Zoom Link & Agenda for Zero Waste Capital District Meeting tomorrow, Mon 8/25/25 at 6:30 pm
tina Lieberman
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Coming Up on Our Calendar:
Volunteers are needed for upcoming events! Please consider giving a few hours of your time. It's fun! See upcoming opportunities below. Sign up HERE to help.
Saturday Sept 6 from 12-8 pm: Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival. (7+ volunteers needed) We will be at Jennings Landing Park in Albany along the river helping collect food scraps and cans, and giving out information at our green tent. Great music & great people. Fireworks at 8 pm on the river!
Saturday Sept 27 from 11 am to 3 pm: Colonie Harvest Festival. (2 volunteers needed) At The Crossings Park in Colonie. Join us at our tent with other great vendors. We are hoping to start a year round community drop off site at a neighborhood church this year. Help us spread the word!
Sunday Oct 5 from 11 am to 4 pm: VegFest at the Albany Capital Center. (3 volunteers needed) We provide information and help collect food scraps. Great vegan food for sale!
Sat. Oct 25 from 2-6 pm. Helping out at the Trick or Trot 5k Race. (5 volunteers needed) In Washington Park, Albany. We give out cups of water during the race so we can help the City avoid single use water bottles. After the race we collect the peels from bananas and other fruit provided to the runners for composting.
Save the Date
Bottle Bill Coalition Meeting - Friday Sept. 5th, 3-4 pm. Contact Kurt at Kkru...@icloud.com for a link.
Next Community ReUse Center Meeting -Thursday Sept. 4, 4:30-5:30 pm. Come find out more about our efforts to build a Community ReUse Center in the Capital Region. Contact Morgan for the Zoom link at mein...@syr.edu. To help, contact nancy...@gmail.com.
Sun Day in Albany - Sunday 9/21/25. Day of Action celebrating solar and wind power and the movement to leave fossil fuels behind. Contact Michael Richardson to help at oxhe...@icloud.com.
Repair Cafe schedule
Get your broken items repaired with this free community reuse service. Some cafes also offer bike tune ups and knife sharpening. For more info and to see the schedule of upcoming repair cafes in the region see the Repair Cafe Calendar. Coming up locally – in Saratoga Springs on Sat 9/13 and in Wynantskill at the First Reformed Church from 9-11 am.
Computer/Electronics recycling – Drop off your used computing equipment, printers and cell phones with GE Elfun Computer Rehab at https://computerrehab.org/ or contact Wendy at miss...@icloud.com
Regular Business:
See our 6/30/25 Minutes HERE
Fundraising
Honest Weight Food Coop needs to hear from you re: giving a grant to Zero Waste CD. HWFC has $30,000 to give away to local non-profits that align with their mission. They just need YOU to nominate ZWCD and explain why. Please email Anastasi...@honestweight.coop to receive the form required to nominate an organization They will need the name of the organization, a brief description of why you think they should be a recipient and ways to learn more about the organization (eg. our web-site: zerowastecd.org, contact: in...@zerowastecd.org).
T-Shirts: Our New Zero Waste Capital District T-shirts have arrived! $25 donation each. Purchase them via our website at Zero Waste CD - Support (scroll to the bottom).
Zero Waste is Joining CLYNK – please consider donating your redemption change to our organization. We are raising funds for our year-round pilot Colonie Compost Drop Off site and our Community ReUse Center.
Reports/Updates:
Empire State Summer Service Corps worker – We said goodbye to our SUNY intern Jacob who is back at school now in Fredonia. He was a tremendous help to us in spreading the word about the Albany Composting program and the Colonie Compost pilot program. He continues to do research that will help with our online “Waste Diversion Map”. If you can think of a better name for the map, please let us know.
ReUse news
● Work is continuing on Business Plan w/help of LaDorian and Diane Cohen - meeting Tuesdays from 6:30-8 pm
● Next municipality meetings: Troy & Bethlehem; Community Meeting: Bethlehem
● Other Updates: possible collaboration with Habitat ReStore (Tina)
● Next Advisory Committee meeting Thurs Sept 4th @ 4:30 pm via Zoom. Contact nancy...@gmail.com.
● Take this Survey please - and share!
● Colonie Community Composting Initiative-update
● Working on using County grant of $3654 for yearlong program/infrastructure
at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Loudonville.
· Outreach and site visit with Sustainability Committee from Beltrone senior housing.
● Zero Waste Columbia + Columbia County reduces waste/BYO.
● BYO “Right to Refill” legislation, Sponsored by Pat Fahy’s legislative director and Assemblymember Dr. Anna Kelles from Ithaca.
● Other community updates?
Public Policy Committee (Kurt, Tracy, Wendy, Les, Mary)
● Next steps for Bigger Better Bottle Bill and Plastic Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA)
● Mayoral Forum follow up meeting being scheduled
● Public Policy Committee meets the 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 7 pm. For link to the next meeting or if you can meet with legislators contact Kurt at kkru...@icloud.com.
