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ZW RESOURCES FOR HUMBOLDT BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS
PREPARING TO BECOME ZERO WASTE CERTIFIED
ZWH CERTIFICATION Categories & Points.pdf. ATTACHED
ZWH Certification Categories and Points; Benefits
ZW Monitoring Example.xlsx See Attached
Template ZW Monitoring SpreadSheet
https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/depart/cd/recycle/c-n-d/volume-to-weight-conversion.pdf
VOLUME-TO-WEIGHT CONVERSIONS FOR WASTE AUDITS AND MONITORING (CIWMB)
CalRecycle Conversion Table – see ATTACHED
CalRecycle Volume to Weight Conversion Table
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-
04/documents/volume_to_weight_conversion_factors_memorandum_04192016_508fnl.pdf
US EPA Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors
https://archive.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/smm/wastewise/web/html/measure-
progress.html#calculate
US EPA Waste Wise – Measuring Your Progress
REDUCING FOOD WASTE & OTHER ORGANICS
https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/organics/slcp/education
SB1383 CalRecycle Resources for Reducing Food Waste & Other Organics
Food Waste Reduction for Humboldt Food Producers and Food Serving Businesses
PowerPoint Slides ATTACHED
PURCHASING
http://www.zerowastehumboldt.org/packaginganalysisreportCOOP_8-2015.docx
Food Packaging Analysis for Single-Use Co-op Products (Layshock, ZWH)
https://louisville.edu/purchasing/sustainability/keygreendefinitions
Key Green Definitions / Labels for Purchasing
http://www.responsiblepurchasing.org/purchasing_guides/general_green/naspo_rpn_general_
green_purchasing_guide.pdf
Green Purchasing Opportunities and Best Practices
GREENWASHING
PDF article Attached
Red Flags for Greenwashing (Gainer, Jan 2021)
https://www.euronews.com/living/2020/09/09/what-is-greenwashing-and-why-is-it-a-problem
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/10946-greenwashing.html
What is Greenwashing and Why Is It Important?
SINGLE USE PLASTICS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dk3NOEgX7o
PLASTIC WARS (2020) Frontline PBS. 54 minutes
https://www.recycling-magazine.com/2020/12/07/reusable-packaging-up-to-85-
more-climate-friendly-than-single-use/
REUSE SYSTEMS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS THAN RECYCLING
ZERO WASTE IN THE TIME OF COVID19
Arcata Chamber -ZWH PPt 10-2020.PDF – See Attached
Zero Waste During the Time of COVID19 Presented to Arcata Chamber 2020
EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR)
https://uspirg.org/sites/pirg/files/reports/US_PIRG_EA_Break%20the%20Waste%
20Cycle-scrn_0.pdf
Break the Waste Cycle: Producer Responsibility Policies to Move the U.S.
Toward Zero Waste; PennPIRG and Frontier Group (2020)
RECYCLING IN HUMBOLDT
https://www.recology.com/recology-humboldt-county/eureka/resources/
Recology Sorting Guide
https://www.recology.com/recology-humboldt-county/eureka/your-carts/
Commercial Containers
https://humboldtsanitation.com/curbside-collection/
Humboldt Sanitation Recycling FAQs
COMPOSTING IN HUMBOLDT
https://www.localwormguy.com/
The Local Worm Guy – Food Waste Collection Service; Worms; and Soil Amendment Products
“BRAGGING RIGHTS:” CALCULATING AND REPORTING
YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT AND REDUCTION OF
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
https://www.stopwaste.org/at-work/reduce-and-reuse/recycling-business-
waste/recycling-climate-protection/greenhouse-gas
StopWaste.org -CO2 Conversions and Greenhouse Gas Reductions Calculator
https://upstreamsolutions.org/reuse-savings-calculator
Upstream Single-use to Reuse Savings Calculator