<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.4em;border:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:14.4px">The City of Durham has prioritized developing transformative and sustainable solutions to waste management that address racial and<img src="https://www.durhamnc.gov/ImageRepository/Document?documentId=52445" class="gmail-fr-fir gmail-fr-dii" alt="Speaking with community members as part of engagement efforts related to potential reuse park." style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; height: auto; vertical-align: bottom; display: inline-block; float: right; margin: 5px 0px 5px 18px; width: 290px;"> economic disparities and promote environmental justice. Specifically, Durham envisions building a new hub for waste reduction, reuse, and recycling that will be accessible to all across our community.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.4em;border:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:14.4px">This reuse hub can help feed back into our local economy by lowering the amount of waste sent to a landfill, allowing local businesses to capitalize on reusable material, and creating local jobs and training opportunities for our residents.</p><div class="gmail-row gmail-outer gmail-wide" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:14.4px"><div class="gmail-outer gmail-col gmail-col24 gmail-first gmail-last" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;float:left;clear:none;padding:0px;width:921.812px;height:auto"><div class="gmail-row gmail-nest gmail-first gmail-last gmail-wide" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-inner gmail-col gmail-col24 gmail-first gmail-last gmail-id9ae49077-e9c3-4417-8485-d09ae9c7c769" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;float:left;clear:none;padding:1em;width:921.812px;height:536px"><div class="gmail-widget editor gmail-pageStyles gmail-wide" id="gmail-divEditor2927a9c5-c85b-4f0e-8ce0-a66ed553ed02" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-fr-view" style="box-sizing:border-box"><h2 class="gmail-subhead1" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.167em;margin-bottom:0px;border:0px;font-family:montserrat;color:rgb(0,70,127);font-size:1.4em;text-transform:uppercase">CIRCULAR ECONOMY</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.4em;border:0px">A <a href="https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/circular-economy-introduction/overview" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="circular economy Opens in new window" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,71,127)">circular economy</a> is a system where materials never become waste and nature is regenerated - meaning we reuse materials in new products for as long as possible. Our goal is for a potential reuse hub to fuel a local circular economy. A Durham circular economy is an equitable, innovative, cooperative model that continually turns waste into resources by regionally recirculating materials for reuse, recycling, and remanufacture. Our circular economy is based on a system of sustainable product design for durability and recyclability, reuse and repair that fosters intentional consumption and equitable access to wealth and resources.</p><h2 class="gmail-subhead1" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.167em;margin-bottom:0px;border:0px;font-family:montserrat;color:rgb(0,70,127);font-size:1.4em;text-transform:uppercase">GET INVOLVED</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.4em;border:0px">We are currently seeking community input to enhance our recycling and reuse programs, identify infrastructure needed to meet our waste reduction goals, and develop enhanced education and outreach. Complete a survey to share your feedback and enter to win one of 30 $15 Starbucks gift cards! The survey is now available through the below buttons.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.4em;border:0px">Interested in connecting or participating in this project? Contact project lead Katie Hunt at <a href="mailto:kathleen.hunt@durhamnc.gov" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,71,127)">kathleen.hunt@durhamnc.gov</a>.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-row gmail-outer gmail-wide" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:14.4px"><div class="gmail-outer gmail-col gmail-col12 gmail-first" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;float:left;clear:none;padding:0px;width:460.906px;height:auto"><div class="gmail-row gmail-nest gmail-first gmail-last gmail-wide" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-inner gmail-col gmail-col12 gmail-first gmail-last gmail-idf8f8bb92-1882-431d-be41-907b9ea4d491" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;float:left;clear:none;width:460.906px;padding:1em;height:63px"><div style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-widgetBody" style="box-sizing:border-box"><table style="border-collapse:collaps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