Join Us on Sunday, July 26 for our Chapter Call w/Sustainability & Waste Expert Jessica Aldridge

Sunday, July 26

7pm Via Zoom

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At our July Chapter Call, we will be joined by sustainability and solid waste expert Jessica Aldridge to discuss how waste intersects with climate and what strategies are helping to divert waste to reduce this impact.

Jessica Aldridge is an accomplished environmental steward with more than 20 years of experience driving innovation in the waste industry. Her well-rounded career, having held direct roles as a consultant and within municipal government, environmental nonprofits, and a private hauling company, gives her a unique, systems-level perspective.

As the Director of Sustainability and Zero Waste at Athens Services, she leads innovative programs focused on legislative compliance, food recovery, outreach, and complex diversion strategies.

Jessica Aldridge is a recognized sustainability leader with a focus on food recovery and complex waste diversion strategies.

Jessica has earned national recognition, including the 2021 International Women in Sustainability Leadership Award and Waste360’s 40-Under-40. She formerly hosted/produced the award-winning EcoJustice Radio (aired on KPFK and KPFT) and was a professor of Recycling & Resource Management at Santa Monica College. She is a Southern District board representative for California Resource and Recovery Association and a founding coalition member of ReusableLA.

In her free time, Jessica channels her creativity into poetry and making art from discarded materials.

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Committee Meeting Schedule

July 19: Biodiversity & Ecosystems Committee

July 19: Youth Climate Action Network

July 26: July Chapter Call with Jessica Aldridge

July 27: Legislative Committee

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