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Conference 2009 Agenda

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

1:00 – 5:00  pm Recycling Organizations of North America (RONA) hosts an Open Forum - Junior Ballrom
“The Future of Organizing for Recycling in North America”
Free. All are welcome to attend.
6:00 – 9:00 pm Registration & RONA Networking Event ($10 All proceeds go to RONA), Commons Center Lobby


Monday, October 19, 2009

8:00 - 8:45 am Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking
8:45 - 9:00 am

Conference Welcome and Opening Remarks, Solarium Ballroom


  • Linda Christopher, GRRN Executive Director
  • Richard V. Anthony, GRRN President and Richard Anthony Associates
9:00 – 10:30 am Plenary:  How Zero Waste Can Cool the Planet, Solarium Ballroom 

  • Richard Anthony, GRRN President and Richard Anthony Associates, Moderator
  • Brenda Platt, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Author of Stop Trashing the Climate View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation |
  • Joshuah Stolaroff, former Science Fellow at US EPA. “Connecting Consumption and Production to GHG emissions.” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Peter Anderson, RecycleWorlds Consulting "Why Organics in Landfills Fuel Climate Change". View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Lisa Skumatz, Ph.D. Skumatz Economic Research Associated, “Recycling Programs Outperform Energy Efficiency on GHG abatement & Job Creation” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
10:45 am - 12:00 pm Concurrent Break-out Sessions 1

Beyond Recycling; Practicing Zero Waste in our Communities”, Solarium Ballroom
Panel of Community Representatives sharing their experiences in planning and implementing Zero Waste.


  • Donna Barlow Casey, Central Vermont Waste Management District, Moderator
  • Kevin Drew, San Francisco Department of the Environment, CA View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Jeff Willett, Public Works Director, Nantucket, MA View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Robin Schneider, Public Research Works, "How Citizens Helped Develop Austin Zero Waste Plan" View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation

New Rules & Incentives: Outcompeting Subsidies for Waste, Junior A

  • Brenda Platt, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Moderator View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Rick Anthony, Richard Anthony Associates, "New Rules Needed to get to Zero Waste" View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Resa Dimino, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, "New Rules and Incentives Adopted in New York State" View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation

70% of the way to Zero: Next Generation of Recycling – Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Wet-Dry, Industrial, Commercial and Institutional, Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D) & Bridges to Zero Waste, Junior B

  • Ruth Abbe, VP for Zero Waste, HDR, Moderator and “Bridge Strategy to Zero Waste: Getting from 70% diversion to Zero” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Alex Danovitch, Eureka Recycling - “Designing system right, including containers/streams and contract specs for residuals and quality of materials from MRFs.” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • C. John Gundling, Eco One Solutions, “Zero Waste of Construction and Demolition Debris” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
12:00 – 1 pm Buffet Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 pm Concurrent Break-out Sessions 2

Economic Stimulus and Green Jobs from Reuse, Recycling and Composting, Junior B

  • Resa Dimino, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Moderator 
  • Steph Sherer, Community Organizer, International Brotherhood of Teamsters. “Recycling Works! Campaign”  
  • Stephanie Barger, Earth Resource Foundation, “Economic stimulus funding for waste reduction received in Orange County, CA”  View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation

Getting All Compostable Organics Out of Landfills, Junior A

  • James Ruttan,  iwastenotsystems.com “Food Reuse & Preventing Food Waste”
  • Peter Anderson, RecycleWorlds Consulting, “Financing food waste and organics collection.” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Donna Barlow-Casey, Central Vermont Waste Management District View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Rod Muir, Waste Diversion Toronto, Sierra Club Canada “Designing Food Scraps Composting Systems”  View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation

Organizing your Community to Pursue Zero Waste, Solarium Ballroom

  • Ann Schneider, Sierra Club, Moderator
  • Lynne Pledger, Clean Water Action, Product Policy Institute & Sierra Club Massachusetts, "How Different Communities Organized for Zero Waste" View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Laura Anthony, Zero Waste San Diego, "Tools for Organizing for Zero Waste" View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Chris Burger, Chair of the Solid Waste Committee of the Atlantic (NY State) Chapter of the Sierra Club, "Zero Waste Partners Program" View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
2:30 – 3:00 pm Afternoon Break & Exhibits
3:00 - 4:30 pm Concurrent Break-out Sessions 3

