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Over 1200
waste reduction/ recycling (WR/R) and composting presentations delivered to schools,
HOAs/Condo Associations /Neighborhood Associations, conferences
and businesses throughout King County
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On-site
presentations for businesses, property managers and malls through
City and County assistance programs |
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Event
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Development of educational materials including "tool kits", newsletters,
websites, fliers, postcards and brochures |
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Property
manager assistance (waste walk through, tenant outreach and events)
through City assistance programs |
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Business
assistance onsite (staff training, waste walk through, events) through City
assistance programs to almost 3,000 businesses. |
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Information hotline operation and customer service for local City
residential and business programs |
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Oil
recycling education |
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Sustainable business recognition through awards and publicity |
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Waste
reduction and recycling lesson development for elementary, middle
and high school students |
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Social
marketing programs for local Counties |
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Promotion
of food compost collection programs for large scale programs and
pilot programs |
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Water and
energy conservation program outreach to students and businesses. |
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Program Implementation
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School
waste reduction and recycling programs (worked with 10 districts,
almost 200 schools
on regular recycling and over 100 on food recycling), including
district wide competitions on waste reduction for two large local
school districts. |
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Business
waste reduction and recycling programs (worked with almost 3,000
businesses) |
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Property
manager waste reduction and recycling programs |
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Mall
waste reduction and recycling programs. (Six malls regionally) |
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On-site
waste reduction and recycling (WR/R) practices evaluations for businesses, property managers and
malls |
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Food
compost collection programs for
businesses (restaurants, malls, schools, hospitals, Microsoft campus,
colleges, food banks, fast food restaurants, churches, condos,
apartments, City Halls, espresso stands, office buildings)
festivals
(Bumbershoot, Bite of Seattle, Issaquah Salmon Days, Uncorked, Derby
Days)
events
(employee picnics and breakfast events)
concerts (Marymoor Concert series of 13 concerts in 2007 for vendors
and concert goers)
farmer's markets |
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Organized
and coordinated Earth Smart Fair with approximately 500 attendees
and 15 environmental booths.
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Reusable
packaging pilot program |
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Awards/Recognition |
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Washington State Recycling
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Recognition for City of Bellevue and Bellevue School District's
Green Genius Zero Waste Cafeteria Challenge.
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King County Best Workplace Recycler,
2012-current
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Recognition for outstanding waste reduction and recycling practices |
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Education
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President, Sam Wilder: Graduate of Penn State University with
a degree in Environmental Resource Management, minor in education
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completed both the introductory and advanced community based social
marketing training sessions from Doug McKenzie-Mohr.
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completed training to become a Building Performance/Home Energy
Auditor through home energy auditing course (130 hours)
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Certified
by the Building Performance Institute, Building Analyst Professional
Certification, 2009
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Completed Level 1 and Level 2 Building Operator Certification from the Northwest
Energy Efficiency Council
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Has taken
Cool School Challenge Training
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Publications
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Issaquah
Press, 2011
Article on tIssaquah Rain Garden and composting project -consultant
Wilder Environmental
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Bellevue Reporter, 2009
Article on the King County Green Schools Program- work done with
Bellevue schools by sub-consultant Wilder Environmental/Sam Wilder
Environmental Protection Agency, 2008
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EPA
Article on Marymoor Park Concert Recycling and food composting-
Prime consultant, Wilder Environmental
Department of Ecology, 2008
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Article
on Event Recycling- Success Story mention of Marymoor Concert
project; Wilder Environmental the Prime consultant
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County ClassAct Newsletter, 2008
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Work with Audubon Elementary Food Recycling
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Morris,
Stephen; The New Village Green, New Society Publishers;
2007 available through Amazon.com. Article by Sam Wilder
on page 213
Seattle
Times, November, 2007
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Article
about Green Schools Program- WEC has been contracted since 2003.
Radio and Records,
October, 2007
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About food recycling
at Marymoor Park. Sam Wilder was the project manager for this
and is shown in this article
City of
Auburn Website, July, 2007
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Work with Auburn School District
King
County Website
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Federal Way School District Success Story- Sam
was the prime consultant working with this district.
Earth Heroes (King County Award for Schools)
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with the following schools through King County - which won Earth
Heroes awards: Lake Washington High School, Maywood Middle School,
Rose Hill Junior High, Explorer West, Juanita Elementary, Bellevue
High School, Apollo Elementary, Sunny Hills Elementary, Bennett
Elementary, Newport Heights, Sacajawea Middle School, International
School, Enatai Elementary, Ilahee Middle School, Thoreau Elementary
School, Newport High School
Sam Wilder with Lake
Washington HS Earth Heroes winners and King County Executive, Ron
Sims, 2007.
Biocycle Magazine,
June 2006
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Festival
Food Recycling- cover and article; by Sam Wilder
King
County eNewslink newsletter, 2006
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Information on food recycling pilot program and interview
The
Advocate Newsletter; Mt. Hood Community College, 2006
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Article
that mentions Sam's work on food recycling for Seattle.
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Presentations |
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Washington State Recycling
Association,
2014 WRED Event
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Recycling |
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Washington State Recycling
Association, 2011 Conference
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Communication and Outreach Strategies for local governments to work
with residents, businesses and schools. |
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Northwest Festivals
Conference, 2011
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Greening
your event |
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Going Green Symposium by
Complete Office, 2010
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Greening
the Workplace: Recycling, Waste Reduction, Buying Recycled, Reducing
Energy and water consumption
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Washington
Association of Educational Office
Professionals, 2010
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Greening
the Workplace
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Washington State Recycling
Association, 2008 Conference
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Commercial Recycling & School Outreach Strategies
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Washington State Recycling
Association, 2006 Conference
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Festival
Food Recycling for City of Seattle on Bumbershoot and Bite of
Seattle Food Recycling
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Biocycle West Coast
Conference, 2006
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Commercial Compost Recruitment and Festival Recycling
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Washington State Recycling
Association, 2005 Conference
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Social
Marketing and Rural Recycling |
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EPA’s
Wastewise , 2005
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Presented “10 Steps for Success” on starting or improving an office
recycling program
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Seattle
and King County BOMA workshop , 2004
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Presented at “Make Recycling Work for You” on successful tenant
recycling for property managers
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Washington State Recycling
Association, 2004 Conference
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Presented at “Rural Recycling” Session to share implementation steps
and results of the Island County Social Marketing program
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Washington State Recycling
Association, 2003 Conference
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Presented at “Educate, Activate and Motivate” Session on mall and
business recycling
Education Bill Signing by Governor Gary Locke, 2001
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Related
Clubs and Volunteer Work
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President
of West Seattle Toastmasters Club 832
in 2003/2004
- received District President of the year award in 2004; Member
since 2001.
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Volunteer
Earth Day presentations for organizations such as YWCA and Catholic
Community Services tutoring organization
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Biology
Assessment Panelist for Lakeside School 2001, 2002; Judged student
presentations on science projects and provided feedback
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H.O.W.L
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, 1997; Assisted with wildlife
rehabilitation; fed and cared for orphaned wildlife offspring.
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Member,
Washington State Recycling Association
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Member,
Environmental Education Association of Washington
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Member,
Nature
Conservatory
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Member,
Sierra
Club
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Member,
Northwest Energy Coalition
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Member,
World Wildlife Federation
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Member,
Hawk
Watch International
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Member,
National
Audubon Society
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Member,
Sightline Institute/ Northwest Environment Watch
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