[GreenYes] [GAIA]Seminar: Towards "Zero Waste" goal in Buenos Aires City

[Gary Liss <gary@no.address>]

Apologies for Cross-Postings

>From: "Cecilia Allen" <ceciliaallen@no.address>
>To: <gaia-members@no.address>
>Cc: "Jack Macy" <Jack.Macy@no.address>, <jo@no.address>
>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:27:17 -0300
>
>If anybody turns out to be in Buenos Aires by May 12, your welcome to come!
>Cecilia
>
>Seminar: Towards "Zero Waste" goal in Buenos Aires City
>
>Friday May 12, 2006
>Salón Dorado, Buenos Aires City Council 
>Building. Perú 130, Buenos Aires City. 
>Participation is open and with no charge. For 
>more information and register: Tel: (54 11) 
>45518811, Fax: (54 11) 45520775, email: cecilia@no.address
>
>The paradigm of municipal solid waste management 
>is changing. The old model claimed that waste 
>was a burden that had to be either buried or 
>burnt. "Zero Waste" proposes an alternative 
>vision to stop managing "waste" and start 
>managing "resources" instead. "Zero Waste" 
>combines measures to reduce the quantity and 
>toxicity of the materials we discard, with 
>others aimed at using everything that is 
>discarded throught recovery and recycling. Even 
>though it is not possible to eliminate waste 
>overnight, "Zero Waste" marks the direction 
>towards sustainability in regards to Municipal 
>Solid Waste, incorporating objectives and tools 
>to move forward. The purpose of this seminar is 
>to know the current Zero Waste plans of 
>different cities in the world and the inputs 
>that different sectors can provide for the 
>development of the plan in Buenos Aires city and elsewhere in Argentina.
>
>9AM - 1PM: The Zero Waste proposal for Buenos 
>Aires city.  Some international experiences.
>
>Introduction:
>   a.. What is Zero Waste? - Juan Carlos 
> Villalonga, Director of Policies, Greenpeace Argentina.
>   b.. Zero Waste worldwide - Cecilia Allen, 
> Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA).
>   c.. The "Zero Waste" law in Buenos Aires City 
> - Juan Manuel Velasco, President of the 
> Commission of Ecology, Buenos Aires city council.
>
>Zero Waste as a policy for Municipal Solid Waste management
>
>The Zero Waste plan for Buenos Aires city - 
>Marcelo Vensentini, Minister of Environment, Buenos Aires city.
>   a.. The Zero Waste experience in San 
> Francisco city - Jack Macy, Commercial 
> Recycling Coordinator, Departament of the Environment, San Francisco city, USA.
>   b.. Zero Waste as a national goal in New 
> Zealand - Jo Knight, CEO, New Zealand  Zero Waste Trust.
>
>2:30PM - 6PM: Some actors and main components of 
>a Zero Waste plan. Opportunities and challenges for the city of Buenos Aires.
>   a.. Pannel: Participation of the Urban 
> Recoverers or wastepickers in a Zero Waste plan.
>   b.. Organic Waste Treatment.
>   c.. Management of Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (e- scrap)
>
>Organized by:
>
>Greenpeace
>GAIA
>Buenos Aires City Council
>--

Gary Liss
916-652-7850
Fax: 916-652-0485
www.garyliss.com 

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