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2. UPCOMING CONFERENCES / GRANTS / JOB OPENINGS
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Work Smarter with Wood Energy Conference
September 4 in Green Bay, WI
This conference features informative sessions about the uses and benefits of renewable wood energy. An afternoon bus tour will give attendees a first-hand look at area businesses that currently use wood energy to heat their facilities and reduce operating costs. For more information, visit www.renewablewoodenergy.com.

Good things come in three’s - Register now for the Third Annual WasteCap Wisconsin R3 Awards
Sponsored by The Jansen Group and Veolia Environmental Services
October 9 at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Milwaukee
Professionals and businesses working to reduce, reuse and recycle commercial debris will be honored at the third annual R3 Awards on October 9th at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. Come see demonstrations of WasteCap’s newest tools for construction site recycling, WasteCapTRAC and WasteCapDIRECT. The highlight of the night will be the presentation of the Big Diverter award recognizing the construction and/or demolition project with the highest recycling rate. For more information, visit www.wastecapwi.org/r32008.

Wisconsin Green Building Alliance seeks executive director
The Wisconsin Green Building Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with over 250 member companies dedicated to promoting sustainable building in Wisconsin. We are an affiliate of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), a regional leader in green building and sustainability, and currently located in Milwaukee, WI. The WGBA is seeking an Executive Director who is passionate about sustainability and organizational excellence. The Executive Director will oversee all aspects of the organization consistent with the vision of the WGBA, which is the recognized leader of sustainable building in Wisconsin. For more information, visit www.wgba.org/artman/publish/cat_index_20.shtml#630.

SWANA’S WasteCon 2008
October 21 – 23 in Tampa, FL
Join us for SWANA’s 46th Annual Solid Waste Exhibition. WASTECON continues to be the only international solid waste trade show for solid waste professionals by solid waste professionals. WASTECON 2008 in Tampa, Fla., will fully showcase energy and climate issues and the exhibit hall will showcase vendors and service provides who are ready to help you find solutions to your Energy Climate and Solid Waste challenges. For more information, visit wastecon.swana.org/.

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3. RECYCLING NEWS THAT AFFECTS YOU
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CONSTRUCTION / DEMOLITION

Taking a bite out of waste - Recycling construction debris is one way that area builders are going green
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Three years ago, nearly all the leftovers from Milwaukee building sites ended up in landfills. There was nowhere else to put the stuff. But John Hansen, who started and sold a waste disposal firm in the late 1990s, realized two years ago that the time was ripe for wholesale recycling of construction debris. Now, this plant on the north side of Milwaukee processes an ever-deepening avalanche of construction leftovers, and Hansen plans a new, multimillion-dollar facility on the city's south side. Skimming recyclables is one of the easiest ways to green up a building project, says Jenna Kunde, executive director of WasteCap Wisconsin, a 10-year-old Milwaukee nonprofit consultant to state businesses. To read the full article, visit www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=776136

Waste drywall finds new life as gypsum products
Source: GreenerBuildings
USA Gypsum has added a new entry to its line of gypsum products made out of waste drywall from construction sites. The company's new granular gypsum, made entirely from recycled drywall, is being marketed for use on lawns, gardens and crops. Gypsum loosens hard soil and clay, allowing in air and moisture, and provides calcium and sulfate. It's also used to repair damage from ice-melting salt. USA Gypsum collects unpainted excess drywall from construction sites, primarily in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut. The company provides various collection methods like roll-out containers or crews that pick up and load the material. Terry Weaver, USA Gypsum president, said they also have affiliates in areas they cannot serve regularly. The affiliate companies receive and stockpile gypsum until there is a large enough load to ship for recycling. To read the full article, visit www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/08/05/waste-drywall-finds-new-life-as-gypsum-products.

