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Berkeley Ecology Center and GAIA organized a
Zero Waste Fellowship for activists from NGO's
around the world, to continue to combat the
construction garbage incinerators in their respective
countries and to provide an alternate vision
of Zero Waste. The fellows are all active in
Zero Waste programs in their home countries,
and the goal of the fellowship is to provide
a forum for exchanging ideas and experiences
to reduce waste. The fellowship also provided
hands-on training in setting up recycling and
related programs, as well as insights into the
role of NGOs, public education and policymaking
in promoting waste reduction.
The learning and information sharing happened
three ways: the fellows learned from the experienced
Berkeley recyclers, they learned from each other
and the Berkeley training crew learned just
as much from the visitors.
The Fellowship
was held last June 25 to July 13, 2002 in Berkeley,
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Ecology Center is one the oldest operating recycling
programs in the country and was among the first
to power its fleet of trucks with biodiesel -
a non-petroleum based fuel. The Ecology Center
is also a membership organization, benefits of
which includes a quarterly magazine- Terrain-
discounts at its bookstore - alerts from its Environmental
Information Center. The Ecology Center operates
the two farmers markets and sponsors such projects
as Baystep which promotes transportation alternatives,
BC and E which promotes energy conservation, farm
fresh choice which works to provide quality nutritious
food to communities that need it, BACH The Bay
Area Coalition to protect Headwaters (forest)
and this project, the Zero Waste Fellowship.
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Zero Waste Fellows |
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Shibu
K. Nair
Kerala, India
Shibu Nair works with the Thanal
Conservation Action and Information Network
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the Southern Indian State of Kerala. Shibu is
involved in a project to transform a plastic-litter
strewn tourist town, Kovalam, into a model Zero
Waste community.
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Sonia
S. Mendoza
The Philippines
Sonia Mendoza is the President of Mother
Earth Unlimited in Manila,
the Philippines and is the only NGO representative
on the National Solid Waste Commission. Mother
Earth Unlimited conducts trainings around the
country on Ecological Waste Management, advocates
for recycling, and sets up community demonstration
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Zini
Mokhine
South Africa
Zini Mokhine works with Earthlife
Africa, one of the oldest environmental
organizations in South Africa. Zini supports communities
advocating for recycling instead of incineration
and is involved in an especially exciting project
to get the upcoming Earth Summit II in Johannesburg
to be held as a Zero Waste event.
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Organizers |
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hardworking staff of GAIA and the Ecology Center
who organized the first Zero Waste Felllowship...
front row: Shibu
Nair (Fellow from Kerala, India), Annie Leonard
(GAIA Co-Coordinator) with Dewi, Firuzeh Mahmoudi
(GAIA)
Standing: Koji
( Ecology Center), Monica Wilson (GAIA), Sonia
Mendoza ( Fellow from Philippines), Zini Mokhine
( Fellow from South Africa), Dave Williamson
and Carrie Teiken ( The Ecology Center) |
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Zero Waste Fellowship organizers would like
to thank
the following for their generous contribution |
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- Mitchell
Kapor Foundation
- Further
Foundation
- Alameda County
Waste Management Authority, Alameda County,
CA
- Rainbow Grocery,
San Francisco, CA
- Chez Panisse,
Berkeley, CA
- Wildwood
Natural Foods, Santa Cruz, CA
- Saul's Restaurant,
Berkeley, CA
- La Cascada,
Berkeley, CA
- Whole Foods,
Berkeley, CA
- Cheese Board,
Berkeley, CA
- Bongo Burger,
Berkeley, CA
- Stuffed Inn,
Berkeley, CA
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