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Jennifer Evans, Austin Creative Reuse

When
January 27, 2021
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Location
Zoom
Registered
37 registrants

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Member – $5.00
Visitor – $10.00

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Creativity in Conservation: Making the Case for Creative Reuse

Texans send an unsustainable 37 million tons of waste to the landfill each year. Austin Creative Reuse works to keep Austin’s creative materials out of that statistic by collecting gently used items from individuals and businesses and making them available at its creative reuse center in East Austin.

Jennifer will share how ACR is making the case for rethinking reuse, the benefits of the circular economy and the challenge of making reuse appealing to enough of the population to make a difference, and how we can all play a role in helping Austin meet its ambitious Zero Waste and Climate Impact Goals.

About our speaker:

Jennifer thrives on raising up non-profit organizations as they grow into their potential. Her combined experience as an environmental attorney, environmental scientist and non-profit director makes her a unique and effective advocate in the field. Over the last 15 years, Jennifer has worked with numerous non-profit and for-profit organizations to design programs and collaborations that advanced conservation while responding to the authentic needs of individual communities. She is passionate about empowering communities through creative collaborations and making environmental conservation “cool.”

Jennifer is the Executive Director at Austin Creative Reuse where she leads a team focused on a mission to foster conservations and reuse through creativity, education, and community building. She founded Nature Playdate in 2014 to create meaningful experiences in nature for young children and their families in the Austin area. She participates in many collaborations at the local, state and national levels, with a particular focus on conservation and environmental education advocacy. She is a graduate of Duke University and the University of Chicago Law School.

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