Photo Gallery

Sustainability in Action, the Ei tag line, is chronicled in the series of photo albums included in the below gallery.  Most albums are the pictorial recap supporting a ZWA Blog or IMPACT Blog post.

Photos may be downloaded on the corresponding Ei FB album and used as appropriate.  High res photos are available upon request.  Please give photo credit wherever used.  Unless otherwise indicated, give credit to Holly Elmore, Elemental Impact.

05-14-12 Ei White Oak Pastures Farm Tour

Ei takes its first steps into the world of Product Stewardship with two South Georgia farm tours. Long-term Ei Friend and ZWZ Participant White Oak Pastures hosted the first of the two-day, two-farm tour filled with education and awe. Simple joy and reverence was the overriding energy during the tours. Read more. Click here.

05-08-12 Transport Pkging Session @ NRA Show

Ei Chair Scott Seydel orchestrated and Lily Kelly of Global Green's CoRR moderated an excellent educational session on transport packaging at the 2012 NRA Show. The main focus was on waxed cardboard, which is a contaminant in recycling or composting systems. Read more. Click here.

2012 NRA Show in Chicago

Elemental Impact Partners made a strong presence at the 2012 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago. Whether educating show attendees about their products and services at booths or walking the show floor, Ei Partners were an active force at the well-attended show. It was also a social and catch-up time for partners during planned meetings or a spontaneous rendez-vous. Click Here.

05-07-12 Gurnee Mills Tour

Pictorial recap for the ZWA Blog post, Simon Property Group @ Sustainability Helm

Gurnee Mills exemplifies the sustainability magic that occurs when passionate, committed managers are supported by strong corporate policy. On May 07 an Elemental Impact Partner team joined Matt Hupp, Simon Property Group director of waste & recycling, at Gurnee Mills for an inspiring tour of front and back-of-the house green practices. Read more. Click Here.

04-17-12 Heritage Interactive Visits ATL

It was a full-throttle welcome to new Ei Partner Heritage Interactive Services on their first Atlanta visit. Along with getting acquainted with the Ei staff and local partners, HIS meetings set the stage for monumental Atlanta projects. The two-day visit was filled with back-to-back meetings intertwined with enjoying Atlanta's excellent dining scene.

SUCCESS was the outcome with follow-up in progress. Stay tuned for additional albums and ZWA Blog posts as the projects enter the action phase. Click Here.

04-17-12 Greenprint Midtown Vision Event

The Midtown Alliance, in partnership with Sustainable Atlanta and Southface, hosted the Greenprint Midtown Interactive Visioning Session at the AT&t Conference Center. The well attended event was an opportunity for Midtown residents, corporate and personal, to share their voice on potential programs to enhance Midtown's vibrancy and reduce environmental impact. Click Here.

04-16-12 Spelman College recycling tour

Ei is in the infancy stage of working with the Atlanta University Center on a collaborative recycling program. Ei Partner Heritage Interactive Services took a major first action step with an introductory meeting to understand the campus facts and metrics baseline. Click Here.

04-12-12 SFCI Team Tour of ATL Airport

Pictorial recap for the ZWA Blog post, SFCI Team Tours New ATL Airport Int'l Concourse
What a important treat! The Sustainable Food Court Initiative Atlanta Airport ACTION Team toured the under-construction Concourse F, International Concourse, with Kyle Mastin, Airport Concessions GM, and Tim Slaney, HMSHost Atlanta GM. HMSHost is the contracted foodservice operator for the International Concourse, the first concourse with restaurants under the new airport concessions contracts. read more, Click Here.

04-10-12 Chattanooga Zero Waste Workshop

Pictorial recap for the ZWA Blog post, Chattanooga Building a Green Brick Road
The City of Chattanooga has two of the main ingredients for successful zero waste initiatives strong local government support and corporate community enthusiasm. Neil Seldman, President of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, orchestrated an excellent, well-attended Zero Waste Workshop on Tuesday, April 10. Click Here.

04-06-12 Powerful ZWZ Meeting

Pictorial recap for the ZWA Blog post, Beyond Zero Waste Zones
In honor of National Restaurant Association senior editor, Elissa Elan's Atlanta visit ZWZ Champion Patrick Cuccaro, Affairs to Remember general manager and GA Restaurant Association Chair, hosted a powerful gathering at their corporate offices. Read more. Click Here.  

04-04-12 Denise Quarles Luncheon

Leading Atlanta non-profits, BOMA, Green Chamber of the South, Southeast Green and Sustainable Atlanta, teamed together to host a sold-out luncheon honoring Denise Quarles, City of Atlanta director of sustainability. The amazing turnout during spring break week right before Easter| Passover weekend signifies the depth of commitment with the City's government, non-profit and corporate communities to creating a sustainable future for the City. Click Here.

02-27-12 GA Tech Hosts GWCCA

Pictorial recap for the ZWA Blog post, ZWZ participants work together
On a rainy, chilly February afternoon Cindy Jackson and Maria Linderoth of GA Tech's Waste Management & Recycling Department welcomed Tim Trefzer of the GA World Congress Center and me to the campus. What an afternoon! Read more, click Here.

03-02-12 NOLA Resource Recovery Conference

Pictorial recap for the ZWA Blog post, Global Green Team Work in NOLA
Global Green's New York City and New Orleans' offices worked in tandem to create a vibrant one-day conference, NOLA Resource Recovery Conference, held at the BioInnovation Center on Canal Street. Annie White and her NYC team engaged their national network of industry experts for a phenomenal program intended to educate NOLA city and area officials on the support available for a City ready to embrace resource recovery. With the NOLA offices' local connections, Beth Galante provided the imperative local participation. The successful conference shows the team work inherent within the Global Green organization.Read more, click Here.

