Cary, NC – Community Page
Meet your Community Directors!
Community Directors are volunteers who foster and develop zero waste initiatives for Toward Zero Waste in their own community
If you live in the Town of Cary, NC, join the Toward Zero Waste Cary Facebook group to get tips, advice, and share ideas about your town.
Leigh Williams is a wife and mom of two school-aged girls who lives in Cary, NC. She started moving “toward zero waste” in September of 2015 after reading Bea Johnson’s book Zero Waste Home. Bea’s single jar of trash a year for a family of four didn’t seem possible for Leigh’s family of four but she knew she could do better and was inspired to try.
Megan Holler is the Cary Community Director and Director of Food Recovery and Composting for Toward Zero Waste. Megan holds her Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy Studies from Duke University, a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Master of Healthcare Administration from Pfeiffer University. After 10 years in healthcare social work, Megan shifted her work pursuits to her other passion – the environment. With two young children at home, she started down the “toward zero waste” path after seeing all the extra waste children’s products can generate. From there it was a slippery slope to reducing, reusing, recycling, and letting rot, whenever, and wherever, possible. With TZW since 2019, Megan has collaborated with the Town of Cary on its Food Waste Recycling Drop-Offs, consulted with numerous Wake County PTAs on their organics diversion initiatives, led the partnership effort for The ReCollective’s Community Compost program, and worked diligently to bring a food recovery program to Wake County public schools. Megan loves sharing zero waste ideas and concepts, including the range of options that exists, to family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else who will listen!
Learn more about the programs below in Cary:
- Cary Composts
- Engaging with the Town of Cary
- Check out more events in NC and virtual events on our Events Calendar
