Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling Training Program offered at ABC of Wisconsin Winter Convention
Date: February 22, 2008
Location: Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells
WasteCap Wisconsin will be offering the full-day Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling Training Program at the ABC of Wisconsin Winter Convention in Wisconsin Dells. Across the state and nationwide, owners are requiring construction waste recycling as a part of sustainable building. Contractors who know how to recycle will be at a market advantage. There are now more than 140 WasteCap Accredited Professionals who now have the skills to develop, manage, monitor, document and promote a successful recycling program for construction and demolition debris. Reduction, reuse and recycling is allowing contractors and owners to use projects funds for building instead of waste disposal. The training also provides training to obtain LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) points for MR 2.1 and 2.2. Course fee is $400 for WasteCap Wisconsin members and conference attendees and $550 for nonmembers and those who are not attending the conference. For more information on the training program, click here. To register for this training session, click here.

Sign up now for your free listing in WasteCapDIRECT
WasteCap Wisconsin has been hired by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to develop an online searchable database of haulers, processors and end markets for Wisconsin’s construction and demolition debris. During the construction of this tool, we are looking for Wisconsin companies (haulers, processors and end markets for construction and demolition debris including asphalt, brick, cardboard, carpet, ceiling tiles, concrete, drywall, scrap metal, pallets, shingles and wood) who want to sign up early to be included in this directory which will be available for public use in 2008. Basic listings are free and upgraded listing opportunities are available to better highlight your business. To signup for your listing, please email Shannon Delaney at sdelaney@wastecapwi.org for more information.

Senate Committee passes recycling amendment
Source: American Recycler, January 2008
A secret no more, recycling was acknowledged for its contribution to fighting climate change by the United States Senate committee drafting the climate change bill, S. 2191, according to the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) president Robin Wiener. The amendment introduced by Sen. Carper, co-chair of the Senate Recycling Caucus, strengthens recycling as a tool against climate change in two ways. To read the full article, click here.

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2. UPCOMING CONFERENCES / GRANTS / JOB OPENINGS
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Focus On Energy 2008 Green Manufacturing Summit
Date: January 29, 2008
Location: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center (1111 E. Brown Deer Rd. in Milwaukee)
Bradley Corporation is pleased to present the 2008 Green Manufacturing Summit in partnership with Focus on Energy. You have heard the hype, now learn how "green" practices can immediately reduce your company's operating costs. Local small and mid-size manufacturers and green experts will start a dialog about sustainable manufacturing in Milwaukee and share success stories. A complimentary continental breakfast will be provided. Register early as seating is limited. For more information and to register, click here.

US Composting Council 16th Annual Conference and Trade Show
Date: February 9 – 12, 2008
Location: Oakland, CA
This is the composting and organics recycling industry's premiere event, providing industry professionals with educational, networking, and career advancement opportunities. The Annual Conference is the largest composting conference and exhibition for the composting, wood waste and organics recycling industry in North America, and the only national composting conference and exhibition run by and for composting and organics recycling professionals. For more information, click here.

Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling Training at ABC of Wisconsin Winter Convention
Date: February 22, 2008
Location: Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells
Across the state and nationwide, owners are requiring construction waste recycling as a part of sustainable building. Contractors who know how to recycle will be at a market advantage. Reduction, reuse and recycling is allowing contractors and owners to use projects funds for building instead of waste disposal. This training will give you the skills you need to develop, manage, monitor, document and promote a successful recycling program for construction and demolition debris. It also provides training to obtain LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) points for MR 2.1 and 2.2. Course fee is $400 for WasteCap Wisconsin members and conference attendees and $550 for nonmembers and those who are not attending the conference. For more information on the training program, click here. To register for this training session, click here.

2008 Joint Winter Conference by AROW, SWANA and WCSWMA
Date: February 27 – 29, 2008
Location: Park Plaza Conference Center, Oshkosh, WI
Sessions cover topics such as climate change’s connections to solid waste, special event recycling, mobile home disposal, how to choose an electronics recycler, construction and demolition waste recycling, education and outreach for residential and business recycling. For more information on sessions and tours, click here.

6th Annual Better Buildings: Better Business Conference
Date: March 5 – 7, 2008
Location: Kalahari Resort and Convention Center, Wisconsin Dells
Attend a first-rate learning, networking and business development opportunity tailored to the residential building and remodeling industry. Connect with cold- climate building experts, master building techniques that deliver comfort, safety, durability and energy efficiency and find the products and information you need to deliver high performance homes to your customers. For more information and to register, click here.

