tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83438624238901602222024-03-28T23:29:53.620-04:00The IMPACTan Elemental Impact on-line magazineHolly Elmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320051691727973987noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343862423890160222.post-12817157322009462042014-06-30T09:24:00.003-04:002018-11-15T13:52:17.810-05:00Atlanta Ei Partner Tours<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333;">On June 9 & 10</span> <a href="http://elementalimpact.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Elemental Impact</span></a> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333;">Partners traveled from across North America to participate in the Atlanta</span><a href="http://elementalimpact.org/Ei-Partner-Tours" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Ei Partner Tours</span></a><span style="color: #333333;">, hosted by </span><a href="http://www.prattindustries.com/" target="_blank">Pratt Industries</a><span style="color: #333333;">, </span></span><a aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="js_6" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=126608317490781" href="https://www.facebook.com/NovelisInc" id="js_7" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Novelis Inc.</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">, the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaWorldCongressCenter" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Georgia World Congress Center</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333;">(GWCC) and </span><a href="http://www.atlanta-airport.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> (ATL). </span><a href="http://elementalimpact.org/sponsors" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Ei Partners</span></a></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> were treated to two action-packed tour days filled with camaraderie, fun and experiential learning.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="http://elementalimpact.org/sponsors" target="_blank">Ei Partners</a></span><span style="color: #222222;"> meet three times per year in a formal setting: twice for</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> <a href="http://elementalimpact.org/Ei-Partner-Tours" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Ei Partner Tours</span></a></span><span style="color: #222222;"> and once for the Annual Meeting. On the tours, Host Partners welcome fellow Partners</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">, </span><a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/strategic-partners" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Strategic Allies</span></a>,<span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><span style="color: #222222;"> and </span><a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/AdvisoryCouncil" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Advisory Council</span></a></span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">members to their cities for two-days to share their business operations, practices and expertise. Spontaneous strategy sessions on collaborative work are common during the tours.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><span style="color: #222222;">The first August, 2012 tours were hosted by </span><a href="http://www.heritage-interactive.com/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Heritage Interactive Services</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in Indianapolis, IN. As documented in the IMPACT Blog article, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://elementalimpact.blogspot.com/2012/08/ei-partner-tours-launch-in-indy.html" style="color: #3d85c6; font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Ei Partner Tours Launch in Indy</a>,</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Interactive set a high standard for others to follow.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><span style="color: #222222;">November 2012 </span><a href="http://elementalimpact.blogspot.com/2012/12/nyc-ei-partner-tours.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">NYC Ei Partner Tours</span></a><a href="http://elementalimpact.blogspot.com/2012/12/nyc-ei-partner-tours.html" style="color: #222222;" target="_blank"> </a><span style="color: #222222;">hosted by </span><a href="http://www.ecologicsolutions.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">EcoLogic Solutions</span></a> <span style="color: #222222;">& </span><a href="http://www.global-enviro.us/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Global Enviro</span></a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><span style="color: #222222;">March 2013 </span><a href="http://elementalimpact.blogspot.com/2013/03/charlotte-ei-partner-tours.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Charlotte Ei Partner Tours</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> hosted by </span><a href="http://www.simon.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Simon Property Group</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> & </span><a href="http://www.hmshost.com/" style="color: #222222;" target="_blank">HMSHost</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><span style="color: #222222;">August 2103 </span><a href="http://elementalimpact.blogspot.com/2013/08/ann-arbor-ei-partner-tours.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Ann Arbor Ei Partner Tours</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> hosted by </span><a href="http://www.basf.com/group/corporate/us/en/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">BASF</span></a></span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the first Atlanta tour day, partners met at a Buckhead hotel where they boarded a bus for the Pratt complex in Conyers, GA and the Novelis aluminum recycling plant in Greensboro. GA. Thank you Novelis for providing the comfortable bus for the tours travel. Upon arrival, each tours participant received an info packet and a bag of home baked sweet treats. Time on the bus was well spent with Ei founder Holly Elmore giving a tours overview and facilitating introductions. