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Zero Waste
Toward Zero Waste Committee:
Toward Zero Waste Committee:
Just in Time! Read tips on How to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle over the Holidays, Flyer or watch this short Youtube video.
Just in Time! Read tips on How to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle over the Holidays, Flyer or watch this short Youtube video.
Read all the dos and don'ts of recycling in the Capital District written by Steve Davis of the Hudson-Mohawk Group of the Sierra Club entitled Aspirational Recycling.
Read all the dos and don'ts of recycling in the Capital District written by Steve Davis of the Hudson-Mohawk Group of the Sierra Club entitled Aspirational Recycling.
Public events create a lot of waste: Here’s our checklist for Eco-Friendly Event Planning from the Creation Care Team of St Thomas the Apostle Church in Delmar, and a planning guide from Zero Waste Capital District.
Public events create a lot of waste: Here’s our checklist for Eco-Friendly Event Planning from the Creation Care Team of St Thomas the Apostle Church in Delmar, and a planning guide from Zero Waste Capital District.
Biosoil Farm recycles lots of stuff to make Premium Plant & Soil Systems that will increase crop quality and quantity.
Biosoil Farm recycles lots of stuff to make Premium Plant & Soil Systems that will increase crop quality and quantity.
Read a very informative article from the Sierra Club Magazines's 6/26/19 issue, "The US Recycling System is Garbage."
Read a very informative article from the Sierra Club Magazines's 6/26/19 issue, "The US Recycling System is Garbage."
For more information on our Toward Zero Waste Committee, contact Mary Cosgrove (cosgrovemarye@gmail.com).
For more information on our Toward Zero Waste Committee, contact Mary Cosgrove (cosgrovemarye@gmail.com).
CRICCC joins Riverkeeper in cleaning up the Hudson River.
CRICCC joins Riverkeeper in cleaning up the Hudson River.
On October 17/18, 2020, volunteers from CRICCC, Riverkeeper and the local community joined in River Sweep, a yearly event organized by Riverkeeper to clean up the Hudson River. Riverkeeper reported that 868 volunteers collected over 27,000 pounds of trash from the River’s shores at 65 Sweep projects from New York City to Watervliet! Barry Pendergrass and Barbara Leonard of our Toward Zero Waste Committee organized the cleanup at Hudson Shores Park in Watervliet at which 39 volunteers collected over 1100 pounds of trash (which included 5 tires, a camp chair, lots of metal pieces, quite a bit of plastic, a comforter, many pieces of clothing, fishing line, ropes, pottery shards and 5 bags of glass). This project fits nicely with CRICCC's mission to work in solidarity to mitigate the climate emergency and to preserve and restore natural resources and biodiversity for present and future generations. Read the published TU news story.
On October 17/18, 2020, volunteers from CRICCC, Riverkeeper and the local community joined in River Sweep, a yearly event organized by Riverkeeper to clean up the Hudson River. Riverkeeper reported that 868 volunteers collected over 27,000 pounds of trash from the River’s shores at 65 Sweep projects from New York City to Watervliet! Barry Pendergrass and Barbara Leonard of our Toward Zero Waste Committee organized the cleanup at Hudson Shores Park in Watervliet at which 39 volunteers collected over 1100 pounds of trash (which included 5 tires, a camp chair, lots of metal pieces, quite a bit of plastic, a comforter, many pieces of clothing, fishing line, ropes, pottery shards and 5 bags of glass). This project fits nicely with CRICCC's mission to work in solidarity to mitigate the climate emergency and to preserve and restore natural resources and biodiversity for present and future generations. Read the published TU news story.
Earthday Riversweep: Members of CRICCC and St. Vincent de Paul's Church
Earthday Riversweep: Members of CRICCC and St. Vincent de Paul's Church
on May 7, 2023 picked up garbage at the Corning Preserve for our annual Riversweep. They collected an amazing 700 pounds of garbage with the help of 46 participants! Thanks to our organizers, Barbara Leonard and Mary Cosgrove and all who helped.