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Come learn about
best practices for
environmentally preferable purchasing from StopWaste.org's Environmental Purchasing Consultant
Beth Eckle and hear about the many benefits of
environmentally sound demolition, deconstruction, and materials reuse from The Reuse People's Regional Director
Ron Whittaker.
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing. To protect our
environment and our own health, it is important to consider how a
product is made and what it’s made with. Beyond recycled content, it is
also important to look at other environmental attributes of products,
such as energy consumption, toxicity, air and water pollution impact,
materials efficiency (such as packaging), and the disposal impact at
the end of its useful life. StopWaste.Org is an expert in determining
best management practices in procuring and specifying environmentally
preferable products in firms both large and small.
As much as 30 percent of all landfill dumping is estimated to be from C&D waste. The
ReUse People will discuss environmentally sound demolition and
deconstruction and material reuse benefits such as: tax donation
receipts, lower overall project costs, and the assurance that someone,
somewhere reuses the materials generated from your project
Schedule
- 5:30 pm Registration and Networking
- 6:15 pm Announcements
- 6:30 pm Speaker Presentations
- 7:15 pm Q&A
- 7:30 pm Final Networking
All attendees must print and sign Google's Non-Disclosure Agreement.
About the Speakers
Beth Eckl, Environmental Purchasing Consultant, StopWaste.org
Beth Eckl has been an environmental purchasing consultant for the last ten years working with municipalities, businesses and health care purchasing groups around the country. Beth assists organizations implement their environmental values through their purchasing and contracting activities. She has worked closely with purchasing stakeholders to modify contract specifications for products and services. Beth has provided dozens of training seminars to businesses and trade associations, and continues to provide her experience as a stakeholder in standards development for several product areas. Prior to consulting, Beth was the Manager of waste reduction, recycling and environmental purchasing for Alameda County General Services Agency's Purchasing Department in Oakland, CA. The County's success in environmental purchasing was recognized by the US Conference of Mayors and the California Resource Recovery Association. She has a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, which focused on energy, environmental science and policy, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ron Whittaker, Regional Manager, Oakland
A transplanted New Yorker, Ron has called the Bay Area home for over 20 years. In addition to working with over a dozen certified deconstruction contractors on projects from Carmel to Napa to Lake Tahoe, he continues to volunteer time with local community service groups. He and his partner Kate live with their two sons in the lovely island city of Alameda.
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