Coffee Houses on Sustainability - Zero-Waste Living
Join your Ottawa neighbours for a coffee & cookie to learn from their experiences in making sustainable consumer choices that reduce waste.
Date and time
Location
175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2K2, Canada
175 Third Avenue Ottawa, ON K1S 2H9 CanadaAbout this event
- 2 hours
Join us on Sunday, May 5 from 9:30-11:30 am for this exciting event focused on Zero-Waste Living, where we’ll be exploring together how to consume less, share more, minimize waste, and live more lightly on the Earth. This is the fifth in a series of Coffeehouses on Sustainability, in which Ottawa residents have been coming together for a coffee, cookie and conversions on topical sustainability issues.
Mark your calendars and bring along your favourite mug to enjoy some fresh-brewed coffee courtesy of Bridgehead, Happy Goat Coffee and the Wild Oat, and a cookie from the Whole Foods Market. Together, we’ll explore the many innovative ways in which individuals, organizations and businesses are already making strides towards greater circularity and reducing waste throughout Ottawa. We'll be sharing experiences, tips and community resources. If you are curious to learn more about what zero waste is all about, or even daunted by the sound of it, this event is for you!
We're thrilled to have two special guest speakers join us for the event: Valerie Leloup, CEO of NU Grocery, will open the session with “Buy Less, Buy Better: An Introduction to Zero Waste Living”, followed by Caroline Wilcox, Communications Lead for Foodsharing Ottawa, who will ponder “From Food Waste to Zero Waste: Can it Happen?”. Small group discussions will be animated by knowledgable community members on a variety of topics - from how to set up a zero waste pantry in your home, to how to initiate waste reduction projects in your community, to how to extend your zero waste lifestyle into death through natural burial. Or have your burning questions about garbage/recycling/composting answered and try your hand at the City's Waste Sorting Challenge!
You’ll also be able to meet local organizations and businesses working hard to support circularity and turn would-be-waste into a valuable resource - both for our community’s well-being and to regenerate Mother Earth. Information tables include: the Ottawa Tool Library, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Re4rm, Foodsharing Ottawa, Box of Life, All-Eco Zero Waste Shop, the Green Needle, Bee You Creative Styles, CAFES Ottawa, Waste Watch Ottawa and City of Ottawa Solid Waste Services. The Ottawa Public Library will also be there with an array of relevant books - so don’t forget your library card!We encourage you to register through Eventbrite to help us predict attendance, but you will not be asked for an Eventbrite ticket at the door.
Frequently asked questions
Bus routes 6 & 7 stop on Bank Street at Third Avenue, bus stops 7660 (heading south) and 6841 (heading north). City of Ottawa Parking Glebe is located at 170 Second Avenue and has capacity for 144 cars including spaces for e-vehicle charging and bike parking. On street parking is also available.
Your Eventbrite ticket will not be necessary to get into this event. The registration is to ensure that the organizers have sufficient coffee & cookies, and we appreciate you taking the time to register; however, the capacity of the location is sufficient to permit walk-ins at the door.