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Action Ideas:
Construction &
demolition—green building, design for reuse, deconstruction, aggregate
Education—contests,
school programs, manufacturing
Reuse—material
exchange, schematics on web (begin with state)
Bans—organics,
electronics
Product
re-design—boycott, purchasing choices, campaigns
Next Steps:
Define “Zero
Waste”
Expand choir
Develop common
vision for all
End era of garbage
Change equals
campaign finance reform
Make it an issue
Educate for
initiatives
Educate
neighborhood (neighborhood compost)
Start in own
neighborhood (senior housing complex)
Communicate to
Board of Supervisors—issue needs more attention, money, resources
Identify and
implement incentives
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Next Steps:
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Reach out to
Hispanic community (multi cultural)
Picture grams of
waste volume hauled, fuel waste, air/water pollution
Re-use industry
creates plenty of jobs (need examples)
Gleaners (MALT
potatoes)—make use of everything
Procurement—buy
recycled/used
Manufacturers
publish schematics/blueprints/repair specs
Producer
responsibility
Need
commercial/industrial (80%of waste stream) programs — emissions,
conservation, efficiency
Source separation
Paint company
campaign (state or national or international?)
Need expert
knowledge on resources and processes
See accomplishments
within 10 years
Idea Parking Lot:
Start at top with
manufacturing process
City specific
reporting
Take into account
full cost of hauling out of county
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