The Garden Club of Old Greenwich and the Perrot Memorial Library invite you to join us for "Towards a Waste Free Greenwich," a Zoom program with Julie DesChamps, founder and chair of Waste Free Greenwich, on Wednesday, October 29, at 7 pm.

Join Julie to learn how Waste Free Greenwich is addressing Connecticut's waste crisis and how you can be part of the solution. Discover what happens to our trash and recycling and uncover the impacts of our current waste management system on our environment, public health, and our wallets. Explore local initiatives from food scrap and textile diversion to zero waste schools and how to adopt practices at home, school, and work, towards a just and sustainable future in Greenwich.

Julie DesChamps is an environmental advocate and founder and chair of Waste Free Greenwich, a local non-profit that engages, educates, and empowers the Greenwich community to waste less. Julie chairs the waste reduction sector of the Greenwich Sustainability Committee, served on the First Selectman's Waste Management Committee, and is a member of the Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board. She led efforts to establish a municipal food scrap recycling program with the Town of Greenwich, as well as a textile recycling program to raise funds for recycling education. She has also promoted zero waste in local schools, serving as co-chair of the PTAC Green Schools Committee at Greenwich Public Schools and volunteering on the sustainability committee at Greenwich Academy. Julie has also advocated for waste reduction statewide as part of the CT Zero Waste Coalition.

Registration is required.

For more information, visit wastefreegreenwich.org.

For more information on this Zoom program, contact us at lending@perrotlibrary.org or 203-637-1066.