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Thanks to Mary Place, Pratt Southeast sales manager, the Pratt campus tour was organized yet relaxed during the groups limited time at the Conyers headquarters. The Pratt team greeted the bus with the appropriate vests and glasses required to tour the cardboard mill. Plant managers took three groups of six participants on a personalized tour of the mill that manufactures cardboard from 100% recycled material. Depending upon the cardboard grade produced, the mill recipe consists of various proportions of mixed paper and OCC - old corrugated cardboard. While walking the mill production line, it was impressive to witness the transformation of mixed paper and OCC into a huge roll of cardboard.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333;">With the box plant literally next door, the cardboard rolls are transported through a large doorway for storage until used in the corrugating and box cutting machines. With prominent customers like</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Home Depot</span></a></span><span style="color: #333333;">, it was fun to see finished boxes that run the gamut from pizza to large transport boxes. Many of brands printed on the boxes were well-known and gave a clue to Pratt's global leadership role in the packaging industry.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333;">Ei Friend Daniel Rickenmann with</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> <a href="http://www.firstgenenergy.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">First Generation Energy</span></a> </span><span style="color: #333333;">joined the tour group at Pratt to share exciting news on his anaerobic digester (AD) plant in the permitting process. With a Conyers site almost contiguous to the Pratt campus, there are abundant synergies at play with Pratt and First Generation. Rumor has it the permit is ready to issue soon!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">After lunch the tour group loaded on the bus for the hour drive to the Novelis aluminum recycling plant. Conversation was lively on the bus with Holly updating the partners on the Ei shift-in-process. In 2013 Ei introduced three new platforms: </span><a href="http://elementalimpact.org/Product_Stewardship" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Product Stewardship</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">, </span><a href="http://elementalimpact.org/RecyclingRefinement" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Recycling Refinement</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> and </span><a href="http://elementalimpact.org/Water_Use_Toxicity" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Water Use | Toxicity</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">. With the past 18 months spent grounding initiatives within the platforms, Holly often says </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Ei is moving from Sustainability in Strategy to Ei's tagline Sustainability in ACTION. </i></span></span></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Upon arrival at the Novelis plant, the tours group was welcomed by the plant operations lead Chris Moore. After security and safety procedures were addressed, Chris and Brook Beadle - Novelis sustainability lead - gave excellent presentations that introduced aluminum recycling practices along with a Novelis business overview.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.32px;">Novelis is the world's largest aluminum recycler with a commitment to reach 80% recycled content in Novelis Aluminum as well as zero waste-to-landfill in operations by 2020. An increase from the current 33% recycled content to 80% will remove 10 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually from the aluminum value chain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">The return bus trip to Atlanta was a grand time! Louis Herrera with <a href="http://www.hilexpoly.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Hilex Poly</span></a> was in-charge of the beer selection and the perfect host for the festive bus ride. In addition to the tours group, several Atlanta Ei pals joined the group for a lovely dinner at <a href="http://basils-restaurant.com/HOME.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Basil's</span></a>, a quaint locally owned Mediterranean restaurant. Thank you to Pratt for providing the excellent hors d'oeuvres and wine upon arrival. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">Tim gave an excellent presentation on the GWCC sustainability successes along with current projects and future plans. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">As the</span> <a href="http://www.gadome.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Georgia Dome</span></a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"> is the </span><a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/SFCI_Georgia_Dome_Pilot" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">SFCI Event Venue Pilot</span></a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">, Tim has a standard slide of recent work with the SFCI Team on post-consumer food waste collection for compost. Throughout his presentation, the close Ei | GWCC working relationship was evident along with its significant impact on existing and under-development programs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.180000305175781px;">In 2013 the Georgia Dome hosted the <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/final-four" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Final Four</span> </a>with great success on zero waste, community involvement and overall sustainability fronts. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Ei served on the Final Four sustainability committee; it was exciting to witness the lasting impact a major sporting event may have on a facility and the community. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 15.180000305175781px;">The ZWA Blog article, <i><a href="http://zerowastezone.blogspot.com/2013/06/final-four-green-footprints-continue.