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04 Nov 11 - Consumption; Patagonia; dresses; art; refilling stations; stewardship; bags ** WASTE PREVENTION FORUM ** -- A project of the National Waste Prevention Coalition -------- Forum archive: http://www.nwpcarchive.org (Unless otherwise noted, all postings below are by Tom Watson, King County Recycling and Environmental Services, Seattle, and the National Waste Prevention Coalition. Contact me at tom [D O T] watson [A T] kingcounty [D O T] gov or 206-296-4481, and check out my postings for our King County EcoConsumer project on our website or via Twitter or Facebook.) --------------------- NEW REPORT: CONSUMPTION AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN OREGON Via David Allaway, Portland, OR, and Josh Marx, Seattle, WA Report and related resources, from Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality Nov. 1, 2011 article in Portland Oregonian by Scott Learn (mostly related to food waste and consumption) --------------------- PATAGONIA TO CUSTOMERS: "BUY LESS NEW STUFF FROM US" Via Alexander Rist, Seattle, WA, and David Allaway, Portland, OR Oct. 25, 2011 article in Fast Company by Ben Schiller Sept. 8, 2011 article in Environmental Leader online news --------------------- DONATIONS OF WEDDING AND BRIDESMAID DRESSES Via Bonnie Lane Webber Sept. 14, 2011 blog posting by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof --------------------- ART FROM PLASTIC BOTTLE CAPS Online gallery of Chicago artist Mary Ellen Croteau (click on Bottle Caps, then click to view slideshow or enlarge) --------------------- MORE ON REFILLING STATIONS FOR REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES (Also mentioned in the last edition of the Forum, these are a modern version of drinking fountains, or a retrofit or add-on for existing drinking fountains, for buildings, public places or events. They encourage waste prevention because they make it easier to fill and use reusable bottles.) Sept. 12, 2011 - From Kim Dinan, Sustainability Coordinator, Portland Water Bureau: I thought you'd be interested in learning about a concept that one of the Portland Water Bureau engineers thought up. It's called Water Event Station (WES) and can be hooked into water mains and fire hydrants to provide free tap water at community events. Here's a link with more information. Here is a link with photos of a WES. Via Nancy Stone, Ann Arbor, MI Fall 2010 report - Options for Reducing Bottled Water Use in the University of Michigan Union and on Campus (sections on retrofitting for water refilling stations are on pages 13-14 and 19-20) --------------------- NEW INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION CREATED TO FIGHT PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS Sept. 27, 2011 press release --------------------- NEW GREEN SEAL STANDARD FOR REUSABLE BAGS Released Sept. 30, 2011 - Second edition of standard - end - http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:q="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:rtc="http://microsoft.com/officenet/conferencing" xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Repl="http://schemas.microsoft.com/repl/" xmlns:mt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/meetings/" xmlns:x2="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2003/xml" xmlns:ppda="http://www.passport.com/NameSpace.xsd" xmlns:ois="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/ois/" xmlns:dir="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/directory/" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3..org/2000/09/xmldsig#" xmlns:dsp="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dsp" xmlns:udc="http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sub="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/2002/1/alerts/" xmlns:ec="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#" xmlns:sp="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/" xmlns:sps="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:udcs="http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/soap" xmlns:udcxf="http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/xmlfile" xmlns:udcp2p="http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/parttopart" xmlns:wf="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/workflow/" xmlns:dsss="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/digsig-setup" xmlns:dssi="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/digsig" xmlns:mdssi="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/digital-signature" xmlns:mver="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns:mrels="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships" xmlns:spwp="http://microsoft.com/sharepoint/webpartpages" xmlns:ex12t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" xmlns:ex12m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages" xmlns:pptsl="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/SlideLibrary/" xmlns:spsl="http://microsoft.com/webservices/SharePointPortalServer/PublishedLinksService" xmlns:Z="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:" xmlns:st=" " xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">         **  WASTE PREVENTION FORUM  ** -- A project of the National Waste Prevention Coalition -------- Forum archive:  http://www.nwpcarchive.org   (Unless otherwise noted, all postings below are by Tom Watson, King County Recycling and Environmental Services, Seattle, and the National Waste Prevention Coalition.. Contact me at tom (DOT) watson (AT) kingcounty (DOT) gov or 206-296-4481, and check out my postings for our King County EcoConsumer project on our website or via Twitter or Facebook.)   --------------------- NEW REPORT: CONSUMPTION AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN OREGON Via David Allaway, Portland, OR, and Josh Marx, Seattle, WA   Report">http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/consumptionbasedghg.htm">Report and related resources, from Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality     Nov.">http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/11/composting_food_waste_is_green.html">Nov. 1, 2011 article in Portland Oregonian by Scott Learn (mostly related to food waste and consumption)   --------------------- PATAGONIA TO CUSTOMERS: “BUY LESS NEW STUFF FROM US” Via Alexander Rist, Seattle, WA, and David Allaway, Portland, OR   Oct.">http://www..fastcompany.com/1790663/patagonia-asks-its-customers-to-buy-less-and-challenges-other-companies-to-reduce-their-foot">Oct. 25, 2011 article in Fast Company by Ben Schiller   Sept.">http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/08/patagonia-to-help-customers-reuse-clothing-in-an-ebay-first/">Sept. 8, 2011 article in Environmental Leader online news   --------------------- DONATIONS OF WEDDING AND BRIDESMAID DRESSES Via Bonnie Lane Webber   Sept.">http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/can-old-dresses-help-a-kenyan-dressmaker">Sept. 14, 2011 blog posting by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof   --------------------- ART FROM PLASTIC BOTTLE CAPS   Online">http://www.maryellencroteau.net/mec_website/galleries/galleries.html">Online gallery of Chicago artist Mary Ellen Croteau (click on Bottle Caps, then click to view slideshow or enlarge)   --------------------- MORE ON REFILLING STATIONS FOR REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES (Also mentioned in the last edition of the Forum, these are a modern version of drinking fountains, or a retrofit or add-on for existing drinking fountains, for buildings, public places or events. They encourage waste prevention because they make it easier to fill and use reusable bottles.)   Sept. 12, 2011 - From Kim Dinan, Sustainability Coordinator, Portland Water Bureau: I thought you’d be interested in learning about a concept that one of the Portland Water Bureau engineers thought up.  It’s called Water Event Station (WES) and can be hooked into water mains and fire hydrants to provide free tap water at community events.  Here’s a">http://www.portlandonline.com/water/index.cfm?c=55153&a=360073">a link with more information. Here is a">http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdx_water/sets/72157618886370857">a link with photos of a WES.    Via Nancy Stone, Ann Arbor, MI Fall">http://www.graham.umich.edu/pdf/2010report-bottledwater.pdf">Fall 2010 report - Options for Reducing Bottled Water Use in the University of Michigan Union and on Campus (sections on retrofitting for water refilling stations are on pages 13-14 and 19-20)   --------------------- NEW INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION CREATED TO FIGHT PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS   Sept.">http://www.productmanagementalliance.org/">Sept. 27, 2011 press release   --------------------- NEW GREEN SEAL STANDARD FOR REUSABLE BAGS   Released">http://www.greenseal.org/Portals/0/Documents/Standards/GS-16/GS-16_Reusable_Bags_Standard.pdf">Released Sept. 30, 2011 – Second edition of standard                                                                                                 - end -