RECYCLING UPDATE

NCRA's Recycling Update 2010– 15th Annual Conference
Tuesday, March 23, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA

Get from out-of-touch to up-to-date in one day as Northern California Recycling Association' s 15th annual Recycling Update presents a bevy of knowledgeable professionals who take 10 minutes each to tell what's happening and what works in the world of resource recovery. We offer what Jerry Powell calls “the best program of its type in the country,” and, as always, at a below market price.

* Zero Waste continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshments

* Meet, discuss, network with folks in the field

* Easy BART accessible location in downtown Oakland

* Scholarships available to high school and college students!

* Additional volunteer opportunities for free admission

We look forward to seeing you March 23rd in Oakland.

Recycling Update XIV will take place on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 8:30am - 4:30pm in downtown Oakland at 1515 Clay Street. The event includes a catered lunch.

Recycling Update Registration

Registration Fees (All registration fees includes meals):
 
Register early and save!

Register on or before March 17th:
o    NCRA members: $70 (plus $5 PayPal charge if registration completed online)
o    Non-members: $90 (plus $5 PayPal charge if registration completed online)

Register after March 17th or on-site:
o    NCRA members: $85 (plus $5 PayPal charge if registration completed online)
o    Non-members: $105 (plus $5 PayPal charge if registration is completed online)

On-site registration will begin at 7:30am, and on-site payments may be made with cash or checks only. No IOUs will be accepted!

For those registering online and paying by cash or check, payment is required before entering the conference (at the door). We will NOT be invoicing for payment after the event, so be sure to bring a check or cash to the event if you don't pre-pay.

Cancellation Policy

A full refund, minus a $10 nonrefundable processing fee, is available for cancellations received 48 hours prior to the event. Cancellations received within 48 hours of the event are nonrefundable. If you need to cancel, please contact us via email.

Register Now! Problems with registration? Contact us at ncra (at) ncrarecycles.org for help.

Scholarships

Because of a small (though generous) grant from Pacific Rim Recycling in Benecia, the Northern California Recycling Association is able to once again offer free admission to our annual RECYCLING UPDATE conference to all eligible students in high schools, as well as community and four year colleges and universities in Northern California. Up to 100 students are eligible for these appointments. All students will join in the lunch without charge and transportation assistance will be available on a case-by-case basis, mostly reserved for out-of-town guests. Please e-mail event coordinator, Arthur "Robin" Boone for more information and include the subject line: RU Scholarship Inquiry. Please include your name, contact phone number, your school or university name and location, and any other information you feel we have in considering your request. If your request has been granted, please click on "Register using cash/check" and fill in the form noting that you are on scholarship. Thank you.

Volunteers

Those who may be unable to afford the registration costs may receive a scholarship to the day's events in exchange for some volunteer efforts at the event. Email Board Member Teresa Bradley (teresa@revolutionarygreenevents.com ) if you would like to volunteer with meal setup and takedown.
Email Board Member Suzanne Hibbs (ecoshibbs@gmail.com) if you would like to volunteer with registration. Please include your name, contact phone number and "Volunteer at RU" in the subject line.

Here's a current list of speakers currently slated for this year's event. Check back often as more are confirmed daily!

Currently confirmed speakers and topics include the following:

· Cary Oshins is the newly appointed West Coast representative for the U.S. Composting Council, living in Santa Cruz.

· Gary Liss on maintaining six list-servs that promote Zero Waste, plus his experiences as Mayor of Loomis (how recycling appears in a crowded agenda).

· Patty Moore, Plastic Recycling Corporation of California. “Degradable Additives in Plastic Products: More Problems than Solutions.”

· Ruth Abbe on a citizens’ group in the City of Alameda that has stayed involved in Climate Action Plans and Programs.

· Julie Bryant of San Francisco on bus garage sweepings.

· Three part panel of San Francisco city staffers on mandatory requirements: Steven Chin on residential, Hilary Near on commercial, and Andrea deLeon on city government.

· Jennifer Halpin of Merced County COG on Agricultural Recycling Resource Directory.

· Garrett Fitzgerald, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Oakland. “Incorporating Waste Reduction and Recycling Interests into Energy and Climate Action Plan.”

· Bob Hollis, Carnegie Partners, “Open Source, Web-based Tools for Recyclers.”

· Saskia van Gendt, USEPA/R9 on their commissioned report, “Beyond Recycling” by Peter Anderson, Gary Liss, and Steve Sherman.

· Richard Gertman, Cascadia Consulting Group, “Progress on the Cool 2012 Campaign in Santa Clara County.”

· Measure E of Solano County – Heading Up the Chain of courts. Philadelphia vs. New Jersey one more time; John Moore, Esq. presenting.

· Roger Vandewende, new WR&R guy for Safeway Stores, formerly with Community Recycling and the DeGarmo Street Dump. How Safeway expects to reach 90% diversion.

· Sara Nelson, Recycling Coordinator for Farmers’ Markets organization in northern California.

· Jim Stewart of the Energy and Climate Committee of the Sierra Club of California. “Landfill gas-to-energy projects are more wasteful than flaring.”

· Eli Goodsell, CSU Chico, “How the CSUC farm changed its Compost Yard.”

· Shannon Davis, USEPA R9 staff. “The West Coast Forum on Climate and Materials.”

· Hugo Mata, Director of Media and Bilingual Outreach, C2 Alternative Services, Santa Rosa, “There’s More to Spanish Outreach than Translating Your Brochure.”

· Richard Gertman, Cascadia Consulting Group, “What Does Your Waste Characterization Study Tell You.”

· Nancy Gorrell,”Visuals for Visionaries: Social Marketing in the Visual Sense”

· Carrie Bachelder is the Executive Director of The Away Station, Marin’s first reuse facility, co-locating at Fairfax Lumber, 109 Broadway, in Fairfax. Opening in early April.

· Larry Buckle, P.E. Organic Energy Corporation, Sacramento. Looking at price per processed ton in AD facilities. He thinks price will be important in defining role of European technologies in USA markets.

· Ananda Tan of GAIA staff on the revival of “incinerators in disguise,” and what kinds of vigilance will be useful.

· Rebecca Ryals, post-doctoral student and assisting scientist on the Marin Carbon Project (www.marincarbonproject.org), on the effects of carbon applications to rangeland.

· Nicole Tai, “Developing the Reuse Alliance.” Ms Tai is the Northern California Developer of the Deconstruction and Reuse Network.

· Xico Manarolla at ICLEI: Local Communities for Sustainability on their process for revising the Community GHG Reductions Protocol.

Map of 1515 Clay St
Oakland, CA 94612-1499