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Final Four green footprints continue after the games</span></a></i>, includes a summary of the Final Four's substantial impact before, during and after the games. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">For in-depth details, the </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Final Four Sustainability Report</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> is available for download on the <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/Resources" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Ei Resources</span></a></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">page under the Event Recycling section. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">After the formal presentations and discussions, the group toured the GA Dome Club Level food court, intended site for a 2014 season post-consumer food waste collection pilot. In addition, the group toured the GA Dome and GWCC back-of-the-house operations to witness recycling and pre-consumer food waste collection practices in-place. As an added treat, the tours group visited the GA Dome field where the Falcons play.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Lunch was provided by SFCI co-chair Doug Kunnemann with <a href="http://www.natureworksllc.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">NatureWorks</span></a> across the street at the <a href="http://tacomac.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">CNN Center Taco Mac</span></a>. During lunch, Scott Jenkins - <a href="http://newstadium.atlantafalcons.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">New Falcons Stadium</span></a> general manager - gave a preview of the stadium plans and how it is designed for sustainability success. The intention is for the New Falcons Stadium to continue as the SFCI Event Pilot when in opens for the 2018 season. Scott, Tim, Doug and Holly meet often to maximize synergies and potentials with the new stadium.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">ATL Airport director of asset management & sustainability Michael Cheyne presented to the tours group on the airport sustainability successes, challenges and future directions. As the ATL Airport - the busiest airport in the world - serves as the <a href="http://elementalimpact.org/SFCI_ATL_Airport_Pilot" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">SFCI Airport Pilot</span>,</a> Ei has a close working relationship with Michael and his team. Liza Milagro joined the airport sustainability department in early 2013 as senior sustainability planner and is a powerful driver for project implementation.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The 2011 ZWA Blog article,</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><a href="http://zerowastezone.blogspot.com/2011/10/atlanta-airport-makes-bold-sustainable.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Atlanta Airport Makes a Bold Sustainable Statement</span></a></i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">, announced the groundbreaking contract provision requiring airport food vendors to use compostable serviceware and consumer-facing packaging under the then new concessionaire contract. With Brenda Platt of the<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> <a href="http://www.ilsr.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Institute for Local Self-Reliance</span></a></span> at the helm, the SFCI Team worked closely with the ATL Airport on the contract provision language and supporting documentation.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The </span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #3d85c6; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://elementalimpact.org/atlanta-airport-pilot" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; color: #3d85c6; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Atlanta Airport Compostable Foodservice Ware Packet</span><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></a></span><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">published to provide clear, concise information to airport food vendors on the contract provision along with guidance on how to meet the requirements. The ZWA Blog post, </span><em style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #3d85c6; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://zerowastezone.blogspot.com/2012/04/compostable-packaging-info-packet.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Compostable Packaging Info Packet</span></a></span></em><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">, announces the packet while the <a href="http://zerowastezone.blogspot.com/2012/10/exemptions-exclusions-added-to-atlanta.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Exemptions | Exclusions Added to Atlanta Airport Info Packet</span></a></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><em style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #3d85c6; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></em><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">is an overview of a packet revision.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21.6px;">A true pioneer, Michael is taking an industry leadership role in a proactive approach to </span><a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/Airborne_Kitchen_Grease" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21.6px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Airborne Kitchen Grease</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21.6px;"> (AKG), a costly by-product of cooking. Approvals are in-process for a campus-wide installation of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21.6px;"><a href="http://www.greaselock.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Grease Lock Filters</span></a> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21.6px;">(GLF) in airport concessionaires. The proactive AKG approach is staged to reduce airport water usage by an estimated 1.1 million gallons per year while concessionaires save approximately $7,300 annually per location. GLF is an Ei Partner under the Ellis Fibre umbrella.