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St. Olaf College, MN "The College Composter"

Type: Policy
Status: Adopted in 2004
Source File: http://www.stolaf.edu/green/composter/index.html
Description:
At St. Olaf and elsewhere, we hope the food we eat helps us to do good work in the world. And now we hope the food we don't eat also does good work in the world.
We consume a lot of food at St. Olaf-about 80,000 meals a week. A few cynical students think the food is garbage even before they eat it. But all of them agree it's garbage when they're done. On the average, we generate about 700 pounds of food waste every day, including the scraps trimmed from food in preparation. That's not bad. If 2650 students eat 2.5 meals a day (a rough estimate), that would be prep and plate waste of 1.7 ounces per student per meal.
When we designed Buntrock Commons in the late Nineties, we planned the food service as a resource flow from farm to fork to fertilizer. When students deposit their trays on the carousel after meals, the kitchen staff slides all the leftover food into a pulper that extracts water from the waste. The result is a slurpy essence de garbage, easy to handle and easy to compost.
Right now, this garbage goes to a landfill on Highway 3, where it takes up space. Eventually the food waste will decay, but it's mixed with metal and plastics and chemicals in the landfill, so it won't return to the food cycle. Starting in January, however, our food waste will be food for the flora of our campus and farmlands.
In early 2004, members of the Environmental Coalition collected and weighed all the cafeteria waste for a week. Shortly after, the college purchased an in-vessel composter from Wright Environmental Management. When it's installed on land just south of North Avenue, it will handle up to a ton of waste a day. The composter combines food waste (including dairy products and meat) with woodchips, pizza boxes and other paper products, converting this recipe to fertilizer in a period of 14 days. The composter may reduce our garbage disposal costs. And all of the compost will be used on the college's flower beds and agricultural fields.
Our composter is good for us and good for the natural communities of the college, but it's also good for the human community of Northfield, because we can reduce pressure on the public sewage treatment plant. It's no longer a situation of "garbage in, garbage out." With a composter, it's "garbage in, compost out."
Category:Colleges
Category:Composting
Category:Minnesota
Category:Policies
St. Paul, MN City Council Passes Resolution on Genetically Engineered Food

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 8/1/01 
Vote: Unanimous
Source File: https://www.sowtheseedsfund.org/iatp/press.cfm?refid=89549
Text:
WHEREAS, genetically engineered foods are not tested by any federal agency; and
WHEREAS, the Food and Drug Administration requires only that companies producing such genetically engineered foods state, on the "honor system", that such foods are safe with no further testing required; and
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul urges the Federal Government to encourage research and to disseminate information from that research to determine the safety for human consumption of genetically modified organisms and any dangers to the environment. This research should assess the human health impact of genetic engineering in agriculture that conform to scientific standards; and
Be It Further Resolved, that the City of Saint Paul supports the establishment of federal legislation requiring labeling of all foods and products, whether foreign or domestic, derived from, processed with produced by, containing or consisting of genetically engineered organisms; and
Be It Further Resolved, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul urges the Saint Paul School District to investigate the viability of offering organic foods as part of their food service program.
Category:City Governments
Category:Food-Related Policies
Category:Genetic Engineering
Category:Minnesota
Category:Resolutions
St Louis, MO Disposal and Recycling of Cellular Phones

