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. Thank you for your interest in the Waste Prevention Committee. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/