Join us for the 5^th Annual
Potomac Watershed Trash Summit

Date: September 22, 2010   Location:     House of Sweden   Address:   2900 K Street NW Washington, DC 20007 Directions   Schedule:   8:00am to 4:30pm

TALKIN' TRASH 1st Annual Potomac Watershed Trash Summit

Who Should Attend: Elected Officials Government Agency leaders Business Community Groups Taking Action in their Own Regions Non-profit organizations & NGOs Solid Waste Professionals Media Engaged Individuals Cleanup Volunteers Students Potomac Watershed Trash Summit Photo Gallery

Agenda Highlights: Ceremonial Signing of the Potomac Watershed Trash Treaty by elected officials, with media coverage Energizing regional and national leadership panels, presentations and keynote speakers Update on the Potomac River Outreach and Awareness Campaign for Trash (PROACT)- a regional educational campaign for the Potomac River watershed Action-oriented roundtable discussions Models for trash reduction Legislating solutions Trash "hot spots" and monitoring Youth Ambassadors Exhibits (Be an exhibitor)

The network is committed to action-oriented, problem-solving efforts– and we need your support. This is an important follow-up to AFF’s 22nd Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup, which took place in more than 500 sites in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

The Trash Summit are day-long gathering in Washington, D.C., 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 solutions.

At the Annual Potomac Watershed Trash Summit elected officials from throughout the region sign the The Potomac Watershed Trash Treaty which 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.