Type: Ordinance
Status: Introduced on 4/27/07 (not passed)
Source File: http://stlcin.missouri.org/Document/aldermen/PDF/BB0061.pdf
Text:
BOARD BILL # 6
An ordinance pertaining to the disposal of cellular telephones; prohibiting the disposal of cellular telephones except as provided herein; requiring cellular telephone vendors to accept used cellular telephones, further requiring cellular telephone vendors to offer to ship, at no cost, used cellular telephones to a recycling program conducted by such vendors; containing definitions and a penalty clause.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE. Definitions: 
(1) “Cellular Telephone” shall mean an instrument that is or was capable of sending or receiving telephone communications without an access line for service regardless of whether such instrument is operable and shall include, but not be limited to cellular, analog, wireless and digital telephones including any batteries used therein.
(2) “Cellular Telephone Vendor” shall mean any person or entity engaged in the business of selling, renting, or distributing cellular telephones. 
(3) “Dispose” shall mean placing into or allowing entry into any refuse container from which the Refuse Division collects refuse. 
SECTION TWO. Cellular telephone disposal prohibitions. 
No person may knowingly dispose of a cellular telephone except as provided in Section Three herein. 
SECTION THREE Disposal and collection of cellular telephones. 
Every cellular telephone vendor licensed to do business within the City of St. Louis shall;
(a) accept, at no charge, up to ten used cellular telephones from any person during the normal business hours of such business; or
(b) offer to any person at no charge, the shipping of used cellular telephones to a recycling program conducted by such business. Information about such recycling program shall be readily available at such business locations;
SECTION FOUR. Rules and Regulations.
The Refuse Division shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to, establishing a protocol to allow for the Refuse Division to participate in the collection and proper disposal of cellular telephones.
SECTION FIVE. Penalties and Enforcement.
1. Violations of any provision of this Chapter are punishable as follows:
:(a) For the first violation, a warning.
:(b) For the second violation, a fine of up to $150.00.
:(c) For a third and any subsequent violation, a fine of up to $250.00.
2. The provisions of this Chapter shall be enforced by the and may be enforced by any other law enforcement agency having jurisdiction that elects to participate.
Category:City Governments
Category:Missouri
Category:Ordinances
Category:Recycling
Stakeholder Theory

Stakeholder theory, Alternative Business Models, Paths to Business Reform
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The stakeholder theory is a theory of organizational management and business ethics that addresses morals and values in managing an organization. It was originally detailed by R. Edward Freeman in the book Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach identifies and models the groups which are stakeholders of a corporation, and both describes and recommends methods by which management can give due regard to the interests of those groups. In short, it attempts to address the "principle of who or what really counts".[1]
In the traditional view of a company, the shareholder view, only the owners or shareholders of the company are important, and the company has a binding fiduciary duty to put their needs first, to increase value for them. Stakeholder theory instead argues that there are other parties involved, including employees, customers, suppliers, financiers, communities, governmental bodies, political groups, trade associations, and trade unions. Even competitors are sometimes counted as stakeholders – their status being derived from their capacity to affect the firm and its stakeholders. The nature of what is a stakeholder is highly contested (Miles, 2012),[2] with hundreds of definitions existing in the academic literature (Miles, 2011).
More: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stakeholder.asp
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Corporate Social Responsibility
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_social_responsibility
Corporate social responsibility (CSR, also called corporate conscience, corporate citizenship or responsible business)[1] is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. CSR policy functions as a self-regulatory mechanism whereby a business monitors and ensures its active compliance with the spirit of the law, ethical standards and national or international norms. With some models, a firm's implementation of CSR goes beyond compliance and engages in "actions that appear to further some social good, beyond the interests of the firm and that which is required by law."[2][3] The aim is to increase long-term profits and shareholder trust through positive public relations and high ethical standards to reduce business and legal risk by taking responsibility for corporate actions. CSR strategies encourage the company to make a positive impact on the environment and stakeholders including consumers, employees, investors, communities, and others.
Proponents argue that corporations increase long-term profits by operating with a CSR perspective, while critics argue that CSR distracts from businesses' economic role.
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Category:New Economy
Category:Sharing Economy
Category:Workers Rights
Stanford University, CA Composting Program

