1. D eveloping Z ero W aste P rograms: S upported from the T op to the B ottom L ine R ichard A nthony R ichard A nthony A ssociates Orange County Zero Waste Conference June 8, 2006  Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim CA

2. Z ero W aste Zero Waste (efficiency in operations) Create Jobs from Discards End Welfare for Wasting (level the playing field, tax reform)

3. R esponsibility Consumer Responsibility (what you buy ) Producer Responsibility (What you produce and how you produce it)

4. Z ero W aste M anagement Up Stream Clean Production Product Redesign Down Stream Composting Recycling

5. R euse, R ecycling and C omposting

6. R euse, Recycle, Compost

7. S etting U p Z ero W aste P rograms 1.Get top management on board 2.Examine the current system of discard management 3.Get everyone involved in making the plan 4.Let every one know what you are doing

8. 1. G et A pproval at the T op Get top management on board Economic savings Environmental Savings Customer loyalty Get a letter from the Company President

9. 2. E xamine the C urrent S ystem for D iscard M anagement Include an initial cost analysis and an ongoing monitoring program Identify barriers to overcome Examine clean production and product redesign Examine purchasing and vendor agreements Re-engineer System Design to maximize reduction and recovery without incineration and landfill Include Education and Staff Training in the plan Publish the plan and modify it regularly

10. 3. G et E veryone I nvolved in the P lanning and I mplementation All levels of employees are asked to identify wasting at all levels All levels are asked to contribute ideas for elimination of wasting processes or products All levels make commitments to make the new system work Vendors are asked to adopt similar standards

11. 4. L et E veryone K now W hat is H appening Media Staff meetings Newsletters E-mails Annual reports Subjects Successes and Savings What happens to the recyclables' Exemplary performances New ideas

12. G iven the G o A head Know what you have and what its worth Plan for zero waste Ask the employees to help you Let everybody know how they are doing Tell the world

13. T he E arth is N ot I nfinite ! Richard Anthony Associates www.RichardAnthonyAssociates.com RicAnthony@aol.com