Tuesday Sept. 22: “TOO MUCH STUFF” meeting in Wasaga Beach

UPDATED – DATE CORRECTION 

Zero Waste Simcoe news release Setpember 6 2011 

WASAGA BEACH — Zero Waste Simcoe (ZWS) will host a series of four ‘zero waste’ themed meetings in Simcoe County over this FALL and in the NEW YEAR.   

The first Zero Waste Simcoe public meeting will be held THURsday September 22th beginning at 7:00 pm at the Wasaga Beach YMCA,  1724 Mosley Street  Wasaga Beach, ON  MAP . All ages of interested public is encouraged to attend, there is no charge.

The featured speaker is Ronnie Stanley of Freecycle Midland. Stanley’s presentation is along the theme of ‘TOO MUCH STUFF’, along the lines of the Story of Stuff  as narrated by Anne Leonard. Stanley is an expert on re-use having recycled houses, cars, cloths, furniture and gifts. Stanley’s presentation will provide background on her group’s philosophy of ‘ saving the earth one gift at a time’ and highlight activities of the International Freecycle organization. 

The Freecycle movement strives to foster total re-use with five thousand groups and nearly 9 million members globally. Freecycling is a grassroots and entirely non-profit movement of people who are giving and getting stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by local volunteers. 

Ronnie Stanley is the owner-moderator of Freecycle Midland, founded in 2004.

Zero Waste Simcoe [ZWS] was started in 2008 and works closely with the public and government to further the adoption of Zero Waste principles and practices locally. More information about upcoming meetings will become available on its website www.zerowastesimcoe.org