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SUMMARY:TZW Table at NC State University Earth Fair
DESCRIPTION:Come see us at our table at NCSU’s Earth Fair at Stafford Commons.
URL:https://towardzerowaste.org/event/tzw-table-at-nc-state-university-earth-fair/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Raleigh
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SUMMARY:South Wake Landfill Tour- For Raleigh Residents
DESCRIPTION:Join Toward Zero Waste Raleigh on a tour of the South Wake Landfill! Come see first hand where our landfilled trash goes and learn about the successes and challenges of managing our growing waste. The Wake County bus holds 14 passengers and masks are required. Participants must be 8 years or older to attend. A Wake County waiver and a COVID 19 addendum will need to be printed\, signed\, and brought with you the day of the event (see below for links). Closed toe shoes and long pants are recommended. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to the tour to meet the rest of the TZW group! Raleigh residents first please\, then we will be happy to fill any remaining spots with members from other municipalities. \nClick Here for the Wake County Waiver \nClick Here for the COVID 19 Addendum
URL:https://towardzerowaste.org/event/south-wake-landfill-tour-for-raleigh-residents/
LOCATION:South Wake Landfill\, 6025 Old Smithfield Road\, Apex\, 27539\, United States
CATEGORIES:Raleigh
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SUMMARY:South Wake Co. Landfill Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Toward Zero Waste Cary on a tour of the South Wake Landfill\, Thursday\, March 10th from 11:00-12:30 or March 24th from 11:00-12:30. Come see first hand where our landfilled trash goes and learn about the successes and challenges of managing our growing waste. The Wake County bus holds 14 passengers and masks are required. Participants must be 8 years or older to attend. A Wake County waiver and a COVID 19 addendum will need to be signed the day of the event. Closed toe shoes and long pants are recommended. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to the tour to meet the rest of the TZW group! \nRegister here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050a4fa8af28a2f58-south
URL:https://towardzerowaste.org/event/south-wake-co-landfill-tour/
LOCATION:South Wake Landfill\, 6025 Old Smithfield Road\, Apex\, 27539\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cary,Raleigh
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SUMMARY:Raleigh Litter Sweep
DESCRIPTION:Toward Zero Waste Raleigh has adopted a section of the Raleigh Greenway! That means we have committed to picking up trash and making sure our trail is in good condition 4 times a year. \nRegister HERE. \nEvent Location: 2300 Crabtree Boulevard Raleigh\, NC 27608 Crabtree Creek Trail Parking area on Crabtree Blvd\nDate: Saturday\, February 12th\nTime: 10am – 12pm \nWe’ll Supply: Litter clean up supplies such as bags\, grabbers\, and vests 86it.com\nYou Bring: work gloves\, your own water in your favorite reusable bottle. Don’t forget to dress for grubby\, overgrown conditions!\nAll ages invited and encouraged but parents are responsible for supervising their children. ;)\nAn email reminder will be sent out prior to the event. \nIf you have any questions about the event\, please contact Scott Cline (scott@towardzerowaste.org)
URL:https://towardzerowaste.org/event/raleigh-litter-sweep-2/
LOCATION:Crabtree Creek Trail Parking Area\, 2300 Crabtree Boulevard\, Raleigh\, North Carolina\, 27608
CATEGORIES:Raleigh
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SUMMARY:Raleigh Area- Toward Zero Emissions
DESCRIPTION:Want a chance to win a prize* and reduce your emissions at the same time? Instead of hopping in your car by yourself\, how many times can you use the FREE city bus\, scooter\, bike\, walk\, use your EV or carpool? Each of these activities will lower emissions\, reduce traffic\, help show demand for a non-car centric infrastructure\, and encourage others to do the same. Get an entry into a prize drawing each time you post or email. \nRegister to set your goal HERE!  Use hashtag #tzemissions. You can post to Facebook\, Twitter\, Instagram or email to raleigh@towardzerowaste.org \nIn conjunction with the City of Raleigh’s Climate Action Pledge and Walktober celebration (https://raleighnc.gov/news/2021-08-31-october-walktober) Toward Zero Waste Raleigh is challenging you to use alternate transportation as much as possible during the month of October. \nPrizes:\n3 Bolt Scooter Passes with the value of $30 each\n3 Citrix Bike Day Passes\n5 Spin  $20 promo passes \n*Challenge Rules\nA person is entered into the drawing each time they post a picture of themselves on our social media using the hashtag #tzemissions or email the picture to Raleigh@towardzerowaste.org showing themselves working toward zero emissions by using another form of transportation that the challenge has highlighted (bus\, scooter\, bike\, or walk). Toward Zero Waste will also accept entries of people with their electric vehicles or carpooling. The last day to post or send in an entry will be 11:59pm on October 31st\, 2021. A person needs to be 18 years-old to enter the challenge. A person is eligible to only win one prize.  