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3. RECYCLING NEWS THAT AFFECTS YOU
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CONSTRUCTION / DEMOLITION

High oil prices improve asphalt shingle recycling market
Source: American Recycler, January 2008
More and more companies are seeing the potential of using the material and products created by the recycling of asphalt roof shingles, says William Turley, the executive director of the Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA). The key is that the bitumen used to hold together the asphalt shingle is made from oil, and bitumen has risen recently to $350 to $400 a ton, while only a year ago it was $200 a ton. To read the full article, click here.

FOOD WASTE RECOVERY / COMPOSTING

San Francisco school buses to run on restaurant grease
Source: WasteAge
Blue Sky Bio-fuels, Oakland, Calif., has partnered with San Francisco’s Greasecycle program to convert waste grease from local restaurants into biodiesel for area school buses. The program was launched in November. Michael’s Transportation, Valllejo, Calif., will receive the biodiesel for use in its fleet of 80 school buses, which services numerous school districts around the bay area. To read the full article, click here.

COMPUTER / ELECTRONICS RECYCLING

Waste Management and Sony announce television trade-up offer
Source: WasteAge
Houston-based Waste Management (WM) and Sony Electronics are expanding their electronics recycling initiative by offering a $100 coupon for a new Sony BRAVIA high- definition television to anyone who drops off an old television at any one of the 79 WM eCycling Centers throughout the country. The coupons will be offered until March 15, 2008. WM and Sony started the program in August 2007 and plan on having 150 recycling centers by the summer of 2008. Locations in Milwaukee, Madison and throughout Wisconsin. To view a list of nationwide locations, click here. To read the full article, click here.

Electronics companies form recycling joint venture
Source: Waste Business Journal
Three leading electronics brands have established a new electronic product recycling management company, Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company, LLC (MRM), to manage collection and recycling programs in the United States. The new company's first activities are focused on providing cost effective services to manufacturers who must satisfy the recently enacted requirements in Minnesota for the recycling of used electronic products. To read the full article, click here.

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4. WELCOME NEW & RETURNING MEMBERS
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WasteCap thanks Alliant Energy, Bachmann Construction, Beyer Construction, On-Site Recycling and Walworth County Public Works, for their continued support of WasteCap Wisconsin and for sharing the vision of transforming waste into resources.

For a complete list of WasteCap's current members please visit www.wastecapwi.org/members.htm.
Sign up as a member or read about member benefits at www.wastecapwi.org/join.htm.

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5. LEGISLATIVE / REGULATORY UPDATE
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Wisconsin Solid Waste Legislative Update, January 2008
Source: John Reindl, Dane County Recycling Manager, reindl@co.dane.wi.us
While several of the bills have been languishing for several months, AB 560 on the sale and purchase of scrap metal has attracted a lot of attention – with 31 groups lobbying on it. A new bill on mercury-containing products and an upcoming bill on electronics could also attract a lot of attention. The last regular floor session of the Legislature ends on March 13, 2008, so the calendar is already looming as an important limiting factor. To read the full legislative update, click here.

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6. USEFUL TOOLS / RESOURCES ON RECYCLING
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New life cycle assessment tool for buildings unveiled
Source: GreenerBuildings
Several organizations recently launched a new tool that helps architects and engineers construct greener buildings. The latest ATHENA EcoCalculator for Assemblies uses expertise and data from the ATHENA Institute's Impact Estimator for Buildings and the U.S. Life Cycle Inventory Database to project a building's climate change impact. It can be used for a slew of building projects ranging from new construction to industrial, residential, office and institutional designs. To read the full article, click here.

Americans resolving to go green in 2008
Source: The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire
"When it comes to life choices, green is clearly a primary color. Americans are viewing the environmental impact of their actions with increased responsibility and deliberation," said Rob Densen, Founder and CEO of Tiller, LLC. "New Year's resolutions being what they are, let's hope that Americans are more successful at reducing waste and energy consumption than we are at reducing our waistlines." To read the full article, click here.

Finding the financing for your green building project
Source: GreenerBuildings
There's no doubt that the sub-prime residential mortgage crisis has cast a shadow over the economy. But the market remains favorable for commercial green building projects. To read the full article, click here.

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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
Kimberly Rauwald, Research Assistant
WasteCap Wisconsin
www.wastecapwi.org