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The ZWA Blog article, </span><em style="border: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="http://zerowastezone.blogspot.com/2014/03/atlanta-airport-presents-proactive.html" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; color: #3d85c6; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Atlanta Airport Presents a Proactive Approach to Airborne Kitchen Grease</span>,</a></span> </em><span style="line-height: 18px;">announces the <span style="text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.aaae.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">American Association of Airport Executives</span></a>'</span> February | March publication </span><em style="border: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Airport Magazine</em><span style="line-height: 18px;"> article, </span><em style="border: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">AIRBORNE KITCHEN GREASE: A New Frontier in Sustainability, A simple solution saves tremendous water use, labor and dollars,</em><span style="line-height: 18px;"> co-written by Michael and Holly.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">In addition to specific on-campus initiatives, Michael spoke of the ATL Airport's community commitment. The airport understands their tremendous global presence may segue into substantial local influence and contribution.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">After Michael's inspiring talk, Holly gave closing remarks and planted fertile seeds for the Fall Ei Partner Tours. It was a powerful two days and partners left filled with enthusiasm for Ei's shift into ACTION mode. With the Falcons' first pre-season game on Friday, August 8 the action plan is in motion with much to accomplish over the next weeks.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The ATL Ei Partner Tours agenda, participant list along with the Novelis and GWCC PPT presentations are available for download on the <a href="http://elementalimpact.org/Ei-Partner-Tours" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Ei Partner Tours</span></a> page. For the tours pictorial recap, visit the </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Ei FB Album, </span><em style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.839893459371741.1073741856.120919654602462&type=1" style="border: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Atlanta Ei Partner Tours</span></a>.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">... and onward to Ei's tagline,<i> Sustainability in <b>ACTION</b></i>!</span></span></div>
Holly Elmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320051691727973987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343862423890160222.post-59907028118053824522013-08-25T16:40:00.002-04:002018-11-15T13:52:17.903-05:00Ann Arbor Ei Partner Tours <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/">Elemental Impact </a>Partner <a href="http://www.basf.com/group/corporate/en/">BASF</a> hosted the Ann Arbor<a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/sponsors"> Ei Partner</a> Tours in early August. Fellow partners were treated to two action-packed tour days filled with camaraderie, fun and experiential learning. Time will reveal the business seeds planted among partners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the past two years <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/sponsors">Ei Partners</a> welcomed Ei Partners, <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/strategic-partners">Strategic Allies</a>, and <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/AdvisoryCouncil">Advisory Council</a> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">members to their cities for two-days to share first-hand their business practices and expertise. The first tours were hosted by<a href="http://www.heritage-interactive.com/"> Heritage Interactive Services</a> in Indianapolis, IN. As documented in the IMPACT Blog post, </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://elementalimpact.blogspot.com/2012/08/ei-partner-tours-launch-in-indy.html">Ei Partner Tours Launch in Indy</a></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, Interactive set a high standard for others to follow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The second <a href="http://elementalimpact.org/Ei-Partner-Tours">Ei Partner Tours </a>was held in New York City days after Hurricane Sandy hit the Eastern Seaboard. A small group continued with the tours of Global Enviro's on-site food waste digester installation and <a href="http://www.ecologicsolutions.com/">EcoLogic Solutions</a>' Brooklyn operations. The IMPACT Blog post,<i><a href="http://elementalimpact.blogspot.com/2012/12/nyc-ei-partner-tours.html"> NYC Ei Partner Tours</a></i>, is a tours overview and the Zero Waste in ACTION Blog post, <i><a href="http://zerowastezone.blogspot.com/2012/12/food-waste-too-valuable-for-landfill.html">Food Waste: Too Valuable for the Landfill</a></i>, is a recap of Global Enviro's installation along with commentary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In March 2013, </span><a href="http://www.hmshost.com/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">HMSHost</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.simon.com/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Simon Property Group</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> hosted their fellow partners to the Charlotte Ei Partner Tours at </span><a href="http://www.simon.com/mall/concord-mills" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Concord Mills</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">, a Simon mall where HMSHost operates the food court operations. Concord Mills is the </span><a href="http://elementalimpact.org/SFCI_Concord_Mills_Pilot" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sustainable Food Court Initiative Shopping Mall Pilot</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">. The