The Great Pumpkin Rescue
Nov
16
1:00 PM13:00

The Great Pumpkin Rescue

Bring your pumpkins to be composted and stay for the fun! This family-friendly, free event will feature a pumpkin toss and lawn games. Earn raffle tickets for chances to win prizes that will help your family cut household waste. Our team will also conduct demonstrations to share tips about backyard composting. 

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Composting Workshop for Kids & Families
Oct
18
4:30 PM16:30

Composting Workshop for Kids & Families

Join us for a fun and interactive program on why and how to compost! Britta Calkosz of Waste Free Greenwich and Tiana Santasiere of Greenwich Botanical Center will lead an interactive discussion on how compost is made, worms and their role in the process, as well as how to create your own indoor worm bin composter. 

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Conservation Book of the Month: Total Garbage
Sep
16
7:00 PM19:00

Conservation Book of the Month: Total Garbage

It's time to crack the books!  Greenwich Environmental Affairs, in partnership with Perrot Memorial Library, will host its next Conservation Book of the Month on Monday, September 16 at 7pm. Their selection this round is Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World by author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Humes.

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Green Guardians: Migration
Sep
7
12:00 PM12:00

Green Guardians: Migration

It's an afternoon of adventure at Leaders of the Next Generation's "Green Guardians" event at the Greenwich Audubon. Through stations featuring activities and games, children and their families will learn about migratory species and bring these lessons in sustainability home with them.

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Family Composting Workshop
Apr
25
4:00 PM16:00

Family Composting Workshop

Join us for a fun and interactive program on why and how to compost! Britta Calkosz of Waste Free Greenwich and Tiana Santasiere of Greenwich Botanical Center will lead an interactive discussion on how compost is made, worms and their role in the process, as well as how to create your own indoor worm bin composter.

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The Great Pumpkin Rescue
Nov
18
1:00 PM13:00

The Great Pumpkin Rescue

Bring your pumpkins to be composted and stay for the fun! This family-friendly, free event will feature a pumpkin toss and lawn games, including pumpkin bowling, spooky ring toss, pumpkin bean bag toss and gourd tic tac toe. Earn raffle tickets for chances to win prizes that will help your family cut household waste. Our team will also conduct demonstrations to share tips about backyard composting. 

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WGCH Interview with Tony Savino
Oct
30
9:00 AM09:00

WGCH Interview with Tony Savino

Did you miss the interview? Listen here!

Tony Savino of WGCH interviews members of the Greenwich Sustainability Committee:

  • Julie DesChamps, Co-Chair of Waste Reduction Sector, Greenwich Sustainability Committee; Chair and Founder, Waste Free Greenwich

  • Beth Evans, Chair of Greenwich Sustainability Committee; Director of Greenwich Environmental Affairs

  • Elizabeth Dempsey, Co-Chair of Legislative and Advocacy Sector, Greenwich Sustainability Committee; Co-Chair, Quiet Yards Greenwich

Originally aired October 30, 2023.

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The Story of Plastic
Oct
28
3:00 PM15:00

The Story of Plastic

  • Greenwich Academy - Young Auditorium (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Waste Free Greenwich, in partnership with Greenwich Academy’s Environmental Art Club, invite local students and community members to a free public screening of The Story of Plastic and a student-moderated conversation with local advocates.

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Waste Injustice: Impacts and Solutions
Oct
24
1:00 PM13:00

Waste Injustice: Impacts and Solutions

Explore the impacts of waste management practices and policies in Greenwich and across our state and discover solutions to reduce the burden on low income and communities of color with environmental advocates: Dr. Courtney Williams, Co-Founder, Westchester Alliance for Sustainable Solutions and Kevin Budris, Advocacy Director, Just Zero.

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International Coastal Cleanup
Oct
21
10:00 PM22:00

International Coastal Cleanup

Greenwich Green & Clean, in collaboration with Waste Free Greenwich and local community partners, will host the International Coastal Cleanup Day at Greenwich Point Park. Collected marine debris will be tallied and reported to Save the Sound for submission to the Ocean Conservancy which coordinates with organizations worldwide to analyze the pollution of the earth’s waters.

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Fall Fermentation | Nourish with Terry Walters
Oct
18
9:30 AM09:30

Fall Fermentation | Nourish with Terry Walters

Join best-selling cookbook author Terry Walters as she introduces her new book NOURISH: Plant-Based Recipes to Feed Body, Mind, and Soul. The presentation and discussion will center around fermentation and gut health. Shop Terry's new cookbook and learn other tips to extend the life of foods with Waste Free Greenwich at the Tavern Market after the talk.

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Composting 101 For Families
Oct
15
10:00 AM10:00

Composting 101 For Families

Bring the whole family for a fun and interactive program on why and how to compost! Britta Calkosz of Waste Free Greenwich and Tiana Santasiere of Greenwich Botanical Center will lead an interactive discussion on how compost is made, worms and their role in the process, as well as how to create your own indoor worm bin composter.

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Backyard Composting 101 Workshop
Sep
18
6:00 PM18:00

Backyard Composting 101 Workshop

Discover how easy it is to set up and maintain a compost bin in your own backyard! Master composter Britta Calkosz of Waste Free Greenwich and Tiana Santasiere of Greenwich Botanical Center will share the tips and tools of backyard composting from the ingredients and process to bins types and troubleshooting.

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Rethink Waste Day and Textile Drive
Sep
2
1:00 PM13:00

Rethink Waste Day and Textile Drive

  • Floren Family Environmental Center, Innis Arden Cottage (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join the Bruce Museum Seaside Center and Waste Free Greenwich at the Innis Arden Cottage for Rethink Waste Day, an opportunity to learn how we can reduce our impact on the environment and breathe new life into would-be wasted items. 

Discover how to reduce your reliance on single-use plastics and cut waste through our interactive education stations where you can learn helpful tips and tricks, create upcycled arts and crafts, and engage in other family (and planet!) friendly activities. Bring your unwanted textiles to be repurposed for a special back-to-school project, using old shirts, linens and more to decorate the front of notebooks, which will be donated to students in need.

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Backyard Composting 101 Webinar
Aug
1
7:00 PM19:00

Backyard Composting 101 Webinar

Discover how easy it is to set up and maintain a compost bin in your own backyard! During this webinar, Waste Free Greenwich master composter, Britta Calkosz will share the tips and tools of backyard composting from the ingredients and process to bins types and troubleshooting, and answer your questions for composting success.  

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Greening Greenwich Public Schools
Mar
31
11:00 AM11:00

Greening Greenwich Public Schools

Putting the GREEN in Greenwich Public Schools! Join the PTA Council via Zoom to learn how the new Zero Waste School Program is reducing waste through prevention, recycling, composting, and food recovery and discover how building Net Zero Energy Schools are better for our the planet, our health and our wallets! Presenters include Julie DesChamps, founder of Waste Free Greenwich, and Peter Schweinfurth, Chair of the Town of Greenwich Energy Management.

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