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Statewide Annual Used Oil Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste Conference

2006 Conference: Integrating Materials Management--Moving Toward a Natural Balance

April 24-25, 2006 (Training Day)
April 26-28, 2006 (Conference)
Granlibakken Resort and Conference Center
Tahoe City, California

Topics | Agenda & Presentations

This year's theme, "Integrating Materials Management: Moving Toward a Natural Balance," continues the collective momentum and strength for us to create a better future. The release of toxic compounds into the environment should occur only at rates that are comparable to the natural biological process. What does that mean for us and our environment? Come hear Dr. Ken Geiser, Co-Director, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts. Dr. Geiser is renowned for promoting environmentally and socially responsible practices through toxic chemical reduction.

Conference Topics Included...

  • Household Hazardous Waste
  • Oil and Filter Recycling
  • HHW-CESQG Facility Design Basics
  • Block Grant Management
  • Green Production and Materials Policy: Advancing EPR in Industry and Government
  • Moving Upstream: NGO's New Strategies for Creating a Toxic Free Future
  • Peak Oil: Causes, Consequences, and Ways to Avert Catastrophe
  • Am I My Brother's Keeper? Overcoming Barriers to a Better Environment

See the agenda, including a listing of workshops and links to most of the presentations.

List of attendees (Adobe PDF, 136 KB).

Conference flyer (Adobe PDF, 152 KB).

Conference Home

 

Last updated: December 02, 2007


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