Toward Zero Waste

Sign up to join the Raleigh chapter of the Citizens' Climate Lobby for State Lobby Day! Hope to see you there! Sign up below or you can find the signup link in our Linktree in Instagram. Treehttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-u4p6grvADFb60sKZ06sWlYwdIgldrWy7X-hVH3E79VN1rA/viewform

Beyond Earth Month - https://mailchi.mp/towardzerowaste/beyondearthmonth All of our community-based programs require funding. We are asking you, our wonderful Toward Zero Waste supporters, to consider making a monthly pledge, at the level you are able, so we can continue the work of the organization. Become a Refuser, Reducer, Reuser or Recycler!

🚨Action Alert🚨 Sign the petition to tell the NCGA we want to reduce plastic waste!

General 1 — Plastic-Free WNC TAKE ACTIONNCGA: TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE PLASTIC POLLUTION Act for Earth Day: Join the Fight Against Plastic Pollution in North Carolina!Today is Earth Day. This year's theme is Planet vs. Plastic, and we urgently need your help combating plastic pollution in North Carolina. A poll released today reve...

So proud of our TZW Raleigh team for winning the Climate Action Award at the 2024 Raleigh Environmental Awards! 🎉🎉🎉

Winners of the 2024 Environmental Awards Announced at Earth Day Celebration Thank you for printing this page from the City of Raleigh's Official Website (www.raleighnc.gov) https://raleighnc.gov/climate-action-and-sustainability/news/winners-2024-environmental-awards-announced-earth-day 04/22/2024 3:28 pm

Tonight at 6:30‼️ Clink below to watch the NC Utility Commission's virtual hearing on Duke Energy's latest Carbon Plan. Note there are also hearings coming up in Durham and Wilmington (in person)!🌏

NCUC: Public Hearings All posted hearings are open to the public, but members of the public may only give testimony at those hearings that the Commission designates as Public Witness Hearings. Expert witness hearings in the Dobbs Building can be observed live or later via the Event Streams button at the top of this page.

🚨ACTION ALERT!🚨 Next month, the House is expected to share their version of the Farm Bill, and while we're not sure what's in it yet, it's never too late to add your name to the petition and join thousands of others calling for more support for regenerative practices and programs!!

Petition Kiss the Ground's Regenerate America Petition for Regenerative Agriculture

UPDATE! POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER! and The Great Raleigh Cleanup are presenting Earth Day Extravaganza on Sunday, April 21, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Moore Square, 200 S Blount Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. There will be activities all day! Toward Zero Waste will be tabling at the Earth Day Market from 12-3p, come by and say hello!

TZW will have a table at Raleigh City Farm Bearthday! The farm will celebrate their birthday and honor Earth Day. It’s free to attend, and open to the public! Delicious food and beverages will be available for purchase; tours of newly developed areas of the site; children’s activities and educational demonstrations; plein air artists, live music and free cupcakes! Come by and say hello!

We will have a table at Raleigh Earth Day at Dorothea Dix Park from 5-8p. Come by and say hello!

A huge thank you to our TZW volunteers, Eco+Pack@NCSU, Citizens Climate Lobby - Triangle NC Chapter, and our guest speaker Miriam Brodersen, LCSW, CHT, for a wonderful event about facing your fear about climate change!

WRAL covered tomorrow night's talk on climate anxiety! Hope you can join us!

Free climate anxiety workshop at NC State on Wednesday Recent studies show climate anxiety is on the rise, but a free workshop at NC State is aiming to help people with those feelings.

Tomorrow night!!

Free climate anxiety workshop at NC State on Wednesday Recent studies show climate anxiety is on the rise, but a free workshop at NC State is aiming to help people with those feelings.

We are celebrating the opening of Town of Cary, NC’s 2nd food waste recycling location!
Want to see composting options in your town? Our Toward Zero Waste Cary, NC Compost Impact Team is happy to help guide you in how you engage with local government to help decrease food waste and make a positive environmental impact!


Cary It Green CompostNow Good Hope Farm North Carolina Composting Council

Composting just got more convenient for Cary citizens with the opening of a second food waste recycling drop-off site located at Mills Park, 425 Mills Park Dr. Check out our latest news release at https://bit.ly/3HEUWMK for more information on our new drop-off station and to see what items are acceptable for composting. ♻️ Cary It Green

🚨Action alert!🚨Check out our latest blog packed with tons of info, including how you can make your voice heard about right to repair!

