This new business-led community campaign – Toward Zero Waste – is based largely on last year’s highly successful Green Power Community Challenge that saw Bellingham become the #1 EPA-certified Green Power Community in the country.

We do BIG THINGS TOGETHER, and our next goal in 2008 is to move our community Toward Zero Waste!

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SO HOW DOES IT WORK?

Founding Partners commit to moving Toward Zero Waste in their business over the coming year, and in turn receive marketing materials, technical support, and widespread visibility as a leader in the TZW community campaign all year long.

Business and residential waste reduction will be encouraged throughout 2008, but Founding Partners are those businesses that sign up early and receive additional marketing and promotional opportunities for committing to waste reduction right from the start.

***Businesses who are already achieving extreme rates of waste reduction (i.e. 80%+) will be recognized throughout the campaign as TZW Pioneers, and receive increased benefits for their innovative adoption waste reducing practices.

Founding Partners commit to at least a 50% reduction in waste by 2009.

>>>Full Founding Partner Responsibilties and Benefits are now available online.

SO HOW DO I GET STARTED?

6 Easy Steps:

1. SIGN UP BY MARCH 15th with Cathy Lehman, Sustainable Business Development Manager at Sustainable Connections; cathy@sconnect.org or 360-647-7093 x102.

2. Contact Rodd Pemble, Recycling Manager at Sanitary Service Company, to schedule your baseline assessment and free waste audit to help track your progress; rodd@ssc-inc.com or 360-734-3490. Call now as Rodd’s schedule books up early!

3. After your SSC audit, set a waste reduction goal of a least a 50% by 2009, and communicate that goal to Sustainable Connections. We encourage you to aim even higher!

4. If you already consider yourself a TZW Pioneer (i.e. 80%+ reduction in waste already acheived), contact Cathy@sconnect.org to fill out a Pioneer Survey documenting your efforts.

5. Begin your journey Toward Zero Waste by posting and using marketing materials and utilizing technical assistance to support you in your efforts! Spread the word and get creative with campaign materials.

6. Don’t forget to sign up for a Toward Zero Waste session at Sustainable Connections’ Green Building Conference (April 10th) TZW or Spring Business Conference (date TBA) this spring, or by attending the 2nd TZW workshop this fall.

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 MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

March 15th - sign up by this day to be recognized as a Founding Partner!

April 1st - official campaign kickoff

April 13-19th - Toward Zero Waste Week, with additional promotion, marketing, events and visibility all week long, culminating in...

April 19th - Toward Zero Waste Day at Bellingham Farmers Market

Please contact Cathy Lehman, Sustainable Business Development Manager, at 360-647-7093 x102 or cathy@sconnect.org with any questions.