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What is the Bottle Deposit System?
2024-07-15 18:30:00 2024-07-15 19:30:00 America/New_York What is the Bottle Deposit System? Rick Galliher, president of the Virginia Bottle Bill Organization, will give a presentation on how a bottle deposit system works and the benefits to both communities and wildlife. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Monday, July 15
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-07-15 18:30:00 2024-07-15 19:30:00 America/New_York What is the Bottle Deposit System? Rick Galliher, president of the Virginia Bottle Bill Organization, will give a presentation on how a bottle deposit system works and the benefits to both communities and wildlife. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Rick Galliher, president of the Virginia Bottle Bill Organization, will give a presentation on how a bottle deposit system works and the benefits to both communities and wildlife.

Rick Galliher owned the Chantilly franchise of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? for 18 years. His career taught him a lot about how waste is handled in Northern Virginia, especially how hard it is to recycle our common household items. Rick is a board member of the Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS) and their Solid Waste Team Lead, a member of the Virginia DEQ’s Waste Diversion and Recycling Task Force, and a member of the Virginia Recycling Association.

The Virginia Bottle Bill Organization is a nonprofit working to create a bottle deposit system in Virginia. 

Contact mzimmerman@alexlibraryva.org for more information. 

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Technology | Sustainability |

TAGS: | Waste | Sustainability | SummerQuest | Recycling | politics | Environment | Circular Economy | #adultsummerquest |

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
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  • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1 mile) and King Street Stations (1.1 miles). 
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