Resource recovery is using wastes as an input material to create valuable products as new outputs. The aim is to reduce the amount of waste generated, therefore reducing the need for landfill space and also extracting maximum value from waste. Waste diversion or landfill diversion is the process of diverting waste from landfills.

Be an advocate for a Zero Waste future and take this upcoming opportunity to participate in one of the training programs we are offering. Find out more about the March 2019 Certificate Program Waste Streams Track: Eco-Ambassador Program Training here!  

This new Waste Streams Track is the official launch of the SJC Eco-Ambassador Program and we are very excited about it ! We will be hosting another Eco-Ambassador Program Training separate from our annual Certificate Program in Urban Sustainability so stay tuned for those announcements.

Our goal is to bring together a cohort of people that will work together for one year to reduce their waste footprints and share their knowledge with friends and neighbors.

• Implement materials recycling (including plastics) and food scrap collection programs for themselves, for their buildings and for their neighborhood

• Benchmark their own and participant group waste streams and measure progress over time to be able to report success stories

• Conduct outreach and perform visual waste audits

• Help keep their neighbors engaged and increase diversion practices in their community