Waste-Free Dayton

We're coming off one of our busiest weeks of the year last week, featuring 4 events that we participated in. Today is also exactly 4 years, 4 months, and 4 days since we launched (as a Facebook group, and then later became a 503(c)(3) in 2021) so it's timely to share about these last 4 events. On Tuesday, we had a booth at the Taste of Old North Dayton, a long running community event put on the the Old North Dayton Neighborhood Association, with help from the McCook Field neighborhood. This was such a great event, with music, lots of community organizations, and a lot of delicious free food. On Thursday, our founder Natalie was one of the speakers at a National Farmers Market Week event at 2nd Street Market. Many great, inspiring and encouraging stories about our local food system shared that evening. On Saturday, we had a book at the Nourishing Montgomery County festival at Levitt Pavilion. This was a first of its kind of event for Dayton and we were glad we participated. And lastly, last night we helped out at the Oakwood Ice Cream Social, collecting food waste and compostables to help make the event a low waste endeavor. Our overall takeaway from the week, if we had to pick one, was conversations. We met new people, we caught up with old friends, we made plans for future meetings, all because we engaged in conversations.

Montgomery County! Join us tomorrow for this exciting event celebrating our local food system! 📅 Aug. 10 ⏰ 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 📍 Levitt Pavilion, 134 S. Main Street We're serving up an entertaining and educational event with raffles, food trucks, local resources, games and more! Grab the kids! Tell your friends and meet us at Levitt! **Free parking at the Reibold Garage!**

On the last day of Plastic-Free July, our Founder and Co-Director Natalie Warrick was the recipient of DayMet Credit Union's Do Good for Dayton award for July. This award recognizes an individual's dedication and contributions towards helping and improving our community. Natalie was honored and humbled to receive the award. We are proud of Natalie, and thankful for her vision, and also for our supporters, the individuals who volunteer with us, and the businesses and organizations who collaborate with us. Creating a healthier and more sustainable future is a community collaborative effort! You can watch the clip from Good Day Dayton here: https://lnkd.in/eb4BU7Fg #dogood #dogoodfordayton #communitycollaboration #sustainability #wastefreedayton

It’s day 1 of Plastic Free July! Take the pledge and join us in reducing our use of plastic. Small steps can make a difference! https://lnkd.in/e_WdF8v4

🎉 #plasticfreejuly

Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay! 🌎 Today, we celebrate all the beauty, wonder, and vital natural resources our planet has to offer. Take a minute to step outside and see why we call Ohio, The Heart of it All.

Introducing 3 new members of our team, Nicolina, Jessica, and Alicia! All 3 have joined our team within the last two months. ◆Nicolina is a Senior at University of Dayton, majoring in Environmental Biology. She will be helping to coordinate our cleanup events. ◆Jessica is a graduate of Kent State University, and will be coordinating marketing and communications. ◆Alicia, our most recent addition, is a student at Ohio State, majoring in Business Administration with a minor in Environment, Economy, Development, and Sustainability. She will be our Community Engagement Coordinator. To read our story and see the full team, go to https://lnkd.in/gCcfmre6. 2024 has been a year of growth so far, and we're excited for these 3 to be joining us to help us work towards a healthier and more sustainable future.

May 5th through May 11th is International Compost Awareness Week. We will be sharing tips and information about composting throughout the week on our different social media accounts. There are so many reasons why composting is beneficial, and we want to encourage people to consider how they can incorporate composting into their lives. In the Dayton area, there are several options for composting, such as The Foodbank, Inc.'s compost bucket program, Compost Dayton, and our own community compost stations at Pink Moon Goods and Five Rivers MetroParks' 2nd Street Market. We also have more information on our Tips page for composting at home. https://lnkd.in/g28akXYH #composting #compost #compostlife #internationalcompostawarenessweek #soilhealth #lovetheearth

🌟 Exciting news for eco-conscious residents and businesses served by Rumpke Waste & Recycling! ♻️ Introducing Hefty® ReNew™, a groundbreaking program aimed at tackling hard-to-recycle plastics and diverting more waste from landfills starting this month! 🌱 Hefty® ReNew™ offers a convenient solution to responsibly manage plastics that often end up in the trash. But here's the kicker: it's designed to complement your current recycling efforts, not replace them! So, keep on sorting paper, cardboard, cartons, glass, plastic bottles, tubs, cups, aluminum cans, and steel cans loose and unbagged in your recycling bins. 👉 Can you tell our Montgomery County Environmental Services team is ecstatic to have this as another way to remove recyclable plastics from the tipping floor? Residents in participating counties, you can jumpstart your sustainability journey by snagging a FREE Hefty® ReNew™ starter kit! Simply head over to https://bit.ly/3Qvb6wT to request yours today. 🌍💚 #HeftyReNew #RecycleResponsibly #ReduceReuseRecycle

Check out all of the activities going on in the Dayton area during Earth Month!