August 13, 2024 @ 6:00
| We are again on Zoom, in order to accommodate our out-of-town speaker. See you on Zoom. |
| Nature does it. Can we do it,? The average American produces 4.9 pounds of waste per day. Landfill space may seem abundant, but even now, municipalities worry that their landfills are overfilled. Increasingly, governments and individuals are looking for ways to reduce or eliminate waste, with concurrent goals of conserving resources, reducing pollution, and fighting climate change. Key to these efforts is switching to a circular economy – extending the life cycle of products and materials through integrated strategies of repairing, sharing, reusing, refurbishing, and recycling. Join us for a conversation with two local leaders in this movement. Topics will include:Seven pillars of the circular economyThe three models of resource use:linear, reuse, and circularHow circularity can save not only materials but also our climateStrategies for circularity – local, regional, and nationalThe global $4.5 trillion economic opportunityOur Presenters: Stephen Menke received his Ph.D. in Molecular biology at the University of Wyoming, and recently retired from his position as Associate Professor of Enology at the University of Colorado, after a long career in higher education. With Rocky Baier, he founded Tucson’s Repair Café in 2021. Rocky Baier graduated from the UA in 2020 with a B.A. in Journalism, having spent her undergraduate career reporting for The Arizona Republic, The Daily Star, The Jerusalem Post, and the Wall Street Journal. She now serves as the Sustainability Analyst and Reporting Coordinator for the University of Texas in Austin. Since co-founding the Tucson Repair Cafe, she & Stephen have started Eco Lizard, a reusable takeout container service. |