Joan Marc Simon, one of the engines behind Zero Waste movement, had an inspiring speech at Let's Do It! World Cleanup 2012 conference in Tallinn. We asked him to share the philosophy behind Zero Waste movement and talk about the possibilities to turn waste management into resource management.
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PRESS RELEASE Volunteers collecting waste in 6 countries and on 3 continents (Sep 13) 
09.13.2012
Presentation to the community on March 3rd at 1pm (Feb 15)
Time/Date: The presentation will take place on Saturday, March 3rd at 1pm.
Place: George Mason University, in Fairfax, VA
School of Art Building, Room L1005
Hear the conversation and get involved! All are welcomed.
Please RSVP to [email protected] so we can find out how many people to expect.
If you have any questions you can send them to [email protected]
Fairfax Times Article: Mason student maps illegal dumpsites throughout Fairfax County (Feb 11)
See Original Article at the Fairfax Times
Number of reported incidents only tip of the iceberg, county official says
When Olivier Giron took a trip to Peru’s Machu Picchu — known as “The Lost City of the Incas” — in 2010, it changed his life.
At an elevation of nearly 8,000 feet, the ancient city had a modern surprise in store for Giron. Hundreds of large, plastic bags full of garbage had been illegally dumped there.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said Giron, 28, of Burke. “Here I was at the top of the world at one of its seven wonders, and there was an illegal dumpsite.”
Giron, who speaks Spanish fluently, asked about the origin of the red bags. He said he was told they were from a nearby village that could not keep up with the trash left by the thousands of tourists coming through the area to visit the ancient attraction.
“It really made me think,” Giron said. “If this kind of thing happens here, what must it be like back at home?”
When he returned to Burke, he decided to find out.
Illegal dumping is a huge problem in Annandale parks (Feb 02)
A drippy stack of soiled mattresses, spackle buckets brimming with larvae, dented metal drums seeping something you can smell. A mound of rotting baby clothes. This is what you’ll find in the maple and oak forests along Accotink Creek.
This stream valley is one of the finest wildlife corridors in Fairfax County, home to deer and fox. There are trout in the water and joggers on the Cross County Trail, but for people with a truck bed piled with rolls of cheap carpet and used tires—and no means or inclination to find legal disposal—the remote woods along Accotink Creek are just a place to dump their trash.
Press Release Jan 15th; World Cleanup 2012 initiators: The main obstacle is low awareness (Jan 19)
Press Release, 15th of January, 2012
Press Release Jan 10th; Let's Do It!: Movement for activating communities to take the lead (Jan 11)
Press Release, 10th of January, 2012
Let's Do it! VA in NYC on Dec. 14th; Presentation at the United Nations (Dec 10)
Representatives from Let's Do It World along with Let's Do It Virginia will be making a presentation to the U.N. to try and get there support.
International Coastal Cleanup (Oct 31)
Students from Lake Braddock High School helping cleanup