1. WASTECAP WISCONSIN UPDATES

Construction and Demolition Waste Management and Recycling training to focus on both commercial and residential waste management
Source: WasteCap Wisconsin
WasteCap Wisconsin will offer the first-ever public training in construction and demolition waste management and recycling on May 2, 2006 at Waukesha State Bank in Oconomowoc, WI. Successful completion of the training will award registrants accreditation as a professional construction and demolition recycler. Members Only early registration began March 10. Open registration begins March 20. WasteCap Wisconsin members receive a $150 discount on this training. Registration is required and space is limited. For more information and to register, visit http://www.wastecapwi.org/training

Neighboring states are trashing Wisconsin
Source: Wisconsin League of Conservation
A map released today in anticipation of a hearing on a bill to increase the fees for garbage dumped in Wisconsin illustrated that garbage from neighboring states has found its way into landfills across the state. The data further indicates that neighboring states will continue to take advantage of Wisconsin's low tipping fees to ship waste into Wisconsin, which will put groundwater and communities at risk. Read the full article at http://www.wastecapwi.org/wileaguetipping.

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2. UPCOMING CONFERENCES / SEMINARS / GRANTS

SWANA's 29th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium in St. Petersburg, FL
Date: March 27-30, 2006
The symposium is presented by SWANA's Landfill Gas Technical Division, the leading authority on innovative landfill gas technology, management and utilization practices. The symposium includes 13 technical sessions featuring over 35 industry-leading representatives, special sessions on industry trends and policy initiatives, U.S. and international project development, and technological and system design advances. For more information and to register for the conference, visit http://store.yahoo.com/swanastore/29anlagassy.html>

Waste Expo in Las Vegas, NV
Date: April 4 - 7, 2006
WasteExpo is North America's largest solid waste and recycling tradeshow serving both the private and public sectors. With over 445 exhibitors, WasteExpo is your opportunity to see and compare all of the latest equipment and technology in the industry, all under one roof. To help you make the most of your time, the exhibit floor will be organized into three product concentration areas of collection and transfer, landfill management and recycling/processing and composting. For more information and to register for the conference, visit http://www.wasteexpo.com/.

Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Grant Program
Deadline: April 10, 2006
The EPA has issued a new request for proposals for the Community Action for a Renewed Environment program. A range of community groups may apply for funding, including county and local governments, tribes, non-profit organizations and universities. The EPA will award about $2.7 million in cooperative agreements in two levels through the Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program. Level I cooperative agreements will help establish community-based partnerships and set priorities for reducing toxic risks within communities that do not already have established partnerships and priorities. Level II cooperative agreements are for communities that already have broad-based collaborative partnership, have identified risk reduction priorities and are ready to implement risk reduction strategies. Deadline is April 10. For more information, visit http://www.epa.gov/care.

Green Pavilion at Wisconsin Business & Technology Expo at Wisconsin State Fair Park
Date: May 3 - 4, 2006
Sponsored by We Energies, this dedicated seminar and exhibit area within the Wisconsin Business & Technology Expo will focus on helping businesses leverage energy strategies and green building practices to increase profits. We Energies along with partners like Wisconsin Green Building Alliance, Focus on Energy, WasteCap Wisconsin, Milwaukee Green Team and others will present 22 free energy-strategy and green building seminars. We Energies will provide enhanced incentive programs only available to Green Pavilion attendees. Exhibitor space is still available. For more information, contact Mike Kuharske at 414-277-8181 at ext. 128 or mike.kuharske@biztimes.com or http://www.biztimes.com/expo.

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3. RECYCLING NEWS THAT AFFECTS YOU

CONSTRUCTION / DEMOLITION
Home Builders Name Energy Efficiency as Biggest Industry Trend
Source: GreenerBuildings
The home building market is expected to have lots of energy in 2006. A new survey of home builders, released by Lowe's at the recent 2006 International Builders' Show, demonstrates one of the biggest trends in home building is a strong focus on energy-efficient materials and products. In fact, nine out of ten builders surveyed say they are incorporating energy-saving products into new homes at all price levels. Read the full article at http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=30221.

