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10 May 00 - laundry rooms; NC job; "Tools of Change" ** WASTE PREVENTION FORUM ** -- A project of the National Waste Prevention Coalition -------- Forum archive: http://www.reuses.com/nwpcarchive -------------------- >From Yen Chin, City of Seattle: I'm trying to build the argument in favor of common-area laundry rooms in apartment buildings, versus in-unit washers and dryers. This research focuses on new construction, so the choice a developer makes is between committing space for the common facility and making the capital investment in roughly ten times the number of washers and dryers. I am especially interested in the human behavior element in the mix. I know that users enjoy less convenience if they don't have private machines in their dwelling units, and that safety often gets mentioned as an objection. However, I believe status lies at the core, and here in we're-insecure-and-we-have-a-growing-addiction-to-Microsoft-millions Seattle, status concerns drive lots of decisions. For me, contemporary U.S. culture closely associates high status with conspicuous consumption and resulting willful waste, so I'm hoping some of you folks can offer insights and/or information for this investigation. The energy efficiency community (where my permanent job resides) has long neglected human behavior, preferring instead to focus on technical efficiency while blathering about "human nature" and how that nature is mostly unreliable. I refuse to buy that line and definitely have no interest in Skinnerian manipulations. "I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management." - E.B. White E-mail: Yen (D O T) Chin (A T) ci (D O T) seattle (D O T) wa (D O T) us ------------------ Excerpted from job announcement from Orange County, NC (forwarded by Blair Pollock): Orange County, NC, is seeking a Recycling Specialist (Education and Outreach) in the Solid Waste Management Department (Job Posting 1072-846). The pay range for this position is $30,635 - $37,237. The closing date for applications is Monday, May 22, 2000. Description: Serves as education/outreach coordinator and liaison to schools and the community regarding recycling and waste reduction; performs school presentations, community outreach, news release preparation, advertisement campaign management/development; staffs special events such as the Fiesta del Pueblo, Apple Chill, and Hog Day; designs brochures/newsletters, writes columns, and pursues grant funding sources. Occasional evening and weekend work required. Requirements include: - Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with major course work in education, public relations, marketing, communications, environmental science, or related field, and at least two years administrative/management experience in solid waste management, hazardous waste, recycling, or related area. - Thorough knowledge of recycling and waste reduction issues. For more information, contact the Personnel Department, Orange County, NC, P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC, 27278. Or, see the Orange County website at: http://www.co.orange.nc.us/ Click on "Job Opportunities." Then click on the job listing, or scroll down to "How to Apply." ------------------ >From Doug McKenzie-Mohr, McKenzie-Mohr Associates, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada: I am pleased to inform you of a new, free and very helpful website founded on community-based social marketing principles. It is called "Tools of Change: Proven Methods for Promoting Health and Environmental Citizenship," and is based on a workbook that I co-authored with the site's publisher. The two of us have been designing the "Tools of Change" and the "Fostering Sustainable Behavior" sites to be complementary. "Tools of Change" goes into more depth with its case studies. In addition, its planning guides are full of examples that are presented to you in a customized manner, according to your unique interests. You can also save your planning work between sessions, and can download the resulting draft communication plans/work summaries to common word processors for further refinement. May I suggest you bookmark this site for your future use. It is at http://www.toolsofchange.com I hope that you find it useful. E-mail: dmm ( A T ) cbsm ( D O T ) com Note: Doug's "Fostering Sustainable Behavior" website is at: http://www.cbsm.com - end -