Sustainability Summit - June 14 ---
Sustainability Summit - June 14 ---
Stay tuned for another possible summit in 2025.
Celebrating Progress in the Triangle’s Circular Economy & Waste Reduction
From municipal, community and local business perspectives
June 14, 2024 | 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
Big thanks to all those that made this event such a success - we look forward to doing it again next year!
Agenda
9:00am-9:30am : Settle In
9:30am-9:45am: Welcome/Introduction
9:45am-10:45am - Municipal Perspectives
Bianca Bradford Howard
Outreach & Marketing Supervisor with Wake County Environmental Services Department
Kathleen Hunt
Sustainability & Circular Economy Senior Analyst/Reuse Hub Program Manager at City of Durham
Chrissie Koroivui
Waste Reduction Supervisor at Durham County Government
10:45am-11:45am - Community Perspectives
Tammy West
Program Director at Note in the Pocket - one of our favorite places to donate wearable clothing locally!
Preston Ross III
Founder and Executive Director at Great Raleigh Cleanup
Kathleen Liebowitz
Executive Director at Towards Zero Waste
11:45am-12:30pm Circular Triangle’s Textile Incubator Projects
12:30pm-1:30pm - Local Business Perspectives
Eric Henry
President at TS Designs
Dillon Tucker
cofounder of Mindful Merchant
Emily Neville
Head of Business Development for Shore Up Supply
and Founder of Beer to Bags
1:30pm-2:30pm - Lunch to be provided (optional)
Big thanks to Compost Now for offering to take our compostable waste from this event!
THANK YOU
to our sponsors!
Based in Cary, Mindful Merchant provides a wide variety of low-waste & plastic-free home goods, refillable soaps & cleaners, a selection of sustainably made crafts from local artists, and more!
Burt's Bees is a Natural Personal Care Company based in Durham with a mission to develop effective and accessible natural skincare and beauty products for over 30 years.
The City of Durham has prioritized developing transformative and sustainable solutions to waste management and envisions building a new hub for waste reduction, reuse, and recycling that will be accessible to all across our community.
Sponsored by Capgemini’s OCEAN (Organized Carbon and Environment Action Network) Employee Resource Group. OCEAN has a mission to learn, engage, and take action by providing access to sustainability resources, education, and opportunities for anyone passionate about saving the planet. Small ripples make big waves!
DURHAM’S COWORKING COMMUNITY FOR
INNOVATORS, CREATORS,
AND CHANGEMAKERS
Find space to build and a community to support you
at the American Underground.
Based in Raleigh, Circanomics is designed to connect everyone to sustainability by using an online social network, a global business/project directory, and a blockchain rewards solution for tracking sustainability efforts worldwide. All at no cost!
Circular Roots Consulting's mission is to innovate circular solutions that reimagine how the South conserves resources, builds community, and fosters economic development.
Environmental Services provides education, regulates activities and partners with the community to advance solid waste recycling and disposal, animal care and control, stormwater, soil erosion control and water quality.
Email CircularTriangleNC@gmail.com to sponsor.
