Continuing the spirit and action spurred by the first Earth Day, over 150 students, faculty, and Zero Waste professionals around the country joined in a virtual teach-in hosted in celebration of the CU-Boulder Environmental Center's fiftieth anniversary.
Program highlights and access to resources follow. Request updates at zerowaste@colorado.edu
Zero Waste 101
Ric Anthony: Zero Waste International Alliance Board, National Recycling Coalition Board
Join Zero Waste pioneer, Ric Anthony's dove into the basics of Zero Waste. Ric drew from the course he currently teaches for Zero Waste USA. See Ric Anthony's bio and connect.
Class in Professional Certification
Judi Gregory - National Standards Certification Board / GreenEducation.US
Did you know that there are twenty-five skills and proficiencies for professional certification in the field? Sample test questions and course overview is provided in her presentation.
A short clip from her presentation is linked below.
Kitchen Composting with Worms
Rhonda Sherman, North Carolina State University Center Compost Learning Lab
Vermicomposting matriarch, Rhonda Sherman provided worm bin basics and much more. Watch her five minute video.
Resilience Stretching
Karyn Kaplan, University of Oregon Zero Waste (retired)
Robyn Hathcock, University of Oregon Sustainability Program Manager
Campus recycling pioneers Karyn Kaplan and Robyn Hathcock, lead a stretching session that student recyclers at the UofO have done before their shifts for over 30 years. See the accompanying stretching poster
How Green is the New Deal without Zero Waste?
Maggie Clarke, Phd - Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board
In a preview of her presentation to the rescheduled National Zero Waste Conference, Dr. Clarke questioned the omission of Zero Waste strategies in the Green New Deal as proposed and presented compelling evidence for prioritizing Zero Waste in any climate action plan. See her presentation.
Forum: "Then, Now, and When for Recycling
Tim Broderick - Zero Waste Sustainability Specialist Boulder County, Colorado
CU interns and attendees engaged Tim Broderick and other Zero Waste professionals on a revisit of original Earth Day recycling objectives made in 1970. Where have we come? Where are we going? A similar set of objectives was drafted for the students of 2070 (forthcoming)
MTV crews visited CU in 1990 and produced outrageous footage and gripping commercial spots. View one of the spots, "Earth is Not a Cartoon", here.
In 1995, students produced eco-spoofs of big-screen gems which aired before feature movies during CU's Film Series. View "the Sound of Chainsaws" here.
Green Venues PSA: "The Assist". Features all Denver area sports and entertainment mascots in a hilarious routine. Funded by the EPA at Red Rocks amphitheater, 2010. View the PSA here
Between 2011-2014, the Ball Corporation funded annual student video competitions for 30-60 second spots on variety of assigned topics. View one of the winning Green on the Screen entries here