Composting Group Updates: Composting in Schools - working with URI on a video to show schools to increase composting Composting in Restaurants - connect with CET to encourage more restaurants to compost and connect them with haulers; goal to connect close-proximity restaurants interested in composting Composting Drop-off Sites - always looking for new spaces to have a drop-off box! General Update: Next Full-Group Meeting will be December 14th at 7pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j

Join us to celebrate the release of the report, Moving Towards Zero Waste: A Residential Compost Assessment of Providence, RI! November 18th at 4pm at 14 Ring Street, Providence, RI About this event Moving Towards Zero Waste: A Residential Compost Assessment of Providence, RI, is the result of a January 2021 Council Resolution signed by Mayor Elorza directing the Office of Sustainability, Department of Public Works, Sustainability Commission and community groups to create a r

Composting Group Updates: Working with 15 Minute Field trips to increase composting in schools & school gardens Composting in Schools: Increase school composting, school gardening. We're actively trying to locate schools with interest in this initiative. ZWP's goal is to get 4 schools added Community Food Waste Collection Sites: Harvest Cycle currently has 3 drop off sites at community gardens with a 4th coming soon. Looking to set up more collection sites. ZWP’s goal is to g

After a quiet August, ZWP members met IN PERSON (yay!) for a September potluck annual kick-off meeting! We voted on our leadership team and discussed next steps for our group. We are working to restructure the subcommittees - please join us at our next meeting and let us know how you'd like to volunteer!