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Trashed: Waste Management and Environmental Impact
June 19, 2002
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When it comes to trash, the rule of thumb for many of us is: "Out of sight, out of mind." Concerns about waste management rarely project beyond getting the trash can and recycling bins to the curb the evening before trash day.
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look behind the scenes of common practices in the garbage industry. We also sift through some positive developments in Canada where municipalities are reducing the amount of landfill disposals by heading closer and closer toward zero-waste.
Featuring:
Neil Tangri, field director for Essential Action; Tom Farrell, solid waste and recycling manager for the city of Berkeley, California;
Dave Grede, environmental health and safety compliance manager for the Vasco landfill in Livermore, California; Dave Williamson, operations manager for the Ecology Center; Wayne Arndt, superintendent of the Wet-Dry Recycling Program in Guelph, Ontario; Gina Jignac, national representative for the Canadian Union of Public Employees; Gordon Perks, spokesperson for the Toronto Environmental Alliance.
For more information:
GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
1405 McGee Ave
Berkeley, CA 94703
510-524-4000; fax: 510-524-4228; gaia@no-burn.org
www.no-burn.org
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, California 94702-2000
510-548-2220; fax: 510-548-2240; info@ecologycenter.org
www.ecologycenter.org
Wet-Dry Recycling
City of Guelph, City Hall
59 Carden Street
Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1H 3A1
519-767-0598