[Scpg] Zero Waste San Diego Conference

Tue Feb 9 10:01:36 PST 2010

Greetings,
This is an upcoming conference for businesses, agency personnel and organizations, schools and educators and others to become more aware of zero waste practices to save money and the planet. These ethical practices will also lower costs, reduce waste, improve their social responsibility image. I volunteer with the non-profit group, Earth Resources Foundation, as a science advisor and we are presenting and promoting this event. I am trying to do some e-promotion. See below for details. Open conference flyer attachment also. Please forward. See you there.
Toward Even More Sustainability,
Dennis Pilien
(562) 215-2113 cell

San Diego Zero Waste Business Conference Feb 24th

"Zero In onZero Waste" Business Conference
San Diego - February 24, 2010  
Marina Village Conference Center
www.earthresource.org  

More speakers just added! 

In today's economy, when customers and employees are asking "How green are you?", you can't afford to miss this unique opportunity to learn how companies like Toyota, Hewlett-Packard, and Hilton, as well as the Del Mar Fairgrounds have been making zero waste a reality - and reaping the profits from those efforts!

At this Conference, you will learn how to: 
	* Reduce your waste management costs 
	* Save on consumption of energy and materials 
	* Lower distribution costs 
	* Improve your image among regulators, customers and the public 
	* Establish a framework for continual environmental performance improvement 
Join more than 200 of your peers for the San Diego Zero Waste Business Conference on February 24, 2010, at the beautiful Marina Village Conference Center in San Diego, California.

You will walk away with the tools you need to start an effective and profitable Zero Waste program immediately!

Save $50! Register by February 5th.
Register here: http://www.earthresource.org/zerowaste/SD2010/sdzwcreview.html

View conference program here: http://www.earthresource.org/zerowaste/SD2010/zerowastespeaker.html

Keynote Speaker: Ryan McMullan, Toyota

Imagine your company diverting 90% of its waste from landfill, incineration and the environment? Toyota Motor Sales did it, and they have already saved literally millions of dollars! Ryan McMullan, Environmental Resource Specialist at Toyota will explain how.
Keynote Speaker: Capt. Charles Moore, Algalita Marine Research Foundation
Charles Moore, founder of Algalita Marine Research Foundation and the man who discovered the Pacific Garbage Patch, will discuss his research and highlight the importance of creating Zero Waste companies in relation to the plastic pollution that is increasingly choking our oceans. www.algalita.org
Sue Beets, SBM Site Services
As Corporate Sustainability Manager for SBM Site Services, LLC, Sue Beets has designed and implemented large and complex recycle programs for several Fortune 500 companies including Hewlett-Packard. With more than 17 years of solid waste management experience, Beets has overseen the recycling of more than 212 million pounds of material. 

Jo Licata, San Francisco Hilton
As Community Projects Manager for the San Francisco Hilton, Jo Licata founded the San Francisco Hotel/Non-profit Collaborative whose goal is to take usable discards from the waste stream of hospitality organizations and divert them into a steady stream of in-kind support for non-profit agencies.  

Much more!
Other presenters will describe details of Zero Waste programs at large event venues and office/administrative facilities and discuss the regulatory environment relative to commercial solid waste.  

Don't miss this unparalleled opportunity to learn from the experts! Register today and take advantage of savings with early bird registration discounts. Register here: http://www.earthresource.org/zerowaste/SD2010/sdzwcreview.html

The San Diego Zero Waste Business Conference is co-hosted by Zero Waste San Diego and Earth Resource Foundation, two non-profit organizations whose collective mission is to empower businesses and the public with the tools needed to make environmentally sustainable choices and changes where people live, work and play.

Many thanks to our supporting sponsors:
Silver level:
- EDCO
- Waste Management 
- San Diego Earthworks
- ERA Communications

Bronze level:
- Allied Waste
- Sunset Waste Systems

Sponsorship Opportunities  
The Conference will also feature exhibits by some of the San Diego area's leaders in waste reduction products and services. A limited number of exhibit spaces are still available. This rare opportunity allows you to showcase your company's commitment to sustainability and the community as well. For information, please click here: http://www.earthresource.org/zerowaste/SD2010/zerowastesponsor.html

Friends of Zero Waste
- City of Chula Vista
- Solana Center
- San Diego County

For information, please visit www.earthresource.orgor contact Dix Henneke, Conference Director at (949) 645-5163 or dix.henneke at earthresource.org

Help Haiti and save money at the same time
Looking for an excuse to go green - now is the time.  By doing these 3 simple things you can save money, give to the much needed efforts in Haiti , be healthier and help the environment.  Most organizations are asking for $10 to help Haiti and the actions below will save you more than $10.
1)  Avoid buying bottle water - the average family spends over $2000 a year on bottled water
2) Walk, mass transit or carpool:  at $3 a gallon you can save a lot by planning your trips and walking whenever you can
3) Eat more greens:  Veggies are always cheaper than meat especially if you shop at a farmers market.  Plus we can all probably shed a few holiday pounds.

ERF is supporting Doctors Without Borders: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=86019&id=18575-5224626-jH76Kex&t=1  

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