IMPACT Blog post,</span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://elementalimpact.blogspot.com/2013/03/charlotte-ei-partner-tours.html"> Charlotte Ei Partner Tours</a></i><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">, is a tours overview and the ZWA Blog post, </span><a href="http://zerowastezone.blogspot.com/2013/03/bring-possible-out-of-impossible.html" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bring the Possible out of Impossible</i></a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">, details the many successful Charlotte programs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chris Bradlee of BASF was the ultimate host for his fellow partners. For those who arrived the day prior, Chris arranged for a round of golf on the hotel's nine hole course followed by a lively dinner. The pre-tours activities set a fantastic tone for the two following action packed days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ensuring his guests traveled in comfort, Chris arranged for a mini-bus to transport folks to the various tour sites. The tours began at the BASF corporate offices with Ei founder welcoming the group along with an Ei update. Chris gave an impressive overview of BASF: The world's leading chemical company with 2012 sales €72.1 billion, 380 production facilities,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and 110,000 employees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first tour was at the Wyandotte TPU plant, one of the 380 productions facilities. It was intriguing to learn how the plastic pellets are made, the foundation of so many products. Ei integrates within BASF mainly in their biopolymers division - the Ei Partners loved learning first-hand about the diversity within BASF's manufacturing portfolio.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">After the tour, Chris treated the partners to a lovely lunch a few miles down the Detroit River at Portofino's on the River. Though the rain prohibited al fresco dining, the group enjoyed the casual time to explore respective synergies among their organizations. With three roving photographers - Ei Chair Scott Seydel, Ei founder Holly Elmore and Scott Lutocka of </span><a href="http://www.piazzaproduce.com/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Piazza Produce</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">, the river provided ample opportunity to capture the tour energy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next on the agenda was the Big House at <a href="http://www.msu.edu/">Michigan State University</a> where Alison Richardson with the <a href="http://recycle.msu.edu/">Waste Reduction & Recycling Department </a>greeted the group. With 100,000 plus fans filling the stadium on game day, the opportunities and challenges are abundant. Thank you Alison for your patience with the inquisitive group and sharing the current recycling practices at the Big House.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Oops, the tour almost lost one of the roving photographers within the locked stadium. Luckily, Scott Lutocka is in shape to sprint through the closing gates to cheers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For a pictorial recap of the Tours Day 1, visit the Ei FB album, <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.671018016259287.1073741838.120919654602462&type=3">Ann Arbor Ei Partners Tours - Day One</a></i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chris followed Ei tradition by ensuring the group dined in local fashion at one of Ann Arbors eclectic spots. Half the group opted for a practical early evening while the other half enjoyed late night beer, coffee and dessert.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The second day was an early departure for the Ann Arbor</span><a href="http://www.recommunity.com/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> RecCommunities MRF</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> - materials recovery facility. It was inspiring to witness the true community spirit at the MRF. Within the conference room, there was fun evidence the facility doubled as a recycling education vehicle for Ann Arbor's youth and residents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">After an impressive Recommunities presentation on the overall company and their Ann Arbor facility, the partners separated into two groups for the MRF tour. As seasoned MRF visitors, the ReCommuntiies facilities impressed the group with its separation process into "clean" material, especially with the glass fragments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.... but wait, it seemed half the group were MRF Virgins! How could this happen? Even Zero Waste Warrior Scott Lutocka was on his inaugural MRF tour! A first MRF tour is an eye-opening experience of how much energy is expended to sort single-stream into baled valuable material ready for sale in the commodity market.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Ei FB album, <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.672065536154535.1073741839.120919654602462&type=3">Ann Arbor Ei Partner Tours - Day Two</a></i>, includes a pictorial recap of the impressive Recommunities MRF tour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rain followed the group keeping the We Care Organics tour confined within the bus. One of the managers came onto the bus to educate on the composting program successes and challenges and answer questions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the invitation of </span><a href="http://elementalimpact.org/AdvisoryCouncil" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ei Advisory Council </a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">member Steve Mojo, </span><a href="http://www.bpiworld.org/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Biodegradble Products Institute</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> executive director, </span><a href="http://www.nsf.org/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NSF International</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> joined