03-01-12 Global Green's NOLA Rebuilding Tour

Pictorial recap for Ei blog post, Global Green Hosts NOLA Rebuilding Tour
On March 01, 2012 the New Orleans Global Green office hosted an amazing tour of the Rebuilding of NOLA subsequent to the devastation brought in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina. Beginning at their Green Building Resource Center, tour leader Linda Morgano gave an excellent recap of the hurricane-related flooding, including why some areas experienced more tragedy than others. The overview included rebuilding efforts in place by Global Green and other partner organizations along with government agencies.Read more, click Here.

02-23-12 Atlanta Sustainability Reception

Pictorial recap for the ZWA Blog post, Atlanta Celebrates Sustainability Leadership
On February 23, 2012 the Metro Atlanta Chamber hosted a reception honoring Atlanta's sustainability leadership at their impressive offices on the edge of Olympic Centennial Park.  The view from the reception area was spectacular. Read more, click Here.

02-21-12 Charlotte Visit

Pictorial recap for the ZWA Blog post, A Quick & Powerful Charlotte Visit
Efficient and Effective was the theme for the February, 2012 Charlotte excursion. Lorraine White owner of M-Pass, an Ei Partner, joined Holly Elmore for the whirlwind visit. In less than 24 hours ( 23 3/4 hours to be exact), the dynamic duo had a excellent presentation meeting with Wastequip, an Ei Supporter, on their new aerated organics collection bin followed by a lovely dinner. The following day included two tours along with a luncheon presentation. Read more, click Here.

01-18-12 USCC Conference - Austin, TX

Pictorial recap for the ZWA Blog post, USCC 20th Annual Conference - STELLAR!
The U.S. Composting Council celebrated their 20th anniversary with a stellar conference in Austin, TX. With a change in command last fall, the conference was an excellent opportunity for the USCC to embark on a new era. Incoming USCC executive director Mike Virga, along with his staff, orchestrated a fantastic four-day event, including pre and post- conference activities.Read more, Click Here.

01-18-12 POWER Mtg - USCC Conference

Pictorial recap for the ZWA Blog post, POWER Meeting at USCC Conference

01-18-12 For the second consecutive year, a POWER - Perishable Organics Waste to Energy Recycling - session was included in the U.S. Composting Council conference program. In 2011 the POWER meeting was part of the pre-conference activities and in 2012 was a formal conference program session.Read more.Click Here.

 

01-17-12 USCC Composting Facilities Tour

Pictorial recap for the ZWA blog post, The Nitty Gritty on Composting Operations
One of the offered pre-conference activities at the U.S. Composting Council's annual conference held in Austin, TX was a tour of three composting facilities. The tour bus was full with conference attendees eager to learn about the impressive Austin composting operations. Read more. Click Here.  

12-14-11 Sustainable Packaging Meeting @ NRA Offices 

Pictorial recap for the ZWZ Blog post, Substainable Foodservice Packaging Meeting
Building the Path. Exploring the Value Chain of Food | Beverage Packaging. December 14 was a monumental day in the sustainable packaging industry - trade associations and non-profits representing the supply, demand and destination of compostable|recyclable foodservice packaging spent a day together at the National Restaurant Association offices discussing synergies, challenges and points for collection action. Click Here.

12-12-11 NRA-USCC-Ei Meeting in D.C.

Pictorial recap for the ZWZ Blog post, NRA Leads Industries Collaboration
Collaboration is key to effective action in the sustainability realm. Elemental Impact orchestrated the Dec 12 connection with the National Restaurant Association, Ei's partner in the Zero Waste Zones, and the U.S. Composting Council at the NRA D.C. offices.

The energetic meeting was a solid seed planted for fertile organics collection destination sites along with strong educational programs with food safety at the foundation.Click Here.

12-06-12 SFCI ATL Pilot Shoot with Scott DeFife

 Pictorial recap for the ZWZ Blog post, ZWZ Film Crew Debut

Scott DeFife, National Restaurant Association Sr EVP Govt Affairs, joined Scott Seydel, Ei Chair, and Holly Elmore, Ei Founder, for a filming session at the Atlanta Airport Sustainable Food Court Initiative Pilot.

Tim Slaney, HMSHost ATL GM, came to the beginning of the shoot to give an overview of the pilot logistics. Scott has the interview on film and a link will be added once the video is posted.

Thanks Scott (DeFife) for your patience as the new film crew duo found their creative rhythm.Click Here.

12-05-11 SFCI ATL Airport Milk Jug Recycling

Indicative of their sustainability commitment, HMSHost created a recycling program for the spent milk jugs generated at the Airport Starbuck's locations. The average 2,600 milk jugs used per week are aggregated to one location where an Orwak compactor|baler resides. By selling the compacted, baled milk jugs along with the plastic syrup bottles, to a local MRF (materials recovery facility), revenue offsets the program cost. Read more. Click Here.

11-16-11 Ei Sponsor & AC Meeting

11-08-11 - DAY 1 - SC 2nd ATL ZWZ Tour Photos

The SC Hospitality Association is serious about bringing Zero Waste Zones to their state, starting with the City of Columbia. On the first tour SCHA learned from the ATL ZWZ Participants that source-separating food scraps is easy. The second tour focus was on the logistics, permits and challenges associated with collection|transport and composting operations.

Tim Lesko with Greenco Environmental hosted an in-depth tour of their composting operation. Read more.Click Here.

10-06-11 Hilex Poly Environmental Summit