Type: Program
Status: Ongoing
Source File: http://recycling.stanford.edu/food/foodindex.html
Description:
Food and Compostable Material
Why Collect and Compost Food Waste?
Americans throw away 474.5 pounds of food waste per person per year. In 2000, food scraps accounted for 25.9 million tons or 11% of municipal solid waste, according to the US EPA. Here at Stanford, we estimate food waste to equal about 16% of solid waste stream. Once collected and composted, the University could have as high as a 75% diversion from the landfill.
Benefits of Composting Food Waste
There are many benefits to composting food waste including making a valuable soil product that will add biodiversity and structure to the soil to increase the health and yields of the soil, avoiding disposal fees at the landfill, helping to meet waste reduction goals, and sustaining local recycling infrastructures. In addition, removing organic material from the landfill reduces the amount of methane that a landfill produces. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 23 times more efficient than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the earth’s atmosphere.
Solid Waste Hierarchy
The hierarchy that we follow when dealing with excess food is to first to reduce the amount of food being served so less food waste can be made. Next we feed the excess to people if possible, then animals. Once we have tried to reduce and reuse the food waste then we compost the food waste.
Challenges
Our compost facility has zero tolerance for contamination in the food waste - meaning we cannot have any non-compostable items in the food/compost material that we bring to them. We do not sort through the compostable material; rather it is hauled directly to the compost facility. Therefore, we have special requirements for those that would like to have this service.
Requirements for Food/Compost Collection from Behind the Counter
* Agree to source separate out compostable items from trash (see list1).
* Agree to train staff and volunteers on the food waste and recycling program.
* Agree to develop announcements, signage, and other educational material to educate staff, volunteers, and customers on food waste and recycling program.
* Agree to assign staff or volunteers to monitor bins.
Requirements for Food/Compost Collection from Front of Counter
* Agree to purchase only BPI certified compostable serviceware (Biodegradable Products Institute http://bpiworld.org/BPI-Public/Approved.html).
* Agree to replace all single-use and/or disposal items with a reusable, recyclable, or compostable option.
* Agree to have equal number of compost and garbage bins and place them next to each other. - Agree to train staff and volunteers on food waste and recycling program.
* Agree to develop announcements, signage, and other educational material to educate staff, volunteers, and customers attendees on food waste and recycling program.
* Agree to assign staff or volunteers to monitor bins.
1 What Can and Cannot Go into the Food and Compostable Material Bin
Category:California
Category:Colleges
Category:Composting
Category:Programs
Category:Stanford
Stanford University, CA Folding Bicycle Promotion

Type: Program
Status: Ends in 2008
Source File: http://transportation.stanford.edu/alt_transportation/BikingAtStanford.shtml#bikepromo
Description:
Parking & Transportation Services (P&TS) invites you to try some of our special folding bike offers, brought to you in partnership with the Campus Bike Shop:
* Free one-week rentals on folding bikes by Breezer and Dahon
* $100 subsidies for certain models of folding bikes
Eligibility restrictions apply.1 Offer valid for selected models, for a limited time only.
Please email bike-information@stanford.edu to take advantage of this promotion. You will be added to the official "folding bike list," which is managed by the Bike Coordinator and is required to receive the free rental or discount promotion.
If you are interested in seeing which models are available, check out the Campus Bike Shop website.
1Eligibility restrictions: Individuals must live off campus, be required to be on campus during business hours at least half-time (if employee) or be registered in classes (if student) for three consecutive months or more; and be required to display a parking permit in their vehicle (if they chose to drive) at their principal place of work or study. Limit one per person. Promotion ends in 2008.
Category:California
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Category:Foot-Powered Transportation
Category:Programs
Category:Stanford
Stanford University, CA Sustainable Dining

Type: Policy
Status: Ongoing
Source File: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/rde/dining/index.htm?page=environ
Description:
Stanford Dining is passionate about protecting our global and local resources. We focus on continually minimizing environmental impacts in all areas of our business--from purchasing our food to managing our waste.
 
GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFIED
In September 2004, Stanford University received Santa Clara County 's Green Business Certification. Through Green Certification, the county recognizes that Stanford University , with the major contribution of Stanford Dining's residential dining halls and campus café operations, embraces cooperative solutions that protect the vast economic and environmental resources with which our community is blessed. Through this program, it is recognized that Stanford University, Stanford Dining and Santa Clara County have partnered together to support continued environmental improvement. By becoming Green Certified, Stanford Dining enforces and promises to continue:
* Compliance with all applicable environmental regulations
* Conservation of energy, water, and other resources
* Implementation of sound environmental practices that help prevent unnecessary pollution and waste generation
* Environmentally responsible practices with other businesses in our community
WORK WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Stanford Dining works closely with student environmental groups; we listen to their feedback and work together to preserve our global resources. We also adhere to the five "R's" of Peninsula Sanitary Services, Inc.: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, buy Recycled, and Rot.
* We are continually working with PSSI to develop manageable and effective recycling programs at all Stanford Dining facilities.
* Stanford Dining uses reusable tableware in all dining commons to reduce the amount of disposables; The Marketplace at Wilbur uses less than 5% disposable products!
* When disposables are necessary, PSSI supports Stanford Dining's efforts to use products made from recyclable materials that can be easily recycled again.
* Stanford Dining is piloting a composting program at The Marketplace at Wilbur - we separate food waste and deliver this compost to local farmers.
WORK WITH LOCAL FARMERS
Stanford Dining is constantly increasing organic produce purchases at our residential dining locations. Here at Stanford Dining, we negotiate with local farmers to keep our costs down while still providing high quality organic produce.
Category:California
Category:Colleges
Category:Food-Related Policies
Category:Policies
Category:Recycling
Category:Stanford
State of Palestine

East Jerusalem | State of Palestine
: East Jerusalem
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine
* https://www.google.com/maps/place/Palestine/
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East
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: Palestine News from the Guardian
* https://www.aljazeera.com/where/palestine
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* https://www.lonelyplanet.com/jerusalem/east-jerusalem
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The following INDC/DNC documents have been submitted to the United Nations officially by The Palestinian Council of Ministers: 
State of Palestine First NDC (2017 - English, Archived)
State of Palestine First NDC (2021 - English, Updated Submission)
State of Palestine First NDC (Translation, 2017 - Arabic, Archived)
Cobenefits of State of Palestine's NDC (2017 - English, Addendum Archived)
Implementation Road Map for State of Palestine's NDC (2017 - English, Addendum Archived)
State of Palestine_NDC_SPM_Arabic (2017 - Arabic, Addendum Archived)
State of Palestine_NDC_SPM (2017 - English, Addendum Archived)
NDC Approval by Palestinian Council of Ministers (2017 - Arabic, Addendum Archived)
INDC
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) 
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intended_Nationally_Determined_Contributions
 Palestine's INDC - NDC plans 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/440px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png
Historic and Changing Map of Palestine
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_territories
: https://cdn.britannica.com/s:700x450/56/74456-004-9154D36B.jpg
Category:State of Palestine
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Category:Location
Category:Agricultural Economics
Category:Ecological Economics
Category:Economic Development
Category:Human Rights
Category:INDC
Steele County, Minn -- Green Source 2020

== Title: Green Source 2020 ==
Background:
TheGreen Source 2020 is a standing committee of the Steele County Board of Commissioners comprised of eleven County citizens from throughout Steele County who are voting members, plus ex-officio representatives from several County Departments and other local non-profit or governmental agencies. 
Green Source 2020 Mission Statement December 2001. The Mission of Green Source 2020 is to promote the economic, environmental, social and cultural well-being of the inhabitants of Steele County. Green Source 2020 will help identify and formulate collective community visions, perpetuate the legacy and develop common goals for our county. 
The county should work to ensure that: 
· Growth occurs simultaneously with the preservation of the county's heritage 
· Future expansion safeguards our healing water, our clean air, and other environmental quality of life values 
· Smart growth is achieved amidst multiple developers 
· Environmental stewardship is fostered in the county, its cities and its townships 
· Aesthetic values are recognized and achieved within any future expansion 
· The county develops and implements short-term, mid-range and long-term planning to protect farmlands and natural lands
All of the above efforts require interaction and cooperation with and between public and private bodies and groups. The entire Steele County Community needs to be involved in respecting and securing our heritage and in enhancing our present and future. 
Waste audits and technical assistance visits support businesses and churches in waste reduction, pollution prevention and energy conservation efforts. 
Informational displays and accompanying materials are available to businesses and organizations including "What Is A Sustainable Community?", "Low Input Lawn Care" and "Steele County Water and Land Use Over the Years." 
Steele County Green Source 2020
Category:County Governments
Category:Minnesota
Category:Programs
Category:Sustainability Policies
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