the group on the second day to understand the role compostable packaging plays in successful zero waste</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank you Ei Partners BASF, <a href="http://www.seydel.com/about/the-companies/chemol-company/">Chemol</a>, <a href="http://www.cleanriver.com/">CleanRiver Recycling Solutions</a>, <a href="http://www.ellisfibre.co.nz/">Ellis Fibre</a>, Heritage Interactive Services, <a href="http://www.hilexpoly.com/">Hilix Poly</a>, Piazza Produce and<a href="http://www.orwak.us/"> Tomra | Orwak</a> for attending the tours and validating their importance to future business interactions and programs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/">Elemental Impact </a>Partner tours launched in July, 2012 when <a href="http://www.heritage-interactive.com/">Heritage Interactive Services</a> and <a href="http://www.hilexpoly.com/">Hilex Poly </a>hosted their fellow partners in Indianapolis for two dynamic days of sharing, strategizing</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, bonding and FUN. The IMPACT Blog post, </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://elementalimpact.blogspot.com/2012/08/ei-partner-tours-launch-in-indy.html">Ei Partner Tours Launch in Indy</a></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, gives an overview of the inaugural tours while the</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Ei FB album, </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.483439548350469.128004.120919654602462&type=3">July, 2012 Ei Partner Tours in Indy</a></i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">, is the pictorial recap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An</span><a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/Sponsorship" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Ei Partner Program</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">benefit, tours are excellent vehicles for partners to explore their tremendous synergies and potential business relationships. Action points are always an outcome as partners bid each other farewell until their next encounter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In early March, <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/sponsors">Ei Partners </a>converged on Charlotte, NC for the third Ei Partner Tours. Hosted by <a href="http://www.hmshost.com/">HMSHost</a> and <a href="http://www.simon.com/">Simon Property Group</a>, <a href="http://www.simon.com/mall/concord-mills">Concord Mills</a> was the destination for DAY 1, filled with presentations and tours. Concord Mills, a Simon mall, is the<a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/SFCI"> Sustainable Food Court Shopping Mall </a>Pilot with the food court operated by HMSHost.</span><br />
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During the day presentations alternated with mall tours for first-hand
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waste collection for composting, wasted food donation and plastic film
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Linda Dunn with HMSHost gave an overview of their impressive sustainability
commitment grounded in sound business principles. Brian and Ray Soporowski, CM
GM, presented on the SFCI Pilot action items along with anecdotes from the
journey. EcoLogic Solutions and <a href="http://www.greaselock.com/">Ellis Fibre | Grease Lock</a> rounded out the
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ei is known for augmenting important business with excellent food and wine -
the first day ended at </span><a href="http://aznrestaurant.com/charlotte/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AZN Azian Cuizine</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for a fabulous dinner along with lively, productive,
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a sister Simon Mall to Concord Mills. Ray and Brian joined the group at SouthPark to validate the support provided by Ei and the SFCI Team. Following the tour, the partners convened in the mall offices for a strategy session. Success:</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the group left with action points! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next the Ei Partners traveled to Stanley, NC where <a href="http://www.earthfarms.com/">Earth Farms</a> owner Jim Lanier
treated the group to a lovely lunch at <a href="http://www.northstarseafoodrestaurant.com/">Northstar Seafood Restaurant</a>. At lunch Jim educated enthusiastic partners about Earth Farm's origins and future plans. A
fantastic tour of Earth Farm's composting facility followed lunch. The Ei FB album, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.595581800469576.1073741826.120919654602462&type=3">03-05-13 Charlotte Ei Partner Tours - Day Two</a>, includes a pictorial recap of the Earth Farms' tour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The final presentation and tour was at the </span><a href="http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Airport/Pages/default.aspx" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlotte Airport </a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">where HMSHost
operates the food & beverage outlets. Bob Lucas with the airport gave the
partners a formal presentation on the recently opened recycling center. Due to
