Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases

• Understanding Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases for non-scientists
• What is local governments role in reducing greenhouse gases?                         .
• Carbon Trading and Offsets – What’s the real story?
• Factoring in Recycling and Source Reduction into Greenhouse Gas Calculations.
• Looking Upstream for Lifecycle Analysis.
• New Fuels and Carbon Reduction
• How to Use WARM
• Cool Cities Campaign and ICLEI
• “ABAG” Green Business Program
• Global Warming and Co2 Emission Reduction Programs

Colleges and Universities

• Nuts and Bolts of Creating a University Recycling Program
• Using Recyclemania to Increase Participation in University Recycling Programs.
• Creating Sustainability Initiatives at Universities

Conservation Corps

• What Do You Really Know About Them?  Recycling at-risk youth into environmental stewards.
• From recycling and diversion to greening and sustainability: What Can The Conservation Corps Do For You?
• How Do You Start a Local Conservation Corps?
• How to Use Local Corps Graduates to Staff Your Organization -- Addressing your quality and diversity staffing needs.

Economics

• What are the Economic Benefits of Waste Reduction & Recycling?
• How To Conduct A Rate Study
• Incentives to Get Your Hauler to Buy Into Zero Waste
• Case Studies on Diversion Program Costs and Effectiveness
• Methodologies and Examples of Refuse/Recycling Collection Fee

Environmental Purchasing and Product Stewardship

• Defining the Terms –Where Do We Start?
• Seeing Through the Smoke of Green Claims.
• Supply Chain Management:  Looking Upstream to Reduce Waste.
• The Precautionary Principals and Producer Responsibility
• Take it Back Partnerships with Retailers – Where are we now? 

Green Building

• Green Building As It Relates to Zero Waste/Recycling
• Tying Green Building to Green Purchasing
• Integrating Zero Waste Principals into Green Building
• Following the LEEDers and the Build It Green Checklists
• Deconstruction vs Recycling 

Organics – From Field to Table to Field

• Organics for Beginners
• The Organics and Greenhouse Gas Connection
• Food Waste Recycling - Issues and Actions
• The Environmental Impact of What We Eat
• The One Hundred Mile Buffet
• Food or Fuel – What is the Best Use of Our Resources?
• From Backyard Composting to Food Waste Collection – The Right Progression?
• Success in Green and Food Waste Programs
• Sustainable Landscaping
• The New Horizon - Digestion and Distillation of Organics
• Management of Green and Food Waste - Regulatory, Permit, and Zoning Issues

Outreach, Marketing and Education

• New Educational Outreach Programs for K-12
• The Psychology of Replacing Old Habits with More Effective Behaviors
• The Power of One – Outreach for the One Person Office
• Using MySpace and Facebook to Reach a New Generation
• Crafting Effective Messages
• Green Marketing Strategies

Plastics

• What Kind of Plastic is That?  An Update on a Changing Market
• Jumping on the Polystyrene “Ban” Wagon – Is this an Effective Strategy?
• Compostable versus Biodegradable versus Recyclable – Which One is Right For My Program?
• Biobags – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
• Plastic Rich Environments – Tapping into Hospital Recycling

Policy and Legislation

• Up And Coming Legislation
• Bottle Bills – Is It Time For A National Policy?
• Environmental Justice – When Does A Community Asset Become a Detriment?
• Disaster Planning
• How to Address Theft of Recyclables in your community

Programs, Programs and More Programs

• The Nuts and Bolts of Program Design and Evaluation
• Programs Without Resources – the Challenge of Small and Rural Cities
• Program Updates From the Trenches – Issues, Actions and Successes
  • Curbside Collection
  • Construction and Demolition
  • EcoParks
  • Hazardous and E-Wastes
  • Hotels
  • Illegal Dumping
  • Material Recovery Facilities and Processing
  • Multi-Family Best Management Practices
  • Reduce and Reuse Programs
  • Shopping Centers, Large Office Buildings with Several Tenants
  • Green Building

Challenges of Rural Areas and Small Cities

• So, You’re Not From a Large Organization – How to Run an Effective Program on a Shoestring
• Market Development Away From the Markets
• Rural Recycling Programs – Innovative and Best Practices
• Covering the Costs of Recycling in Low Income or Rural Areas  

Special Event Recycling

• Special Events and/or Large Venue Recycling
• Recycling Programs at Non-Sports Entertainment Venues (i.e. Nightclubs and Theaters)
• Greening of a Conference – Is It As Easy As It Looks?

Zero Waste

• Zero Waste For Beginners
• Zero Waste For Rural Communities
• How The Private Sector Is Moving To Zero Waste
• Zero Waste Communities Update
• Avoiding “Greenwashing”
• Putting Businesses on the Path to Zero Waste - Corporate Environmental Strategy
• Benchmarking on Sustainability Issues
• Internal and External Communications on Sustainability Topics
• Environmental and Sustainability Reporting
• Environmentally Responsible Business Success Stories

There will be no subsequent Call for Papers.

To initiate your participation, you are invited to fill out the on-line speaker submission form at this webpage click here.  You are also welcome to suggest a speaker for a particular subject, or even a subject that is not on the list, via this process.

CRRA is looking for audience participation and interaction with each speaker.  Speakers are asked to stay for the break following their session to further engage attendees.  Speakers are typically given 15 to 20 minutes for each presentation, including questions and responses.  On our panels, each panelist will be given 5 – 10 minutes to introduce a topic, then a discussion will be moderated amongst the other panelists and the audience for one hour.  For our roundtable format, roundtable leaders will be provided a one-hour format to lead discussions directly with the audience.

SUBMISSIONS DUE BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, 2008

Presenters will receive free conference admission for the day they speak and are responsible for paying all travel and lodging costs.