Virtual Philly Unwrapped Community Waste Reduction Engagement Event

For those of you who may have missed our first session, we are back by popular demand. This time we will be joined by the Executive Chef of Jeffery A Miller Catering to learn about their incredible move towards reuse. Then we will lean how businesses can use the tools in the Philly Unwrapped Toolkit and the final portion of the session will be a 50 minute participatory engagement session lead by Trash Academy. If you want less waste in your community, less toxic packaging and more cost savings on the businesses side, this is for you.

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Philly Unwrapped is a coalition-driven initiative working to establish a city-wide reuse system in Philadelphia. Our work is focused on reducing single-use waste, protecting public health, and creating the conditions for reuse to become standard practice across our city’s businesses, institutions, and communities.

We invite you to register for our second virtual session on May 11th from 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM (A zoom link will be sent out when you register).This gathering is part of a six-part series that includes two additional in-person sessions. Each convening is an opportunity to deepen our collective understanding, strengthen partnerships, and move this work forward together.

This session will focus on two areas:

First, we will examine the business case for reuse. Participants will share real examples of organizations transitioning away from single-use packaging and serviceware, including the financial savings, operational considerations, and the impact on customer health and community trust.

Second, Trash Academy will lead a community engagement session where participants are invited to share their own questions, barriers, and considerations around reuse adoption. This is an important part of our process. Building a system that works for Philadelphia requires honest input from the organizations and communities who will be part of it.

We are asking anchor institutions, businesses, neighborhood associations, CDCs, BIDs, chambers, and community organizations to register, attend, and stay engaged. This work depends on sustained participation from across the city.

Best Regards,

Partners and Collaborators,

ECHO Systems

The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia

Trash Academy

Rethink Disposable, a project of Clean Water Fund

And the Philly Unwrapped Coalition

Funding support provided by EPA Region 3 Thriving Communities.