11 winners will be chosen from all the entries so the more you enter the greater chance you have to win. The winners will be notified by November 12th.\nWeek 1- Bus\nDid you know that Raleigh city buses (and all the buses in the Go Triangle system) are free through June 2022?  And that they are always free for kids 12 and under\, teens 13-18 with a Youth Pass\, and seniors 65+. \nWhy not take one for a spin this month? \nRaleigh Community Director\, Dawn Comfort\, shares how she uses the bus- \nI use a combination of Google Maps and the TransLoc app (https://transloc.com/app/) to figure out my bus rides. \nIn Google Maps\, simply plug in your destination like normal\, ask for your directions from your current location\, but then select bus as your mode of transportation. (BusWeek/Maps1.jpg) \nYou get a selection of different buses available to you complete with walk times to and from the bus stops (but ignore the cost because it’s free!)  (BusWeek/Maps2.jpg) \nYou can also select your departure time or when you need to arrive to better plan your trip. (BusWeek/Maps3.jpg) \nOnce I have your plan or I’m out and about\, I pull up TransLoc.  TransLoc shows the routes and stops in your area.  It also shows the real time location of the buses.  (BusWeek/TransLoc.jpg) Now sometimes this realtime is working better than others\, but it’s super useful when it’s working correctly. \nWeek 2- Scooter\nSeveral years ago\, Lime scooters burst onto the Raleigh scene. I looked at them very askance with everyone zipping in and out of traffic\, going up on sidewalks and just leaving them everywhere. I felt sure it was only a matter of time before someone was seriously injured or killed.  Obviously others agreed because they disappeared as rapidly as they appeared. Well\, they’re back! \nHowever\, in the intervening years\, Raleigh has made huge strides in its bike infrastructure. There’s the north-south connector\, a cycle track on Harrington (south-bound) and West (north-bound). There are protected bike lanes along Morgan\, Blount and Person just to name a few. This time\, I’ve embraced the scooter presence. The bike lanes work great for scooters and work to keep us safe from cars and pedestrians safe from us! Even if you have to drive your car to get downtown\, you can now park it for the day or evening and still easily get to all the many different parts of town you want to visit. \nCome to scooter school as part of Raleigh’s Walktober celebration on 10/9 11am-2pm at Moore Square and take a test scoot. \nWeek 3- Bike\nLast week\, we talked about the new bike lanes in downtown Raleigh for scootering\, but\, of course\, a primary use of these lanes is for cycling! \nFor people without cars\, biking is a major form of transportation. As Nick Neptune\, chair of Oaks and Spokes\, said during Raleigh’s Go Green symposium\, bike lanes are not merely a safety issue or an environmental issue\, they are an equity issue. \nAs someone who has spent a fair amount time biking around Raleigh\, I know that the rolling hills that make our city so pretty can be daunting on a bike and make for sweaty work during our humid summer months. Enter Citrix Cycle e-bikes. \nA Citrix Cycle day pass at $6/day has to be one of the best bargains going for both transportation and entertainment.\nDownload the Citrix Cycle app and you will get a map of bike docking stations. There are around 25 stations scattered throughout downtown and the NC State corridor. Unlocking a bike in similar to unlocking a scooter – simply scan the bar code or enter the bike id number in the app and away you go. \nPro tip: Be sure to look for the lightning bolt on the back fender if you want e-assist. Some bikes are regular geared bikes.\nYou will need to dock your bike every 45 minutes\, but a day pass gives you unlimited unlocking for the day. \nWeek 4- Walk\n \nFor the fourth and final week of the Toward Zero Emissions challenge\, it seems appropriate to highlight the oldest\, most basic form of transportation – walking.  \nIf we’re lucky\, walking isn’t something we think much about.  If we’re not so lucky\, we have to think a lot about accessibility\, obstacles\, and safety.  One thing this challenge has made me more aware of is infrastructure\, particularly sidewalks.  New Bern Avenue\, location of the first upcoming BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) corridor\, was picked to be first because of it’s high bus ridership.  It has NO sidewalks once you get east of Poole Road.  I saw people walking to their bus stop in knee high grass having to navigate a culvert right by 4 lanes of traffic.\nI’m happy to see that the Complete Streets model has been adopted by our metro area to work towards equitable and safe transportation for all.\nFor more information on initiatives\, big and small\, check out the different BRT plans of which first mile/last mile solutions play an integral part: https://raleighnc.gov/bus-rapid-transit\nAND the different bike/pedestrian projects coming soon to a neighborhood near you?\nhttps://raleighnc.gov/projects?type=411&funding=All&name= \n\nOnce you’ve looked your fill online\, get out and enjoy this beautiful fall weather.  Raleigh’s WalktoberFest is winding down\, but they have some special Halloween events still to come (Family Scarecrow Walk!  Walking Tour of Oakwood Cemetery!)  There are also some self-guided walking tours you can do whenever they fit into your schedule.  I particularly recommend the Downtown Murals Tour