How to Develop a Zero Waste Community Plan, Solarium Ballroom

  • Leslie Lukacs, L2 Environmental and CRRA Green Initiatives for Venues & Events Council, Moderator
  • Rick Anthony, Richard Anthony Associates, "ZWIA Global Principles for Zero Waste Communities"  View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Gary Liss, Gary Liss & Associates, "Process of Developing Zero Waste Plans"
  • Ruth Abbe, National Practice Leader Zero Waste Initiatives HDR, "Samples of Zero Waste Plans" View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation

Focusing First on Reduce, Junior B

  • Kendall Christiansen, Gaia Strategies/InSinkErator, Moderator and brief talk on "Preventing kitchen and food waste at institutions" View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Elizabeth Harriman, Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), ”The benefits of source reduction. Why small amounts of reduction reduce our footprint more than large amounts of recycling.” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Marjorie J. Clarke, Ph.D Maggie Clarke Environmental and NYC Waste Prevention Coalition “Waste Prevention Ideas From New York City Waste Prevention Advocacy Organizations” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation

Latest in Outreach and Education – Zero Waste Events & Social Media, Junior A 

  • Pat Scanlon, Scanlon Associates, Moderator (including brief talk on recycling and Zero Waste at Democratic National Convention and Lowell Music Festival) View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Laura Anthony, President, Zero Waste San Diego “Organizing Zero Waste San Diego and Zero Waste at San Diego Earth Day” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Ann Rabe, Center for Health, Environment and Justice, “Social Networking tools used in PVC campaign” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Interactive Discussion with Audience on Latest tools they have used in Outreach and Education. View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
4:45 - 5:30 pm Plenary - Sum up the day; Announcements, Solarium Ballroom
5:30 to 6:30 pm

Exhibitor Reception, Solarium Ballroom

6:00 to 7:00 pm Don't Waste Massachusetts' Zero Waste Mini-Conference, Devens Club A
 
  • Gary Liss, Gary Liss & Associates, "Zero Waste for Global Cooling"
  • Alex Danovitch, Eureka Recycling - “Designing system right, including containers/streams and contract specs for residuals and quality of materials from MRFs.”
  • Lynne Pledger, Clean Water Action, Product Policy Institute & Sierra Club Massachusetts, “Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Product Stewardship Challenges and Opportunities”
  • Brenda Platt, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Author of Stop Trashing the Climate
7:00 to 10:00 pm Networking Event (including special appearance by NCRA Players, and music for dancing) Hosted by Don’t Waste Massachusetts ($20, All proceeds go to Don't Waste Massachusetts), Billiards in Ayer (meet to car pool from front of Commons Center)


Tuesday, October 20, 2009

8:00-8:45 am Registration and Continental Breakfast and Networking
8:45-9:00 am Opening Session, Solarium Ballroom

  • Ann Dorfman, Vice President, MassRecycle
  • Lynne Pledger, Don’t Waste Massachusetts
  • Dona Neely, Director of the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center  View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
9:00-10:15 am Plenary Session - Panel: “Zero Waste Businesses - Leading the Way” Solarium Ballroom
Panel of Business Representatives sharing their experiences in planning and implementing Zero Waste 

  • Stephanie Barger, Earth Resource Foundation, Moderator 
  • Steve Simon– Fifth Group Restaurants (Zero Waste restaurant in Atlanta) View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Stephen Van Middlesworth, Vandenberg Air Force Base View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Lee Kane, EcoCzar/Forager, Whole Foods Markets, North Atlantic Region View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
10:15-10:45 am Morning Networking & Exhibit Hall Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm Concurrent Break-out Sessions 4

Reuse Panel 1: Reuse Centers: Social Enterprises with Triple Bottom Line Benefits, Junior A

  • Brooke Nash, MA Department of Environmental Protection, Moderator
  • Mary Lou Van Deventer  Urban Ore View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Mauricio Hernandez, Goodwill New York View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Donna Hunnewell, Lowell Wish Project View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation

