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Cleaner & Greener: Zero Waste Events

by Kathleen Quinlen | Jun 17, 2019 | Cleaner Greener, Zero Waste

Thanks to our friends and partners at The Compost Fairy, we’ve been getting some hands-on experience with putting on events that- at least in theory- result in zero waste being sent to the landfill. We are excited to see more zero waste events popping up around...

Dreaming Green: Saying Goodbye to Polystyrene

by Kathleen Quinlen | May 21, 2019 | Dreaming Green

If you followed along with our Earth Day 30 Days Straight posts for the past few years, you may have noticed we repeatedly bring up one particularly pesky plastic as especially problematic: polystyrene foam, sometimes also identified as Styrofoam. (Fun fact: Styrofoam...

Cleaner & Greener: Compostable Lawn Bags

by Kathleen Quinlen | May 17, 2019 | Cleaner Greener, Zero Waste

We loved reading this recent update from our friends over at The Compost Fairy about eliminating plastic yard waste bags from their subscription service. After all, those leaves and grass clippings aren’t really even waste when they’re being added to...

Community Spotlight: Chris Collier, Founder of Friends of Gaisman Park

by Kathleen Quinlen | May 10, 2019 | Community Engagement

Chris Collier grew up in Memphis and fondly remembers spending time at Gaisman Park. Years later, he and his wife Jana moved into a house near the park, which had changed for the worse over the past ten years. Maintenance had dwindled, and drinking and drug use...
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