  Hello CURC members and friends! Please join us for the first webinar in our 2022 Webinar Series: Single Use Plastics Bans: Process and Partnerships. Single use plastics are pervasive in our environment and on our campuses. While some plastics may be recyclable, only 9% of plastics on average are recycled leaving the rest to be burned, buried, or clogging waterways and endangering the most vulnerable populations. Additionally, the upstream impacts to environmental justice, public health, and our environment are staggering. Thankfully, a movement is beginning at institutions of higher education, states, and municipalities to ban these items from their spaces. Experts in this program will discuss how they navigated the decision making process to ban single use plastics, identified and collaborated with key stakeholders across their institutions, and built strong partnerships for success. Speakers: George Mason University – Kevin Brim, Recycling and Waste Management Supervisor – Colleen Regan, Resource Responsibility and Zero Waste Specialist – Amber Saxton, Sustainability Program Manager College of the Atlantic – Tina Alise Drupa – Isidora Munoz Segovia – Eleanor White We excited to hear from our colleagues and hope you can join us Thursday, Feb 17 at 2pm EST. Please Register Here  If you are interested in sharing or know of an institution doing great work, we are currently recruiting case studies to participate in the 2022 series. Please consider submitting a proposal below: Webinar Interest Form 2022 Webinar Series- held on the third Thursday at 2pm EST: February 17: Single Use Plastics Bans April 21: Measuring Waste as a Scope 3 Emission June 16: Engaging Faculty, Staff and Students for Waste Reduction and Diversion August 18: Developing Institutional Waste Goals October 20: Successful Free/Surplus Stores December 15: Food Recovery and Composting on Campus Take care and thanks for all you do to advance sustainability and zero waste! With gratitude, The CURC Team |