Bonnie Betts – Northern California Recycling Association

Webinar: SB1383 Edible Food Recovery Data Management…

NCRA Zero Food Waste Committee presents: SB 1383 Edible Food Recovery Data Management and Program Improvement Zero Food Waste Forum Webinar Friday, September 6th, 1 to 2 pm.

Come learn how different jurisdictions collect, manage and track their SB1383 Edible Food Recovery program data to meet CalRecycle requirements and improve edible food recovery efforts. Bring your questions and share your experiences.

Bring your questions and share your experiences.

Panelists:

• Susan Miller-Davis, Joint Venture Silicon Valley

• Rachel Simpo, Leonardo Falcon, and Margaret Kashuba, City of Sacramento

• Marie Mourad, Zero Waste Consultant to San Francisco Department of the Environment

• Marshalle Graham, CalRecycle will also be in attendance (not presenting)

Urban Ore Reusable Business Model, 8/13

Tonight’s show will be a little different, as our regular ZWAC Show host, John Moore, is away this month.

We’re thrilled to welcome the bright and inquisitive Susan Kinsella, Executive Director of Recycling Archives, who will be stepping in to interview the owners of the renowned Berkeley salvage and reuse retail store, Urban Ore. Since its founding in 1980, Urban Ore has consistently diverted nearly 8,000 tons of landfill-bound material annually for reuse! This exemplary business truly values people, profit, and the planet.

Dr. Daniel Knapp and Mary Lou Van Deventer will discuss Urban Ore‘s operations and share stories from the past that have contributed to its success.

They will also explore how and why their model can be replicated across the U.S.

We hope you can join us tonight, or stay tuned for the recording to be published on our YouTube Channel in the following weeks.

The recording is found here 👉 […]

Atrium 916 Inspiring the next generation, 7/9

Do you love art? Are you passionate about building a circular economy?

Let’s talk about how these two worlds collide at our next ZWAC Show featuring Atrium 916 Founder & Executive Director Shira Lane! ⁠

Atrium 916 is a Creative Innovation Center for Sustainability, engineering solutions that build a kind, creative, and sustainable future for all beings.

The Atrium, through community-driven ideas, builds systems and provides support for the formulation of new mission-driven, eco-friendly products, and services that drive a sustainable creative circular economy.

The Recycling Archives reading with Executive Director, Susan Kinsella will share the Impact of Art on the History of Recycling.

ZWAC Show Program:

5:00 PM – Social Hour
5:30 PM – Interview with Shira Lane
6:00 PM – Recycling Archives Reading

The recording is found here 👉 […]

Global Producer Responsibility For Plastic Pollution, 5/24

A recent global study published in Science Advances revealed the world’s biggest known plastic polluters. Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and Danone came in at the top of a global audit of plastic waste.

We will talk with co-author Win Cowger, Research Director at the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research of Southern California. Join the conversation happening tomorrow! It helps our channel thrive if you hit the like button and share each video that you’ve watched. Please subscribe to our channel!

The recording is found here 👉 […]

What Happened to California SB 38 & AB 1454? 9/21

The agenda for the 9/14/21 ZWAC Show will be an interview with Jeff Donlevy of the Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling who will discuss “What happened in the Room. The rise and fall of bottle bills in the 2021 CA legislative season and what we can expect next year.”

The Recycling Archives will feature a reading from Gerry Gillespie who spearheaded in Australia the first government wide commitment to zero waste. Jeff’s interview will be the culmination of the 4 sessions ZWAC has held about the bottle bills this year.

Find the recording here 👉 […]