happen” presented at Maryland Recyclers Coalition Annual Conference, Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, Maryland. (June 2000)

"Adjusting to the Clean Air Act and Marketplace...Update on the Alexandria/Arlington Waste-To-Energy Facility," Presented at the North America Waste-to Energy Technology VIII Conference, Nashville, Tennessee
(May 2000)

"Making 50% Diversion Happen," Presented at SWANA Collection and Recycling Symposium, Tampa, Florida
(February 2000)

 
 
 
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