Schwarzenegger administration unveils "Green California" website
Source: Green California
In a December 2004 executive order, Governor Schwarzenegger launched an aggressive action plan to reduce California's energy purchases for the thousands of state-owned buildings by 20 percent by 2015, while conserving other scarce natural resources. The new website provides vital reference material and "how to do it" guidelines to implement that vision. Visit the new website at http://www.green.ca.gov/default.htm.

New Rules for Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling in Chicago, IL
Source: www.newrules.org
On December 15th, 2004 the City of Chicago approved a new construction and demolition recycling requirement. The new rules will take effect in March 2006. The initial requirement for recycling will be 25 percent of all recyclable materials measured by weight for projects permitted after March 1, 2006. This will be increased to 50 percent after January 1, 2007. Read the full article at http://www.newrules.org/environment/chicago.html.

FOOD WASTE RECOVERY / COMPOSTING
One Tray at a Time: How to Green Your Cafeteria
Source: GreenerBuildings
Company cafeterias and restaurants have not, to date, been a hotbed of environmental activism. A few have set up modest recycling or composting programs, or initiated some basic energy- or water-conservation measures. But food represents, arguably, their biggest environmental footprint, when you consider the petrochemical, water, and energy inputs of conventional agriculture; the groundwater contamination and worker health and safety impacts of most modern farming; the energy used for processing; and the vast distances food typically travels -- anywhere from 1,300 to 2,000 miles from farm to fork. Read the full article at http://www.greenerbuildings.com/tool_detail.cfm?LinkAdvID=65027.

COMPUTERS / ELECTRONIC RECYCLING
Legislative Update on Electronics Recycling from Resource Recycling Magazine
Source: Resource Recycling Magazine, February 2006
As lawmakers begin work in the 2006 session, some of the first bills they will consider are e-waste legislation measures. Read the full legislative update by visiting http://www.wastecapwi.org/rrewaste.htm.

RECYCLED CONTENT PRODUCTS
Carpet Recycling Program Passes 100 Million Pound Mark
Source: GreenBiz
C&A Floorcoverings (C&A) has announced that it has recycled more than 100 million pounds of reclaimed vinyl and vinyl-backed carpet since it was introduced ten years ago. C&A's recycling program, called the Infinity Initiative, recycles any post-consumer vinyl-backed carpet, regardless of original manufacturer, into 100% recycled content backing for its new ER3 floorcoverings. Read the full article at http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=30370.

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4. MEMBER PROFILE - OUTPOST NATURAL FOODS

We're About Diversity, Community and Eating Well
Since 1970, Outpost Natural Foods has been supplying the Milwaukee community with quality, delicious and healthy natural and organic foods. Starting out with a store about the size of a large home, Outpost now serves its more than 12,500 owners from three locations: 100 East Capitol Drive and 2826 South Kinnickinnic in Milwaukee, and 7000 West State Street in Wauwatosa. It employs over 350 people, is a part of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1444, and is considered one of the top natural foods cooperatives in the US.

Outpost's mission is to ensure that owners have a healthy, diverse and sustainable community. Some of the ways Outpost achieves sustainability is by building stores using healthy and eco-friendly finish materials, energy-efficient lighting and equipment, gorgeous water-soaking xeriscapes (native plantings) around its parking, and by using best practices when it comes to recycling, using recyclable food containers, and purchasing wind power. It is also a certified organic retailer. Sustainability also comes by being a locally owned business and by sourcing hundreds of locally grown and produced food products to ensure that the local economy and small family farms remain strong and vital. Outpost also believes in giving back to the community through various programs - in 2005 that amount approached $80,000.

In addition to producing beautiful stores and offering terrific food, Outpost also publishes a free monthly periodical, The Exchange, a 60+-page journal on food and wellness, and annually publishes the Natural Choice Directory, a guide to green living and holistic health care in Southeastern Wisconsin. Come and visit us at www.outpostnaturalfoods.coop.

For a complete list of WasteCap's current members please visit http://www.wastecapwi.org/members.htm.

Sign up as a member or read about member benefits at http://www.wastecapwi.org/join.htm.