URL:https://towardzerowaste.org/event/raleigh-area-toward-zero-emissions/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Raleigh
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SUMMARY:Raleigh Litter Sweep
DESCRIPTION:Toward Zero Waste Raleigh has adopted a section of the Raleigh Greenway! That means we have committed to picking up trash and making sure our trail is in good condition 4 times a year. \nRegister here: https://forms.gle/eucEZtGbKAAnR1Zm6 \nEvent Location: 2300 Crabtree Boulevard Raleigh\, NC 27608 Crabtree Creek Trail Parking area on Crabtree Blvd\nDate: Saturday\, September 18\nTime: 10am – 12pm \nWe’ll Supply: Litter clean up supplies such as bags\, grabbers\, and vests 86it.com\nYou Bring: work gloves\, your own water in your favorite reusable bottle. Don’t forget to dress for grubby\, overgrown conditions!\nAll ages invited and encouraged but parents are responsible for supervising their children. ;)\nAn email reminder will be sent out prior to the event. \nIf you have any questions about the event\, please contact Scott Cline (wscline1@gmail.com)
URL:https://towardzerowaste.org/event/raleigh-litter-sweep/
LOCATION:Crabtree Creek Trail Parking Area\, 2300 Crabtree Boulevard\, Raleigh\, North Carolina\, 27608
CATEGORIES:Raleigh
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SUMMARY:GO GREEN: A City of Raleigh Sustainability Event
DESCRIPTION:LOOK OUT FOR PEOPLE IN TZW SHIRTS at the event!\n  \n\n\nThe City of Raleigh is hosting the following GoGreen event\, where you will have the chance to explore many of the City’s environmentally friendly fleet vehicles and debut the NEW GoRaleigh Electric Buses. There will also be a live PANEL discussion that will highlight transportation strategies in the Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP)\, as well as many more learning opportunities!!\n \n\nNote: This event is not sponsored by or affiliated with Toward Zero Waste but members of our TZW team will be there and hope to see you there.
URL:https://towardzerowaste.org/event/go-green-a-city-of-raleigh-sustainability-event/
LOCATION:Greg Poole\, Jr. All Faiths Chapel on Dix Park\, 1030 Richardson Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Raleigh
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SUMMARY:Raleigh\, NC Litter Sweep
DESCRIPTION:Toward Zero Waste Raleigh has adopted a section of the Raleigh Greenway which means we have committed to pick up trash along the trail 4 times a year.\n\n\nOur section is the beautiful area of the Crabtree Creek Trail between Capital and Raleigh Blvd. But no worries\, we are only obligated to sweep the trash on the land portion.\n\n\nPlease fill out the linked form below to let us know that you are coming:\nhttps://forms.gle/7xBgegQJwMb5UJtM6
URL:https://towardzerowaste.org/event/raleigh-nc-litters-sweep/
LOCATION:Crabtree Creek Trail Parking Area\, 2300 Crabtree Boulevard\, Raleigh\, North Carolina\, 27608
CATEGORIES:Raleigh
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SUMMARY:TZW Litter Sweep (Raleigh\, NC)
DESCRIPTION:Let’s enjoy some socially distanced time together in nature while we help to clean up our community! Join the Toward Zero Waste Raleigh team on Saturday\, April 3rd. Register HERE. \nEvent Location: Crabtree Creek Trail Parking area on Crabtree Blvd (you can use 2321 Crabtree Blvd\, Raleigh\, NC 27604 to get you next door) \nWe’ll Supply: Litter clean up supplies such as bags\, grabbers\, vest\, and gloves from 86it.com\nYou Bring: Masks\, someone else in your “pod”\, and helping hands! Bring your own water in your favorite reusable bottle. Don’t forget to dress for the weather and grubby\, overgrown conditions!\nAll ages invited and encouraged but parents are responsible for supervising their children. ;)\nAn email reminder will be sent out prior to the event. \nIf you have any questions about the event\, please contact Scott Cline (scott@towardzerowaste.org)
URL:https://towardzerowaste.org/event/tzw-litter-sweep-raleigh-nc/
LOCATION:Litter Sweep\, 2321 Crabtree Blvd\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27604
CATEGORIES:Featured,Raleigh
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL Just Eat It Screening *FREE* via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:**VIRTUAL! PLEASE REGISTER AS SPACE IS LIMITED**  \n Nearly 50% of food ends up in the trash. Food Waste is a huge waste of resources and a huge producer of carbon. Dive into the food waste problem with Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer in this entertaining documentary from Peg Leg Films. There will be a panel to talk about food waste reduction efforts following the film. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/137965828507 \n** A Zoom link will be sent out a few hours before the screening \nBrought to you by Toward Zero Waste Raleigh and Hungry Harvest.
URL:https://towardzerowaste.org/event/virtual-just-eat-it-screening-free-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Asheville,Cary,Charlotte,Durham,Greenville,Raleigh,Virtual Event
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