[GreenYes] Urgent: Please stop Canberra from abandoning "No Waste by 2010" Plan

[Gary Liss <gary@no.address>]

Apologies for Cross-Postings

Please send similar emails to the media around 
Canberra that are listed below ASAP.  See details 
from Gerry Gillespie below as well. Please send to:

         ccnews@no.address, 
act.news@no.address, cannews@no.address,
         snswnews@no.address, act.news@no.address, news@no.address,
         steve.pratt@no.address, pratt@no.address

Please cc: me as well.  Thanks!

Gary Liss

>Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:30:43 -0700
>To: ccnews@no.address, act.news@no.address, cannews@no.address,
>         snswnews@no.address, act.news@no.address, news@no.address,
>         steve.pratt@no.address, pratt@no.address
>From: Gary Liss <gary@no.address>
>Subject: Urgent: Please stop Canberra from abandoning "No Waste by
>   2010" Plan
>Cc: Gary Liss <gary@no.address>, zwiaplan@no.address (ZWIA Planning Group)
>
>We need your help.
>
>We have been advised by our Zero Waste network 
>that Canberra is abandoning its "No Waste by 
>2010" plan.  Your leadership is desperately 
>needed to help stop greenhouse gas emissions 
>from landfills (landfills are one of the largest 
>single sources of greenhouse gases, particularly 
>methane, which is 23x more potent in trapping 
>heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide).
>
>The world was awakened in the mid-1990s from the 
>stupor of its wastefulness by the clarion call 
>from Canberra - the first Zero Waste Community 
>Plan in the world.  That single action has 
>stimulated a world-wide network of governments, 
>businesses (including 2800 in Japan alone)
>and activists promoting Zero Waste, as you can 
>see from the following websites:
>    * Zero Waste International Alliance: www.zwia.org
>    * United Nations Environmental Accords (1 of 
> which is Zero Waste by 2040 worldwide): 
> http://www.wed2005.org/3.0.php?PHPSESSID=7d73899326d54dd704c4ece96f92f64b
>    * Communities Around the World that Have 
> Adopted Zero Waste: http://www.zwia.org/zwc.html
>    * GrassRoots Recycling Network (US): www.grrn.org
>    * State of California: http://www.zerowaste.ca.gov/
>    * Zero Waste Businesses: 
> http://www.grrn.org/zerowaste/business/profiles.php 
> and http://www.earthresource.org/zerowaste.html
>    * Fortune magazine article on Zero Waste: 
> http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/19/8402369/index.htm 
>
>    * Californians Against Waste Zero Waste 
> page: http://www.cawrecycles.org/issues/zero_waste
>Please highlight how the current direction is 
>misguided.  There are many ways to raise money - 
>committing to waste more and hurt the planet should not be supported.
>
>Gary Liss
>Zero Waste Consultant
>Member, Zero Waste International Alliance Planning Group
>Loomis, CA
>916-652-7850
>www.garyliss.com
>
>>Subject: [zwiaplan] Revolve shut down
>>Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:28:45 +1100
>>From: "Gillespie Gerry" <Gerry.Gillespie@no.address>
>>To: "Zero Waste International Planners" <zwiaplan@no.address>
>>Cc: <dr.ore@no.address>, <tmacdonald@no.address>, 
>>"Sheryl Stivens" <sherylstivens@no.address>, 
>><crnmail@no.address>, 
>><gaia@no.address>, <didier.toque@no.address>, 
>><sustainz@no.address>, <jerry.leonard@no.address>, 
>><jm014a5613@no.address>, 
>><marga@no.address>, 
>><marianne.walther@no.address>, 
>><biognosis@no.address>, 
>><paulbrown@no.address>, 
>><ray@no.address>, 
>><rex@no.address>, 
>><postmaster@no.address>, 
>><robinmurray@no.address>, <annie@no.address>
>>
>>Dear Zero Wasters around the world,
>>
>>We need your help urgently!!!
>>
>>As some of you will know I am on the board of an organisation called Revolve.
>>
>>Revolve is a non-for-profit charity 
>>organisation which takes a range of materials 
>>from the waste stream in Australia?s National 
>>Capital and sells them back to the public to create jobs.
>>
>>It has operated on the main Landfill in 
>>Canberra, Australia for the past 19 years. It 
>>was created in 1988 for the sole purpose of 
>>creating jobs in the local community.
>>
>>Toward the end of last year Revolve was forced 
>>to tender to keep its work going in the local 
>>community and to stay on the Mugga landfill. In 
>>its tender proposal, Revolve offered to 
>>dramatically increase the recycling operations on the site.
>>
>>We have now been informed after five months of 
>>delays that the tender has been awarded to a 
>>commercial operator from outside the community.
>>
>>The government claims the contract is of no 
>>value to them but Revolve currently employs 16 
>>full time staff, whose wages go to the 
>>community, it saves around 7000 tons of waste 
>>from landfill every year and contributes goods, 
>>services and money to other community groups to support their efforts.
>>
>>Revolve is a symbol of recycling in Canberra. 
>>During the tender process we collected more 
>>than 6000 signatures on a petition in support 
>>of Revolve. More than 200 letters of complaint 
>>about the tender process have been sent to the Minister, without response.
>>
>>The Canberra Government is backing away from 
>>its ?No Waste by 2010? strategy ? since a new 
>>manager took over and Graham Mannall no longer 
>>round policy, the ?2010? target has disappeared 
>>from all of its signs and stationery.
>>
>>The government has become greedy for money and 
>>sees the $9.6 million they make form landfill 
>>as more important that jobs in the local community.
>>
>>How can you help?
>>
>>We need comments from you and your organisation 
>>saying how upset you are to hear of the loss of Revolve to the community.
>>
>>If you have visited the site we would ask that 
>>you make your comments more personal.
>>
>>I appreciate that you are all very busy but 
>>this is a very desperate situation we are 
>>facing ? myself and a very tearful manager had 
>>to inform our employees yesterday afternoon 
>>that we could no longer guarantee their jobs.
>>
>>Please make your comments as elaborate as you 
>>may wish, but I need them urgently.
>>
>>We will start a media blitz on Sunday afternoon 
>>? I would appreciate from you:
>>    * Your comment on the loss of the contract
>>    * Your name
>>    * Your organisations name
>
>Your input will be treated with the greatest respect.
>
>Thanks to you all.
>
>
>Gerry Gillespie
>
>
>Gary Liss
>916-652-7850
>Fax: 916-652-0485
>www.garyliss.com

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