Next Circular Economy Working Group Meeting is March 23, 2022 – from 6:30 to 8:00 pm ET

The Circular Economy Working Group seeks to emulate nature by closing the loop of resource use and recycling, where nothing is wasted and everything serves a purpose!

Please join the Circular Economy Working Group for our first meeting of 2022 – on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 6:30-8 pm ET!

You don’t need a background in circular economy or to have joined us before. This meeting is open to everyone.

We’ll briefly chat about what we do at Leaders in Energy, how you can get involved, and what the Working Group is tackling this year.

Find out about leadership opportunities and upcoming events and let us know what you want to see from the circular economy community in

Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland, and anywhere else. It will be a great introduction with valuable content.

The meeting will begin at 6:30pm and go until 8pm. We will send out an agenda the week before. If you have any specific topics you would like to discuss please let us know in advance.

If you have any questions contact juliaiwakeling@gmail.com.

More about the Circular Economy Working Group:

The Circular Economy Working Group meetings which are held on the 4th Wednesday of every month. As part of Leaders in Energy programs, the DC Circular Economy Working Group is made up of individuals from the public, private, governmental, and non-profit sectors. People who are interested in understanding circular economy issues and in creating a more circular economy in the DMV Region.

You are also welcome you to join our GoogleGroup to share resources and articles and build the CE community here in the DMV. You can sign up for that here: https://groups.google.com/group/circular-economy-dmv

RSVP below for our meetings.

Learn more about our Circular Economy program and see articles from our past circular economy activities on our Circular Economy and Sustainable Marketplace webpage.  Lara Ilao is the Chair for the Leaders in Energy Circular Economy Working Group (CEWG) and Julia Wakeling is our new Vice Chair.

You can RSVP here for our meetings and join the Circular Economy Google Group to be notified of the location and receive other updates for this group’s activities.

Articles on Our Past Circular Economy Activities:

“Is the Building World Ready for the Circular Economy,” by Joel Oronato, Architect and Engineer, Hickok Cole and Circular Economy Group Member  — Presentation at Circular Economy Happy Hour meeting on September 9. 2020 and accompanying article. Working Circular: Incorporating Circular Economy Principles at Work (June 24, 2020) including Recap article by Jess Parker Link to recorded program

Transforming Waste into Energy for the Circular Economy – Canada- USA Event (at the Canadian Embassy on October 25, 2018), by Dina Mansour

Circular Economy Working Tour of C2 Management Facility, September 22, 2018, by Michelle Minstrell

Sunshine in a Glass — Sustainable Vineyard Tour, September 22, 2018, by Elvin Yuzugullu

Steps Toward Action in the Circular Economy, Circular Economy Workshop at the University of the District of Columbia, September 29, 2017;

Entrepreneurial Solutions for Sustainable Facilities in the Circular Economy, held in Crystal City, May 24, 2016; and

Sustainable Manufacturing Workshop & Tour Was a Hit with Attendees,  Alexandria Renewable Enterprise in Alexandria, Virginia, May 19, 2015