Category Archives: Recycling & Waste Reduction
PLAN is hiring paid, part-time, remote positions
Want to work with PLAN? We are hiring paid, remote, part-time positions!PLAN: The Post-Landfill Action Network View All Positions Students for Zero Waste Social Media Intern We are hiring a student intern to provide social media and outreach assistance for our 2021 Students for Zero Waste (SZW) Virtual Conference! This intern will work with PLAN’s Director of Communications, […]
Continue readingIntroducing: Mental Health in the Movement Series!
Introducing PLAN’s Mental Health in the Movement Series! For Mental Health Awareness Month this May, the Post-Landfill Action Network is hosting a speaker series themed around mental health in the Zero Waste Movement — an important topic as we begin traversing a “post-COVID” reality. We will hear from mental health experts, members of partner nonprofits, previous […]
Continue readingCSWD’s April Digest
April 2021 Dear Neighbors, Happy “Almost” Earth Day! April 22nd is Earth Day. The day was created in April 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson to bring attention to his environmental agenda. The nation at the time did not have an EPA, a Clean Air Act, or a Clean Water Act. On that first Earth Day, […]
Continue readingBattery Park Planet Pick Up – April 17
We are so excited to announce that we will be hosting our FIRST monthly at the end of April!Come join us on Saturday, April 17th at Battery Street Park in Burlington, VT at 1 PM, for an hour of trashy goodness. We will have some extra trash pickers and buckets, but we encourage you to bring […]
Continue readingCWSD: April Webinars
Are you ready for Spring? We sure are! This month’s webinars include multiple backyard composting webinars, Trash Talk and a Kids in the Kitchen webinar. Register for one (or more!) of our upcoming ZOOM webinars (also available on Facebook LIVE) today. Spaces are limited! **Backyard Composting – Multiple sessions available!See below for dates, times and […]
Continue readingCompost Design Challenge – Deadline: April 19th
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CSWD’s March Digest
March 2021 Dear Neighbors, Spring is knocking on our door in a very Vermont way. Its freezing! It’s gorgeous! It’s freezing AGAIN! March brings Daylight Savings Time (more light when we wake up!), melting snow, yard cleanup, and a much needed spring cleaning. If you are in the mood to get a jump on spring […]
Continue readingBurlington’s Transportation, Energy & Utilities Committee considers Consolidated Curbside Collection
The City continues to study a potential new consolidated system for the collection of residential household trash, recyclables, and food scraps. Under such a system, the City would license a particular hauler to pick up from all residential customers in a specific geographic area – or potentially have the City do the collection itself. Public […]
Continue readingMeet Up, Waste Down! Hosted by Zero Waste Campus Council March 23, 2021
It’s that time again… The Zero Waste Campus Council (ZWCC) is hosting its monthly Meet Up, Waste Down on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 10 am PST/1 pm EST via Zoom! These meetings are held for one hour every 4th Tuesday of the month at 10 am PST/1 pm EST via Zoom. We will have an initial welcome and introductions […]
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