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ISSP Workshop: Zero Waste Strategies (OCT 2011)

$450.00

Instructor:

Wayne Rifer

Event Date:

October 3, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm

SKU: wk_11_10_zw_rifer_2011

Mondays (3, 10, 17, AND 31)

Special Early Bird Discounts are available

through September 27, 2011

Anyone: $50 off

PLUS: ISSP members automatically receive $75 off

In the solid waste field, sustainability is often framed as zero waste. Sustainability is a powerful tool for improving business foresight and sustainability planning helps people foresee emerging threats and take advantage of new opportunities. You will survey how the whole waste issue has evolved and compare the major waste trends in the current system and what this means for your organization. Explore a new set of initiatives that can challenge your basic mental models of your thinking. >Discover the best strategies for sustainability, going forward. >Define waste challenges: waste-to-energy and when to recycle / when to landfill. >Gain an understanding of product stewardship.

Engage in four interactive webinar discussions oriented to stimulate creative thinking and solutions. Includes access to ISSP's The Learning Center.

Week 1: Zero Waste and Resource Conservation.

Survey of how the whole waste issue has evolved from traditional public works to a zero waste perspective. Defining waste as a value proposition, rather than a mass of material. What are the real costs involved with waste, not only to your organizations, but also to the environment and society?

Week 2: Product Stewardship

How should responsibility and cost be allocated? A look at product stewardship and Environmental Performance Review (EPR)

Week 3: Tools and Techniques

Environmental/sustainability management systems; Production input-output analysis; Product life-cycle-analysis and design for environment; Waste audits & waste management planning; Managing recyclable materials; Waste hauling; Using waste-to-energy for combustible residuals.

Week 4: Student Presentations

This is what ISSP Member Chris Lyon, Sustainability Manager with Carolina Container said of Wayne's October 2010 workshop:

"I really enjoyed the class! The Paper/Presentation was probably the best assignment I have had in all of the ISSP classes. It forced us to really dig deep into a waste topic. Wayne was very knowledgeable on the subject and made the class very interesting."

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