[GreenYes] Please forward to your lists: ZWIA meeting and International Zero Waste Dialog

[RicAnthony@no.address]

R'07 World  Congress
Recovery of Materials and Energy for Resource  Efficiency
September 3 - 5, 2007, Davos,  Switzerland



_WWW.ZWIA.ORG_ (http://www.zwia.org/) 



Zero Waste International  Alliance meeting and International Zero Waste 
Dialog 
September 2, 2007, 
10 am to 6 pm  
 
Davos Congress Center
Promenade 67, Jakobshorn Room, 
Wing B of the congress  center
CH-7270 Davos, Switzerland 
Davos,  Switzerland


The first Zero Waste International  Alliance (ZWIA) meeting was thought of in 
Penang, Malaysia and implemented in  Beaumaris Wales in 2003.   

The First International Dialog was held in San Francisco in 2004.   Preceding 
the Dialog there was a meeting of the Zero Waste International  Alliance.  
The event brought people together from every continent except  Antarctica and 
discussed the state of the art for the proper management of  discards.  

Today, Zero  waste is a theme of several of the R07 Workshops as well as in 
policy in  several Countries and many regions and Cities.  The Zero Waste  
International Alliance will host this meeting along with R07

The draft Agenda will include; 
    1.  ZWIA welcome 



and  introductions  Discussion on the contents of the agenda.  Zero Waste 
update - Progress reports from each continent (ID Communities that have adopted 
Zero Waste as a goal; businesses  that have achieved 90% diversion from 
landfills and incinerators; and policy  initiatives adopted to advance Zero Waste)  
Iidentification of key  zero waste  issues that need help from ZWIA to  resolve 
 Identification of barriers to success of zero waste  programs  Proposed 
global actions to remove barriers  Next Steps for ZWIA 
    *   Who will be next ZWIA coordinator?  
    *   What grants are available to fund ZWIA initiatives?  Who can help  
pursue those funds?  
    *   Setting up quarterly conference calls for ZWIA Planning Group  
    *   ZWIA annual reports to UK authorities  
    *   ZWIA adoption of Highest and Best Use policy  
    *   ZWIA listing of Zero Waste consultants



        Please RSVP
to _zwiaplan@no.address (mailto:zwiaplan@no.address)  of your 
intention to;  

1. Attend the meeting on September 2 in Davos,

2. Listen to the Web Cast,  
3. Follow on the Listserv,  
4. Be listed as a sponsor,  
5. Send notice of this meeting to your network  


6. Participate in a 1-hour ZWIA Planning Group conference  call at the end of 
this event (e.g., 8 PM Davos time) to adopt any  policies or take any actions 
discussed at this event.  


Join us at the R07 World  Congress: _http://www.r07.org_ 
(http://www.r07.org/)  








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