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13 Oct 00 - jobs; green building; burlap bags; crafts ** WASTE PREVENTION FORUM ** -- A project of the National Waste Prevention Coalition -------- Forum archive: http://www.reuses.com/nwpcarchive -------------------- Correction to the 10/9/00 job announcement for a Resource-Efficient Building Coordinator for the City and County of San Francisco: The correct e-mail address for sending a cover letter and résumé outlining your qualifications is: environment (A T) ci (D O T) sf (D O T) ca (D O T) us The application due date is Monday, Oct. 16, 2000. Position open until filled. -------------------- Excerpted from job announcement sent by Rich Gurney, City of Sunnyvale, CA: The City of Sunnyvale (CA) Department of Public Works is seeking an Environmental Outreach Coordinator. The pay range is $45,986 to $55,896. Applications are due by 10/30/00. Sunnyvale is located near San Jose. Job Description: Plans, organizes and conducts public education and promotion programs on solid waste source reduction, recycling and related topics; recruits, trains and supervises volunteers and temporary employees. Educates adults and children; provides information to the public on environmental programs and services. Qualifications: Requires a combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in a closely-related field and one year of directly-related experience. To obtain an application package, contact City of Sunnyvale, Human Resources, 456 West Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA, 94088. Phone: (408) 737-4970. E-mail: personnel (AT) ci (DOT) sunnyvale (DOT) ca (DOT) us -------------------- Excerpted from message from Jerry Powell, Resource Recycling magazine, Portland, OR: Some of your job-hunting readers might want to know we post available source reduction, recycling and composting jobs on our web site at: www.resource-recycling.com Click on "Job Listings." E-mail: RESRECYCLE [A T] aol [D O T] com -------------------- From Jesse White, Resource Management Group, Tallevast, FL, following up on the 10/9/00 posting about websites for "green" home construction: Two Florida-based websites also facilitate sustainable "green" construction and remodeling. http://www.ecosmart.ws/ is the site for the Eco-$mart Homes and Buildings Program, a supply and support source for energy and resource-efficient construction and remodeling systems approved by the nonprofit Florida House Institute for Sustainable Development. The Institute's website is at: http://www.i4sd.org/ E-mail: jwhite [ A T ] recyclesmart [ D O T ] com -------------------- From Carl Hursh, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Harrisburg, PA, responding to the 9/22/00 posting asking what can be done with commercial burlap coffee bags: The Pittsburgh-based Coffee Vest Company makes fashions and accessories from burlap bags. Their website is at: http://www.coffeevest.com E-mail: Hursh ( D O T ) Carl ( A T ) dep ( D O T ) state ( D O T ) pa ( D O T ) us --------------------- First seen on the website for the City of Richland (WA) Environmental Education Program: Here are two crafts websites that people might be interested in: Hands On Crafts for Kids: http://www.crafts4kids.com Creative craft projects for kids 7-12. Many of the projects utilize used materials. Hands On Crafts for Kids also has a series on public television, "Crafts Around the Earth," which is currently airing in many cities around the country. MakeStuff.com: http://www.makestuff.com Dozens of craft projects, many of which utilize used materials. Check out the Halloween section. --------------------- Note from Tom: I'll be out of the office Oct. 18-24, so there will be no Forum postings during that time. Thanks! - end -