Zero Waste Business Principles & Pollution Prevention Best Practices, Junior B

  • Mark Myles, Sustainnovation Consulting, Moderator
  • Linda Christopher, GRRN,  Zero Waste Business Principles: Making the leap from Recycling to Zero Waste  View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Stephanie Barger, Earth Resource Foundation, "Case Studies of Zero Waste Businesses" View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Bob Pojasek - "Zero Waste as a Best Practice approach for Pollution Prevention" View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Anahita Williamson, Ph.D., New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, "Case Studies of Businesses that saved money through P2"  View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation

Resource Recovery Parks Design and Case Studies, Solarium Ballroom

  • Gretchen Brewer, Earth Circle Conservation & Recycling, Moderator
  • Dan Knapp, Urban Ore, "How to Design Resource Recovery Parks"  View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Larry Karigan-Winters,  Madison County Arkansas, A Resource Recovery Park in Rural America” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Adam Gregory, Texas Disposal Systems, "Developing a Resource Recovery Park at Austin Landfill" View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
12:00 – 1:00 pm Buffet Lunch
1:00-2:30 pm (4) Concurrent Break-out Sessions 5

Reuse Panel 2: Virtual Reuse: How Online Materials Exchanges are Changing Reuse, Junior A

  • MaryEllen Etienne, Reuse Alliance, Moderator 
  • James Ruttan, iWasteNot Systems View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Brian Lavalle, Mass Material Trader View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Harriet Taub, Materials for the Arts View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation

Extended Producer Responsibility & Product Stewardship: State and Local Initiatives, Solarium Ballroom

  • Gary Liss, Gary Liss & Associates, Moderator
  • Lynne Pledger, Clean Water Action, Product Policy Institute & Sierra Club Massachusetts, “Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Product Stewardship Challenges and Opportunities” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Robin Schneider, Public Research Works and Texas Product Stewardship Council, “Organizing a Product Stewardship Council” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Kevin Drew, San Francisco Department of the Environment, “What Local Governments are Doing on EPR and Product Stewardship”  View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation

Zero Waste for Colleges and Universities, Junior B

A moderated unstructured discussion about implementing latest tools for Zero Waste for Colleges, Universities, and Institutions

  • Jack DeBell, University of Colorado, Moderator
  • Dr. Juliet Berling, Binghamton University
  • Robert Gogan, Harvard University
  • Dawn Quirk, Tufts University

Market Development Programs for Resource Management & Zero Waste, Devens Club A

  • Amy Perlmutter, Perlmutter Associates, Moderator (& Statement of Challenges) View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Neil Seldman, Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), “How governments can strengthen markets for reuse, recycling and composting”
  • Linda Jacobs Glansberg, Environmental Services Unit, Empire State Development, New York "New York Recycling Market Development Initiatives" View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Sophia McDonald, St Vincent De Paul, Eugene, Oregon, “Innovative Business Development for Reuse and Recycling” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
2:45 -4:00 pm Concurrent Break-out Sessions 6

Reuse Panel 3: Deconstruction and Building Materials Reuse: A Vital Part of Green Building, Junior A

  • Neil Seldman, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Moderator
  • Justin Green, Build it Green View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Dave Bennink, RE-USE Consulting View Flash Presentation | View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • John Majercak, Springfield ReStore View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation

Building Zero Waste Communities: Tools to Take Home, Solarium Ballroom

  • Adam Mitchell, Save that Stuff, Moderator
  • Rob Howe, Sustainnovation, “Zero Waste Resources” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Ann Schneider, Sierra Club, "Sierra Club Zero Waste Policies, Guides and Website" View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Caroline Eader,  Zero Waste Trips, “Seeing is Believing” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation

Training Programs for Resource Management and Zero Waste, Junior B

  • Julie Muir, President, CA Resource Recovery Association and Peninsula Sanitary Services/Stanford University, Moderator
  • John Frederick, Blair County Intermunicipal Relations Committee and former Executive Director, Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania (PROP), “PROP’s Certification Program, and Developing Universal and Transferable Training Programs in the U.S.” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
  • Bob Gedert, California Resource Recovery Association, “CRRA Certification Program in Resource Management” View Flash Presentation | Download Power Point Presentation
4:15-6:00 pm Next Steps for Local and National Organizing, Solarium Ballroom
Break out into action-oriented focus topics & campaigns.  Brainstorming, followed by discussion about top priorities for going forward. Topics will include professional affinities, existing campaigns, big opportunities, things going on around the country.

