ZWYC 2015

ZWYC 2014

The 2nd annual ZWYC took place on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at City College of San Francisco, Mission Campus. 

(Most photos are courtesy of Nate Ivy - thank you!)
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Our Keynote Speaker! 
Dustin Fedako, from the Compost Pedallers - a 100% bike-powered compost recycling program! 

Dustin is the 25 year old co-founder and CEO of The East Side Compost Pedallers, a 100% bike-powered compost recycling program that collects organic waste from Austin homes & businesses and pedals them directly to nearby urban farms and community gardens to grow more local food for our community. He is also a board member for The Food is Free Project, an urban gardening non-profit, and recently helped launch the Permacultourism Initiative. 

The Compost Pedallers mission is to build a more vibrant Austin community by reducing waste, strengthening the local food system, and re-connecting neighbors to each other and the places that they live through more sustainable practices. All without burning a single drop of fossil fuel!
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Breakout session topics & speakers:
  • Compost & Food Waste Reduction - Bon Appetit, WM Earth, Green Gloves of Oakland USD
  • Product Design & Packaging - Brush with Bamboo, Pulp Works, TBA
  • Conscious Consumption - Clean Water Action, Life Factory, Trinchero Family Estate Winery
  • Social & Community Justice - SF Dept. of the Environment, Green Action
  • Implementing Composting at Universities - UC Davis, Sonoma State, University of Oregon
  • Public Policy - Californians Against Waste, PaintCare, StopWaste.Org
  • Start-Ups & Innovation - Nine Lives Products, Go Box
  • Creative Reuse - Urban Ore, SCRAP, Artist in Residence
  • How to Get Involved - TraX, Litterati, Oakland Middle School
  • Green Careers - Cascadia Consulting, Education Outside, Northern California Recycling Association

ZWYC 2013

The first US Zero Waste Youth Convergence was held in March 2013 at the City College of San Francisco's Mission Campus. Over 200 people attended this day-long event, which kicked off International Zero Waste Week 2013.
2013 Keynote speakers:
Beth Terry, Author of My Plastic Free Life
Kevin Danaher, SF Department of the Environment

Session topics and speakers:
Collaborative Consumption
        Andy Ruben, Yerdle
        Edoardo Croce, Getaround Car Share
        Claire Porter, UC Berkeley ReUSE Program
        
Product Design & Packaging
        Will Duggan, Cradle-to-Cradle
        Samantha Meyer, Clean Water Action
        Julia Grosman, Graduate Student

Plastic Pollution
        Dave Robinson, Sealife Conservation
        Anna-Marie Cook, EPA Marine Debris
        Plastic Pollution Coalition

Creative Reuse
        Brennan Bird, Bottle Brick
        Shuai Chen, SCRAP
        Alison Mierykowski, Artists in Residence

Entrepreneurial Start-Ups & Innovations
        Michael Siminitus, Waste Busters
        Julia Bluff, iFixit
        Michael Steward, Waste to Waves

Community & Social Justice
        Tomer Shapiro, SF Conservation Corps
        Jessica Connolly, Community Housing Partnership
        Nathan Duran, Environment Now

Recycling & Its Barriers
        Heather Co, Rethink Waste
        Monica Wilson, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
        Pavritra, American High School

Composting
        Laura Moreno, EPA Food Recovery Challenge
        Danielle Lowther, Recology
        Jarret Krumrei, UC Santa Barbara
International Panel:
Brazil - Jessica Sabatini
Philippines - Froilan
Mexico - Angel Escobar

Interactive Activity:
Ashel Eldridge (Alliance for Climate Education) & Sunshine Swinford (SF Environment)