7th annual Green Summit!
Thank you for joining us online all week for the annual Green Summit featuring family-friendly resources and focusing on a different environmental topic each day. We hope you found the information shared at this year's virtual Green Summit helpful and motivating!
For questions about the Green Summit, please contact Brittani Garner at BGarner@co.pg.md.us.
Check out our "Green Summit 2021" YouTube playlist featuring many of the workshops, presentations, and videos displayed at this year's virtual event.
Monday, October 4th - Litter Reduction
| 10 AM | Introduction to Green Summit with Director Crooms (video) Countywide Beautification Initiative and PGCProud website |
| 12 PM | Growing Green with Pride Event PGCLitterTRAK information and training session registration |
| 2 PM | Understand how to dispose of big and bulky household items |
| 4 PM | Beautification Programs Provided by County Agencies Learn how our sister agencies, the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement (DPIE) and the Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPW&T), work alongside DoE, to combat litter throughout the County. |
| 5 PM | Your Call to Action for Litter Reduction (see below) |
Tuesday, October 5th - Pet Services
| 10 AM | Green Summit Day 2 with Director Crooms (video) Learn about the pet adoption process and the importance of spaying or neutering your pet |
| 12 PM | Get to know the role of Animal Control Officers in our community, why they do it, and how to identify neglect or abuse in animals and report it |
| 2 PM | Learn some first aid and life-saving tips for your pets, such as CPR |
| 4 PM | See why it's important to "Scoop that Poop," for our health and the protection of our waterways |
| 5 PM | Your Call to Action for Pet Services (see below) |
Wednesday, October 6th - Waste Diversion
| 10 AM | Green Summit Day 3 with Director Crooms (video) Learn about the waste management facilities the County has to recover resources, including the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill (BSRSL), the Materials Recycling Facility (MRF), and the Organics Composting Facility (OCF) |
| 12 PM | Learn how to compost in the County's recently expanded curbside collection of food scraps program |
| 2 PM | Play games, test your knowledge and get creative with these various online resources for reducing, reusing, recycling, and more |
| 4 PM | Get to know what to throw (in your recycling or trash bin) and what common items are actually considered contamination in our waste streams |
| 5 PM | Your Call to Action for Waste Diversion (see below) |
| 7 PM | Meet the new Director, Andrea L. Crooms (virtual meeting via Zoom) |
Thursday, October 7th - Clean Waterways
| 10 AM | Green Summit Day 4 with Director Crooms (video) Learn about the various programs the County offers for residents, businesses, schools, and organizations to protect and restore our waterways |
| 12 PM | See what current stormwater restoration projects are underway throughout the County |
| 2 PM | Learn how to help maintain clean waterways from home, including hearing from WSSC Water on how to protect your pipes |
| 4 PM | Learn about the Anacostia Watershed stewardship project and how communities can get involved |
| 5 PM | Your Call to Action for Clean Waterways (see below) |
Friday, October 8th - Sustainability
| 10 AM | Green Summit Day 5 Closing with Director Crooms (video) Learn how to garden beautifully while reducing your water use |
| 12 PM | Get an update on the County's Climate Action Plan (CAP) |
| 2 PM | Check out some of the countywide programs that support sustainable commuting like the Capital Bikeshare program |
| 4 PM | Find out how you can make your home energy efficient and learn about solar programs, for County residents and businesses, in the County |
| 5 PM | Your Call to Action for Sustainability (see below) |