Senior Project Engineer

Education:

• Mechanical Engineering Post-Graduate, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
• BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Areas of Expertise:

Processing systems/equipment evaluations and designs; mixed waste processing; waste characterization studies; waste conversion technologies; collection; C&D recycling.

“I help our clients develop efficient, cost-effective solutions for material handling systems and equipment to realize maximum waste diversion and recycling.”

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Mr. Kelley has over 25 years of engineering design experience both as a consultant and in the private sector. In recent years, having led multiple waste characterization studies and developed a training program for the US EPA, he has become GBB’s subject matter expert on waste composition studies.

As part of his background for equipment manufacturers, he has worked on the concept and design of a multitude of processing systems for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), single stream, construction waste and demolition debris (C&D), biomass, and waste-to-energy projects. He is the concept designer of two facilities, one for single stream processing and one for C&D processing, that were presented Gold Excellence Awards by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) recognizing outstanding solid waste facilities that demonstrate the highest practices through their commitment to using effective technologies and processes in system design and operations.

Prior to joining GBB, he was Sales Design Engineer at Bulk Handling Systems, a firm that designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs sorting and handling systems throughout the world for the recycling, solid waste, demolition, and power generation industries. Previously, he was Senior Mechanical Engineer at West Salem Machinery, Inc., a manufacturer of grinding, screening, and conveying equipment for the biomass and lumber industry. Before that, he was Mechanical Drafter and Project Engineer for various manufacturers of machinery, where he designed a range of high-end automated equipment.

Interviews

“How Cities Are Solving Challenges in Recycling,” published in Waste Today. (March 2020)

“Utilizing Analytics Can Create Efficiencies and Reduce Downtime,” published in Waste360. (December 2018)

“Going for Gold – Municipalities that implement a C&D recycling program must have clear goals before moving forward,” published in Waste360. (April 2018)

Publications & Speeches

“Characterization Study Based Diversion: Where Does 50% Diversion Come From? What About 90%?,” presented at WASTECON. (October 2024)

“Renewable Energy from Waste in the U.S.: Status and Trends for the Future,” presented at the Lorman Webinar. (July 2024)

“MRF Capabilities and Circular Economy Off-Ramps,” presented at the REMADE Circular Economy Tech Summit & Conference. (April 2024)

“Current State of MSW and Recycling Management,” presented at the Southeast Recycling Conference & Trade Show. (February 2024)

“Current State of MSW and Recycling Management,” presented at the Waste to Advanced Resources Matter Workshop. (November 2023)

“Using MSW as a Feedstock for Conversion and Other Uses,” presented at the SWANA Region 6 Conference. (August 2023)

“Recycling Isn’t Broken, But It Does Need to Change,” published in Waste Today. (October 2022)

“Smart Technologies for Processing Municipal Solid Waste,” presented at the Bioenergy Sustainability Virtual Conference – American Institute of Chemical Engineers. (December 2021)

“Characterizing Organics,” published in Waste Today. (September 2021)

“From Deciding What to Build to Lessons Learned: A Mixed Waste Processing Case Study in Utah,” presented at the SWANA Region 6 Conference. (August 2021)

“Groundbreaking: A Waste Conversion Project in Utah,” presented at the SWANA Live Webinar. (July 2021)

“MSW Processing and Technology of the Future,” presented at the Feedstock Conversion Interface Consortium Webinar. (July 2021)

“Conversion Technologies and the Needs of Front-end Processing Systems,” published in Waste Today. (May/June 2020)

“What Does the Future Look Like for Paper Recycling,” presented at Sustainable Packaging Coalition Impact 2020 Virtual. (March 2020)

“State of Technology for MSW Processing: Smart Technologies for Processing MSW,” presented at the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Advancing the Bioeconomy: From Waste to Conversion-Ready Feedstocks Workshop. (February 2020)

“Fixing Recycling” (Summary of panel in Recycling Today), presented at the Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference. (October 2019)

“Big Data and the Waste Industry,” published in Waste Today. (August 2019)

“IoT (Internet of Things) and Predictive vs. Preventive Maintenance,” presented at the Virginia Recycling Association Conference. (May 2019)

“Markets and Marketability – Overcoming the barriers to accessing recycling markets,” published in MSW Management magazine. (March-April 2019)

“MRF Operators – How to Communicate Information About Materials Marketability Problems?” presented at the MRF & Recycling Plant Operations Forum. (October 2018)

“Smart Technologies for Contamination Management,” presented at the Maryland Recycling Network/SWANA Mid-Atlantic Conference. (June 2018)

“How does a Waste Characterization Study help with Future Planning?,” (moderator) presented at WASTECON / International Solid Waste Association’s World Congress. (September 2017)

“Advanced Equipment for C&D Processing,” presented at the Construction & Demolition Recycling’s Increasing Diversion webinar series. (December 2016)

“Processing Equipment and Recovery, from MRFs to MWPFs,” presented at the Waste360 Recycling Summit. (September 2016)

“MRF and MWPF Equipment: The ‘Magic’ of Separation Technology,” presented at the SWANA eSession webinar series. (September 2016)

“Energy-Ready Organics,” published in Renewable Energy from Waste magazine. (November-December 2015)

“Let’s Get Honest … MWP Has a Place in the Big Pond with All the Alligators!,” published in MSW Management magazine. (September 2015)

“Feedstock and Technology Considerations for Dry Anaerobic Digestion,” (moderator) presented at the Renewable Energy from Waste Summer School Webinar Series. (July 2015)

“Source Segregation or Commingled Recycling,” presented at the 2015 Global Dialogue on Waste Webinar. (July 2015)

“Anaerobic Digestion Fundamentals,” presented at the Renewable Energy from Waste Summer School Webinar Series. (July 2015)

“Mixed Waste Processing,” presented at Waste Expo. (June 2015)

“Does Size Matter? What Your Material Composition May Not Be Telling You,” published in Waste Advantage magazine. (November 2014)