Zero Waste Community Planning Workshop - FREE

How does your community measure up when it comes to Zero Waste? What room is there for improvement? Come learn from several of the nation’s foremost authorities about Zero Waste implementation in this free workshop. Topics will include: Global Zero Waste Community Principles and how they apply to individual communities, development of Zero Waste Strategic Plans and overcoming implementation challenges.

By attending this session, participants will learn:Four keys to Zero Waste from GrassRoots Recycling Network (GRRN)Fourteen Global Zero Waste Community Principles and their overarching goalsWhat policies, programs and facilities are being adopted to get to Zero WasteWhat are Resource Recovery Parks and key design featuresWhat are new rules for landfills that need to be adoptedDifferent ways the public and employees have been engaged in planning for ZeroWasteHow to fund implementation of Zero Waste for communities

Zero Waste Community Planning WorkshopTuesday, Feb. 7, 2012; 8 a.m. to NoonLocation: Austin City Hall, 301 West 2nd St., Council Chambers (Room 1001)Cost: Free!

Who should attend this course? Elected officials, staff from planning organizations, government agency staff, etc.

InstructorsGary Liss: With over 37 years of experience in the solid waste and recycling field, Gary Liss is a pioneer in the Zero Waste initiative. He has worked in numerous capacities as an educator and advocate of Zero Waste helping to develop Zero Waste plans at a significant amount of communities throughout the United States. He is a founder of the California Sustainable Business Council, the Recycling Organizations of North America (RONA), the GrassRoots Recycling Network and the Zero Waste Brain Trust.

Richard Anthony: An internationally recognized and published expert in the area of Resource Management using the Zero Waste Systems approach, Richard Anthony has participated in developing zero waste plans since 1998. He is a founder and member of the Board of Directors of the California Resource Recovery Association, the Grassroots Recycling Network and the Zero Waste International Alliance.

Ruth Abbe: The vice president and senior management consultant with HDR, Inc., Ruth has more than 20 years of experience in facility and collection procurement, contract negotiation, program planning, and financial analysis. She is HDR’s national practice leader in Zero Waste planning and leads the sustainability services group which focuses on Zero Waste planning, toxics reduction, long term energy management and energy efficiency, renewable energy, green house gas accounting, water conservation, green building and sustainable urban planning.

Host(s):  Austin Resource RecoveryWeblink:  http://zerowastecommunity.eventbrite.com/