Jacquie Ottman is on a mission to change consumption culture through the prism of zero waste
POPULAR ZERO WASTE TOPICS
NEW! Using Them Up: How the Whole World Makes Leftovers Taste Like New
With attention now focused on cutting down on food waste, it’s a perfect time to take a new look at the power to reinvent leftovers.
Forget Jello molds and mystery meat! This highly engaging talk will give you exciting new ways inspired by global cuisines, to save money, and cut down on climate emissions by “shopping your fridge” and reinventing what’s left over from last night’s dinner into something new and delicious. Plenty of time built in for questions and a lively, fun discussion. Free PDF of recipes for attendees. Learn More.
Beyond Recycling: Let’s Share, Swap and Borrow Our Way to Zero Waste Cities
How to cost effectively institute more reuse and sharing in cities. Exciting ways that apartment dwellers in cities from Barcelona to Boston are using apps, websites, and updated forms of Yankee ingenuity to share, swap, borrow, donate and gift all manner of household items, clothing and accessories, toys, sports equipment and more. (See VIDEO below)
How to Engage Residents of Multi-family Buildings in Recycling and Reuse
Learn what pioneering building managers and owners are doing to make recycling and reuse and organics collection convenient, easy, and part of the social norm, while tapping into Ottman’s insights into how to customize these strategies to the needs and culture of your own building. Read: Are NYC’s Buildings Ready to Rev Up Recycling?
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Watch Videos of Jacquie Ottman Speaking about Zero Waste
NYC’s Bumpy Journey to Zero Waste: What Comes After Shopping?
Highlights of Waste Less, Live Better NYC.
Beyond Recycling: Sharing, Swapping, Borrowing, Donating, Gifting
New Metrics: How to Measure the Impacts of Sharing
Where Jacquie Ottman Has Spoken about Zero Waste
350.org
Bard Sustainable MBA
Barnard College
Columbia University
Etsy.com
Manhattan Community Board 8
Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board
Materials for the Arts
New York Society for Ethical Culture
New York University
Schwab House, West 74 Street, NYC
Sierra Club
Smith College
Sustainable Brands Conference
U.S. Zero Waste Business Council
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What Audiences Say about Jacquie Ottman’s Zero Waste Talks
What an engaging speaker! Such great ideas about opportunities to reduce more in our buildings and neighborhood.
-Rick Schulman, Environment Committee, Schwab House
I was so impressed by your amazing ability to inspire the audience with your enthusiasm and expertise! Presentations like yours are essential to helping bring sustainability understanding to the next level.
-John Cloud Kaiser, Director of Education, Materials for the Arts, NYC
Jacquie’s ‘WasteLess, LiveBetter‘ talk and workshop…was a great summary of the Zero Waste 2030 program in NYC. Now I feel more knowledgeable about how to do my part towards achieving a zero waste goal. Who knew there were so many easy ways to participate?
– Jason Grant, Zero Food Waste PopUp Initiative
Jacquie Ottman is one great speaker – so knowledgeable, inspiring, witty, and friendly. I appreciated the way you she got people to introduce themselves and interact… I have been much more conscious since her talk. During her talk about Wasting Less and Living Better, I got the idea to host a casual open house for the neighbors on my floor. I want us to be more of a community!
– Barbara Rice, Upper West Side, NYC Resident