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Green Company Profile: Zero Impact Guitars
Company Name: Zero Impact Guitars
Company Type: Privately Owned
URL/Location: www.zeroimpactguitars.com
Contact-Info: steve@zeroimpactguitars.com
Company Description: Zero Impact Guitars builds custom electric guitars from smartwood using solar power to charge all tools not powered by hand (with the exception of a bandsaw outfitted with a DC motor). We offer only the best US-Built handcrafted custom guitars built right in our [...]
Whole Food Lunch to benefit the Waste Not Center
Save the Date !
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Support our Teachers and Artists
Benefit the Waste Not Center *
Have lunch at the Whole Foods – Dublin Giving Grill
(Rt. 161 -- east of Sawmill Rd.)
From 12 noon to 4 PM, on Sunday, August 16 Whole Foods’ Dublin Giving Grill will be selling grilled sandwiches for $2-4 each and beverages for $1 ea. 50 % of the proceeds will be donated to the Waste Not Center.
Bring the whole family! Friends too!
The Waste Not Wizard will be there and will be available for photos with the kids. Every child will get a souvenir pack of crayons.
The Waste Not Center van will also be there to accept donations of school supplies to strengthen our inventory for the coming school year. Clean out that closet or basement and bring what you no longer need on August 16. See our website for details on what we accept.
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*The Waste Not Center (www.wastenotcenter.org) accepts donations of no-longer-needed materials and supplies that would otherwise go to the landfill and makes them available to teachers and artists. Every year the Center diverts over 50 tons of material from the landfill and provides teachers and artists in Central Ohio with supplies which they value at over $300,000 and that they could not afford to purchase.
Greenovate Workshop Series: Rain Barrels [7/11/2009]
Tyler Steel with Greenovate will be running a series of summer workshops. They will be educational and have different topics each time.
We look forward to seeing you there!
How to start a successful Recycling program at your workplace
This workshop will provide you with a step-by-step process to plan and begin a recycling program in your workplace. Whether you are just getting started or would like to re-energize and expand your current recycling program, this expert line-up of presenters will provide you with helpful advice to take your company to a deeper shade of green.
Presenters:
Albert Iosue, Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO). Al will present the basics of how to get a recycling program started, who to involve and how to keep your program going strong. www.swaco.org
Michelle Crandall, City of Dublin. Michelle will present a case study of how the City of Dublin has achieved success and actively engaged employees in recycling within the City’s workplace. www.dublin.oh.us
Highlighting Recycling Resources:
Jesse Roberts. Possitivitygreen. Jesse will provide an overview of e-recycling and discuss the free e-recycling services that Possitivity provides to companies and residents in central Ohio. www.possitivitygreen.com
Neil Drobney, Waste-Not-Center (“Unleashing Creativity Through Recycling”). Neil will provide an overview of the Waste-Not-Center and how your company can become a partner with the Center. www.kfcb.org/wnc.php
Date: Wednesday, July 22
Time: 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Place: Dublin Entrepreneurial Center, 7003 Post Road, Dublin
Small Business - Going Green Workshop
Getting a Return on Going Green: Investing in Energy Efficiency
When: Thursday, July 9, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Where: The Dublin Entrepreneurial Center (DEC), 7003 Post Road
Workshop Description:
Zack Griffin of Evolved Energy Solutions and John Seryak of Go
Sustainable Energy will be discussing energy efficiency as it applies
to businesses.
Zack Griffin, LC is a lighting designer and principal
of Evolved Energy Solutions. He will be discussing how lighting
design and related technology can drastically reduce consumption while
improving the building environment for occupants. He will also be
sharing information about federal and local rebates and incentives for
energy conservation measures.
John Seryak, PE of Go Sustainable Energy will present a case-study of
a facility which reduced its energy costs by 20% with a simple payback
of 1.5 years, and generally describe how to achieve such savings at
your facility. John will also discuss how to take advantage of rebates
from AEP and Columbia Gas of Ohio to help support your efficiency
projects.
For additional information contact:
Zack Griffin, LC
Evolved Energy Solutions
614-306-8768
Zack@EvolvedES.com