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Holly Elmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320051691727973987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343862423890160222.post-85410711630799642642012-08-26T18:43:00.000-04:002018-11-15T13:52:18.045-05:00Ei Partner Tours Launch in Indy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k-cLHpUAyBE/TO6tqfEPWrI/AAAAAAAAAYA/NZafmSu1fJQ/s1600/Ei_logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k-cLHpUAyBE/TO6tqfEPWrI/AAAAAAAAAYA/NZafmSu1fJQ/s200/Ei_logo.jpg" width="160" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In February <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/">Elemental Impact </a>announced the sponsorship program evolved into a <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/Sponsorship">partnership program</a>. National and global leaders join Ei to work in unison on creating scenarios where sustainable best operating practices are standard practices as they make sound business sense. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ei is a creator and incubator for developing programs within the corporate, government and educational communities. A common phrase in Ei founder Holly Elmore's speaking engagements summarizes the overall driving force in Ei iniatives:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With few to no competitors among the <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/sponsors">Ei Partners</a>, the synergies are tremendous along with an openness to share internal operations and programs. An added benefit of Ei Partner participation is the strong business potential among partners. Selling is not permitted within Ei introductions yet relationship development that segues naturally into business transactions is highly encouraged.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In July <a href="http://www.heritage-interactive.com/">Heritage Interactive Services</a> hosted fellow Ei Partners in Indianapolis for the first in a series of Ei Partner Tours. To facilitate transportation, Interactive hired a mini-bus with flexible seating and tables for the group as two of the tour sites were over an hour from Indy. Thanks to Interactive foresight and hospitality, transportation time was filled with productive business including introductions, networking and bonding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First on the agenda was the <a href="http://www.hilexpoly.com/going-green/recycling-plant/">Hilex Poly Plastic Film Recycling Plant</a> in North Vernon, the nation's only plastic film-dedicated recycling plant. Located next to one of their bag manufacturing plants, a significant portion of the post-consumer recycled plastic resin pellets have a zero carbon footprint back into the production process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For an overview of the plastic film recycling process, see the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Elementalimpact">Ei FB</a> album, <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.240610479300045.79091.120919654602462&type=3">07-01-11 Hilex Poly Tour</a></i>, that supports the ZWA Blog post, <i><a href="http://zerowastezone.blogspot.com/2011/07/see-fb-album-for-names-how-thrilling-to.html">Getting a Handle on Plastic Film Recycling</a></i>. Last July Ei Partner<a href="http://www.simon.com/"> Simon Property Group</a> toured the plant in preparation of launching a plastic film recycling program for their malls. The ZWA Blog post, <i><a href="http://zerowastezone.blogspot.com/2012/08/action-theme-for-sfci-shopping-mall.html">ACTION - Theme for SFCI Shopping Mall Pilot,</a></i> announces the plastic film recycling pilot at <a href="http://www.simon.com/mall/?id=1239">Concord Mills</a> in Charlotte.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interactive hosted a fabulous dinner for their Indy guests at <a href="http://www.meshonmass.com/">The Mesh on Mass </a>in a perfect atmosphere for new friends to further explore their relationship potentials.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second day started at the Interactive offices where the group once again loaded into the mini-bus for travel to the <a href="http://www.subaru-sia.com/">Subaru of Indiana Automotive</a> plant in Lafayette, about an hour north of Indy. Working in partnership with Interactive, the Subaru plant achieved 99.9% zero waste in their manufacturing facility. Absolutely amazing, impressive are understatements for the systems developed and implemented. Even the dust in the welding areas is filtered so valuable metal particles may be sold. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a lovely lunch at a local restaurant the group returned to the Interactive offices. Bob Zetty, Interactive President, gave a tour of their innovative offices. It was nice to see the well-used recycling bins in their offices and know Interactive walks their talk behind the scenes. Creativity is integral to Interactive success - a large corner room with window walls along with comfortable chairs and couches serves at the "think tank room" for strategy sessions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last on the formal agenda was a tour of <a href="http://www.thginfo.com/">Heritage Research Group</a>'s Research & Development Lab. Located in an industrial office park, the lab serves as the backbone to <a href="http://www.thginfo.com/">The Heritage Group</a> of 27 companies, 2 IPO's and approximately 4,000 employees. Chief Scientist Sibel Selcuk gave the group an in-depth tour of the outstanding facility. Integrity is woven within the foundation of The Heritage Group. The R&D Lab exemplifies the Heritage commitment of resources to ensure services and operations are substantiated with truth down to the molecular level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the formal tours complete, the Ei Partners departed Indy impressed and inspired to cultivate the fertile seeds planted throughout the two-days spent together. To keep the momentum building on the first tour series, a sequel two-day Ei Partner Tour is slated for New York City in October. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THANK YOU to Bob Zetty for the Interactive investment in hosting your fellow partners for two days in your hometown. THANK YOU Amy Moreland, Interactive Director of Business & Supplier Development, and Ann Germann for your excellent organizational and planning skills - the entire two activity-filled days flowed with ease, grace and FUN!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a pictorial recap of the Indy Ei Partner Tour, visit the Ei FB album, <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.483439548350469.128004.120919654602462&type=3">July, 2012 Ei Partner Tours in Indy</a></i>,</span><br />
