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Scoma?spurchasesorganicproducewheneverviable,favorsbiodegradablecleaningproducts <br />andavoidsthepurchaseoffarmraisedFormoreinformationcontact:SteveScarabosio, <br />ExecutiveChef,Pier47,SanFrancisco,CA94133,415-771-4383,steve@scomas.com <br />Vons-Safewaywww.Vons.com <br />SouthernCaliforniaandSouthernNevadaDistrict?Thisretail,warehouseandmanufacturing <br />districtincludes328storesand4distributionandmanufacturingfacilities.Thestoresand <br />facilitieshaveimplementedanumberofsuccessfulsourcereductionandrecyclingprograms. <br />Theseincludesuchtraditionalprogramsascardboardrecycling;meatandscraprendering <br />andpalletrecycling.However,thecompanyhasgonebeyondthenormandhasimplemented <br />anorganicscollectionandcompostingprogramforunusable/inedibleproduce,bread,wax- <br />coatedcardboardboxes,non-reusablewoodpackingcratesandothercompostablematerials. <br />Thecompanyalsocollectsandcompactsmixedplastics,suchassix-packrings,buckets, <br />andbagsandshipsthemtoamixedplasticsrecycler.Inaddition,Vons-Safewayhasconverted <br />muchoftheirwoodandcardboardshippingcratesandboxestoreusable,recyclableand <br />sometimescollapsibleplasticcontainers.Theseareusedforshippingmilk,bread,watermelons <br />andothergoodsfromtheirdistributioncenterstotheirstores.Thecompanyregularlydonates <br />largevolumesofun-saleablebutediblebreads,cannedgoods,produceandotherfoodstuffs <br />tonumerousfoodbanks.Vons-SafewayhasbeenafrequentwinneroftheCaliforniaWaste <br />ReductionAwardsProgram(WRAP)award.FormoreinformationcontactCurtSmith, <br />DistributionWarehouseManager,562-802-6311. <br />FetzerVineyardswww.fetzer.com <br />America?ssixthlargestpremiumwineproducerislocatedinHopland,California.Fetzerhas <br />reduceditsgarbageby93percentinthelastsevenyears.Itsgoalistoachievezerowasteby <br />2009.Thewineryrecyclespaperandcardboard,cans,glassware,metals,antifreeze,pallets <br />-evenitswinebarrels.Theycompost12cubicyardsofcorksand10,000tonsofgrapeseeds <br />eachyear.Landscapingisbasedonzeriscapepractices.Contact:PatrickHealy,Environmental <br />Coordinator:patrick_healy@b-f.com <br />MadRiverBrewerywww.madriverbrewing.com <br />MadRiverBreweryinBlueLake,CAcurrentlydiverts98%ofitsgarbagefromfrom <br />its15,000squarefootfacility.Theyproducelessthantwo90-galloncansoftrashperweekand <br />savedover$35,654in1998.Theyrecyclescrap,metals,glass,andpaper.Theycompost <br />spentgrain&hops.Hopsarealsobroadcastonpastures.Grainisalsomadeintolivestock& <br />poultryfeed.Theyrebuildandrecyclepallets.Constructionmaterialsarereused&salvaged. <br />Theystorereusableson-site.Theytake-back6packcontainers.Theyreuseplasticmeshbacks <br />fromgrainshippedinbydonatingthemtoacompostertopackagecompostandtoBollato <br />makeintoreusableshoppingbags.Cellulosepadsandstafffoodscrapsarecompostedon <br />site.PET&metalstrappingisrecycled.ShrinkwrapisdonatedtoMt.People?sWarehouse <br />torecycle.Cardboardboxesarerecycled.Bottles,6packcontainers&cardboardaremadeof <br />recycledmaterial.Evenpartofeveryone?sjobdescriptionistoreuse&recycle.Contact:Bob <br />Ornelas,Box767,BlueLake,CA95525,707-269-0398,arcatacy@tidepool.com. <br /> <br />