Event

Speaker Series: Zero Waste at Wildfire Camps - Hannah Johnson

Join us for a kick-off talk of our 2024 Zero Waste Speaker Series.

June 18, 5-6 pm, on zoom

In response to massive wildfires across the Western US, large base camps where firefighters and management personnel work, eat, and sleep are established in rural communities. These sites have been the source of massive amounts of waste from both day to day management and food service operations. Hannah Johnson, Zero Waste Washington board member and founder of Perennial Zero Waste, has come to the rescue.

For the past five years, she and her team have gone in to U.S. Forest Service fire camps to set up full zero waste systems, including recycling, composting, and waste reduction. This work has centered around developing relationships with the local community businesses such as farmers, food banks, and recycling facilities to divert waste from landfills. The photos of before and after are amazing! They show piles and piles of throw-aways, and massive heaps of food waste (firefighters eat over 2000 calories per meal!). Through waste audits and a range of innovative and creative problem solving, Hannah and her team have helped to redirect over 600,000 lbs of waste from landfills while making sure our vital firefighters are well taken care of.

Perennial Zero Waste also designs and executes zero waste events and works with large corporations to implement zero waste programs and achieve USGBC certifications such as LEED and TRUE.

Location

via Zoom

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

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