Zero Waste Business Conference Offers Money-back Guarantee

Posted Wednesday 02-17-2010

A message from the Earth Resource Foundation:

Zero Waste Business Conference Offers Money-back Guarantee

"Zero In on Zero Waste" Business Conference
San Diego - February 24, 2010
http://www.earthresource.org

On February 24 in San Diego, business experts from the likes of Toyota, Hewlett-Packard, Hilton, and the Del Mar Fairgrounds will share with you the information and tools you need to start an effective and profitable Zero Waste program immediately! We are so confident of this that we offer you this?

100% Money-Back Guarantee
This conference is guaranteed to teach you to reduce costs through waste stream reduction and diversion. Your entire registration fee will be refunded if you do not save at least five times the registration fee within six months of implementing the Zero Waste tools presented at this conference.

Don't miss this unique opportunity!

Register here: http://www.earthresource.org/zerowaste/SD2010/sdzwcreview.html

Learn best practices in how to:
- Reduce cost of waste management;
- Increase savings in consumption of energy and materials;
- Lower distribution costs;
- Prepare to be in compliance with county and upcoming state commercial source separation requirements;
- Improve corporate image of environmental performance among regulators, customers, the public and your employees.

View conference program here: http://www.earthresource.org/zerowaste/SD2010/zerowastespeaker.html

Morning Keynote: Margo Reid Brown, CalRecycle Acting Director,
Ms. Brown was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Chief Deputy Director and designated as Acting Director of CalRecycle, California's new Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. She will discuss the current and pending regulatory environment and show how business, government, and waste/ recycling firms can work together to reap the financial and environmental benefits of moving toward a zero-waste economy.

Luncheon Keynote: Capt. Charles Moore,  Algalita Marine Research Foundation
Charles Moore, founder of Algalita Marine Research Foundation and the man who discovered the Pacific Garbage Patch, will discuss his research and highlight the importance of creating Zero Waste companies in relation to the plastic pollution that is increasingly choking our oceans. www.algalita.org

Other Featured Speakers:

Ryan McMullan, Toyota Motor Sales
Imagine your company diverting 90% of its waste from landfill, incineration and the environment? Toyota Motor Sales did it, and they have already saved literally millions of dollars! Ryan McMullan, Environmental Resource Specialist at Toyota will explain how.

Sue Beets, SBM Site Services (Hewlett-Packard)
As Corporate Sustainability Manager for SBM Site Services, LLC, Sue Beets has designed and implemented large and complex recycle programs for several Fortune 500 companies including Hewlett-Packard. With more than 17 years of solid waste management experience, Beets has overseen the recycling of more than 212 million pounds of material.

Jo Licata, San Francisco Hilton
As Community Projects Manager for the San Francisco Hilton, Jo Licata founded the San Francisco Hotel/Non-profit Collaborative whose goal is to take usable discards from the waste stream of hospitality organizations and divert them into a steady stream of in-kind support for non-profit agencies.

Much more!
Other presenters will describe details of Zero Waste programs at large event venues and office/administrative facilities and discuss the regulatory environment relative to commercial solid waste. The Conference will also feature exhibits by the San Diego area's leaders in waste reduction and recycling services.

Don't miss this unparalleled opportunity to learn from the experts! Register today: http://www.earthresource.org/zerowaste/SD2010/sdzwcreview.html

The San Diego Zero Waste Business Conference is co-hosted by Zero Waste San Diego and Earth Resource Foundation, two non-profit organizations whose collective mission is to empower businesses and the public with the tools needed to make environmentally sustainable choices and changes where people live, work and play.

Many thanks to our supporting sponsors (see their exhibits at the conference):

Silver Level
- EDCO
- Waste Management
- San Diego Earthworks
- ERA Communications

Bronze Level
- Allied Waste
- Sunset Waste Systems

Exhibitor/Sponsor Opportunities
A limited number of exhibit spaces are still available. This rare opportunity allows you to showcase your company's commitment to sustainability and the community as well. For information, please click here: http://www.earthresource.org/zerowaste/SD2010/zerowastesponsor.html

Friends of Zero Waste
- City of San Diego
- City of Chula Vista
- San Diego County
- Solana Center
- Sea World San Diego

For information, please visit www.earthresource.org or contact Dix Henneke, Conference Director at (949) 645-5163 or dix.henneke@earthresource.org