How can we transform our waste into useful materials? How can we eliminate the concept of waste?
magmike — 31 July 2007, 21:16
Used Resource Re-Integration Program U-RIP = You can Rest in Peace
This may be a catchy phrase to use instead of Waste.
Eric Randall — 01 August 2007, 08:21
How about "Waste Management" - definitely a step above "Waste." There still is a cultural preconception about and against "waste" -- most people think of "waste" the stinky stuff they put out in trash barrels and flush down their toilets. Somehow the title of this group needs to be lifted above these preconceptions. Waste just conjures up the wrong connotations for most people. But then, this is all part of the commonplace mindset that this group needs to address and change...
Ben Stallings — 03 August 2007, 12:32
I can definitely change the name of the page however you want... did your group come up with a de facto leader on Tuesday? Consensus can be a slippery concept when you don't know how many people are reading!
Ben Stallings — 12 September 2007, 07:33
Ben Stallings — 15 October 2007, 08:26
Here are the recommendations the waste group came up with at the conference:
- Community Resource Center
- Community and commercial composting using food thats wasted every day
- Community gardens using composted waste
- Methane digester harness methane from dairy or hog farms
- Implementing waste management program in schools schools manage their own * waste also educational for students
- Ban plastic and non-degradable containers already done in San Francisco and other areas