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5. LEGISLATIVE / REGULATORY UPDATE

Wisconsin Solid Waste Legislative Update
Source: John Reindl, Dane County Recycling Manager
Over 1,700 bills have been posted on the web page of the Wisconsin Legislature, with 1,098 introduced in the Assembly and 661 in the Senate. Sixteen of them cover solid waste topics, with three others having been adopted into law - two identical bills on manufactured housing (and a provision on recycling these structures) and the budget bill. Read the full legislative update here

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7. USEFUL TOOLS / RESOURCES ON RECYCLING

ACEEE Rates Cleanest Vehicles of 2006 Source: GreenBiz Amid dramatic changes in the U.S. vehicle market and continued concerns about U.S. oil dependence, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has announced the year's "greenest" and "meanest" vehicles, along with the environmental scorings of all model year 2006 cars and passenger trucks. Read the full article at http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=30380.

Taking the Wrinkles out of Paper Recycling Source: GreenBiz Why is paper recycling such a challenge? The answers have to do with the natural reluctance of people to change habits, with the designed-to-fail nature of many programs, and with the assumption of managers that such programs will run themselves. None of which bodes well for efforts to move toward recycling other waste materials -- not to mention making even more substantive changes to reduce workplace eco-footprints. Read the full article at http://www.greenbiz.com/toolbox/howto_third.cfm?LinkAdvID=67110.

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8. MATERIALS AVAILABLE / WANTED Source: Business Materials Exchange of Wisconsin (BMEx)

MATERIALS AVAILABLE
Valves, Global VAL10714 - Manufacturer: Kitz Model Number: AK150UPM Description: 316SS 1 Inch Socket Weld Quantity Available: 15 Condition: new - original package Notes: Kitz globe valve 316SS 1" socket weld, 150 psi with manual operator. Specifications: Bonnet Style: Bolted Size: 1 Body Material: 316SS End Style: Socket Weld Pressure Class: 150 PSI Service: WOG Operator: Manual. Fee charged. In Rockford, IL. Code: BA-2739.
Thermopane Windows - 100-150 Thermopane Windows. Commercial grade. Chrome edge trim. ~ 57" square. Free. In Siren, WI. Code: BA-2706.
Pumps, Centrifugal PUM10504 - Manufacturer: Goulds Model Number: 3196 MTX Description: Centrifugal Pump 3 inch x4 inch x 10 inch Quantity Available: 1 Condition: new - open package Specifications: Manufacturer & Model Number: Goulds 3196 MTX Discharge Size X Suction Size X Impeller Diameter: 4inch x 3 inch x 10 inch Connection Type: flanged Materials of Construction: stainless steel Motor Manufacturer: GE Motors Motor Hp., RPM: 75 hp Motor Voltage, Phases, Hertz: 430v, 3ph, 60hz Base Plate: yes, bolt down Feet of Head: 60' GPM: 500 gpm. Fee charged. In Rockford, IL. Code: BA-2724.

MATERIALS WANTED
Gypsum / drywall - Shredded spreadable material. Will pay fee. In Clinton, WI. Code: BW-2743.
Used Bricks - Used bricks for landscaping purposes. Will pay fee. In Brodhead, WI. Code: BW-2702.
EDiesel Truck - Wanted to buy, older fleet truck. Prefer Ford, but not particular. Will pay fee. Code: BW-2741.

If you are interested in any of these materials, or for a complete list of other materials available and materials wanted, please visit the Business Materials Exchange of Wisconsin (BMEx) at www.bmex.org or e-mail bmex@ticon.net.

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WasteCap Wisconsin is a 501(c)(3) private nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide waste reduction and recycling assistance through business-to-business peer exchange, demonstration, and education for the benefit of businesses and the environment. To further this mission, we have developed these e-mail bulletins to provide you with information about the latest resources, recycling technologies, case studies, legislation, and other matters helping us transform waste into resources. The bulletin also serves as a platform for you to ask questions of other business professionals about waste reduction and recycling issues your company might face.

WasteCap is supported through grants, sponsorships, memberships, and volunteer contributions of time and expertise. Find out how you can take an active role in this innovative nonprofit organization at http://www.wastecapwi.org/join.htm or visit our website at http://www.wastecapwi.org

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WasteCap Wisconsin thanks its sources for the news, information, and ideas in this issue, with special thanks to John Reindl, Dane County Recycling Manager and Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin Legislative Committee Member.

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Shannon Delaney, Outreach Specialist & WasteCap Wisconsin Bulletin Editor
Molly McElligott, Research Assistant
Kimberly Rauwald, Research Assistant
WasteCap Wisconsin
www.wastecapwi.org
sdelaney@wastecapwi.org

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