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    On The Road To Zero Waste: 10 Ways To Make It Easier For Your Business + Community, December 9, 7 pm PT, 10 pm ET

  • 9 December 2021 To 28 November 2021
  • Start time : 07:00 PM
  • End time : 08:15 PM
  • Event Host : Climate Reality - OC Chapter
On The Road To Zero Waste:  10 Ways To Make It Easier For Your Business + Community,
Event Description

On The Road To Zero Waste:
10 Ways To Make It Easier For Your Business + Community

With Special Guest Emily DeCremer - Expert at Zero Waste for Business + Certified Sustainable Resource Management Professional and TRUE Advisor.

Did you know? That 42 percent of total GHG emissions in the U.S. is due to managing materials & plastics. By increasing our national recycling rate by just 8 percent and cutting the amount of waste we generate by 5 percent, we could slash emissions by more than 20 million metric tons of carbon equivalent.

This power-packed program will show you 10 Ways To Start Your Zero Waste Journey:

  • How To Get Started & Why!
  • Tips To Implement Zero Waste In Your Business, Your School + Comunity
  • The Latest Statewide Actions & Ordinances Driving Zero Waste
  • How Zero Waste & Climate Change Are Linked
  • Ways To Tackle Plastics Pollution

Plus Toolkits + Resources To Make the Road To Zero Waste Fast & Fun

  • Host Company/Organization Name
    • Climate Reality - OC Chapter
  • Speakers / Presenters
    • Emily DeCremer has over 15 years of experience in sustainable resource management and zero waste ranging from managing waste diversion programs, zero waste events, training and education, and positions at industry stakeholders such as haulers, landfills, and nonprofits. She is a certified Sustainable Resource Management Professional and TRUE Advisor, and holds a BA from University of California, Merced where she was part of the 1st 4 year class of pioneering students. During her time at UC Merced, she helped to build and manage on-site diversion programs for the University as the Student Recycling Coordinator. As a student, she was a leader in the campus Green Club, sat on the Chancellors Advisory Committee for Sustainability, and led a climate change teach-in event.

      More recently she was the Program Manager of TRUE, a zero waste certification program for facilities and professionals, for 8 years at U.S. Green Building Council/GBCI. In her time as Program Manager, Emily worked with many Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and government agencies on zero waste. Currently Emily is a zero waste consultant with All About Waste, an instructor at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA, and continues to support the TRUE program as a contractor.
  • Cost
    • FREE Event
  • Event type
    • Online/Webinar

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