<br />Holly Elmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320051691727973987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343862423890160222.post-83807942381351765662011-11-20T16:31:00.004-05:002018-11-25T16:27:43.827-05:002011: An Amazing Year for Ei<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a phenomenal year! For <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/">Elemental Impact</a> 2011 was filled with national speaking engagements, new partnerships, major ACTION and much more. On November 16, Ei <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/sponsors">Sponsors</a> and <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/AdvisoryCouncil">Advisory Council</a> members traveled from around the country for the powerful annual meeting at <a href="http://www.hlbgrosscollins.com/">HLB Gross Collins</a>' offices.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After introductions and the 2011 overview,<a href="http://www.zerowastezones.org/"> Zero Waste Zones</a> Director Susan Montgomery gave a ZWZ update including the detailed program documentation. Susan passed around a book filled with recruiting documents from the <a href="http://www.zerowastezones.org/ZWZAmbassadorProgram">ZWZ Ambassador</a> program, training PPT presentation and the packet used in national expansion meetings. Additionally, the ZWZ information was moved from the Ei website into its own website mid year.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The "packaging" of the ZWZ was a perfect segue for <a href="http://www.restaurant.org/aboutus/speakers/bios/?id=17">Chris Moyer</a>, <a href="http://conserve.restaurant.org/">National Restaurant Association ConSERVE</a> Project Director, to present on the ZWZ evolution into Sustainable Action Zones, a <a href="http://www.restaurant.org/">NRA</a> program in partnership with Ei. Chris spoke on the powerful synergies inherent within the NRA | Ei partnership and how it brings forth important collaborations. One such collaboration is with the<a href="http://compostingcouncil.org/"> U.S. Composting Council</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wayne King, USCC Past President, spoke about the upcoming December 12 meeting at the NRA offices. With only approximately 350 permitted composting sites nationwide, the NRA's political voice is critical. For many of the current permitting challenges to resolve, regulators must hear the major </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">post-consumer organics</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> generators are demanding an </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">alternative</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> destination to landfills. The industry is on the cusp of making an </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">evolutionary</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> leap and the NRA, in collaboration with the USCC, has a vital role to play.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The USCC | NRA collaboration was an excellent preface for Scott Seydel, Ei Chair & <a href="http://www.globalgreen.org/">Global Green </a>Chair, to discuss <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/POWER">POWER</a> - Perishable Organics Waste to Energy Recycling - status. In addition, to his impressive PPT on the planned POWER website, Scott spoke of POWER's important role and how it served as an incubator for GREASE - Grease Recycling Energy Alternatives Solutions for the Environment and the <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/SFCI">Sustainable Food Court Initiative</a>.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ei Founder Holly Elmore gave the SFCI overview including the <a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs035/1102463494613/archive/1108299568589.html">2011 Going Green Airport Award</a> for the <a href="http://www.atlanta-airport.com/">Atlanta Airport</a> pilot (see the ZWZ Blog post, <i><a href="http://zerowastezone.blogspot.com/2011/10/atlanta-airport-sfci-pilot-wins.html">Atlanta Airport SFCI Pilot Wins National Award</a>,</i> for details). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Linda Dunn, </span><a href="http://www.hmshost.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HMSHost </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VP Supply Chain & Analysis, followed with the important role HMSHost plays in the SFCI Projects, including work at the Tampa & Charlotte Airports. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How empowering to listen as Linda explains the SFCI | ZWZ (and NRA | Ei) collaboration is integral to HMSHost's sustainability commitment and game plan.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the mid afternoon break, Susan Montgomery presented the Ei Business Projections followed by Sylvia Gort, Ei AC member, leading the strategy session. Future action paths on Toxic-Free Environments and Health Impact were discussed along with the important role social media can play in communicating Ei's important ACTION.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As always, Ei meetings begin with a wonderful lunch and end with a wine reception. Thank you <a href="http://www.boldamerican.com/">Bold American Catering </a>for your Ei sponsorship and providing excellent food & service.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Ei FB album, <i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.310008285693597.94543.120919654602462&type=3">11-16-11 Ei Sponsor & AC Meeting</a></i>, gives a meeting pictorial overview. Meeting PPT presentations will be loaded on the <a href="http://www.elementalimpact.org/EiSpeakingEngagements">Ei Speaking Engagements page</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you to those who contribute their resources, financial, time and expertise, to Elemental Impact - you are the reason for Ei program success. Our important work is educating the corporate community that sustainable operating practices make solid business sense. These are thrilling times - stay tuned!</span>Holly Elmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320051691727973987noreply@blogger.com0