One Book CGCC Spring 2008 Garbage Land Events

Throughout February culminating in March, Plastic Water Bottles Sculpture, Library Rotunda
Phoenix found-object artist Joe Willie Smith will work with students to create a sculpture made out of plastic bottles in the library rotunda. Students will have the opportunity to write on or put things inside of the bottles as a part of an activity related to their curricula. Follow the project at: http://eportg.cgc.maricopa.edu/published/j/oe/joewillie/weblog/1/
For more details contact Chris Schnick, 480-732-7186.

Saturday, February 16, San Tan Pride: Clean-up Day, 7:00 am-12:30 pm
By picking up trash along roadways in the Queen Creek area, students will see firsthand the types and volume of consumer waste that get improperly discarded. They will also have the opportunity to observe the collection of large-appliance and hazardous wastes, and they will learn about the inception of the clean up day in response to the improper disposal of waste in the open desert.
Contact Heather Horn, 480.857.5193, for more information.

Tuesday, February 19, Scotty Moore of the Discovery Channel Show, Bone Detectives, 11:15 am-12:30 pm, SC140-144
Scotty Moore of the Discovery Channel Show, Bone Detectives, will be speaking to an environmental Ethics Class on. Mr. Moore will talk about how societies in the past dealt with issues of sustainability, using examples from the Maya, the Pacific Islands, and the Hohokam (local culture). For more information e-mail Darien Ripple: darien.ripple@cgcmail.maricopa.edu. This event is free an open to the public.

Wednesday. February 20, Dumpster Dive, 8:30 am-3:00 pm
A faculty, staff and student waste audit to raise awareness about what we throw away at CGCC and to help increase recycling and reduce waste. For more information contact Paul Petrequin, 480.857.5256.

Thursday, February 21, Looking at our Consumption: A Panel Discussion, 2:00-3:15 pm, SC140-144
Why do we consume and what are the effects of US Consumption patterns? Join a Geology Instructor, a History Instructor and a Psychology Instructor in a look at our consumption.
For more information contact Paul Petrequin, 480.857.5256.

Tuesday, February 26, Landfills, Zero Waste and Environmental Activism, 10:00 am-11:00 am and 11:30 am-12:30 pm, SC140-144
Sally Teets, a former Midwest Organizer for the Citizen's Clearinghouse for Hazardous Wastes, Inc., has worked to help communities stop landfills. Marlene Rayner of the Sierra Club, Zero Waste Committee has worked with Green Delaware to get the state thinking about increasing recycling, reduction, reuse and the concept of extended producer responsibility. Teets and Rayner will share stories about their work as activists to stop proposed landfills. They will also discuss zero waste, how it relates to climate change, and the opportunities presented for the future. For more information contact Heather Horn, 480.857.5193, or Chris Schnick, 480-732-7186.

Wednesday, February 27, Solid Waste Concerns in Chandler: A Discussion with Councilman Bob Caccamo, 10:00 am-11:00 am, SC140-144
Chandler Councilmember Bob Caccamo will take us from can to disposal for the garbage and recyclables that residents and businesses produce and dispose of. He will talk about issues facing Chandler related to solid waste disposal and the citizens' role in these issues. And he will address the future of solid waste disposal in Chandler. There will be a question and answer period.
For more information contact Chris Schnick, 480-732-7186.

Wednesday, February 27, Biomass, Biofuels and Energy Independence, 8:00 pm-9:00 pm, SC140-144
CGCC Biology Instructor Donovan Waugh will share his knowledge of processing cellulosic biomass to produce biofuels, an alternative to fossil fuels and a potential key to energy independency. He will also propose how a biomass / biofuel infrastructure in the U.S. and around the globe can drive the economic engine of rural economies,
For more information contact Chris Schnick, 480-732-7186.

Thursday, February 28, Local Food Fair, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Outside of the Pavilion
Come learn about and purchase local food. Tis farmers-market style event features local growers and other food providers who will offer food for sale and discuss the benefits of supporting local food production. For more information contact Nancy Short, 480.732.7227, or Chris Schnick, 480-732-7186.

Thursday, February 28, Think Globally, Eat Locally, 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm, Student Pavilion
This panel will help increase awareness and understanding of the relationship between sustainability and local food production. The panel will include Kimber Lanning of Local First Arizona, Pamela Hamilton of Edible Phoenix Magazine, and Sam Kelsall, local farmer and attorney. For more information contact Nancy Short, 480.732.7227.

Tuesday, March 4, Elizabeth Royte: Keynote on Garbage Land, 2:00 pm-3:15 pm and 7:00 pm-8:30 pm, PAC
Elizabeth Royte became curious about how much trash she produced and where it went so quantified her garbage, began composting and followed her trash and recyclables.
By showing us what really happens to the things we've "disposed of," Royte reminds us that our decisions about consumption and waste have a very real impact - and that unless we change, the garbage we create will always be with us: in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we consume. Contact Chris Schnick, 480-732-7186., for more information.