Home Eco-Party with Jeanne Roy
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Description
Bring friends together for a private training on ways to make your homes more earth friendly.
These are some of the topics that will be covered:
Waste Reduction- Effective composting, making an efficient recycling system, reducing packaging and junk mail
Taking out Toxics- Identifying toxic products and learning effective alternatives
Energy Savings- Weatherization audits, testing shower-head flow, and new technologies
Water Conservation- Savings through more efficient appliance use and yard irrigation
Guaranteed to give new ideas for making simple changes. Handouts available.
Special Instructions
*This party will be facilitated by Jeanne Roy, expert in waste reduction. She is co-founder of the Center for Earth Leadership, the Northwest Earth Institute, and the Oregon Natural Step Network. She also founded Recycling Advocates, Portland's Master Recycler program, and the Home Eco-Party program; authored a weekly column on sustainable lifestyle in The Oregonian and This Week Magazine for five years; and serves as an advisor to public agencies on environmental policy matters. Her household produces only one garbage can per year.