Waste Management
(see also Environment, Pollution section)

Dr. Morton Barlaz
associate professor of civil engineering
(919) 515-7676
barlaz@eos.ncsu.edu
www4.ncsu.edu/~barlaz
Solid waste collection, recycling and disposal. Bio-degradation in ground water. Methane production from municipal solid waste in landfills and other aspects of solid waste management.


Dr. Frank Humenik
professor, coordinator of animal waste management programs
(919) 515-6767
frank_humenik@ncsu.edu
Animal waste management.


Dr. Mitch Renkow
associate professor of agricultural and resource economics
(919) 515-5179
mitch_renkow@ncsu.edu
Economic development; international development; local government public finance; economics of solid waste management.


Dr. C.M. "Mike" Williams
director, Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center
and assistant professor of poultry science
(919) 515-5386
mike_williams@ncsu.edu
www.cals.ncsu.edu/waste_mgt/
Oversees research efforts at NC State's nationally recognized Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center to find new, environmentally friendlier methods to store, treat and dispose of animal and poultry waste. Can discuss promising new treatment methods, waste management economics, environmental impact of agricultural waste management and new processes being developed to recycle waste components into value-added by-products.