[greenyes] GRRN Workshop Oakland August 28

[RicAnthony@no.address]

    Zero Waste Action Workshop 
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building
1301 Clay Street, North Tower,
3rd Floor Auditorium
Oakland CA 

By GrassRoots Recycling Network
210 N. Bassett St 
Suite 200 
Madison WI 53703 

  August 28, 2004
  Zero Waste: Once an idealistic vision, then a realistic goal and now  a 
planning framework for communities and sustainable enterprise. 
This one-day event is a gathering of Zero Waste experts and advocates from 
across North America and around the globe. GRRN, as the U.S. affiliate of the 
Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA), is working to organize this nation to 
become an international leader in advancing Zero Waste policies, planning and 
practices. Attendees will be collaborating to move the ideas of Zero Waste 
into action. 
The agenda is built around three interrelated objectives: 
Articulate a shared vocabulary and commonly understood policy framework 
around Zero Waste; 
Provide a forum for networking to increase cohesion and facilitate on-going 
collaboration; 
Develop an action plan to further advance our framework in the realms of 
public policy and corporate practice. 
Who should attend? 
Long-time GRRN participants 
New recruits, including students and youth 
Community activists fighting landfills or incinerators and advocating the 
Zero Waste 
alternative 
Allies in GRRN campaigns 
Anyone interested in learning more about Zero Waste

If you are an advocate working for Zero Waste, curious, or even skeptical 
about this new movement, your participation will be essential.
Conference Agenda 
8:00 – Registration 
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome and Opening Remarks from Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown 
(invited) 
8:45 – 10:00 Plenary panel: Beyond Recycling 
Eric Lombardi, Eco-Cycle 
What is Zero Waste? 
Ann Leonard, Global Alliance for Incineration Alternatives 
Environmental health and the need for Zero Waste in the Global South 
Omar Frellia, Green Worker Cooperatives and Sustainable South Bronx 
Zero Waste, jobs, economic development and environmental justice 
10:00 – 10:15 Break 
10:15 – 11:45 Panel: Essential Elements of Zero Waste 
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Design for the Environment (DFE) 
End landfilling and incineration 
Jobs and community economic development 
End subsidies for wasting 
11:55—12:40 Lunch and presentation by Dr. Paul Connett (invited)
Dr. Connett is a Professor of Chemistry at St. Lawrence University in New 
York and is an international Zero Waste Advocate. In the last 15 years, Dr. 
Connett has visited approximately 70 countries to work against incineration and 
towards Zero Waste. 
12:50 – 1:50 Facilitated Group Discussion: Obstacles and Opportunities
An interactive, facilitated discussion for all attendees to discuss the 
concepts of Zero Waste and the opportunities and challenges to implementing Zero 
Waste in the US. 
2:00 – 3:00 Zero Waste In Action: Breakout Sessions (Across the street in 
City Hall) 
Zero Waste Community plans and programs 
Zero Waste Businesses 
EPR in practice 
Resource Recovery parks 
3:10 - 4:30 Breakout Sessions: Moving to Action 
Planning groups will meet to discuss the four primary focus issues for GRRN 
and the US Zero Waste movement. 
Zero Waste Community Network 
Plastics Campaign 
No New Landfills Campaign 
No New Incineration, Pyrolysis or Gasification 
4:45 – 5:15 Closing Remarks 

Aveda Corporation [offsite] 
Eco-Cycle, Inc. [offsite] 
Green Business Network [offsite] 
Alameda County Recycling Board [offsite] 
City of Oakland [offsite] 


REGISTER TODAY! SPACE IS LIMITED! [top]
Registration Price: $95 
Scholarship Rate: $35 
If you are in need of a discounted rate, please include a brief note with 
your online registration providing an explanation of your need for a discount. 
All conference proceeds go towards supporting the mission and future of GRRN. 
HOW TO REGISTER 
Go here. 
E-mail your name, organization name, mailing address, phone number, number of 
people registering and names to registration@no.address and we’ll send you an 
invoice. 
Download [pdf] the conference brochure.