COMPUTER / ELECTRONICS RECYCLING

LG and Waste Management partner to tackle e-waste
Source: GreenerComputing
LG Electronics and Waste Management will partner to open more than 160 recycling centers across the country to handle masses of unwanted electronics. Beginning next month, the companies will launch e-waste recycling centers in all 50 states with the goal of locating a center within 20 miles of 95 percent of the population. Users can drop off LG, Zenith and Goldstar brands for free, and pay a fee for other brands. "By recycling used, unwanted, obsolete or damaged electronic equipment, useful materials such as glass, metals and plastics may be recovered for reuse in other products," Patrick DeRueda, president of WM Recycle America, said in a statement. To read the full article, visit www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/08/05/lg-and-waste-mgmt-partner-tackle-e-waste.

Switch to digital televisions expected to increase electronic recyclers’ workload
Source: American Recycler
The upcoming switch from analog to digital television at the start of next year may increase the amount of electronics dumped in landfills in the United States. The numbers are staggering. Consumers are expected to get rid of 43.5 million television sets this year, 41.9 million in 2009 and 34.3 million in 2010, according to a consumer electronics trade group. But what will happen to these old televisions is hotly debated. On one side are the environmentalists. Electronic waste is already the fastest growing portion of the waste stream, says Barbara Kyle, national coordinator of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition in San Francisco. She says the transition to digital televisions starting next year will only lead to a faster pace of consumers dumping old units. On the other side is the $161 billion United States consumer electronics industry. To read the full article, visit www.americanrecycler.com/0808/switch.shtml#cover.

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4. USEFUL TOOLS / RESOURCES ON RECYCLING
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University Book Store announces free recycling for UW-Madison students
Source: WKOW TV
The University Book Store's Digital Outpost location, working with Cascade Asset Management, is accepting unwanted computers and electronic items for recycling. Any computer equipment (monitors, printers, computers, laptops, keyboards, mice, scanners, etc.) can be dropped off during business hours through August 31st, 2008, at the Digital Outpost - 673 State Street - located on the corner of Lake and State Streets. In order to protect personal information, all computer hard drives are removed and shredded by Cascade their east-side Madison location. To read the full article, visit www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8833637&nav=menu1362_2.

'Precycling' catches on with consumers
Source: BrandWeek
Among the early-adopter segment of eco-conscious consumers, The Intelligence Group has observed a new trend called “precycling” and believes it will grow. Consumers who precycle aren’t just content with throwing cans and bottles in the recycle bin and letting waste management sort it out. With increasing consumer interest in sustainable living, those engaged in precycling aim to avoid products that create more superfluous stuff. This could mean everything from buying bulk in order to avoid excess packaging to reusing everything from water bottles to shopping bags. To read the full article, visit www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/packaged-goods/e3ib795ce2f70633faee8754b388ca99909.

Nike Grind Reuse-A-Shoe
Source: Nike
Every year, millions of pairs of athletic shoes are thrown away, clogging landfills and wasting a lot of good material. So we’ve created a solution to allow you to recycle your old shoes! Reuse-A-Shoe, part of our Let Me Play campaign, is one of Nike’s longest-running environmental and community programs, where worn-out athletic shoes of any brand are collected, processed and recycled into material used in sports surfaces like basketball courts, tennis courts, athletic fields, running tracks and playgrounds for young people around the world. For more information, visit www.letmeplay.com/reuseashoe/overview.html.

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WasteCap Wisconsin thanks its sources for the news, information, and ideas in this issue. 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. You can view a collection of WasteCap Wisconsin's archived bulletins at http://www.wastecapwi.org/bulletin_archive.htm. To unsubscribe, send an email to wastecap@wastecapwi.org with "unsubscribe" in the subject line. If you have been forwarded this email and would like to subscribe directly, send an email to wastecap@wastecapwi.org with "subscribe" in the subject line.

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Shannon Delaney, Communications Director & WasteCap Wisconsin Bulletin Editor
WasteCap Wisconsin
www.wastecapwi.org