RECYCLING UPDATE

Recycling Update XV took place on March 23, 2010 in Oakland.

Since 1996, the Northern California Recycling Association has been conducting annual conferences that try to bring the best of what's "new and different" to our members and friends; this year was our 15th consecutive event. Each speaker has only ten minutes to give their message but there is extensive time given to breaks, lunch and after-event gatherings to share industry chit-chat. Existing programs can always be faster, better, or cheaper and we try to highlight those people who are actually doing the work. We prefer operators to consultants and existing programs to still-in-visioning or only-in-planning projects. You are welsome to contact our speakers directly for more information; we are a collegial group and we all share our learnings and teach together.

Speaker List and Presentations from the RU '10 Conference

· Cary Oshins is the newly appointed educational director for the U.S. Composting Council, living in Santa Cruz. Presentation

· Gary Liss maintains six list-servs that promote Zero Waste, plus his experiences as Mayor of Loomis (how recycling appears in a crowded agenda).
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· Kathie Eagles, Plastic Recycling Corporation of California. “Degradable Additives in Plastic Products: More Problems than Solutions.” Presentation

· 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. Presentation

· 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.
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· Jennifer Halpin of Merced County COG on Agricultural Recycling Resource Directory.
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· Garrett Fitzgerald, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Oakland. “Incorporating Waste Reduction and Recycling Interests into Energy and Climate Action Plan.”
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· Bob Hollis, Carnegie Partners, “Open Source, Web-based Tools for Recyclers.”
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· Saskia van Gendt, USEPA/R9 on their commissioned report, “Beyond Recycling” by Peter Anderson, Gary Liss, and Steve Sherman. Presentation

· Richard Gertman, Cascadia Consulting Group, “Progress on the Cool 2012 Campaign in Santa Clara County.” Presentation - Part 1
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· John Moore, Esq. presenting: Measure E of Solano County – Heading Up the Chain of courts. Philadelphia vs. New Jersey one more time.

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

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

· Saskia van Gendt, USEPA R9 staff. “The West Coast Forum on Climate and Materials.”
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· Hugo Mata, Director of Media and Bilingual Outreach, C2 Alternative Services, Santa Rosa, “There’s More to Spanish Outreach than Translating Your Brochure.” Presentation

· Richard Gertman, Cascadia Consulting Group, “Our Visual Presentation of Your Waste Characterization Study.” Presentation(1) Presentation(2)

· 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 May.
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· 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. Presentation

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

· Rebecca Ryals, Ph.D. candidate at UC Berkeley and assisting scientist on the Marin Carbon Project (www.marincarbonproject.org), on the effects of carbon applications to rangeland.
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· Nicole Tai, “Developing the Reuse Alliance.” Ms Tai is the Northern California Developer of the Deconstruction and Reuse Network. Presentation

-Arthur R. Boone, Program Coordinator; can be reached at arboone3@gmail.com