June WebinarZero Waste Strategies for Corporations - Market Drivers, Material Management Considerations and the Importance of Verification and AuditingWhen: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm EDTWhere: On your computer, in the comfort of your officePresenter: Tad Radzinski, Chief Certification Officer, Green Circle Certified, LLCDescription:There is currently a proliferation of landfill free claims in the market. Are companies really achieving "zero waste to landfill" in a legitimate manner? This webinar will feature a presentation from a nationally recognized expert in the field of sustainable industry services and will address the following topics:The Market Drivers for Waste Reduction and Landfill Free Claims: supply chain demand, the new ASTM E60 standards, cost savings, regulations and liability;Material Management Strategies: diversion definitions, source reduction, composting, anaerobic digestion, waste-to-energy, recycling, outlets for electronic and hazardous…See More

 Congratulations to Bethany Lutheran School for becoming the District's 2013 “Zero Waste” Challenge title holder.  Bethany Lutheran School, a Kindergarten-8th grade school with 231 students in Parma, recently participated in the Zero Waste Challenge and only threw away a total of 6.28 lbs. of trash on challenge day.  It translates to only 0.0272 pounds per student, and is one of the lowest numbers throughout the history of the Zero Waste Challenge. Bethany Lutheran School also won the Zero Waste Challenge in 2002, 2010 and 2012. This is the eleventh year of the District-sponsored program. Each year, the school that achieves the lowest percentage of waste generated at lunch is the challenge winner.See More

The second annual Zero Waste National Business Conference will be held May 8-9, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Registration andmore information may be found at www.uszwbc.orgSee More