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On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Julie Raskin, Executive Director for the Foundation for New York’s Strongest, the official non-profit partner of the NYC Department of Sanitation.  We speak with Julie today about her work leading NYC’s efforts to reduce waste and promote zero waste through the organization’s co-hosting of ReFashion Week, its promotion of sustainable brands and products, and its advancement of policies and practices that help us build a cleaner and greener city.  During our conversation, Julie and I referenced the following resources and topics:  The Foundation's efforts reducing food waste and to send zero waste to landfills through initiatives such as the NYC Food Waste Fair The role of Donate NYC to help achieve zero waste and its app for city The Department of Sanitation's efforts to build a Sanitation museum and the "Treasures in the Trash" collection The Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island The Department of Sanitation's partnership with Housing Works called "Refashion Bins" NYC's recent single use plastic ban The Foundation's partnership with Parley for the Oceans Fashion designer Heron Preston's collaboration with the NYC Department of Sanitation The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's #WearNext campaign to make fashion circular The work the Center for Health Equity in NYC is doing to advance racial equity and social justice  --- Thanks for tuning in to the en(gender)ed podcast! Be sure to check out our en(gender)ed site and follow our blog on Medium. Join our feminist community of survivors, advocates and allies! Consider donating because your support is what makes this work sustainable. Please also connect with us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Don’t forget to subscribe to the show!

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is <a href="https://www.nycstrongest.org/team" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julie Raskin</a>, Executive Director for the <a href="https://www.nycstrongest.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Foundation for New York’s Strongest</a>, the official non-profit partner of the <a href="https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/home" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NYC Department of Sanitation</a>.  We speak with Julie today about her work leading NYC’s efforts to reduce waste and promote zero waste through the organization’s co-hosting of <a href="https://www.refashionnyc.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">ReFashion Week</a>, its promotion of sustainable brands and products, and its advancement of policies and practices that help us build a cleaner and greener city.  During our conversation, Julie and I referenced the following resources and topics: <ul> <li>The Foundation's efforts reducing food waste and to send zero waste to landfills through initiatives such as the <a href="https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/about/food-waste-fair" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NYC Food Waste Fair</a></li> <li>The role of <a href="https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/donate/site/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Donate NYC</a> to help achieve zero waste and its app for city</li> <li>The Department of Sanitation's efforts to build a Sanitation museum and the "<a href="http://www.openculture.com/2019/10/treasures-in-the-trash-a-secret-museum-inside-a-working-new-york-city-department-of-sanitation-garage.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Treasures in the Trash</a>" collection</li> <li>The Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island</li> <li>The Department of Sanitation's partnership with Housing Works called "<a href="https://www.housingworks.org/donate/re-fashionnyc" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Refashion Bins</a>"</li> <li>NYC's recent <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/nyregion/new-york-state-ban-plastic-bags.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">single use plastic ban</a></li> <li>The Foundation's partnership with <a href="https://www.parley.tv/#fortheoceans" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Parley for the Oceans</a></li> <li>Fashion designer Heron Preston's <a href="https://www.heronpreston.com/en/US/info/uniform" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">collaboration</a> with the NYC Department of Sanitation</li> <li>The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's #WearNext campaign to <a href="https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/news/wearnext-make-fashion-circular-joins-forces-with-city-of-new-york-and-fashion-industry-to-tackle-clothing-waste" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">make fashion circular</a></li> <li>The <a href="https://healthequityguide.org/case-studies/new-york-city-races-to-justice/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">work the Center for Health Equity in NYC</a> is doing to advance racial equity and social justice</li> </ul> --- Thanks for tuning in to the en(gender)ed podcast! Be sure to check out our <a href="http://engendered.us/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">en(gender)ed site</a> and follow our blog on <a href="https://medium.com/@engendered" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Medium</a>. Join our feminist <a href="https://www.engenderedcollective.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">community</a> of survivors, advocates and allies! Consider donating because your <a href="https://engendered.us/support-the-show/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">support</a> is what makes this work sustainable. Please also connect with us on <a href="https://twitter.com/engenderedpod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/engenderedpodcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/engenderedpodcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Don’t forget to <a href="https://engendered.us/subscribe-to-podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe</a> to the show!

