Talking Trash

The Conservation Commission hopes you and your loved ones are safe and healthy during the coronavirus pandemic.

During this time, we thank our community for its continued commitment to sustainability. We've put together a series of informational Zoom meetings (see below) to keep our focus on the environment and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

Our first Zoom meeting will focus on trash. As we spend more time at home, household waste has increased in many communities.

Join Hastings' Zero Waste Advisory Taskforce's coordinator Elisa Zazzera for this community conversation.

All your questions answered!
✔ Recycling - what goes where? Hold up your question-mark items on our video call!
✔ Food Scraps - compost in your backyard or bring your scraps to our DPW. Curbside pickup may be coming to your neighborhood soon!
✔ Household Hazardous Waste - what to do with CFLs, batteries, chemicals, etc.

✔ Trash - our trash is incinerated in Peekskill. What is its impact? How does our waste stream impact climate change?

TUNE IN: This Friday, April 17th, 4:30pm

TO JOIN THE ZOOM: Email us (conservationcommission@hastingsgov.org) for link.

Have a question already? Email us and we will address it on the call.

Earth Month Virtual Teach-ins

Join the Hastings Conservation Commission for these Zoom calls on the following topics, led by local experts!

Each presentation will be max 30 minutes, plus Question and Answer.

Topic	Date	Time	Presentor	Organization	Link
Talking Trash: We answer all your questions!	4/17/20 Fri	4:30pm	Elisa Zazzera	Hastings’ ZWAT	email us at conservationcommission@hastingsgov.org to RSVP
Community Solar: Renewable energy savings for everyone	4/20/20 Mon	4:30pm	Nina Orville	Abundant Efficiency	"
Fighting for a Green New Deal: Averting the next crisis	4/22/20 Wed	4:30pm	Berenice Tompkins	Sunrise Movement	"
Be HeatSmart: All about home efficiency, heat pumps for HVAC, and why we need to electrify everything	4/24/20 Fri	4:30pm	Lauren Brois	Sustainable Westchester	"
The Science of Climate Change: Past, present & future	4/27/20 Mon	4:30pm	Spencer Weart	Director Emeritus, Center for History of Physics, the American Institute of Physics	"
Hillside Woods Virtual Tour: Exploring our local flora and fauna	4/29/20, Wed	4:30pm	Patrick McKenzie	Conservation Commission & Columbia University	"
Climate Change: Collaboration, international negotiations, and human rights	4/30/20 Thu	4:30pm	Joe Siegel	Pace University, Elisabeth Haub School of Law; Mediators Beyond Borders International	"
Pollinator Pathways	TBA				"

Earth Week Free Events

Non-Local content worth your while:

Date	Film	Link to Register	Description
Monday, April 20, 6pm	Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/happening-a-clean-energy-revolution-virtual-screening-discussion-tickets-101688547182	When the issue of renewable energy comes up, it’s common to think, “that’s a future thing. It’s like sci-fi.” Well, this film is here to tell you, the clean energy revolution is happening right now.
Tuesday, April 21, 6pm	The Human Element	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-human-element-virtual-screening-discussion-tickets-101690693602	Renowned photographer James Balog (prominently featured in “Chasing Ice”) uses his camera to reveal how environmental change is affecting the lives of everyday Americans.
Wednesday, April 22 2pm ET	Drive Electric Earth Day	https://zoom.us/meeting/register/u50qdu-sqTgiBaonXplAsG4sa1q_NFl3-g	A tribute to Earth Day and an opportunity to learn how electric vehicles do their part for the environment
Thursday, April 23, 6pm	Wasted! The Story of Food Waste	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wasted-the-story-of-food-waste-virtual-screening-discussion-tickets-101694844016	Through the eyes of chef-heroes like Anthony Bourdain, Dan Barber, Mario Batali, Massimo Bottura, and Danny Bowien, audiences will see how the world’s most influential chefs make the most of every kind of food.