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5th Annual Potomac Watershed Trash Summit
Trash Free by 2013!
Thursday, September 23, 2010

A Signature Event that Commits Elected Officials and Provides Outreach


TALKIN' TRASH
1st Annual Potomac Watershed Trash Summit
Join us at the Potomac Watershed Trash Summit  --
A gathering of 300 key stakeholders to educate, dialogue, plan and take action on strategies that lead to a Trash Free Potomac Watershed by 2013. This event provides a venue for Congressional, state and local elected officials, citizens and youth leadership to collaborate on strategies to eliminate trash from our waterways, communities, streets and public lands – including regional public policy, model Best Management Practices, business actions, and public education.

  • LEARN how eliminating trash will restore the waters of the
            Potomac River Watershed
  • DISCUSS regional solutions and implementation techniques to
            solve the trash problem
  • PLAN strategies for regional collaboration
  • TAKE ACTION on opportunities and incentives for becoming
            TRASH FREE by 2013!

Potomac Watershed Trash Summit Photo Gallery

 

Hosted at:

 

The Sweden House
2900 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
Schedule:Thursday, September 23, 2010


 
Agenda Highlights:
  • Ceremonial Signing of the Potomac Watershed Trash Treaty by elected officials, with media coverage
  • Energizing regional and national leadership panels, presentations and keynote speakers
  • Regional Education and Awareness Campaign for Trash (REACT) for the Potomac River Watershed
  • Models for trash reduction
  • Legislating solutions
  • Trash "hot spots" and monitoring
  • Youth Ambassadors
  • Exhibits
 Who Should Attend:
  • Elected Officials
  • Government Agency leaders
  • Business Community
  • Groups Taking Action in their Own Regions
  • Non-profit organizations & NGOs
  • Solid Waste Professionals
  • Media
  • Private Citizens
  • Cleanup Volunteers
  • Faith-based Groups
  • Students

The Alice Ferguson Foundation (AFF) is coordinating this effort to address our serious regional trash problem from a watershed-wide approach in collaboration with a diverse network of key leaders and decision makers on federal, state, local and non-governmental levels. Last year, many leaders attended the 3rd Annual Trash Summit from major jurisdictions in the Potomac Watershed and Capitol Hill. They collectively showed support and commitment to work together to address this important issue.

The network is committed to action-oriented, problem-solving efforts that will lead to a Trash Free Potomac by 2013 – and we need your support. This is an important follow-up to AFF’s 21st Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup, which took place in more than 505 sites in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Potomac Watershed Trash Summits were day-long gatherings in Washington, D.C., with approximately 300 key stakeholders that included model technology exhibits, expert speakers and local success stories that increased community education and awareness of the trash problem and recommended actions to reduce and prevent it.

Click to view Potomac Watershed Trash Treaty The Potomac Watershed Trash Treaty commits signers to achieving a Trash Free Potomac by 2013, and to:

  • Support and implement regional strategies aimed at reducing trash and increasing recycling;
  • Increase education and awareness of the trash issue throughout the Potomac Watershed;
  • Reconvene annually to discuss and evaluate measures and actions addressing trash reduction.

Alice Ferguson Foundation
2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, Maryland 20607
Telephone: 202-518-7415 or 302-292-5665
trashsummit@fergusonfoundation.org
www.trashfreepotomac.org
Photo Credits: B. Townsend, R. Marks, Rebecca Hale (NGS)