Lunch and Learn: Recycle Right - Simple Steps for a Greener Community

Program Description:

Discover how easy it is to reduce waste and recycle more effectively in your everyday life. This informative program will help you understand what items can be recycled, reused, donated, or composted, and what does not belong in your recycling bin. Learn how to properly prepare recyclable materials and why recycling symbols and plastic numbers can sometimes be misleading. You'll also explore practical strategies for improving recycling efforts at home, work, school, or community organizations. Leave with helpful tools, local resources, and answers to your recycling questions so you can make a positive environmental impact with confidence.

Bio

Matt Riggs, Outreach Coordinator, MARC Solid Waste Management District

Matt has worked in the environmental field for 30 years, 25 of them at Mid-America Regional Council (MARC). He coordinates regional recycling education initiatives such as RecycleSpot.org, the Recycle More At Work partnership, and the recycling hotline. He also coordinates Kansas City Food Wise, the Kansas City Environmental Education Network, and the MARC Green Team. He has an alter ego, Eco Elvis, which he uses to “edutain” people about taking care of the environment and each other.