GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – JANUARY 20

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

• New zero waste event services being offered in the Charleston area via Charleston Zero Waste Events! Charleston Zero Waste Events is a newly established small business, which offers composting, recycling, and landfill diversion services for local Charleston event hosts looking to curate more sustainable and eco-friendly events. For more info, reach out via email: Info@charlestonzerowasteevents.com

LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• A Chat with Belvin Olasov, Local Activist & Co-Director of the Charleston Climate Coalition

• What’s up with all of the dead jellyfish on Charleston County’s beaches?

• Vegan and vegetarian eats in Charleston

• Charleston Planetarium opening this January in West Ashley

• Helene did nearly $200 million in damage to SC forests, report says

• GREEN HEART: New Year, Fresh Roots: Growing Together in the Garden

• ICYMI

  • TELL YOUR REP: Protect Customers and the Environment from H.3309

  • Paper, plastic, metal: SC app shows what, where and how to recycle

  • Family-Focused Rideshare Service Now Available in Charleston

  • Are Charleston’s leaders doing enough to fight climate change?

  • Friends of Gadsden Creek: Counter Proposal for resident-led development

  • A patchwork of single-use plastic bans exist across Charleston. What’s banned near you?

  • Crisis in the Carolinas: Racial Disparities, the Climate Catastrophe and Environmental Racism and in the Lowcountry

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Featured Upcoming Events:

• JAN 25: Annual LMS Oyster Roast Fundraiser

• JAN 25-26: Certified Beekeeper Course

• JAN 28: W.A.V.E. Workshop – Commercial Businesses

• FEB 1: Francis Marion National Forest Cleanup

• FEB 2: Shucked & Sauced

• FEB 2: W4W 2nd Annual Chili Cook-off Fundraiser, Raffle & Silent Auction

• FEB 2: The Mushroom Gathering: Sunday Supper

• FEB 4: Carolinas Transit Equity Online Conference – Charleston Live Participation

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