Episode 92: Julie Raskin of the Foundation for New York's Strongest

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Julie Raskin, Executive Director for the Foundation for New York’s Strongest, the official non-profit partner of the NYC Department of Sanitation.  We speak with Julie today about her work leading NYC’s efforts to reduce waste and promote zero waste through the organization’s co-hosting of ReFashion Week, its promotion of sustainable brands and products, and its advancement of policies and practices that help us build a cleaner and greener city. 

During our conversation, Julie and I referenced the following resources and topics:

• The Foundation's efforts reducing food waste and to send zero waste to landfills through initiatives such as the NYC Food Waste Fair
• The role of Donate NYC to help achieve zero waste and its app for city
• The Department of Sanitation's efforts to build a Sanitation museum and the "Treasures in the Trash" collection
• The Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island
• The Department of Sanitation's partnership with Housing Works called "Refashion Bins"
• NYC's recent single use plastic ban
• The Foundation's partnership with Parley for the Oceans
• Fashion designer Heron Preston's collaboration with the NYC Department of Sanitation
• The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's #WearNext campaign to make fashion circular
• The work the Center for Health Equity in NYC is doing to advance racial equity and social justice

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