Young Environmental Activist to Explain How Waste Reduction Is Possible

Alex Freid, founder and director of the Post-Landfill Action Network, will give a talk titled “A Zero Waste Campus Is Possible: Why We Need to Create a World Without Waste, How We Can Do It, and How It Starts Here” on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross. The Post-Landfill Action Network is a nonprofit network of student leaders on campuses across the country working toward zero waste. The event is free and open to the public.

The talk will focus on the toxic effects of the waste crisis on the planet — and how students across the country are leading the way toward a world without waste. The talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session and a discussion around how students can get involved.

Freid, a 2013 graduate of the University of New Hampshire, has been working to end waste since high school. He was the co-founder of UNH Trash 2 Treasure, a successful waste reduction program that began at the university. He has won 13 awards and recognitions for his work, including the Brower Youth Award, which recognizes outstanding young environmental leaders.

The event is sponsored by Eco-Action, a student-run environmental group at Holy Cross, the Environmental Studies program, and the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture.

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