Two Virtual Events -- 11/29 and 12/5 on Entrepreneurs Working in Circularity & Accelerating Climate Action Through Circularity

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Nov 23, 2022, 9:14:44 AM11/23/22

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ALL -- I wanted to let you know about these two upcoming circularity virtual events next week and the following week and to also wish everyone a great Thanksgiving holiday!

1. Zero Waste: Building a Better Community -- Beyond Recycling: Reduce, Reuse, Repair

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 7:00 – 8:30 pm EDT via Zoom

New businesses and community services can help citizens reach the goal of a Zero Waste community. Hear from a panel of entrepreneurs who are setting great examples in reducing waste by supporting reuse and repair.

Speakers
Theresa Esterlund, Upcycle Creative Reuse Center – Collecting cast-offs from our community to serve as creative materials
Chiara D’Amore, The Repair Café at Freetown Farms, MD – Giving new life to broken items
Justin Marino, Mason & Greens – A place to find products packaged in old ways to move beyond the throw away culture

Moderator
Joan McIntyre, Chair, Arlington Climate Change, Energy and Environment Commission

Sponsors
Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions Arlington Hub, EcoAction Arlington, Sierra Club Potomac River Branch, Leaders in Energy, Alliance for Regional Cooperation
Register at: https://facs.salsalabs.org/beyondrecycling/index.html

Webpage for event: https://leadersinenergy.org/event/zero-waste-building-a-better-community-november-29-2022/

2. Accelerating Climate Action through the Circular Economy

Monday, December 5, 2022 9:00 – 10:30 am PT / 12:00 – 1:30 pm ET

Action on climate change and the circular economy work to achieve similar objectives: healthy environments, thriving citizens, and resilient communities. As local governments accelerate action on climate and circularity, they are considering how these efforts can be better integrated for greater impact. At this webinar, leading practitioners will share examples of how the circular economy can help deepen and accelerate progress on climate change, and highlight key pathways forward. (This event is being conducted by The Canadian Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) working to build circular economy knowledge and capacity in the Canadian local government sector https://canadiancircularcities.ca/Pages/default.aspx)

Speakers:

Wayne Hubbard, ReLondon
Meg O’Shea, Vancouver Economic Commission & Conor Reynolds, Division Manager, Air Quality and Climate Change Policy, Metro Vancouver
Jack Macy, Zero Waste Program Manager, San Francisco Environment Department
Maja Johannessen, Manager, Nordic Sustainability

Moderators:

Lindsay Telfer, Manager, Capacity Development, Green Municipal Fund
Barb Swartzentruber, Outgoing Executive Director, Smart Cities Office, Guelph-Wellington

This webinar will be delivered in English with a French simultaneous interpretation.

Webpage for event -- https://canadiancircularcities.ca/webinar-series/Pages/default.aspx

--Janine

Janine A. Finnell
Executive Director
Leaders in Energy (LE)

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