March Club Meeting: Zero Waste

Please join the University Park Woman’s Club as we welcome our guest speaker, author Stephanie Miller, on Monday, March 6th.  Stephanie will describe what actions we could take today that would help solve the climate and waste crises. In this talk, we'll go through easy steps towards having a positive environmental impact. These actions fall into three areas she calls the “magic three”: focus on food, purge plastics and recycle right. You will leave the conversation feeling empowered to take action today and help others around you do the same.

Stephanie Miller is the former Director of Climate Business at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group. Within her 25-year career at IFC, she led global teams to find innovative solutions to climate change. She is the author of Zero Waste Living, the 80/20 Way: The Busy Person’s Guide to a Lighter Footprint, and is passionate about helping people understand the profound difference they can make on the climate and waste crises through their individual actions. She founded Zero Waste in DC where she reaches a wide audience through keynote presentations, learning events and household consultations.

Book description: Many of us feel powerless to solve the looming climate and waste crises. We have too much on our plates, and may think these problems are better solved by governments and businesses.  This book unlocks the potential in each “too busy” individual to be a crucial part of the solution. Stephanie Miller combines her career focused on climate change with her own research and personal experience to show how a few, relatively easy lifestyle changes can create significant positive impact. Using the simplicity of the 80/20 rule, she shows us those things (the 20%) that we can do to make the biggest (80%) difference in reversing the climate and waste crises. Books will be available for sale at $12 each.

Bring your lunch and please RSVP Carol D. or to the club email address.