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About This Event
Join Just Zero for our inaugural Waste-Free Future Summit. Over the course of three days, you'll have the opportunity to participate in five free, virtual sessions highlighting innovative tools and successful strategies that communities across the country can utilize to tackle our waste crisis. Register today to engage with experts, advocates, and volunteers who are working to shape a more sustainable, waste-free world.
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Day 1 | November 13
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Keynote Address | 1:00 – 1:45pm ET
We are thrilled to have author and activist, Diane Wilson, who is also Executive Director at San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper, as the keynote speaker for Just Zero's inaugural Waste-Free Future Summit. Hear directly from Wilson about her environmental activism and its greater role in the Zero Waste movement. Shortly after the keynote address, Just Zero's Executive Director, Kirstie Pecci, will join Wilson for a short Q&A.
Zero Waste Legislation | 7:30 – 8:30pm ET
Just Zero understands that every state, city, and community is unique. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to enacting sensible and effective Zero Waste laws. You have your own Zero Waste priorities, and you know the political realities of your community best. That’s why, this October, we're releasing model legislation toolkits that are interactive and customizable – to help you build a bill that will achieve your goals. In this session, Just Zero's Policy and Advocacy Director, Peter Blair, and Deputy Director, Kevin Budris, will provide an overview of our model legislation toolkits. They'll also share how Just Zero hopes to support communities on their journey to Zero Waste.
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Day 2 | November 14
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Communicating About Waste | 2:00 – 3:00pm ET
In this moderated panel, Just Zero's Communications Director, Olivia Chabot, will be joined by Brett Nadrich, Communications Officer at Break Free From Plastic, Megan Quinn, Senior Reporter at Waste Dive, and Joseph Winters, Staff Writer at Grist. These prominent journalists and experts regularly communicate important stories, issues, and developments around waste across the country. Not only will we discuss how storytelling is critical to the Zero Waste movement, but also the various communications tools used to build momentum for change.
Zero Waste Campaigns in Action | 7:30 – 8:30pm ET
A panel of grassroots organizers and activists from across the country will join Just Zero's Policy and Advocacy Director, Peter Blair, to share the ways in which they work to advance Zero Waste policies and oppose false solutions in their communities. Here, Yvette Arellano, Founder and Executive Director at Fenceline Watch, Seema Keshav, Steering Committee Member at Coalition for Plastic Reduction, and Jennifer Navarra, Program Director at Zero Waste Hawai'i Island, will share what they've learned – the challenges and successes – when working to enact change on the ground.
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Day 3 | November 15
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The Future of Zero Waste Advocacy | 3:00 – 3:45pm ET
In our closing session, Just Zero's Executive Director, Kirstie Pecci, and Deputy Director, Kevin Budris, will discuss the importance of striving for new policies that protect people and the environment. Together, Pecci and Budris will look at the year ahead and talk about the opportunities and challenges they see on the path to Zero Waste.
About This Event
Join Just Zero for our inaugural Waste-Free Future Summit. Over the course of three days, you'll have the opportunity to participate in five free, virtual sessions highlighting innovative tools and successful strategies that communities across the country can utilize to tackle our waste crisis. Register today to engage with experts, advocates, and volunteers who are working to shape a more sustainable, waste-free world.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Day 1 | November 13
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Keynote Address | 1:00 – 1:45pm ET
We are thrilled to have author and activist, Diane Wilson, who is also Executive Director at San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper, as the keynote speaker for Just Zero's inaugural Waste-Free Future Summit. Hear directly from Wilson about her environmental activism and its greater role in the Zero Waste movement. Shortly after the keynote address, Just Zero's Executive Director, Kirstie Pecci, will join Wilson for a short Q&A.
Zero Waste Legislation | 7:30 – 8:30pm ET
Just Zero understands that every state, city, and community is unique. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to enacting sensible and effective Zero Waste laws. You have your own Zero Waste priorities, and you know the political realities of your community best. That’s why, this October, we're releasing model legislation toolkits that are interactive and customizable – to help you build a bill that will achieve your goals. In this session, Just Zero's Policy and Advocacy Director, Peter Blair, and Deputy Director, Kevin Budris, will provide an overview of our model legislation toolkits. They'll also share how Just Zero hopes to support communities on their journey to Zero Waste.
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Day 2 | November 14
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Communicating About Waste | 2:00 – 3:00pm ET
In this moderated panel, Just Zero's Communications Director, Olivia Chabot, will be joined by Brett Nadrich, Communications Officer at Break Free From Plastic, Megan Quinn, Senior Reporter at Waste Dive, and Joseph Winters, Staff Writer at Grist. These prominent journalists and experts regularly communicate important stories, issues, and developments around waste across the country. Not only will we discuss how storytelling is critical to the Zero Waste movement, but also the various communications tools used to build momentum for change.
Zero Waste Campaigns in Action | 7:30 – 8:30pm ET
A panel of grassroots organizers and activists from across the country will join Just Zero's Policy and Advocacy Director, Peter Blair, to share the ways in which they work to advance Zero Waste policies and oppose false solutions in their communities. Here, Yvette Arellano, Founder and Executive Director at Fenceline Watch, Seema Keshav, Steering Committee Member at Coalition for Plastic Reduction, and Jennifer Navarra, Program Director at Zero Waste Hawai'i Island, will share what they've learned – the challenges and successes – when working to enact change on the ground.
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Day 3 | November 15
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The Future of Zero Waste Advocacy | 3:00 – 3:45pm ET
In our closing session, Just Zero's Executive Director, Kirstie Pecci, and Deputy Director, Kevin Budris, will discuss the importance of striving for new policies that protect people and the environment. Together, Pecci and Budris will look at the year ahead and talk about the opportunities and challenges they see on the path to Zero Waste.