October 1, 2004, from 8:30 – 10:00 AM

Location: Yoshi’s at Jack London Square

Oakland, California

Sponsored by:

Alameda County Waste Management Authority and the Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board

Media Sponsors

Comcast

East Bay Business Times

Over 180 EDAB members and guests participated in EDAB’s Fall General Membership Meeting that focused on “ Enhancing Shareholder Value Through Sustainable Business Practices”.

Alameda County Supervisor and EDAB Chair, Keith Carson, opened the meeting with an update on EDAB’s recent accomplishments (which included the publication of the 2004 East Bay Indicators Report and current projects (which included the Goods Movement Expo scheduled for December 8-9, 2004 at the Oakland Downtown Marriott).

Then Karen Smith, (right) Alameda County Waste Management Authority’s Executive Director and Rory Bakke, (below) Senior Program Manager for the StopWa$te program, introduced the topic and guest panelists.

  Guest Speakers

LORI L. SONNIER, TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA INC.    

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JOHN L. CUSACK, GIFFORD PARK ASSOCIATES     

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Our Heroes: Annual Stopwa$te Partnership Awards

Danny Wan, (right) Oakland City Council and WMA Board Member and Mark Green, (second right) Mayor, Union City and WMA Board President, introduced and presented awards to the Stopwa$te Partnership Award recipients.

Annual Stopwa$te Partnership Award Recipients:

Orcon Corporation, Union City

• 280 employees
• Manufacturer of aircraft insulation, carpet seaming tape and reinforced plastic film
• Program Heroes:  Kesav Reddy & Bill Fuson
• Waste reduction efforts include:

o       Wood (broken pallets), plastic film, paper bag and “off spec” carpet recycling

o       Switched to larger rolls of plastic film, significantly reducing waste during roll changing process

(Right to Left)  

Mayor Danny Wan, Kesav Reddy, Bill Fuson, Mayor Mark Green, Bobbie Goodwin  

Clif Bar, Inc., Berkeley

• 70 employees
• Manufacturer of energy bars
• Program Heroes: Cassandra Cyphers & Elysa Hammond
• Waste reduction efforts include:

o       Recycling mixed paper, cardboard, beverage containers and toner cartridges

o       Collecting food waste for composting

o       Redesigned packaging cartons to reduce plastic film use

Cassandra Cyphers  

Oakland Coliseum, Oakland

• 760 employees
• Home of Oakland A’s, Oakland Raiders, Golden State Warriors and other large events
• Program Heroes: George Valerga & Mark Kaufman
• Waste reduction efforts include:

o       Significant increase in recycling of bottles, cans, and cardboard

o       Collecting food waste for composting

o       Goal = Best recycling rate of any stadium in the United States

George Valerga    

Ghirardelli Chocolate, San Leandro

• 360 employees
• Premium chocolates since 1852
• Program Heroes: Vellay Kannappen, Manuel Wildberger & Ron Bordi
• Waste reduction efforts include:

o       Recycling cocoa bean shells, cardboard, scrap metal and plastic film

o       Reusable shipping totes replace 140,000 cardboard boxes each year  

o       Wooden pallet refurbishing

o       Employee focus on materials use efficiency                                   Mayor Mark Green, Vellay Kannappen, Manuel Wildberger

Children’s Hospital Oakland

• 205 bed facility in Oakland
• 1,902 employees and over 1,200 volunteers
• Pediatric medical services, research and education
• Program Heroes: Christopher Amy & Clarence Dickerson
• Waste reduction efforts include:

o       Recycle 10 tons of paper, cardboard, and beverage containers each month

o       Provided employees with reusable mugs

o      Planning reusable sharps containers and blue wrap recovery

Honorable Mention

Toyota Logistics, Fremont

• 116 employees
• Customizes Toyota vehicles made at NUMMI
• Program Heroes: Karen Moore & Richard Oglesby
• Waste reduction efforts include:

o        Recycling mixed paper, beverage containers, metals, cardboard, plastic film, and plastics

o        Exploring use of durable shipping containers, packaging and recycled plastic pallets

o        Planning to streamline order system to minimize outdated or overstocked parts

Karen Moore   

Annual Stopwa$te Partnership Award Recipients Representatives:

       (Award recipients - left to right by rows, back row first)

 Vellay Kannappen, Bill Fuson, Manuel Wildberger, Christopher Amy, Mark Kaufman,

Cassandra Cyphers, Bobbie Goodwin, Kesav Reddy, George Valerga, Karen Moore