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15 Aug 08 - consumption; mercury; phone books; paper; zero waste; milk; colleges; jobs ** WASTE PREVENTION FORUM ** -- A project of the National Waste Prevention Coalition -------- Forum archive: http://www.nwpcarchive.org --------------------- Article by Scott Learn in the 8/1/08 Portland Oregonian about efforts in Oregon to track the global warming effects of consumption: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1217566503179850.xml&coll=7&thispage=1 -------------------- From Tom Watson, King County Solid Waste Division, Seattle, WA, and the National Waste Prevention Coalition: Our King County EcoConsumer project (http://www.KCecoconsumer.com) has a new TV commercial we are running on regular and cable TV here in the Seattle area (these are paid ads on major channels). This ad deals with consumption, among other things. Here is the direct link to our web page with the 30-second and 15-second version of the ad: http://www.metrokc.gov/dnrp/swd/ecoconsumer/really-important-questions.asp The ad drives people to our EcoConsumer website, where we have been beefing up our content. (Within the next few weeks we will introduce a spiffy new Home Remodeling Tool.) We think this paid TV ad is a nice complement to all the unpaid media and other exposure we get for this project (much of that is also posted on the EcoConsumer website). We've also been getting a lot of hits for the EcoConsumer blog (http://www.metrokc.gov/dnrp/swd/ecoconsumer/blog.asp?ID=90), which people can subscribe to through an RSS feed. That blog frequently deals with consumption issues as well. Please let me know if you have any thoughts about the new TV ad, or anything else on the EcoConsumer site. Thanks! E-mail: tom.watson@kingcounty.gov --------------------- Detailed descriptions of types of older products that may have mercury in them, on the Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association website (first seen in the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center bulletin): http://www.newmoa.org/prevention/mercury/projects/legacy/consprod.cfm --------------------- 8/7/08 press release from the Omni hotel chain, announcing that they are going "phone book free" (forwarded by Jerry Powell): http://www.omnihotels.com/AboutOmniHotels/Press/PressReleases/080807PressRelease.aspx Omni Hotels operates 45 hotels and resorts in North America. -------------------- "The Secret Life of Paper," a new five-minute video about paper waste from Inform, a New York City-based environmental non-profit: http://www.secret-life.org/paper -------------------- Announcement of a Zero Waste Challenge competition for Waste Management customers in seven cities in Alameda County, CA (forwarded by David Stitzhal): http://www.ktvu.com/sponsors/17095875/detail.html The full rules are here: http://www.ktvu.com/sponsors/17095862/detail.html ------------------- Article by Stephanie Rosenbloom in the 6/30/08 New York Times about the reaction to a redesigned, less-wasteful gallon milk jug being sold at some Wal-Mart and Costco stores (forwarded by Paul Dunn and Lisa Friend): http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/business/30milk.html ------------------ College Sustainability Report Card for 2008, from the Sustainable Endowments Institute (forwarded by Dan Roloff): http://www.endowmentinstitute.org/sustainability This independent sustainability evaluation of campus operations and endowment investments rates the 200 public and private universities with the largest endowments. ------------------ Job opening for Executive Director for the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center, a non-profit based in Seattle: http://pprc.org/about/JobDescriptions/PPRC_ExecutiveDirectorPositionDescription.pdf The salary range is "$70,000-plus." The deadline for applications is Aug. 31, 2008. ------------------ Job opening for a Recycling Outreach and Sustainability Manager for the South Bayside Waste Management Authority, San Carlos, CA: http://www.rethinkwaste.org/documents/ROSMJobAnnouncement062608.pdf Starting annual salary range is $93,000-$108,000. "Position open until filled." ------------------ Job opening for a Waste Reduction/Recycling Coordinator or Waste Reduction/Recycling Specialist, Yolo County, Woodland, CA: http://www.yolocounty.org/Index.aspx?page=367 This position will be filled at either level, depending on the candidate's qualifications. The monthly salary range is $4,373-$5,316 for the coordinator and $3,755-$4,564 for the specialist. The deadline for applications is Aug. 22, 2008. - end -