[USCC] FW: US EPA Region 9 Seeking Communities Collecting Food Scraps from Residents

[Jim McNelly]

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>The USEPA Region 9 has contracted with a team of consultants to 
>determine what are the best practices regarding the collection and 
>processing of residential organics.
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>This study will identify different factors that define the programs 
>and will include recommendations to advance such programs, such as 
>increasing the amount of organics diverted, reducing the costs of 
>collecting or processing the material, and improving the quality and 
>marketing of the products. These are viewed as critical next steps 
>to helping communities move towards Zero Waste.
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>We would like to identify All communities in EPA Region 9 (Arizona, 
>California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific islands and Tribal Nations) 
>to interview for this study that currently, in addition to yard 
>trimmings, also collect food scraps and soiled paper.  We are also 
>looking to identify model communities beyond Region 9 in the U.S. or 
>Canada.  If you are such a community, or if you know of such a 
>community, please email <mailto:gary at garyliss.com>gary at garyliss.com 
>to share that with us.
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>After the analysis is done (around summer of 2007), we will also 
>assist one or more communities that are interested in developing or 
>expanding such residential organics programs. We would also like to 
>identify communities in Region 9 now that may be interested in 
>getting assistance in such efforts, particularly those interested in 
>exploring less than weekly collection of food scraps as 
>garbage.    If you are such a community, or if you know of such a 
>community, please email <mailto:gary at garyliss.com>gary at garyliss.com 
>to share that with us as well.
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>Peter Anderson is the leader of our Project Team (RecycleWorlds and 
>the Center for a Competitive Waste Industry, 
>www.competitivewaste.org), assisted by Steve Sherman (Environmental 
>Science Associates, www.esassoc.com) and myself (Gary Liss & 
>Associates, www.garyliss.com).
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>Thanks for any help you can provide!
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>Gary Liss
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>Gary Liss
>916-652-7850
>Fax: 916-652-0485
>www.garyliss.com