Using Your Assets Wisely - the Challenge for Rural and Small Cities - Regency Ballroom A
Okay, so you are not a large city or district with lots of staff. How can you make programs work with limited resources? Learn how to make the most of the resources you have and create programs would even make the big city proud. In this session, you will hear how a rural jurisdiction established a brand new compost and recycling program, the challenges of enforcing C&D ordinance and realizing a significant diversion rate with minimum staff, and how small jurisdictions can assess their carbon footprint, consolidate environmental programs and fund energy efficiency efforts devoted to making a big change.

• Recycling for the Future of Our Community - The View From Paradise, Jennifer Arbuckle, Northern Recycling and Waste Services
• Partnerships- making the most of your small budget and limited staffing, Julie Haas-Wajdowicz, City of Antioch
• Moving Small Cities Toward GHG Reductions, Garth Schultz, City of El Cerrito
• Moderator: Tracey Harper, Nevada County

Medical Waste, Sharps and Pharmaceuticals Management - Regency Ballroom B
Are you ready for some sharp ideas? Starting September 1, 2008, California residents will no longer be able to dispose of needles or sharps in their refuse carts or the landfill. Learn what other professionals are doing to keep pharmaceuticals out of the landfills and from contaminating our water. Get a grip on how to successfully implement a mandatory Sharps take back program in your city. Attendees will learn educational outreach efforts that will maximize your impact on the public.

• CIWMB Sharps Program, James Cropper, CIWMB
• Medical Waste Programs in Vacaville, Kari Holmes, City of Vacaville
• Implementing a Mandatory Sharps Take Back Program, Patti Toews, SLO County IWMA
• Moderator: Charles Tenborg, Eco Solutions

Cool Programs for Cities and Counties - Regency Ballroom C
Climate change requires solutions at every level. Cool Cities and Counties are looking at action at local levels that showcase options for others to model. This session provides several examples of programs that encourage smart energy solutions to save money and help build a cleaner, safer future.

• Regional solutions for global issues; Pacifica's Biodiesel Project, Nancy Hall, The Livability Project
• Cool Counties: a Shot in the Arm for Greening, Mary Bell Austin, County of San Mateo
• Cool Counties: Alameda County Tackles Climate Change at the Local Level, Ryan Bell, Alameda County General Services Agency
• Moderator: Tracie Bills, Environmental Planning Consultants

Special Event Recycling — Large Venue and Special Events - Harbour Room A
Large venues and special events can have a significant impact on local government disposal rates. Learn how several jurisdictions use innovative strategies and partnerships involving venue operators, government, local conservation corps, and haulers to maximize their score. Are you in the game?

• Greening Special Events - San Jose's Signature Approach, Christine Wolter, City of San Jose
• Special Event/Large Venue Recycling, Debra Kustic, CIWMB
• Working with Event Planners and Producers, Alexa Kielty, SF Department of the Environment & Janice Sitton, GoodGreenGraces
• Moderator: Roberta Miller, StopWaste.Org

Grab Bag for Programs - Harbour Room B
Conference sessions are built around a unifying theme for all participating speakers. Sometimes not enough submittals come in to make a full session, yet, there are subjects that we feel just can't be left out. That's why we created the "Grab Bag." Here are three diverse subjects that will provide a wonderful variety of program themes.

• Apartment Recycling in San Jose is Closing in on 75%, Jeff Anderson, City of San Jose
• Plastic Rich Environments-Tapping into hospital recycling, Melissa Vargas, CIWMB
• Conservation Corps, leveraging services for both the environment and the community, Donna Thurmon, City of San Jose
• Moderator: David Krueger, City of San Ramon

Making Programs Work in Rural Areas and Small Cities - Regency Ballroom A
Successful diversion programs can only work when you are located close to the markets — right? Maybe not! This session will examine how two rural counties have approached material recovery. Del Norte County closed its landfill in 2005 and replaced it with a materials recovery facility that could possibly reach zero waste when fully built. Nevada County established a Construction and Demolition Facility that has moved the county towards a 60% diversion rate. Come and hear insights on how design and management elements reward customers who source separate — no matter how far from traditional markets.

