This video is one of multiple
presentations, discussion forums, assignments, and quizzes to be completed as
part of the following online course: Introduction to Rural Alaska Landfill
Administration. Registration for this online course is available through the
Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals at itep.scholarlms.com/catalog
under Tribal Waste and Response or available via self-enrollment at
http://itep.scholarlms.com/courses/login/ by creating a free account.
Introduction to Rural Alaska
Landfill Administrator (RALA) provides tribal environmental professionals in
rural Alaska an introduction to the landfill management and operations and
resources for additional training. The development of this short course was a
collaborative effort between the Alaska Chapter of the Solid Waste Association
of North America (SWANA AK Chapter), Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation (ADEC), the Alaska Forum, Inc., Green Star, and the Institute for
Tribal Environmental Professionals.
In-depth courses for Rural Alaska Landfill Administrator training are
offered by SWANA AK Chapter instructors in person annually at the Alaska Tribal
Conference on Environmental Management. This online course is equivalent to 0.5
continuing education unit (CEU) and requires approximately five hours of total
learning time. CEUs can be earned by completing the following course modules:
- Introduction to Landfills,
Administration, and Operations in Rural Alaska
- Solid Waste Administration,
Planning, and Budgeting Basics
- Minimizing Waste in Your
Landfill
After completing this online
course, participants in rural Alaska will be able to:
- Identify the classification and
type of landfill in their community.
- Recognize the top ten landfill
issues.
- Define landfill administrator’s
and operator’s roles.
- Identify basic administrative,
planning, and budgeting needs for managing landfills.
- Identify strategies for
minimizing waste that fits their communities’ needs.
- Identify best management
practice for burning waste.
Instructors Include:
Ted Jacobson, Solid Waste Tribal
Liaison, EPA/SEE Program/Alaska
Doug Huntman, Green Star Program
Director, Alaska Forum
Stephen Price, Rural Landfill
Specialist, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Solid Waste Program
Institute for Tribal
Environmental Professionals, Professionals@nau.edu
