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Topic Dinners

This year at the 2008 CRRA Conference in Burlingame, CRRA will be providing Topic Dinners for its members. If you would like to meet with other CRRA members to discuss specific topics, this is your event! CRRA will make reservations at local restaurants within walking distance for 6pm on Tuesday, August 5. All food and drink costs will be at your own expense. Once you are signed up, you will meet in the lobby of the hotel by 6pm on Tuesday night 8/5. The leader of the topic will call to remind you of your reservation. This is a first come first serve activity so sign up as soon as possible. Please note that if you sign up for this event, you are expected to show up. There are only so many spots available. 

  • "Connecting the Dots: Roles that Recycling/Composting/Zero Waste play toward your Sustainability Goals to reduce Green House Gas Emissions (AB32)"
  • Green House Gases - How does AB32 impact me at the local level?
  • How to incorporate global warming concerns into our waste reduction work.
  • Organics out of landfill and back to the soil.
  • Composting - New technologies and Air Regulation Concerns
  • Sustainable food ware programs and ordinances.
  • Rural programs and related issues
  • College and University recycling
  • K-12 school programs
  • Zero Waste - How do I implement the concept locally?
  • Product Stewardship - What can we do to make it a reality?
  • Mandatory Recycling - the Pros & Cons.
  • Effective Public Education and Outreach

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR TOPIC DINNER


Plan to to kick-off this year's conference right...
Opening Reception
The Fandorin, Burlingame

Sunday, August 3, 2008
6:30 - 8:30 pm

Be sure to attend the welcome reception. There will be music, belly dancers and a fantastic opportunity to meet new people, touch-base with colleagues, and re-connect with old friends.

This year's reception will be at the Fandorin, conveniently located right across the street from the Hyatt. The Fandorin offers delicious food, refreshing beverages, a casual atmosphere and an incredible panoramic view of Coyote Point and the San Francisco Bay.

Sponsoring this fabulous social event is a group of four local companies: Bayside Environmental Services & Transfer (BEST), South San Francisco Scavenger Company, GreenWaste Recovery and Peninsula Sanitary Service.

Four Course® Compost Wine Tasting
SFO Airport Hyatt, Burlingame
Exhibit Hall Reception

Monday, August 4, 2008
5:00 - 7:00 pm

We invite you to stop by our wine tasting event to speak with our compost experts. Learn why more than 100 vineyards are using Norcal's Four Course® Compost, and how Norcal is turning kitchen scraps into finished compost that is rich in nitrogen, phosphate, potash and organic matter.

Enjoy wines from Inman Family Wines, Saintsbury, Clarbec and DenBeste Vineyards

Sponsored by Norcal Waste Systems, Inc.

Event Flyer (PDF)