UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. _)*



                     Alternative Technology Resources, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                          Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   02145H 10 4
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                  Dr. Max Negri
                       31244 Palos Verdes Drive West, #234
                      Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275
                               Tel: (310) 377-0274
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
                                Communications)


                               September 19, 2003
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  that is the subject of this  Schedule  13D, and is filing this
schedule  because of Rule 13d-1(e),  Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule  13d-1(g),  check the
following box [ ].

Note:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties
to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).



CUSIP No.  02145H 10 4

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1.   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                        Max Negri
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).

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2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
          (a) [ ]
          (b) [ ]
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3.   SEC USE ONLY
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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):               PF
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5.   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
     ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E): [ ]
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6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:             United States
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NUMBER OF           7.  SOLE VOTING POWER:             5,360,433
SHARES          ----------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY        8.  SHARED VOTING POWER:             119,000
OWNED BY        ----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH                9.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:        5,360,433
REPORTING       ----------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH        10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:        119,000
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11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
                5,479,433

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12.  CHECK IF THE  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  EXCLUDES  CERTAIN  SHARES

     (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): [ ]
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13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)     7.6%
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14.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):           IN
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ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER

     This statement on Schedule 13D relates to shares of Common Stock, par value
$0.01 (the  "Shares")  of  Alternative  Technology  Resources,  Inc., a Delaware
corporation  ("Issuer").  The address of the Issuer's principal executive office
is Alternative Technology Resources, Inc., 629 J Street, Sacramento,  California
95814.

ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

     a.   The person  filing  this  statement  is Dr. Max Negri (the  "Reporting
          Person").

     b.   The  business  address of the  Reporting  Person is 31244 Palos Verdes
          Drive West, #234, Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275.

     c.   The  Reporting  Person's  principal  occupation is as the Chairman and
          Chief Executive Officer of the Negri Foundation.

     d.   The  Reporting  Person,  during the past five (5) years,  has not been
          convicted in a criminal  proceeding  (excluding  traffic violations or
          similar misdemeanors).

     e.   The Reporting  Person,  during the past five (5) years, has not been a
          party to a civil  proceeding of a judicial or  administrative  body of
          competent jurisdiction,  and as a result of such proceeding, was or is
          subject  to  a  judgment,  decree  or  final  order  enjoining  future
          violations  of, or  prohibiting  or  mandating  activities  subject to
          United  States  federal  or  state  securities  laws  or  finding  any
          violation with respect to such laws.

     f.   The Reporting person is a U.S. citizen.

ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

     All  Shares  and  warrants  to  purchase  Shares  were  purchased  with the
Reporting  Person's own funds. The Reporting  Person did not acquire  beneficial
ownership of any of the Shares with borrowed funds.

ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

     The  Reporting  Person  acquired  the  Shares  as  described  in Item 5 for
investment purposes.

     The  Reporting  Person will  continue to evaluate his  ownership and voting
position in the Issuer and may consider the following future courses of action:

     a.   The Reporting  Person,  subject to and depending upon  availability of
          prices he deems favorable, may purchase additional Shares from time to
          time in the open market or in privately  negotiated  transactions with
          third parties.  Further,  while it is not the present intention of the
          Reporting  Person to do so, he  reserves  the right to  dispose of the
          Shares  held  by him in  the  open  market,  in  privately  negotiated

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          transactions  with third parties or otherwise,  depending  upon market
          conditions and other factors.

     b.   Subject to on going  evaluation,  the Reporting  Person has no current
          plans or  proposals  which  relate  to or would  result  in any of the
          following:

          (i)  An  extraordinary  corporate  transaction,   such  as  a  merger,
               reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its
               subsidiaries;

          (ii) A sale or transfer  of a material  amount of assets of the Issuer
               or any of its subsidiaries;

         (iii) Any change in the present  Board of  Directors or  management  of
               the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number
               or term of  directors  or to fill any  existing  vacancies on the
               Board;

          (iv) Any  material  change in the present  capitalization  or dividend
               policy of the Issuer;

          (v)  Any other material  change in the Issuer's  business or corporate
               structure;

          (vi) Changes  in  the   Issuer's   charter,   bylaws  or   instruments
               corresponding  thereto  or other  actions  which may  impede  the
               acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person;

          (vii)Causing a class of  securities  of the Issuer to be delisted from
               a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be
               quoted  in  an  inter-dealer  quotation  system  of a  registered
               national securities association;

          (viii)A class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for
               termination of registration  pursuant to Section  12(g)(4) of the
               Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or

          (ix) Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     (a)  The  Reporting  Person  beneficially  owns  5,479,433  or  7.6% of the
          outstanding  Shares  (includes  119,000  Shares  owned  by  the  Negri
          Foundation, an entity controlled by the Reporting Person).

     (b)  The number of Shares as to which the Reporting Person has:

          (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 5,360,433

          (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 119,000


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          (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 5,360,433

          (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 119,000

     (c)  The  Reporting  Person  had the  following  transaction  in the Shares
          within the last sixty (60) days:

          On September 19, 2003, the Reporting  Person  converted  $2,344,704 of
     the  outstanding  principal  and all  accrued  and  unpaid  interest  under
     convertible notes with the Issuer into 3,086,043 Shares.

     (d)  Not applicable.

     (e)  Not applicable.


ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO
        SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     None

ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

     None

                                    SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of the  knowledge  and belief of
each of the undersigned,  each of the undersigned certifies that the information
set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.



Dated: November 25, 2003                           /s/ Max Negri
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                                                   Max Negri an Individual


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