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WASTED Part 5: Advocacy Workshop
April 22, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
What are you disappointed about in terms of waste issues where you live? What do you wish your town, city, or Connecticut was doing differently to address the waste crisis?
Join us on Thursday, April 22 for Part 5 of our 7-part series WASTED: Small Efforts for Big Change, where we will start to address the solutions to these questions. We have a great group of panelists who are ready to have a roundtable discussion on advocacy, current legislative issues, and how you can impact the work being done to solve the waste issues in our state.
Panelists:
Lou Rosado Burch – CT Program Director, Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment
Marilynn Cruz-Aponte – Assistant Director of Public Works, City of East Hartford
Kevin Budris – Attorney, Zero Waste Project, Conservation Law Foundation
WASTED: Small Efforts for Big Change
Hosted by The Rockfall Foundation, the Wesleyan Sustainability Office, RiverCOG, and the City of Middletown Recycling & Public Works, WASTED: Small Efforts for Big Change is a 7-part series of conversations about the waste crisis in Connecticut, environmental justice, and how we all play a part in the future of sustainability.
Complete list of sessions and panelists:
March 18: Environmental Justice of Waste
– Sharon Lewis, Executive Director, CT Coalition for Environmental Justice
– Kevin Budris, Attorney, Zero Waste Project, Conservation Law Foundation
– Alex Rodriguez, Climate Advocate, Save the Sound
March 25: What Happens to Your Trash?
– Sherill Baldwin, CT DEEP Source Reduction & Recycling
– Janice Ehlemeyer, Community Resource Planner, RiverCOG
April 8: Where Are We Heading?
– Katie Dykes, Commissioner, CT DEEP
– Ben Florsheim, Mayor, City of Middletown
– Lisa Noreiga, Environmental Intern, Sustainable CT
April 15: Let’s Get Going – Waste Audits
– Michelle Eckman, Education Consultant, Michelle Eckman Consulting
April 22: Advocacy Workshop
– Lou Rosado Burch, CT Program Director, Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment
– Marilynn Cruz-Aponte, Assistant Director of Public Works, City of East Hartford
– Kevin Budris, Attorney, Zero Waste Project, Conservation Law Foundation
April 29: Clothing Repair Workshop
– Janice Ehlemeyer, Community Resource Planner, RiverCOG
– Virginia Walton, Recycling Coordinator, City of Mansfield
May 6: Composting Workshop
– Dawn Pettenelli, Associate Cooperative Extension Educator, UConn Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering
– Domingo Medina, Founder & Master Composter, Peels & Wheels Composting