REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS - WASTE PREVENTION COMMITTEE
The Sierra Club's Environmental Quality Strategy Team (EQST) is seeking 
members for a National Waste Prevention Committee. While the committee will 
address all manner of waste issues, we are especially interested in 
candidates with a strong interest in developing alternatives to burn and 
bury technologies (waste incineration and landfills). A major thrust of the 
committee will be a national Zero Waste (ZW) campaign.

Applicants must clearly demonstrate their willingness to commit the time and 
energy necessary to help the Committee carry out its responsibilities. We 
are only accepting self-nominations, so please pass this announcement on to 
others who may have an interest.

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: April 30, 2006

A copy of the completed application should be sent (email preferred) to the 
search committee:

Elaine Giessel; [log in to unmask]
Charles Winterwood; [log in to unmask]
Roger Diedrich; [log in to unmask] or 3322 Prince William Dr , Fairfax , VA 
22031
The Sierra Club?s Waste Prevention Committee will provide volunteer 
oversight, coordination and action on waste-related issues, with a focus on 
Zero Waste.

This Committee coordinates Club work opportunities to address historic waste 
issues. Embraces waste prevention, reuse, composting, and recycling. 
Supports the use of disposal bans, extended producer responsibility and 
mandatory recovery requirements. Looks for alternatives to burn and bury 
technologies that embrace resource recovery and level playing fields with 
resource extraction and disposal industries, while continuing to address 
current disposal issues. Its members have backgrounds in waste prevention, 
reuse, composting, recycling and disposal.

The Sierra Club is opposed to wasting, we encourage the recovery of valuable 
commodities used in products and packaging at the end of their useful lives 
and encourage sustainable design, production and packaging of consumer 
products and services so as to decrease impacts upon the planet. Service on 
the Waste Prevention Committee requires a genuine commitment of time and 
energy.
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STRATEGY TEAM (EQST)

The EQST is one of four Strategy Teams that report to the Club's 
Conservation Governance Committee, which is directly responsible to the 
Board of Directors for all of the Club's issues work. Appointed by the 
Conservation Governance Committee, the EQST is responsible for the Club's 
pollution-related issues work. They help to shape Club policies and 
positions, recruit and apply necessary expertise, assist grassroots 
activists, and focus Club resources where they can produce the best results.

To carry out its responsibilities, the EQST provides oversight for seven 
committees, Air Quality, Corporate Accountability, Environmental Justice, 
Toxics, Radiation, Water and Livable Communities Committees.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT

The EQST seeks to achieve cultural, ethnic, gender, age and geographic 
diversity in making appointments. Applicants must be current Sierra Club 
members. Ability and willingness to use electronic mail and to participate 
in conference calls are required. An ability to travel occasionally to 
meetings or conferences is helpful. In evaluating applications, the EQST 
strives to build closer connections with grassroots leadership (which means 
that current or recent-past Chapter or Group leadership is a plus), to 
expand the Club's influence (which means a demonstrated ability to 
communicate with and motivate people external to Sierra Club is a plus), and 
to increase our ability to communicate more effectively within the Club 
about the issues and accomplishments of activists at all levels.

WASTE PREVENTION COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM (For an April 30 deadline)
1. Name:
2. Membership # (required):
3. Contact information (address, phone(s), email, & best times to reach 
you):
4. Sierra Club activities and leadership positions held:
5. Environmental work (community, state, national, and/or international 
level):
6. Statement reflecting interest in and experience with Waste issues:
7. Three references; your Chapter/Group Chair or other Chapter leader must 
be included as one of the three.
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