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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 14:03:28 EST
From: NCEGGER@aol.com
To: greenyes@ucsd.edu
Subject: [GreenYes]
recycling education
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Hello everyone -
I was hoping someone could be of assistance to me - I need some curriculum
materials/book suggestions for high school science education on recycling
-specifically the chemistry involved in processing plastic, paper, cans, glass
etc. Does anyone know where I might find such materials or information?
Thank you
Nicole Egger
American Indian Charter School
ncegger@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 14:56:01 EST
From: NCEGGER@aol.com
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Subject: [GreenYes]
fabric scraps
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Hello again all,
I was wondering if anyone could suggest where I might take discards of new
fabric from a clothing manufacturer. I know of SCRAP in San Francisco, but I
am not sure they will be able to take the amount of scraps available every
week. Any ideas?
Nicole Egger
American Indian Charter School
Nielsen Construction
ncegger@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 16:14:11 -0600
From: "Tara Blumer" <tarab@spnec.org>
To: greenyes@ucsd.edu
Subject: [GreenYes]
Event Waste Reduction/Recycling
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Hello! I am in the process of gathering information on waste reduction,
composting and recycling at special events like festivals, fairs,
conferences, athletic events, etc. Has anyone put together a "how to" guide
on this topic or is anyone willing to share information on their successes
or failures? All replies will be appreciated.
For anyone who is interested, the Saint Paul Neighborhood Energy Consortium
(NEC) in Minnesota is a major sponsor and organizer of the Saint Paul
Classic Bike Tour, which attracts 5,000 riders annually. In an effort to
reduce the amount of waste disposed of at this event, the NEC provides a
staffed trash/recycling area at each of the six rest stops along the bike
route. Riders sort their waste into recycling, compost or trash
receptacles. This is a great opportunity to educate participants about
waste reduction, composting and recycling by having them sort their waste
into the correct container. For the past two years, approximately 5% of the
waste was trash. The rest was composted or recycled. For more information
you can contact Tara Blumer (tarab@spnec.org) or Hatti Koth
(hattik@spnec.org) at the NEC.
Happy Holidays!
Tara Blumer
Multifamily Recycling Coordinator
Saint Paul Neighborhood Energy Consortium
475 North Cleveland Avenue, #100
Saint Paul, MN 55104
phone:(651) 644-7678
fax:(651) 649-3109
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tarab@spnec.org
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 22:13:25 -0800
From: Myra Nissen <myracycl@inreach.com>
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[Fwd: ECO-COMPASS, 12/14/98--Environmental Careers in the
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ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
As we approach the millennium, the prospects for career development
within the environmental field have never looked brighter. Between 1970
and 1993, the number of people employed within the environmental and
conservation sectors increased from 230,000 to nearly 2.5 million, and
annual expenditures for environmental protection within the U.S. rose from
$32 billion to $200 billion.
According to the Environmental Careers Organization (ECO), this dramatic
growth has been fueled by such drivers as:
New laws and regulations, which:
- create compliance responsibilities and government employment;
- result in the purchase and management of public land;
- require the distribution of grants and loans; and
- create an industry of advocates and analysts who monitor these laws
and educate the public.
Economics and the marketplace, which increasingly reward or create
incentives for business practices that protect the environment.
Environmental values, as evidenced by the increased popularity, budgetary
capacity, and membership of organizations related to conservation and the
environment, which received over $4 billion in charitable contributions in
1997.
Technology, which is altering the job market by eliminating the need for
certain types of jobs while creating new opportunities for those who are
skilled in both using and creating new technologies.
These trends and their implications for the job market are examined in
a new volume from ECO entitled The Complete Guide to Environmental
Careers in the 21st Century, a completely revised and updated edition of
what has become the standard reference on the subject. The book presents
information on career opportunities in such fields as education and
communications, energy management and conservation, fisheries and
wildlife management, forestry, and land and water conservation, among others.
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 00:41:38 -0500
From: "Bill Sheehan" <bill_sheehan@mindspring.com>
To: "GreenYes" <greenyes@earthsystems.org>
Subject: [GreenYes]
OECD Conference on Producer Responsibility
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[From Californians Against Waste - Recycling Advocate, December 14, ]
OECD Conference on Producer Responsibility
(Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development = an organization of
about two dozen 'developed' nations, including U.S.))
On Dec. 1-3, the USEPA hosted an international workshop on Producer
Responsibility. The workshop was part of the OECD's efforts to prepare a
guidance document to countries considering Extended Producer Responsibility
(EPR) policies.
The workshop was an excellent opportunity to get a broad understanding of
the EPR efforts going on throughout the world. The workshop covered a
range of approaches ranging from voluntary to mandatory and including both
financial (packaging fees) and programmatic (recovery rates) components.
Clearly, Europe has been the leader in this area. The European Union has
established standardized goals for packaging recovery, which providing
flexibility to nations to determine the favored mechanisms for meeting
those goals.
These efforts where driven in part by Germany adopting its Packaging
Ordinance which requires manufacturers to meet certain collection and
recovery requirements or face the requirement to have stores accept
packaging back in their stores. German industries created the Dualles
System which established a collection system entirely separate from the
municipal collection system funded through fees for use of the German Green
Dot. Despite some major problems during startup, the system has recovered
and is tremendously successful in recovering packaging.
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