Author: Bonnie Betts

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.

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Deconstruction with The Reuse People of America, 3/24

We cannot get enough of deconstruction and reuse with construction and demolition. Our interview will be with Ted Reiff, Founder of Oakland based The Reuse People of America talking about what’s happening in the C&D world, including commercial deconstruction.

For the Recycling Archives, Susan Kinsella will share a reading of Carolyn Brooks, Graphic Artists & Zero Waste Advocate from Australia.

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Rescuing Designer Materials for Creative Reuse, 2/24

This month we will interview Tina Baumgartner and Kathy Bonte from Sunnyvale-based FabMo, a source of exquisite rescued designer materials from the landfill.

Every year FabMo rescues approximately 70 tons of discontinued designer samples such as fabric, wallpaper, tile, and carpet from trade shows and showrooms from across the Bay Area, such as the San Francisco Design Center. The materials are made available to the creative community for reuse.

We will find out about Fabmo’s market niche, supply sources, impact on Zero Waste, and more. Let’s talk about it!

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Zero Waste Burial Option: Human Composting, 12/23

Our featured interview is with Katrina Spade of Seattle’s Recompose who championed a new CA law to take effect in 2027 allowing the composting of human remains.

How Zero Wasters can repurpose themselves in the hereafter and still visit surviving relatives with Day of the Dead altars will be discussed. Please bring your questions. The Recycling Archives will present readings from recycling pioneers who have passed. 5 PM (Pacific Time).- Networking 5:30 PM – Show Begins with Recycling Archives Project Segment 5:55 PM – Featured Interview

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Zero Waste Education For The Next Generation, 10/23

Our Zero Waste Advocacy Committee Show is joined by two fantastic and enthusiastic educators teaching our next generation about Zero Waste!

We kick off the Show with the Recycling Archives Project featuring Laura Anthony, Founder of Zero Waste San Diego. Together we will listen as Susan Kinsella reads an exciting excerpt of Laura’s interview with Q&A after.

Our featured interview is with Jacqueline Elbing-Omania at Oxford Elementary in Berkeley and former RU speaker Ben Schleifer, Food Program Coordinator at CEH in Oakland. Like the 1970s Crosby, Stills, and Nash song “Teach Your Children Well”, we will hear about making today’s elementary school students into tomorrow’s Zero Waste advocates.

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