1999 23rd Annual CRRA Conference

June 6 - 9, 1999

Workshops

  

FREE 1999 CRRA CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

On Wednesday, June 9th, choose from a number of engaging, interesting and informative workshops.

 

1) Don't Miss The Spec Writer's Training Boat! (9:00 am - 3:00 pm)

Make greening the government easy by attending the free Specification Writers Workshop. Government agencies are required to update specs under Executive Order 13101. Learn how to revise construction, deconstruction, and demolition project specs from the professional architects that updated the specs for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories. Government facility designers, planners, specification writers, supply specialists, and environmental contacts should not miss this training. A "Facilities Master Specification" including references, environmental requirements, and product vendors will be provided to all participants. The Specification Writers Workshop is co-sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, General Services Administration, and Department of Energy.

2) Global Recycling Is In Your Hands (9:00 am - Noon)

The CRRA Global Recycling Council will give you all the tools you need to advocate for Zero Waste in your local community. Training will be provided on current activist campaigns (e.g. asking Coca Cola to keep their promise to use recycled content in their plastic bottles, working with Congress to end Welfare for Wasting, and stopping Lexmark's wastemaking "prebate" program), how to organize Zero Waste Committees in your community, where to get information on Zero Waste issues and model companies working to achieve Zero Waste. Help GRC turn around the recycling movement, and move on to Zero Waste as the challenge for the new millennium!

3) Innovative Financing Strategies for Recycling Businesses (9:00 am - Noon)

Sponsored by the National Recycling Coalition (NRC), this half day workshop will feature tools and resources developed through the NRC's National Recycling Financing Initiative to assist recycling market development officials and recycling entrepreneurs in obtaining financing for recycling businesses. The workshop will include information on innovative financing strategies for expanding recycling businesses and California Recycling Market Development Zones. Participants will learn about business plan development, capital formation strategies, joint venture partnerships and other strategies ad resources to assist them in developing and financing recycling businesses. The workshop will include panels of investors and recycling entrepreneurs discussing real world examples of how recycling businesses have been successfully financed.

4) Taking It To The Top Of The Hierarchy - Waste Prevention and Reuse (9:00 am - Noon)

The National Recycling Coalition's (NRC) Source Reduction and Reuse Workshop offers waste management officials, business representatives and others the opportunity to learn more about source reduction and reuse and the growing number of successful programs being implemented throughout the country. National and local source reduction and reuse experts will speak on topics including how to set source reduction and reuse goals; implement programs and strategies; measure and evaluate source reduction and reuse programs and activities; and form partnerships to promote source reduction and reuse initiatives.

5) Greening the Hospital Industry (9:00 am - 5:00 pm)

This all day workshop will provided specific information on implementing cost-effective and sustainable multi-waste stream healthcare waste management for people working in healthcare or anyone interested in working with healthcare facilities.

The workshop will include topics on waste prevention, reuse and recycling, non-incineration disposal technologies, toxics reduction, mercury, PVC and dioxin, case studies and a panel discussion on the importance of hiring a facility waste manager. Plus - video showings and networking with professionals "greening" the healthcare industry.

Speakers (as of 3/99):

HEALTHCARE WASTE WORKSHOP AGENDA - MORNING SESSIONS

 

7:30am - 8:00am Breakfast, Networking & Video Viewing

8:00am - 8:15am Workshop Overview

- Stephanie C. Davis

8:15am - 10:00am Healthcare Programs with National Impact

Moderator: TBA

8:15am - 8:45am - Introduction / Kathy Gerwig

8:45am - 9:15am - Introduction / Patricia S. Bartholomew

9:15am - 9:45am - Introduction / US EPA

9:45am - 10:00am - Questions and Answers

10:00am - 10:15am First Break& Video Viewing

10:15am - 12 noon Healthcare Programs with Regional Impact

Moderator: TBA

10:15am - 10:45am - Introduction / Patricia B. McClearn

10:45am - 11:15am - Introduction / Liisa Nenonen/Thomas Juring/Yvonne Bartfeld

11:15am - 11:45pm - Introduction/Jack S. McGurk

11:45am - 12 noon - Questions and Answers

12 noon - 12:45pm Panel Discussion: The Importance of Hiring A Waste Manager

- Introduction / Stephanie C. Davis

- Patricia B. McClearn

- Laura Brannen

- Kathy Gerwig

- Stephanie C. Davis

12:45pm - 1:30pm Lunch (Supplied)

HEALTHCARE WASTE WORKSHOP AGENDA - AFTERNOON SESSIONS

1:30pm - 3:15pm Replicable Case Studies:

Healthcare Waste Prevention, Reuse,

Recycling and Composting

Moderator: TBA

1:30pm - 2:00pm - Introduction / Darlene A. Powell

2:00pm - 2:30pm - Introduction / Laura Brannen

2:30pm - 3:00pm - Introduction / Thomas Outerbridge

3:00pm - 3:15pm - Questions and Answers

3:15pm - 4:00pm Waste Disposal Systems

3:15 pm - 3:45pm - Introduction / Stephanie C. Davis

3:45pm - 4:00pm - Questions and Answers

4:00pm - 4:15pm Second Break, Refreshments & Video Viewing

4:14pm - 6:00pm Replicable Case Studies:

Healthcare Hazardous Waste

Reduction and Elimination

Moderator: TBA

4:15pm - 4:45pm - Introduction / Lacey Friedman

4:45pm - 5:15pm - Introduction / Emily Moore

5:15pm - 5:45pm - Introduction / David S. Eppstein & Kevin McManus

5:45pm - 6:15pm - Questions and Answers

6:15pm - 6:30pm Closing Remarks

- Stephanie C. Davis