• Del Norte County's Resource Recovery Park and Transfer Station, Daniel Knapp, Ph.D., Urban Ore, Inc. & Tedd Ward, Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority & Kevin Hendrick, Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority
• Nevada County C & D Facility, Tracey Harper, Nevada County
• Moderator: Julie Haas-Wajdowicz, City of Antioch

Universal Waste Management — Product Stewardship Options - Regency Ballroom B
Are you looking for a way to handle your u-waste? Universal waste is low-hazard waste, such as batteries, fluorescent tubes, electronic devices and goods containing small amounts of mercury, generated by residents and small businesses, as opposed to highly-toxic material generated by industry. The speakers will offer solutions in handling these materials, both through product stewardship and effective collection programs.

• Take it Back! Getting Retailers to take Batteries and Bulbs, Krista Miller, Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill Management Agency
• Operating a battery and CFL Take Back Program, Charles Tenborg, Eco Solutions
• A recipe for electronics Recycling Success, John Shegerian, Electronic Recyclers International
• Moderator: Bill Worrell, SLO County IWMA

Working Together Toward Zero - Grassroot Outreach Efforts/Coalitions With National Impact - Regency Ballroom C
In Carbonopoly, whatever card you select, collaboration is the key. To pass Go and to collect a functional future, coalitions, grassroots efforts and the new media — social networking websites like YouTube, Myspace, Facebook, YouTube as well as email and even cell phones, are some of the best ways to implement change in your community.

• Sierra Club National Zero Waste Committee, Ann Schneider,
• Clorox/Britta - Take Back The Filter, Beth Terry, Take Back the Filter.org
• Zero Waste, the "New Media" and The Success Of The Story Of Stuff, Portia Sinnott, LITE Initiatives/Waste Reduction Project
• Zero Waste Los Angeles, Reina Pereira, City of Los Angeles
• Moderator: Stephanie Barger, Earth Resource Foundation

Commercial Recycling Opportunities - Harbour Room A
Commercial recycling programs continue to provide large diversion potential. This session will focus on how to turn that potential into tonnage. Whether you provide collection services, monitor diversion efforts, or provide businesses with tangible reasons to recycle, this is the session for you! Providing Green Business Programs or establishing how small businesses can reduce their carbon footprint can really offer ways to improve commercial recycling efforts.

• Keys to a Successful Commercial Recycling Program, Peter Cron, SLO County IWMA / Glass Packaging Institute
• Measuring GHG Reductions from Small Businesses, Sushma D. Bhatia, San Francisco Dept. of Environment
• San Jose's Commercial Solid Waste System: Re-envisioned for Zero Waste, Michael Foster, City of San Jose
• Moderator: Kristina Gallegos, City of San Jose

Colleges and Universities Recycling and Sustainability - Harbour Room B
Are you ready to go back to college? Is your local college involved in RecycleMania? Learn something new as we visit college campuses by highlighting successful programs, demonstrating unique challenges and even more unique solutions. In this session, you can learn about programs that reuse surplus items, opportunities for technical assistance to reduce your facility's carbon footprint, and promoting friendly recycling and waste diversion competition among college and university nationwide.

• Advance Token to the Nearest College Campus: Working with Community Colleges and CSU Campuses to Reduce their Carbon Footprints through Successful Waste Diversion Programs, Joe Rasmussen, California Integrated Waste Management Board
• Campus Surplus Property for Charitable Reuse assists Sustainability Efforts, Mark Berry, Institution Recycling Network
• RecycleMania - How it Can Help You Promote Waste Reduction and Recycling On Your Campus. Julie Muir, PSSI/Stanford Recycling
• Moderator: Lin King, University of California Davis

CRRA Certification Class* - Clean Business - Michael Huls - Harbour Room A
*(separate fee applies)

This advanced course is intended to provide participants with an advanced understanding of Clean Production principles including the triple bottom line.  As a vital component of zero waste, clean production represents best practices utilized by a growing number of businesses to avoid wasting and achive local, state, and federal legal requirements including international ISO 14001 environmental standards.  Many companies in California have adopted these clean production principles, and are making money while protecting the environment. 

View full Clean Business course description.

Separate fee applies, as follows:

Certification Classes only:
Member: $85 + $15 for certification c.e.u.'s
Non-member: $100 + $15 for certification c.e.u.'s

Certification Classes added to full conference registration:
Member: $60 + $15 for certification c.e.u.'s
Non-member: $75 + $15 for certification c.e.u.'s