July 28, 2006

IFMASF Tours Golden Gate Disposal & Recycling Facility

Our monthly program on July 27th began with a brief presentation by Heather Paulson, Outreach Associate with La Casa de las Madres, the oldest battered women's shelter in California. Visit the Community Relations page on our Chapter web site for information on other Community resources supported by IFMASF chapter members.

Chris Levaggi, Program Manager, Golden Gate Disposal and Recycling Company discussed the finer points of trash disposal, recycling, and turning food and yard waste into organic mulch. (And, yes, there was a test afterwards.) Did you know that California leads the nation and San Francisco leads the state in recycling waste? Not content to rest on their laurels, Golden Gate continues to develop innovative solutions to facilitate recycling at the office and residentially.

Wayne Gluhan with Crosspoint Technology discussed both the local and global aspects of managing e-waste. Attendees will wonder no longer about what to do with those old computers and monitors or how to really, really, REALLY delete that sensitive data from recycled hard drives.

The employees at Golden Gate are delightfully creative and their creations nicely complement the Artist in Resident program at Golden Gate. Below are pictures of Heather Paulson and original artwork available for purchase at Golden Gate. To see more pictures of the tour, including the sculpture garden and some lovely surprises, visit our Photo Archive page.






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