Learn Globally; Act Locally
San Diego, CA – July 30, 2011
San Diego Urban Corps, near Old Town San Diego
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Co-sponsored by: California Resource Recovery Association, Zero Waste International Alliance,
Sierra Club National Zero Waste Team, CRRA Global Recycling Council,
Zero Waste San Diego, San Diego Urban Corps
Slide Show of Co-Sponsors – ppt
7:45 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome remarks, overview of agenda
- Rick Anthony, Richard Anthony Associates, GRRN President and Conference Chair
- Jim Bell, San Diego, CA (invited)
8:45 – 10:15 Zero Waste Around the World (Rick Anthony, Moderator)
- Joan Marc Simon, Zero Waste Europe & Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) – flash | ppt
- Umo Lim, City of Manila, Philippines – ppt
- Rossano Ercolini, Zero Waste Italy – ppt
- Gustavo Abdalla, Zero Waste Brazil Institute – ppt
- Pal Martensson, Zero Waste Sweden
- Warren Snow, Envision New Zealand and founder of Zero Waste New Zealand Trust
10:45 – 12:15 Essential Elements of Zero Waste (Linda Christopher, Moderator)
- Zero Waste Brand (Gary Liss, Zero Waste International Alliance Planning Group) – ppt
- Producer Responsibility and product redesign (Robin Schneider, TX Product Stewardship Council) – ppt
- End landfilling and incineration
(Monica Wilson, Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance; and
Jim Stewart, CA Sierra Club Energy Climate Committee) – ppt - Building the Infrastructure Beyond Recycling (Ruth Abbe, National Zero Waste Leader, HDR) – ppt
- New Rules, Incentives and Purchasing (Rick Anthony, Richard Anthony Associates)
1:00 – 1:45 Organizing for Zero Waste in Your Community (Rick Anthony, Moderator)
- Paul Connett, Zero Waste Visionary – ppt
- Anna Carvalho, City of San Diego, CA – ppt
- Portia Sinnott, Zero Waste Brain Trust – ppt
- Lynne Pledger, Solid Waste Director, Clean Water Action, Massachusetts – ppt
1:45 – 3:30 Zero Waste in Action (Monica Wilson, Moderator)
- Zero Waste Plans for Communities (Gary Liss, Gary Liss & Associates) – ppt
- Zero Waste Businesses (Stephanie Barger, Earth Resource Foundation) – ppt
- Bans of Plastic Bags and Styrofoam Containers (Gretchen Brewer, Earth Circle) – ppt
- Focusing first on Reduce and Reuse (Mary Lou Van Deventer, Urban Ore) – ppt
- Resource Recovery Parks (Dan Knapp, Urban Ore) – ppt
3:45 – 5:15 Tools for Moving to Zero Waste (Gary Liss, Moderator)
- Zero Waste Communities (Ann Schneider, CA Sierra Club Zero Waste Committee) – ppt
- Stop Trashing the Climate and Compostable Organics out of Landfills – COOL2012.org (Linda Christopher, GRRN) – ppt
- Tools for Zero Waste & Climate Change (John Davis for West Coast Climate Change Initiative) – ppt
- Plastics & Packaging Campaign (Captain Charles Moore, Algalita Marine Research Foundation) – ppt
- Green Jobs (Greg Good, Don’t Waste LA) – ppt
- Facility Fighting (Neil Seldman, Institute for Local Self-Reliance) – ppt
5:15 – 5:30 Closing Remarks (Rick Anthony, GRRN President)