Zero Waste  A Policy, Path, Direction  A Target, Process, Way Of Thinking  Recognizes 71 Tons “Upstream” For Every Ton MSW  From Waste Management To Resource Management  Redesigning Products and Processes for Clean Production  New Vision For A New Century

Zero Waste is about:  Responsibility  Stewardship  Competence  Vision  Ingenuity  New Thinking  New Technologies  Planning Ahead  Smartness  Forward-thinking  Balanced Alternatives  Efficiency  Prudence  Caring

Definition of Zero Waste*  Zero Waste is a goal that is both pragmatic and visionary, to guide people to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are resources for others to use.  Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and NOT BURN OR BURY THEM.  Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that may be a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health. *

Reduce Reuse Recycle = Zero Waste

Urban Environmental Accords  From World Environment Day in SF 2005 (  100 Largest Cities Asked to Adopt  Zero Waste by 2040 is one of Accords Picture: Methane Earth Credit: GISS, NASAGISSNASA

Zero Waste Communities (www. ZWIA.org)  Canberra, Australia  NZ – Entire Country  Over 50% of NZ Cities  Buenos Aires, Argentina  Seattle, WA  Boulder County, CO  Summit County, CO  Central Vermont Waste Mgt.District  New York City (Citizens ZW Plan)  Halifax, Nova Scotia  Toronto, Ontario  Nelson, British Columbia (BC)  Regional Districts BC  Kootenay Boundary  Central Kootenay  Nelson  Cowichan Valley  Sunshine Coast  Smithers, BC  Nanaimo, BC

CA Zero Waste Communities  CIWMB Strategic Plan  San Luis Obispo County  Del Norte County  Burbank (informally)  San Bernardino County Zero Waste Communities (informally) SF Bay Area  San Francisco  Oakland  Santa Cruz County and all cities in Co.  Berkeley  Palo Alto  Sonoma County LTF

Zero Waste Businesses are Leading the Way ( >90% Waste Diversion)  Anheuser-Busch, Fairfield, CA  Apple Computer, Elk Grove, CA  Epson (OR)  Fetzer Vineyards  Frankie’s Bohemian Café, SF  Greens Restaurant, SF  Hewlett-Packard, Roseville, CA  Mad River Brewery  New Belgium Brewery, Fort Collins, CO  NUMMI, Fremont, CA  Pillsbury  Playa Vista, LA, CA  San Diego Wild Animal Park  Scoma’s Restaurant, SF  Vons-Safeway  Xerox Corp  Yost Printer, Monrovia, CA Source:

Panel 1: Laws, Orders, and Policies for Zero Waste  Gary Liss, Gary Liss & Associates, Moderator,  Evan C. Henry, Bank of America, “Incentives for Corporate Environmental Responsibility”  James Kaz Inouye, American Honda Motor Co Inc., “It Just Makes ‘Cents’ to Reduce Waste”  John Picard, E2 Environmental Enterprises, "Beyond Compliance: Preventing Risks and Reducing Liabilities through Zero Waste Programs"

Regulatory Compliance  Laws, Orders and Directives  International  National  State  Local and Regional  Pending Legislation and Future Legislative Trends

Beyond Compliance  Manage Risks and Decrease Liabilities  Avoid Penalties and Benefit from Incentives  Marketing Edge (“Green” Business)  Pressure from Shareholders  Level Playing Field (Voluntary Industry Standards)  World Class - Do the Right Thing

Program Results  Waste Produced at Business  More than 90% diverted from Landfills and incineration  Design out Waste; Pollution Prevention  Takebacks of Products/Packaging  Green Buildings for Facilities  Environmentally Preferable Purchasing  Incentives & Supply Chain Management  Triple Bottom Line – People, Planet, Profits