Category: ZWAC Show

Scavenging From Trash To Treasure, 7/22

Watch the Recording!

The ancestors of today’s recyclers were called scavengers. In this show the committee interviews Ricky Ramos, Senior Project Manager of the Downtown Streets Team of Oakland describing a grant program where DST will assist unhoused people to recover illegally dumped material. 

If there was a hall of fame for scavengers, a member must be Jay Weschler of Philadelphia who is featured by the Recycling Archives.

Contact NCRA to learn more about ZWAC and get involved https://ncrarecycles.org/about/contact/

What’s New in 2022 for the CA Bottle Bill, 6/22

Watch the Recording!

This month will feature Susan Collins, President of the Container Recycling Institute, and Jeff Donlevy of Ming’s Recycling. Together they will give updates happening in their world and speak on the updates for the CA Bottle Bill.

Updates to discuss:

  • The effort to include wine and spirits containers
  • CalRecycle announcement last week about more money for redemption centers
  • The political interplay and competition between a flawed EPR bill, SB 54, and a ballot initiative pushed by Recology

The Recycling Archives will present readings from one of the pioneers of resource recovery. This month, Susan Kinsella, director of the Recycling Archives, will revisit Chicago’s Ken Dunn, an early adopter of community buyback centers who has reported recent and disturbing disruptions to his business.

Contact NCRA to learn more about ZWAC and get involved https://ncrarecycles.org/about/contact/

Reuse Business Models For A Zero Waste World, 5/22

Watch the Recording!

Guests: Amy Golan

Recycling Pioneer: Gary Liss

A Zero Waste revolution will require a Zero Waste economy with sustainable businesses. In this episode of the ZWAC show, the members discuss retail reusable goods with Amy Golan of Planet Renu.

The Recycling Archives featured Gary Liss founder of an exhaustive list of Zero Waste organizations and a key figure in defining Zero Waste internationally. 

Contact NCRA to learn more about ZWAC and get involved https://ncrarecycles.org/about/contact/

Call to Action Right to Repair in CA, 4/22

Watch the Recording!

Guests: Jenn Engstrom and Elizabeth Chamberlain

Recycling Pioneer: Warren Snow

Right to Repair is a movement that seeks to empower consumers with the ability to fix products themselves. It stands in opposition to the prevailing ‘design-for-landfill’ zeitgeist that makes repairing your own technology next to impossible. The ZWAC delves into the past, present, and future of this movement in California and illustrates how essential it is to the success of recycling. 

The committee interviews Jenn Engstrom, State Director of CALPIRG, and Elizabeth Chamberlain, Director of Sustainability for iFixit to introduce us to fascinating perspectives on the Right to Repair. 

The Recycling Archives featured the person most responsible for the first country-wide commitment to Zero Waste, New Zealand’s Warren Snow.

Contact NCRA to learn more about ZWAC and get involved https://ncrarecycles.org/about/contact/

NCRA Superheroes Stories, 3/22

Watch the Recording!

In this episode, the committee highlights five of the most important stories in NCRA’s history, ahead of the upcoming in person Recycling Update (the first in over 3 years). The dramatic tales of courtroom battles, stopping landfill expansion, saving recycling itself. Joining in the telling of the stories were former NCRA Board members David Tam and Steve Lautze.

The Recycling Archives featured long time NCRA Board Member Kathy Evans of Community Conservation Centers and the Berkeley Ecology Center.

Contact NCRA to learn more about ZWAC and get involved https://ncrarecycles.org/about/contact/