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3rd Annual Potomac Watershed Trash Summit
Trash Free by 2013!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Join us at the Potomac Watershed Trash Summit --
A gathering of 300 key stakeholders to educate, dialogue, plan and take action on strategies that lead to a Trash Free Potomac Watershed by 2013. This event provides a venue for Congressional, state and local elected officials, citizens and youth leadership to collaborate on strategies to eliminate trash from our waterways, communities, streets and public lands – including regional public policy, model Best Management Practices, business actions, and public education.
- LEARN how eliminating trash will restore the waters of the
Potomac River Watershed - DISCUSS regional solutions and implementation techniques to
solve the trash problem - PLAN strategies for regional collaboration
- TAKE ACTION on opportunities and incentives for becoming
TRASH FREE by 2013!
| Hosted at: | The World Bank Preston Auditorium 1818 H Street NW Washington, DC 20433 |
| Schedule: | Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:15am - Registration & Continental Breakfast 9:00am - 4:30pm - Trash Summit |
Featured Morning Plenary Speakers
Dan Beard, U.S. House of Representatives Chief Administrative Officer (View Mr. Beard's Bio)
Mr. Beard has been charged by Speaker Nancy Pelosi with greening the U.S. Capitol. The goal of the Green the Capitol Initiative is to make the House carbon-neutral by the end of the 110th Congress. To achieve carbon neutrality, Beard has introduced a variety of energy saving and eco-friendly improvements, including the introduction of a new food service vendor that uses only fully compostable plates, cups and utensils. That one change has kept more than 118 tons of waste out of landfills since mid-December of 2007, and the positive impact continues. The Green the Capitol team is continually assessing food services, transportation systems and procurement processes in an effort to use our resources wisely, save taxpayers money and improve the overall health and quality of our workplaces. Beard hopes soon the House will serve as an international symbol of sustainability and environmental responsibility
David Westerholm, Director of the NOAA Office of Response and Restoration (View Mr. Westerholm's Bio)
Sandy Wiggins Principal, Consilience LLC, Immediate Past Chair U. S. Green Building Council, and Chair of e3 Bank (View Mr. Wiggin's Bio)
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Who Should Attend:
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The network is committed to action-oriented, problem-solving efforts that will lead to a Trash Free Potomac by 2013 – and we need your support. This is an important follow-up to AFF’s 20th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup, which took place this month in more than 360 sites in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The 1st and 2nd Potomac Watershed Trash Summits were day-long gatherings at The World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. in 2006 and 2007 with approximately 300 key stakeholders that included model technology exhibits, expert speakers and local success stories that increased community education and awareness of the trash problem and recommended actions to reduce and prevent it.
The Potomac Watershed Trash Treaty commits signers to achieving a Trash
Free Potomac by 2013, and to:
- Support and implement regional strategies aimed at reducing trash and increasing recycling;
- Increase education and awareness of the trash issue throughout the Potomac Watershed;
- Reconvene annually to discuss and evaluate measures and actions addressing trash reduction.
