Solid Waste Training and Technical Assistance Program
Free Technical Assistance
For the 2010-2012 federal fiscal year (Oct 2010- Sept 2012), Zender Environmental is able to offer free solid waste related technical assistance to all rural Alaska villages, thanks to a generous grant from USDA. Assistance is provided on a first come first serve basis, with some slots prioritized for high-needs villages. Click here for examples of technical assistance we are able to provide. Staff has been providing technical assistance, research, and grantwriting to Alaska Native Villages for the past ten years, so we are able to share the useful information from Villages around the State on what has worked. Whether you attend a solid waste plan training or not, we can help you apply for USDA water/waste grants or provide other solid waste assistance for free. Fill out this form and email or fax it to us and we will get back to you. Request Form
If you have any questions, please contact Simone Sebalo ssebalo@zendergroup.org Tel: 907 277 2111.
Fax: 1 877 335 6780 Email: ssebalo@zendergroup.org
Trainings
Sustainable Solid Waste Management Training
Spring, 2012, Anchorage. For information about this training, click here
Alaska Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (AISWMP) Trainings
Zender Environmental and USDA Rural Development are pleased to offer the Alaska Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (AISWMP) trainings in Anchorage in the winter/spring of 2011/2012 and spring and summer of 2012. Participants work on a laptop and enter information directly into a plan template that is the first of it’s kind in the nation. (Click here for more information about the ISWMP template). By the end of the training, you will have a draft of a solid waste plan specific for your community. These trainings have been ongoing since 2006 and incorporate nearly 100 Alaska communities’ comments into making them specific and useful to rural Alaska.
2011/2012 Training Dates and Locations: (exact dates tba)
Two trainings are confirmed for 2011/2012 .
1. January 11-13, 2012 in downtown Anchorage
2. Summer 2012 in downtown Anchorage
Details:
- $575 travel stipend for participants who complete the 3-day training
- Training is free
- Training is for Alaska Tribes to maximize learning from other Villages what has worked well.
- Template is built around Alaska situations
- Template and training can be used for a full waste plan or a component of a your waste program
- Learn how to use the computer to address solid waste management problems, like sizing a dumpster
- Learn how to make a chart or graph in Excel
- Learn how to work with picture images and drawing tools
- Learn how to carry out a waste characterization
- Calculate your special wastes, such as electronics, batteries, used oil
- Calculate your construction wastes
- Learn to use Excel for budgeting
- Individual instruction for individual SWM problems
- Alaska-based agency speakers on funding opportunities with opportunity to network
- Open to folks who want a refresher or who wish to learn more about planning
- Meet, network, and discuss with other Alaska Tribes what works and what doesn’t
- Technical assistance is available after workshop completion to help you finish your plan or implement your plan
To apply:
To download the application form, click here.
To attend the training you must also submit a travel form, regardless of whether you request a $575 stipend. Click here for the travel form.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about these trainings, please contact Simone Sebalo at ssebalo@zendergroup.org, 907 277 2111.
This is an Equal Opportunity Program. Discrimination is prohibited by Federal law. Complaints of discrimination may be filed with the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.
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