City of Albany Zero Waste Education Committee:
● Les, Amanda & Jacob – Albany County Skip the Straw and Plastic Utensils Laws. Working on providing information to restaurants.
● BYO for Albany– let people know to bring their own cups and their own containers for leftovers to restaurants. Want to encourage BYO at City events too.
● Waste Diversion Map work (Les & Jacob)
● Richard teaching composting at Albany library: .
○ Sat 10/25/25 2 pm-3:30 at Pine Hills Library
● Need to set up meeting with Albany DGS re: reuse center.
● Data: A whopping 83% of Albany City’s ghg emissions are from its landfill.
Where to donate and shop for reuse items-Mapped: See: Waste Diversion Resources Map on the home page of our website. Contact: Bex - bexri...@gmail.com.
Next Zero Waste Capital District meeting: Monday, Sept 29, 2025 at 6:30 pm (because the prior Monday is the start of Rosh Hashana)
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Zero Waste CD Board Meeting:
(Current Board Members (8): Glen Culbertson, Les Rosenzweig, David Esmond, Amanda Jurgelon, Kurt Krumperman, Tina Lieberman, Meghan Popcun, Jasenya McCauley)
Agenda:
-Approve 6/30/25 minutes
-Chair Report
● Advisory Board Members & Additional Board Members (need to look at student p/t residency requirements)
● Need to schedule strategic planning meeting for winter. Ideas to discuss: Fundraising goal? Make a list of our Operational Tasks. Draft a budget.
● Fundraising/Sponsorships for composting sites & ReUse Center
● Need to update thermometer on website
Vice-Chair Report:
● T-shirts posted to website! $25 each. Need “sponsor a student” option on website.
● Business Food Waste Mitigation Grant: Should be getting results soon. Tina to contact Morgan re:title + depreciation issue. We can’t use depreciation. Can the businesses get this if our name is on the title. Also contact Albany Law School & non-profit. (Tina & Meghan)
-Treasurer’s Report: budget update (Dave)
-Public Policy (Kurt)
-Restaurant Infographic (Les) – next steps with Albany County
-Update website (Tina met with Les and Amanda)-
● Amanda will post the Colonie Composting Project to the website.
● Need to fill in thermometer with $ raised so far toward our $10k goal.
tina Lieberman
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Passcode: 063651
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Coming Up on Our Calendar:
Volunteers are needed for upcoming events! Please consider giving a few hours of your time. It's fun! See upcoming opportunities below. Sign up HERE to help.
Saturday Sept 6 from 12-8 pm: Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival. (7+ volunteers needed) We will be at Jennings Landing Park in Albany along the river helping collect food scraps and cans, and giving out information at our green tent. Great music & great people. Fireworks at 8 pm on the river!
Saturday Sept 27 from 11 am to 3 pm: Colonie Harvest Festival. (2 volunteers needed) At The Crossings Park in Colonie. Join us at our tent with other great vendors. We are hoping to start a year round community drop off site at a neighborhood church this year. Help us spread the word!
Sunday Oct 5 from 11 am to 4 pm: VegFest at the Albany Capital Center. (3 volunteers needed) We provide information and help collect food scraps. Great vegan food for sale!
Sat. Oct 25 from 2-6 pm. Helping out at the Trick or Trot 5k Race. (5 volunteers needed) In Washington Park, Albany. We give out cups of water during the race so we can help the City avoid single use water bottles. After the race we collect the peels from bananas and other fruit provided to the runners for composting.
Save the Date
Bottle Bill Coalition Meeting - Friday Sept. 5th, 3-4 pm. Contact Kurt at Kkru...@icloud.com for a link.
Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act - Regroup & Strategize:
Sat Sept 13, 11-4 Westminster Church, 85 Chestnut St., Albany. RSVP here.
Next Community ReUse Center Meeting -Thursday Sept. 4, 4:30-5:30 pm. Come find out more about our efforts to build a Community ReUse Center in the Capital Region. Contact Morgan for the Zoom link at mein...@syr.edu. To help, contact nancy...@gmail.com.
Sun Day in Albany - Sunday 9/21/25. Day of Action celebrating solar and wind power and the movement to leave fossil fuels behind. Contact Michael Richardson to help at oxhe...@icloud.com.
Repair Cafe schedule
Get your broken items repaired with this free community reuse service. Some cafes also offer bike tune ups and knife sharpening. For more info and to see the schedule of upcoming repair cafes in the region see the Repair Cafe Calendar. Coming up locally – Sat 9/13 in Saratoga Springs and on Sat 9/20 in Wynantskill at the First Reformed Church from 9-11 am.
-Public Policy (Kurt) - agenda for tentative Oct 10 meeting with Ms. Applyrs
-Restaurant Infographic (Les) – next steps with Albany County
-Update website (Tina met with Les and Amanda)-
● Amanda will post the Colonie Composting Project to the website.
● Need to fill in thermometer with $ raised so far toward our $10k goal.
Toni
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