Luis Diaz

President
CalRecovery, Inc.

Doctorate, Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University

Visiting Professor, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, UK (2002-2004)
Recipient, Dean College of Engineering Service Award, San Jose State University, 1998
Recipient, 1982 Engineering Award of Distinction, San Jose State University

Dr. Diaz has been involved in the field of waste management for over 30 years. He has conducted waste management studies, technical and economic assessments of solid waste systems, environmental analyses of resource recovery systems, and marketing studies for recovered materials and energy. He has participated in a large variety of projects involving waste processing for material and energy recovery. His experience in waste processing technologies includes recycling, composting, co-composting, combustion, mechanical processing, and anaerobic digestion. He was a pioneer in the integration of solid waste systems, recognizing the potential of the concept for minimizing residue generation. Dr. Diaz has approximately 400 publications in the fields of energy and waste management. He has co-authored 13 books in the field of waste management. He has also conducted training courses throughout the world, and is a visiting professor in universities in Europe, North America, and Latin America. He is Editor-in-Chief of Waste Management (published by Elsevier) and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Environmental Business Journal and of the Editorial Board of several journals in the field of waste management (Waste Management & the Environment, Resources Conservation & Recycling (Elsevier), Utilities Policy, Compost Science & Utilization, Nuclear Engineering and Technology (International Journal of the Korean Nuclear Society), Journal of Material Cycles & Waste Management (Official Journal of the Japan Society of Waste Management Experts).

Recent work includes:

  1. Papers and presentations:

    2. “Appropriate Biological Treatment of Solid Wastes for Developing Countries,” (with G.M. Savage and L.L. Eggerth), to be presented at ORBIT 2006, Weimar, Germany, September 2006.

    “Sustainable Landfilling,” (with G.M. Savage), presented at Sustainable Development in Islands, II World Congress: Management of Resources and Wastes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, November 2005.

    “Management of Municipal Solid Waste – An International Overview,” (with G.M. Savage and L.L. Eggerth), presented at 1st International Conference & Exhibition on Thermal Treatment and Resource Utilization of Wastes, Beijing, China, November 2005.

    “Risks Associated with the Disposal of Healthcare Wastes on Land,” (with G.M. Savage), presented at SARDINIA 05, Cagliari, Italy, October 2005, S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, October 2005.

    “Some Aspects of Organics Recycling in the European Union,” (with G.M. Savage), presented at 5th Annual BioCycle Conference on Renewable Energy from Organics Recycling, Madison, Wisconsin, September 2005.

    “Alternatives for the Treatment and Disposal of Healthcare Wastes in Developing Countries,” (with G.M. Savage and L.L. Eggerth), Waste Management, Vol. 25, No. 6, 626-637, 2005.

    “A Compost Screening Primer,” (with G.M. Savage and N. Goldstein), BioCycle, 46(5):55-59, May 2005.

    “Mechanical Biological Treatment of Solid Wastes: Low-Technology Approaches,” (with G.M. Savage), presented at 1st BOKU Waste Conference, Vienna, Austria, April 2005.

    “Windrow Turner Equipment Review,” (with G.M. Savage and N. Goldstein), BioCycle, 46(3):36-40, March 2005.

  2. Books:

    3. Size Reduction Equipment Review,” (with N. Goldstein), BioCycle, 46(1):48-53, January 2005.

    “Compost Standards in Some Countries in the European Union,” (with G.M. Savage and W. Bidlingmaier), presented at US Composting Council Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, January 2005.

    “Methods of Achieving 60% to 75% Waste Diversion,” (with G.M. Savage and L.L. Eggerth), presented at SWANA’s 9th Annual Landfill Symposium, Monterey, California, June 2004.

    “Management of Solid Wastes in Economically Developing Countries,” presented at Technical University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, July 2003.

    “The Role of Business in Ecological Solid Waste Management,” (with L.L. Eggerth), Business and Environment, June 2003.

    “Biological Treatment of Solid Wastes in Economically Developing Countries,” (with L.L. Eggerth), presented at ORBIT 2003, Perth, Australia, April-May 2003.

    “Optimization of Source Separated Waste Collection in Tourist Islands,” (with G.M. Savage and L.L. Eggerth), presented at New Policies on Integrated Management of Resources and Wastes: European Framework and Solutions in Islands, Menorca, Spain; December 2002.

    “Recent Advances in Waste Processing Technologies,” (with G.M. Savage and L.L. Eggerth), presented at Waste & Recycle 2002 Conference, Perth, Australia, October 2002.

    “The Management of Health Care Wastes: An International Overview,” (with L.L. Eggerth), presented at Waste & Recycle 2002 Conference, Perth, Australia, October 2002.

Contact information

CalRecovery, Inc.
2454 Stanwell Drive
Concord, California 94520-4811
USA
Tel: 1-925-356-3700 x103
Fax: 1-925-356-7956
ludiaz (AT) calrecovery.com
Homepage: www.calrecovery.com