Connecticut's waste management system is at a critical point, impacting public health, the environment and our wallets. We're generating more waste than we can handle, and our current solutions—shipping trash out of state and relying on aging incinerators—are not sustainable. Regional landfill capacity is decreasing, and incinerators are closing, creating a crisis in our state. Greenwich is already feeling the effects of this growing problem.

The key to solving this crisis is reducing wasted food, which makes up almost a quarter of our waste stream.

Join Julie DesChamps, founder of Waste Free Greenwich, to learn about the most effective solution to these challenges—diverting wasted food through prevention, donation, and recycling. Addressing food waste is the single most impactful way to reduce our waste stream, alleviate food insecurity and cut our carbon footprint. Discover the innovative initiatives currently underway and future goals of Waste Free Greenwich at home, at school and at work to reduce the impacts of wasted food and empower our community towards a more sustainable future.

This program is free of charge. No beach pass is required if you are attending the Fred Elser First Sunday Science. Please let them know at the gate you are attending the Bruce Museum Seaside Center lecture. First Sunday Science programs take place at the Floren Family Environmental Center at Innis Arden Cottage, Greenwich Point Park, Old Greenwich, CT.