WASTE PREVENTION FORUM ARCHIVE   BACK TO ARCHIVE INDEX

05 Apr 99 - reuse workshop; cups; disposable swimpants ** WASTE PREVENTION FORUM ** -- A project of the National Waste Prevention Coalition -------------------- Excerpted from a press release and e-mail from Julie Rhodes, Reuse Development Organization, Indianapolis, IN: REUSE WORKSHOP SCHEDULED On May 12, 1999, an all-day intensive training workshop will be held in Evansville, Indiana, to help communities incorporate reuse into their local solid waste management programs. Sponsored by the Reuse Development Organization (ReDO), the workshop will provide extensive training on promoting and setting up reuse operations to compliment existing waste management programs. This workshop targets not only solid waste managers, but also community development officials and non-profit organizations. The Indiana Reuse Workshop will be held in conjunction with the 10th Annual Indiana Recycling Coalition (IRC) conference, and is being underwritten by a grant from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The grant enables ReDO to offer attendance for only $35 per person ($25 for ReDO and IRC members). The Indiana Recycling Coalition annual conference adds two additional days of recycling education on May 10 & 11. The reuse workshop is for everyone, not just those from Indiana. So far, there are people registered for the workshop from Wisconsin, Utah, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Vermont. The event will be held at the Holiday Inn Airport in Evansville. Overnight accommodations are available at the hotel for $62/night (812/424-6400). Evansville is located on the southwestern tip of Indiana, along the Ohio River. ReDO is a national 501c3 non-profit organization promoting reuse as an environmentally sound, socially beneficial and economical means for managing surplus and discarded materials. ReDO is the only organization dedicated specifically to the issue of reuse. For more information on the Indiana Reuse Workshop, contact the ReDO office at 317/631-5395 or by e-mail at: info [A T] redo [D O T] org You can also register on-line at: http://indianarecycling.org/conf99test/workshops.html -------------------- >From Lise Glaser, Cascadia Consulting, Seattle, WA, responding to the 4/16/99 posting seeking information on the environmental benefits of polystyrene vs. paper cups: Regarding the cup choice, this is an old article and she may already know about it, but I've always thought the author does a good job of explaining the "science." The article, "Paper Versus Polystyrene: A Complex Choice", is by Martin B. Hocking. It was printed in Science, v 251, 1 February 1991, pp 504-505. E-mail: lise [AT] cascadiaconsulting [DOT] com ------------------- >From Tom Watson, King County Solid Waste Division, Seattle, WA: PRODUCT ALERT In the Sunday paper yesterday, in the glossy ads for household products, was an ad for something I had never heard of before: "Little Swimmers" Disposable Swimpants, a Huggies product (made by Kimberly-Clark). The ad copy reads, "Disposable swimpants that protect like a diaper without swelling!" I guess that it's probably a lot like a disposable diaper, but maybe with more of a plastic covering, so that when a kid pees it doesn't get in the water, and also to keep the water from the pool from soaking the diaper and causing "swelling." I have trouble with the name, if not the whole concept. "Disposable swimpants." What's next? Disposable t-shirts? Disposable snow suits? But maybe this product fills a legitimate need. If anyone has used these on their kids, or has friends who have, I'd like to hear what they think. Is this a product that parents and kids have been crying out for? - end -