The CalMAX catalog insert was a special center pull-out section (in
the printed version) designed to offer our customers insight into the
broader world of resource management.
Steps Towards Sustainable Agriculture (Summer 2005)
Features five agricultural enterprises that are making strides
toward sustainable agriculture:
Steps Towards Sustainable Community (Winter 2005)
Features ten organizations and businesses that are practicing innovative
and significant waste reduction in Arcata, a small coastal community in
northern California. Included are:
Arcata has a population of about 16,600 plus
about 7,500 students enrolled at Humboldt State University. From its weekend
farmers market to its sustainable community forest, the community is replete
with environmental efforts.
Profiles in Sustainable Housing (Fall 2004)
Features two southern California nonprofits that are increasing the
sustainability of housing,
The Los Angeles
Eco-Village and
Rebuilding
Together Orange County.
Profiles in Textile &
Carpet Recycling (Summer 2004)
Includes an overview of the textile lifecycle with
photographs from the rag making process and profiles four enterprises
involved in textile reuse and/or recycling: the
Los Angeles Fiber Company;
Goodwill Southern California;
Sandler Brothers; and
Peerless Materials
Company. (Adobe PDF, 568 KB)
Organics: Urban Gardening &
Forestry (Spring 2004)
Features articles about making hobby or professional landscaping and
gardening more environmentally friendly; the Fair Oaks Horticultural Center;
community gardens; and urban forestry. (Adobe PDF, 348 KB)
Sustainable Building
(Winter 2004)
Green building techniques can reduce waste and save resources and energy.
The winter 2004 insert provides tips for home renovation, includes
information about bamboo flooring, and describes recent standards for increasing energy
efficiency in high school buildings. (Adobe PDF, 717 KB)
Recycling Market Development
Zones (Fall
2003)
A report on the first decade of Market Development Zones and their future
possibilities. The fall 2003 insert also includes information about
the Alameda County Recycling Marketplace. (Adobe PDF, 203 KB)
Pollution Prevention
Campaign (Summer
2003)
The summer 2003 insert describes the efforts to prevent pollution in the
North Natomas neighborhood in Sacramento. The insert also includes an
article exploring ways to deal with food waste. (Adobe PDF, 488 KB)
Recycled-Content Products (Spring 2003)
If you're not buying recycled, you're not really recycling! The
spring 2003 insert highlights and profiles many of the recycled content
products manufactured or distributed by companies that participate in the
CIWMB's annual Recycled Products Tradeshow, held this year in Sacramento.
(Adobe PDF, 691 KB)
Profiles in Reuse (Winter
2003)
Several Reuse ventures are profiled including Habitat for Humanity
ReStores in Sacramento and Ventura Counties, Resource Area for Teachers
(RAFT) in Santa Clara, Food Finders in Long Beach, L.A. Shares in Los
Angeles, and Ohmega Salvage in Berkeley. (Adobe PDF, 334 KB)
Collaborative for High
Performance Schools (Fall 2002)
Organized in 2000, the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)
aims to increase the performance of California students by providing
information, services, and incentive programs to school districts and
designers. (Adobe PDF, 321 KB)
Green Building
(Summer 2002)
Building "green" is an opportunity to use our resources
efficiently while creating healthier buildings that improve human health,
build a better environment, and provide cost savings. The Capitol Area
East End Office Complex is also featured. (Adobe PDF, 271 KB)
Recycled Content Products
(Spring 2002)
The availability and quality of recycled content products continues to
improve. Also, a brief overview of recycled-content certification laws and steps to implement
a buy recycled program. (Adobe PDF, 236 KB)
Reuse Programs and Resource
Information (Winter 2002)
A link to reuse programs and resources available both in California and
nationally.
Recycling Market Development Zones (RMDZ) (Fall
2001)
The RMDZ Program provides incentives to businesses that use secondary
materials from the waste stream as feedstock for their manufacturing
processes. (Adobe PDF, 576 KB)
Organics Update (Summer
2001)
Even with increased efforts to divert this material from disposal, nearly
two thirds, or about 15 million tons, still ends up in landfills.
How can we find ways to make the most of these wasted resources? (Adobe
PDF,
450 KB)
Buy Recycled: Make It
Your Business (Spring 2001)
During the last decade Californians have made great strides in keeping
recyclable materials out of landfills. But what's being done to find
markets for these recovered resources? (Adobe PDF, 380 KB)
Reuse Programs and
Resource Information (Winter 2001)
A variety of reuse and recycling resources, curricula for California public
school teachers and household hazardous waste management information. (Adobe
PDF, 90 KB)
Reuse and Recycling for Teachers (Fall
2000)
Provides references to a variety of reuse and recycling resources for California public
school teachers and administrators. (Adobe PDF, 333 KB)
Growing Options for Managing
California's Organic Materials (Summer 2000)
Highlights current projects and partnerships in agriculture, erosion control, food scraps,
landscaping, and grasscycling that are creating new uses for organic materials.
(Adobe PDF, 453 KB)
Buy Recycled: It's Your
Business (Spring 2000)
Products made with recycled materials have become more available, less expensive,
and better over the past several years. Current information about recycled-content
office paper and supplies, shipping containers, landscaping products, toner cartridges,
rerefined motor oil, and construction materials is included in this insert to make it
easy for businesses to buy recycled.
(Adobe PDF, 152 KB)
Reuse Facilities and Programs in
California (Winter 2000)
Reuse facilities and organizations in California are profiled in an effort to increase the
awareness of reuse opportunities to the business community. We hope your business
will experience the benefits of becoming involved in a reuse program. (Adobe
PDF, 115
KB)
Computers, Components and Peripherals
Reuse in California (Fall 1999)
Provides corporate and small business owners with information on the reuse, recycling
and refurbishment of outdated computers, monitors, and peripherals. (Adobe
PDF, 94 KB)
Waste--It's a Business Affair
(Summer 1999)
Provides information on how businesses can become involved in waste reduction activities
that can result in increased profits and resource efficiency. (Adobe PDF, 261
KB)
Construction and Demolition
Recycling Program (Spring 1999)
Provides information on the California Integrated Waste Management Board's programs that
are addressing the issue of construction and demolition materials in California's waste
stream. (Adobe PDF, 463 KB)
Special Organics Section
(Winter 1999)
Provides information on the California Integrated Waste Management Board's programs that
are addressing the issue of organic materials in California's waste stream. (Adobe
PDF, 254 KB)
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