There will be a clear and short questionnaire on each table to take notes on, list priorities agreed upon, future action steps, and who was there and contact info. This will be submitted to GRRN to be posted on the web, and circulated to conference attendees, GRRN list, and others who may be interested but couldn't attend the conference.

  • John Frederick, Recycling Associations of North America (RONA), “Committees and Technical Councils: Opportunities to Organize within RONA” 
  • Jack DeBell, RONA-U  College & University Technical Council 
  • Steph Scherer, Recycling Works! Green Jobs 
  • MaryEllen Etienne, Reuse Alliance
  • Rick Anthony, Zero Waste International Alliance,  Copenhagen, Global Climate Talks
  • Ananda Lee Tan, GAIA, Federal climate policy (ie Waxman-Markey ACES, Senate bills)
    Partial List
     
6:00-9:00  pm Reuse Summit & Dinner, Junior A Leaders of the Reuse Alliance and other interested reuse organizations discuss next steps for national organizing of reuse industry. (Contact Reuse Alliance for invitation. ReuseAlliance.org) 
6:00 – 9:00 pm RONA Board Meeting open to all, Junior B 
7:00-10:00 pm National and Local Organizing Dinners--on your own


Wednesday, October 21, 2009


Special half-day ZERI Workshop on Nature's Best Sustainability Technologies and Natural Systems to help industry be more sustainable, create more green jobs and increase their bottom line.(Additional Fee), Devens Club A 

Instructors: Dick White and Mark Myles, ZERI System Designers Certified by Gunter Pauli, Zero Emissions Research & Initiatives (www.ZERI.org)
8:30-9:00 am
Networking and introductions 
9:00-9:30 am
Sustainability and unsustainability (Dick White)

  • Review sustainability definitions
  • Sustainability as integrating the environmental, social, and economic
  • Symptoms of unsustainability
    •     The Natural Step (TNS) resource/demand funnel - why we're heading for unsustainability unless society changes
  • TNS Four System Conditions for sustainability
  • Strategies for sustainability
  • ZERI
9:30-10:00 am
Systems as Business Models (Mark White)
  • Natural Step operating conditions
  • Natural systems: the 5 Kingdoms of Nature
  • Mimicking Nature: ZERI case studies
10:00-10:15 am
Break
10:15-11:00 am
Systems thinking: collaborative hands-on exercise (Dick)
11:00-11:45 am
Elements of ZERI systems (Mark)
  • Using or mimicking natural systems - case studies
  • Novel technologies, biomimicry
  • Methodology
  • Economics in integrated systems
11:45-12:00 Feedback and evaluation

 

Thanks to our 2009 Conference Sponsors

Thank you, E L Harvey!
EL Harvey & Sons, Inc. - Environmentalists Every Day

Thank you, Insinkerator!   Thank you, CRRA!
insinkerator   California Resource
Recovery Association

  Thank you, Resource Recycling!
Thank you, NRCA! Thank you, GRC!  
  Resource Recycling Northern California
Recycling Association
Global Recycling
Council
 
Thank you, Urban Ore! Thank you, Green Office Systems! Thank you, HDR, Inc.! Thank you, Product Policy Institute!  
Urban Ore Green Office Systems HDR, Inc. Product Policy Institute  

Thank you, eco-cycle! Thank you, Earth Circle! Thank you, ILSR! Thank you, BioCycle Magazine! Thank you, Sure-Close Foodscrap Collection Container!
eco-cycle Earth Circle
Boston, MA
Institute for
Local Self Reliance
Biocycle
Magazine
Sure-Close Foodscrap
Collection Container
Thank you, Reuse Alliance! Bob Gedert Thank you, Save That Stuff, Inc.! Thank you, iWasteNot systems! Thank you, Environmental Finance Center!
Reuse Alliance Save That Stuff iWasteNot systems Environmental
Finance Center


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