Tools to Community Organizing
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Tools to Community Organizing
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• Population of 1.2 million• Provides free waste and recycling
collection to single-family homes only• Budget Problems = Poor Recycling
Program
City of San Diego
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City of San Diego
Paper37%
Putrescibles19%
Plant Debris10%
Textiles4%
Polymers11%
Soils1%
Wood4%
Reuse3% Chemicals
0.3%
Metals6%
Glass3%
Ceramics2%
• San Diego landfill is due to close in 2012
• Just meeting AB 939 mandate at 52%
• Recently implemented a Business/Multi-family & C&D Mandatory Ordinance
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Zero Waste San Diego• Found in January 2007• Became an official 501(c)3 March
2009• Agenda Driven
– Education– Special Venues– Grassroots Organizing
• Comprised of volunteers, no staff
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Challenges1.No Budget2.No Time3.Lots of ideas
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StrategyIdentify Media Tools• Listservs• Social Media• Community
Networking Groups• Public Buildings• Online Calendars
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Listservs• Create your own
– Google & yahoo
• Join already established ones– National and local groups
• Keywords: recycling, sustainable, your community name
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Social Media Networking• Facebook
– Create a group/page for your organization• Groups – basic bulletin board features• Pages – more advanced
– Applications (ie. Causes)– Page Activity Statistics– Ad development
• Twitter– Short messages and ads. – Texting through the phone and/or computer
• LinkedIn– Business networking
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Community Networking Groups
• Green Drinks• Meetup.com
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Public Buildings• Libraries
– Meeting Rooms– Community Calendar– Cheap
• Park and Recreations– Meeting Rooms– Community Calendar– Cheap
• Coffee Shop
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Online Calendars• Craigslist• Local greenie calendar
– For example:SDELN.org• Volunteer Websites
– Volunteermatch.com– Volunteersandiego.com
• Newspapers Websites• Online Newspapers
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• Takes Time• Bring a signup sheet to
every event• Don’t reinvent the wheel • Submit Submit Submit
Don’t Worry
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Thank You!Laura Anthony
Zero Waste San [email protected]
www.zerowastesandiego.orgTwitter: zerowastesd
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