Backyard Composting Workshop
Apr
22

Backyard Composting Workshop

Learn the easy steps you can take to reduce waste and feed your plants, right in your backyard, by composting with master composter Britta Calkosz of Waste Free Greenwich and Tiana Santasiere, Horticulture Education Director at the Greenwich Botanical Center.

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ReThink Waste Fair 2025
Apr
5

ReThink Waste Fair 2025

Join Waste Free Greenwich for the 4th annual ReThink Waste Fair, an engaging, family friendly event to explore ways to rethink waste through the 6 R’s: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair and Rot. 

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The Box Truck Film
Apr
3

The Box Truck Film

In celebration of Earth Day, Greenwich Academy and Waste Free Greenwich invite you for a screening of "The Box Truck Film: Building A Reuseful Home" followed by a Q&A with reuse experts Alex Eaves and designer Derek "Deek" Diedricksen.

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Beyond Single Stream Recycling
Jan
6

Beyond Single Stream Recycling

Join Julie DesChamps, founder and chair of Waste Free Greenwich, to discover how to recycle beyond your blue bin. From makeup and mattresses to textiles and electronics, many items are not accepted in the municipal single stream program but can be diverted from trash through special recycling and donation programs. Take a virtual tour of Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility to learn about the town's programs and explore the host of other opportunities available in our community and beyond. 

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Discover Waste Free Greenwich!
Dec
2

Discover Waste Free Greenwich!

Discover what the Waste Free Greenwich team has been up to in 2024!  Explore our strategies to reduce waste at home, businesses, schools and in town and our current priorities to expand zero waste programs, like food scrap and textile recycling & learn how you can help.

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The Great Pumpkin Rescue
Nov
16

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

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

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

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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Backyard Composting 101
May
14

Backyard Composting 101

Discover how easy it is to set up and maintain a compost bin in your own backyard! Our very own master composter Britta Calkosz will be discussing the tools and techniques to start to create your own compost in your space.

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Live Live Luke Beach Cleanup
Apr
27

Live Live Luke Beach Cleanup

Waste Free Greenwich is proud to partner with Greenwich Clean & Clean, Live Like Luke and the Environmental Action Club for the 5th Annual Live Like Luke Beach Cleanup on Saturday, April 27th at Greenwich Point.

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Family Composting Workshop
Apr
25

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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ReThink Waste Fair
Apr
6

ReThink Waste Fair

Join Waste Free Greenwich for the 3rd annual ReThink Waste Fair, an engaging, family friendly event to explore ways to rethink waste through the 6 R’s: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair and Rot. 

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The Great Pumpkin Rescue
Nov
18

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

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

The Story of Plastic

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

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

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

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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