The Right to Repair: Why It Matters and What You Can Do About It When was the last time you fixed a broken item? Chances are that if it was a relatively new product, especially an electronic device, it wasn’t recently. Why? Because many manufacturers today oppose the Right to Repair. What Is the Right to Repair? The Right to Repair is exactly what

100% of your contributions will go directly toward supporting our mission of promoting waste-conscious living through inspiration, education, and action. We are an all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to supporting North Carolinians in their journey toward zero waste. It is only because of your generous support that we are able to offer classes, community events, and resources for free. Thank you for being a part of our community.

Black Friday is around the corner! Consider giving experiences and memories over stuff 💚

🌱🎃 The numbers are in, and our Smash Don't Trash event was a smashing success! 🎉 We collected 1,418.8 lbs of pumpkins and food scraps—setting a new market record!

Huge thanks to our partners CompostNow, Midtown Farmers' Market, Wake County Waste and Recycling, and a special shoutout to everyone who brought their pumpkins! Be sure to keep bringing your compost to Midtown Farmers Market every Saturday from 10 am-12 pm during their Winter Market. Let's keep making a positive impact together! 💚

Toward Zero Waste will be closely watching the Plastic Treaty talks which started earlier this year and resume this week in Kenya.

See Inger Anderson, executive director of the UN Environment Programme talk about its potential impact, below!

What you need to know about the plastic treaty negotiations in Paris this week What can be expected from the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting in Paris this week.

Mark your calendars on December 9th for our Winter Litter Sweep! ❄️ We're teaming up with The Great Raleigh Cleanup to make our community cleaner and greener. 🌍

Ready to roll up your sleeves? Don't forget to register on our website under the event tab!

We've got you covered with grabbers, buckets, bags, and safety vests, but don't forget to bring your own work gloves and a reusable water bottle! 💪♻️ Dress comfortably for some down-and-dirty work in overgrown conditions.

This event is for All ages invited and encouraged but parents are responsible for supervising their children. An email reminder will be sent out prior to the event. Let's make our city shine! ✨

Join us November 16th from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, for an engaging discussion on tackling plastic pollution in North Carolina at the League of Women Voters' November Timely Topics event!

The LWV-Wake Environment Committee, in partnership with Toward Zero Waste, is excited to bring you this event. Grady O'Brien, Policy Associate with NC Conservation Network , and Leigh Williams, Co-Founder of Toward Zero Waste, will lead the discussion.

This event is open to the public, and you can register here to be part of the conversation: https://www.lwvwake.org/content.aspx?page_id=4008&club_id=289772&item_id=2049490

Let's come together to learn and take action for a greener North Carolina! 🌍🤝

Today’s the day 🎃🎃 Bring your old Halloween pumpkins to The Midtown Farmers Market today from 8am-12pm! Thanks to our partner CompostNow for supplying the bins ♻️

Did you know that 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins end up in landfills each year? Join us in taking action on November 4th at our Smash Don't Trash Event, taking place at the Midtown Farmers' Market in partnership with CompostNow! From 8 am to noon, we'll be providing additional compost bins to collect your post-Halloween pumpkins.

To ensure these pumpkins can be effectively composted, please take a moment to remove any non-biodegradable glitter, paint, candle wax, etc!

If you have any questions please email [email protected]

PLEASE SIGN! Language in NC Budget Would Strip Local Governments’ Ability to Pass Plastic Bag Bans and Other Waste Reduction Efforts to Protect Environment, Public Health, Landfills and Recycling Centers

ACTION: Stop the NCGA from Stripping Local Governments of Authority to Fight Plastic Pollution – MountainTrue Plastic pollution is a threat to our environment and to the health of North Carolina residents. Email your legislators and let them know that our right to protect ourselves from dangerous pollutants is too important to be traded away to fossil fuel and retail industry lobbyists in backroom deals.

This fall we are relaunching our Toward Zero Waste t-shirt sales! For a donation of $30 we will either ship your shirt to your home or deliver it at any Toward Zero Waste event. Each t-shirt is sustainably sourced and produced in North Carolina and comes in a range of sizes from xs to 2XL. Check out our website under the "Donations" tab to get one while supplies last!

Thank you to this lovely shout out from Town of Cary Councilperson Lori Bush - Cary Town Council! There are some exciting updates coming to Cary regarding composting, so be sure to check out her page for more information.