Don't miss a chance to take a workshop with Gary Liss,
one of the top Zero Waste Trainers in the country. This is a
wonderful training to have on your resume, the way of the future for all
businesses and institutions.
For those receiving this email, a special offer for the workshop of
$30, instead of the full price of $50 if you reply to this email
to reserve a space by Wednesday, May 1. (if you choose to get the
certification by GRRN, there is an extra $15 fee, payable to
GRNN)
This is an incredible opportunity, this same workshop in other
communities has cost up to $250. Gary Liss has also gone through
extensive training with Gunter Pauli (Blue Economy) in Zero Emissions
Research & Initiatives, and is a Certified ZERI System Designer.
This workshop is a part of the Sustainable Tourism
for the 21st Century 2 day event on May 3 & 4th.
Sponsored by
SBCC Center for Sustainability
http://sustainability.sbcc.edu/
Event Co-sponsors: The Canary Hotel, SB
Independent, Community Environmental Council (CEC),
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, & The Sustainability
Project
A World Without Waste...
What is Zero Waste? How is it different than
Recycling?
Garbage is not inevitable. It is the result of bad design. It can
be designed out of the system. Join us to learn what Zero Waste is
and who is pursuing it!
As a part of the Sustainable Tourism two day event, Gary Liss,
President of the U.S.Zero Waste Business Council, will conduct a Zero
Waste Workshop on Saturday, May 4, from 9-4:30pm. Cost of
the workshop is $50. GRRN Certification offered, for those
attending the Saturday training and successfully completing an optional
exam, GrassRoots Recycling Network
(www.GRRN.org) will
offer a Certificate of Completion, for an additional fee of $15.
Workshop Details:
The training will introduce the concept of Zero
Waste, who is pursuing it and why it matters. Highlighted will be
how Zero Waste saves money, invests local resources in jobs and the
economy, and contributes significantly to reducing greenhouse gases. Zero
Waste is the single most effective way for local governments to address
climate change and is one of the quickest and easiest things that
businesses can do to control their bottom line. Mr. Liss will
highlight new recognition and certification programs for Zero Waste and
Sustainable Resource Management to recognize businesses and professionals
leading the way to Zero Waste.
Gary LIss has done trainings for community colleges, businesses and
cities around the country. He is the current President of the U.S.
Zero Waste Business Council (USZWBC), which recently launched the first
Zero Waste business certification program in the country, developing a
third party certification system for businesses that meet the Zero Waste
Principles of the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA). The
goal of businesses participating in the Zero Waste Certification program
is to divert all end-use material from the landfill, incineration and the
environment, while achieving a minimum of 90 percent diversion based on
the standards set by the Zero Waste International Alliance
(ZWIA).
Participants will review sample Zero Waste plans and will discuss
different approaches communities & businesses have taken to
developing Zero Waste Plans.
If time permits, a class project will involve the participants by
organizing them into teams that will tackle a real world example of how
to get to Zero Waste. Participants will identify opportunities to develop
Zero Waste Plans at their business, community or other situation. The
teams will choose topics to focus on and develop a Zero Waste Plan for
that situation based on the principles learned in class.
The event takes place at the Fe Bland Auditorium/BC Forum on the Santa
Barbara City College West Campus, 800 Block of Cliff Drive, Santa
Barbara, CA, 93109.Parking is free on the West Campus on
weekends.
Gary Liss has over 38 years of experience in the solid waste
and recycling field. Mr. Liss is the President of
Gary Liss & Associates.
Mr. Liss is a leading advocate of Zero Waste and has helped more
communities develop Zero Waste plans than anyone else in the U.S.,
including: Los Angeles and
Oakland, CA;
Austin (TX);
Telluride (CO); and the
Big Island of Hawaii.
Mr. Liss was also Solid Waste Program Manager for the City of San
Jose, Resource Recovery Director for the U.S. Conference of
Mayors and Assistant Administrator for Alternate Technology for the
New Jersey Department of Energy. Since 2008 he has served on the
Town Council in his hometown of Loomis, CA and was Mayor in 2010.
He has a Masters in Public Administration from Rutgers University and
Bachelor in Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering
major) from Tufts University.
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Margie Bushman
Program Coordinator, SBCC Center for Sustainability
http://sustainability.sbcc.edu/ P
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