Transition Town Greater Media

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Zero Waste

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Zero Waste

Mission Statement

We encourage and support Greater Media residents and businesses to reduce their waste through composting, recycling, repurposing and reusing goods as well as reducing the amount of goods bought, particularly single-use plastic items.

What is Zero Waste?

Our purpose is to help residents and businesses reduce waste through composting, recycling, repurposing, and avoiding the purchase of products that will end up in the waste stream.

We research best practices and work with Media Borough and Delaware County to introduce them locally. We aim to:

  1. Reinforce residents’ understanding of:
    • What and how to recycle.  
    • The concept of Circular Economy 
    • The concept of Zero Waste 
  2. Recognize how Greater Media is already moving toward these efforts.
  3. Point to directions and next steps Greater Media can take to further develop them.
  4. Put the Zero Waste group in touch with a larger circle of people interested in recycling, Zero Waste, and circular economy.
  5. Engage the community in an active involvement with these ideas and goals.
  6. Advocate for Zero Waste plans and policies and assist local government in developing and implementing them.

We raise awareness of Zero Waste concepts by means of the TTGM and Media Borough websites, newsletters, and social media, and by participating in tabling events such as the Media EcoFest, Open Streets, and public forums. Long range, we will expand our mission to include a wide range of sustainable practices in the Borough and in the County.

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Impact Highlights

Working with the Media Environmental Advisory Council (EAC), we helped develop a residential food waste composting program for Media Borough with weekly curbside pickups, composting food and yard waste at Linvilla Orchards

We also worked with the EAC to promote an ordinance limiting use of single-use plastic in Media businesses and researched alternatives to plastic for the businesses.

We partner with the Delaware County Office of Sustainability on researching Zero Waste best practices for the County’s Sustainability Plan and are currently working with them on reducing food waste in food service industries.

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Contact

Karen Taussig-Lux

Karen Taussig-Lux

Zero Waste Group Lead
kdtlux@gmail.com
Sari Steuber

Sari Steuber

Operations Coordinator and Stewardship Group Member
sari@steuber.com

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Recent Blog Posts

What Does Zero Waste Mean?

What Does Zero Waste Mean?

—a guest post from Media resident, David Director Zero waste—Are you kidding me? How is that even a thing? But it is, and it’s not as crazy as you may think, and it’s not just an aspirational goal. In fact, it’s a whole international movement, the Zero Waste International Alliance, a network of advocates from around the globe. Zero Waste →
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Got Methane?

Got methane? To answer that question, you need to know what it is, where it comes from, and why you should care. Methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas that is 28-30 % more potent than CO2.  Methane traps 80 times more heat than CO2 does for the first 20 years after it is released into the atmosphere. That makes it a →
Zero Waste Takes The Stage

Zero Waste Takes The Stage

We were honored to present a panel of illustrious experts on Zero Waste—the issues, the challenges, the solutions—at the Delaware County Institute of Science on April 17th, 2023. The event was recorded by the Institute so you can revisit the talks here. But this will give you a brief synopsis of the evening. What is Zero Waste First up was →

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