Low Waste Life: Taking a Closer Look at the 3 “Rs” of Sustainability

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Down to Earth: Tucson, Episode 27, In this episode, Kendra Hall, Public Information Specialist City of Tucson and Claire Kaufman, Southern Arizona Sustainability Program Manager, Local First Arizona, dive deep into living a low waste life and take a closer look at the 3 “Rs”.

This episode made possible by the generous support of City of Tucson Department of Environmental and General Services

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More about Kendra Hall: Kendra Hall is the Public Information Specialist for the City of Tucson’s Environmental and General Services Department (EGSD). She was born and raised in Tucson and went to the University of Arizona where she received her B.A. in Journalism. Kendra previously worked as a local television news reporter in Texas and in Tucson at KVOA. She is able to bring her love of storytelling to EGSD. She focuses on telling EGSD’s story. She primarily does video, photography, graphic design and social media for the department.
More about Claire Kaufman: Claire Kaufman is the Southern Arizona Sustainability Program Manager with Local First Arizona, where she manages the green business certification program and SCALE UP sustainability workshop series. Originally from Los Angeles, she grew up confused about why there was so much trash on the beach and pollution in the air – a confusion that motivated her to pursue a degree in Environmental Economics and Public Policy from UC Berkeley and advocate for environmental justice, sustainability policy, localism, and the circular economy. Her previous roles span the fields of climate policy, renewable energy, waste reduction, and natural resource protection, most recently as the Planning, Transportation and Sustainability Policy Advisor for the former Tucson mayor. She has led multiple workshops in Tucson on low waste living and how to make positive change towards a more regenerative economy. In her free time you can find her exploring outside.
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