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07 Jul 00 - waste prevention curriculum; disposable dish; disposable computers ** WASTE PREVENTION FORUM ** -- A project of the National Waste Prevention Coalition -------- Forum archive: http://www.reuses.com/nwpcarchive -------------------- >From Keri Morin, Education & Outreach Coordinator, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Portland, Oregon: The Oregon DEQ is currently contracting with a teacher to revise and update the "Rethinking Recycling" state curriculum for grades K-5. Our main goal is to add more waste prevention activities to the curriculum. We are reviewing materials from the California Integrated Waste Management Board, Vermont, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Washington's state curriculum. If you have any resources or are interested in being on an e-mail focus group to review the draft coming out in a few more weeks, please contact Dennis Kramer at (503) 229-6823 or by e-mail at: Kramer (DOT) Dennis (AT) deq (DOT) state (DOT) or (DOT) us -------------------- >From Jeannie Roberts, Snohomish County government, Everett, Washington, responding to the 6/7/00 item about the new trend toward "hyperconvenience foods": The convenience foods story reminded me of something I saw on TV a couple of weeks ago. Dixie is producing a disposable dish. I think it's made of plastic. The sales pitch is that it's sturdier than paper plates, but economic enough to throw away. Similar to the thin plastic Glad storage containers - not as sturdy as Tupperware, but cheap enough to not worry if you forget to take it home. E-mail: jeannie [ D O T ] roberts [ A T ] co [ D O T ] snohomish [ D O T ] wa [ D O T ] us -------------------- Excerpted from an item in the Summer, 2000, edition of "Enough!", a newsletter published by the Center for a New American Dream (newsletter forwarded by Marcia Rutan): Electronics manufacturer Samsung just announced plans to develop a cheap, disposable personal computer (PC). The new computer would be entirely sealed, preventing upgrades of the processor, graphics, memory or other components. According to Samsung vice-president Bob Eminian, the new computer would be "the ultimate 'throwaway' consumer PC." Note: "Enough!" is a quarterly newsletter for members of the Center for a New American Dream. For information on this organization - whose motto is "More fun, less stuff!" - see their website at: http://www.newdream.org ------------------ Reminder from Tom: I will be out of the office until July 18, so the Forum will take a break until I get back. Thanks! - end -