Episode 92:  Julie Raskin of the Foundation for New York's Strongest 

Julie Raskin is the Senior Advisor for Partnerships and Executive Director of the Foundation for New York’s Strongest at The Department of Sanitation New York (DSNY). Julie talks to us about how she got to her dream job and also the Food Waste Fair coming up on May 23rd at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. I love how Julie has combined her love of the environment, giving back to the community and business into her current job. If you’re around on May 23rd, definitely go and check out the Food Waste Fair. It’s going to be an amazing day filled with delicious food and educational talks. Tickets are on sale now and $50 covers interactive exhibitions and meet and greets. Money goes to support the Foundation of New York's Strongest. Mentioned in this episode:  Central Park Conservancy Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Re-Think NYC Bureau of Recycling and Sustainability Food Waste Fair Challenge - $60 for Early Bird tickets until May 3rd Adam Kaye of Blue Hill Curb side organics collection map in NYC  You’ll recognize a lot of the names of vendors and partners presenting at the Exhibition Hall for the Food Waste Fair because they’ve been guests on the show. Ancolie, Commit to Green, Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Common Ground Compost, Food For All, Rise, and Toast Ale.  — Join the conversation on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread the word and spur more eco-warriors to action.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ecowarriorspodcast/support

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/julieraskin/v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julie Raskin</a> is the Senior Advisor for Partnerships and Executive Director of the Foundation for New York’s Strongest at The <a href="https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Department of Sanitation New York</a> (DSNY). Julie talks to us about how she got to her dream job and also the Food Waste Fair coming up on May 23rd at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. I love how Julie has combined her love of the environment, giving back to the community and business into her current job. If you’re around on May 23rd, definitely go and check out the <a href="https://www.foodwastefair.nyc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Food Waste Fair</a>. It’s going to be an amazing day filled with delicious food and educational talks. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zero-food-waste-challenge-nyc-food-waste-fair-tickets-60386330139" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tickets are on sale now</a> and $50 covers interactive exhibitions and meet and greets. Money goes to support the <a href="http://nycstrongest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foundation of New York's Strongest</a>. Mentioned in this episode: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.centralpark.com/visitor-info/central-park-conservancy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Central Park Conservancy</a></li> <li><a href="rescuingleftovercuisine.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rescuing Leftover Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.rethinknyc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Re-Think NYC</a></li> <li><a href="https://gogreenbk.org/nyc-department-of-sanitation-bureau-of-recycling-and-sustainability-dsny/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bureau of Recycling and Sustainability</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.foodwastefair.nyc/challenge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Food Waste Fair Challenge - $60 for Early Bird tickets until May 3rd</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bluehillfarm.com/team/adam-kaye" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adam Kaye of Blue Hill</a></li> <li><a href="https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/food-scraps-and-yard-waste-page/overview-residents-organics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Curb side organics collection map in NYC</a></li> </ul> You’ll recognize a lot of the names of vendors and partners presenting at the Exhibition Hall for the Food Waste Fair because they’ve been guests on the show. <a href="https://anchor.fm/trashtalking/episodes/Episode-8-Chloe-Vichot--Ancolie-e3g0r6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ancolie</a>, <a href="https://anchor.fm/trashtalking/episodes/Episode-34-Shien-Ru-Tsao--Commit-to-Green-e2qkl7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Commit to Green</a>, <a href="https://anchor.fm/trashtalking/episodes/Episode-4-Catherine-Smiley--Rescuing-Leftover-Cuisine-e3825o" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rescuing Leftover Cuisine</a>, <a href="https://anchor.fm/trashtalking/episodes/Episode-5-Meredith-Danberg-Ficarelli--Common-Ground-Compost-e2qkm8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Common Ground Compost</a>, <a href="https://anchor.fm/trashtalking/episodes/Episode-23-Sabine-Valenga--Food-For-All-e2qkli" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Food For All</a>, <a href="https://anchor.fm/trashtalking/episodes/Episode-21-Bertha-Jimenez--Jessica-Aguirre--RISE-Products-e2qklk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rise</a>, and <a href="https://anchor.fm/trashtalking/episodes/Episode-19-Louisa-Ziane--Toast-Ale-e2qklm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toast Ale</a>.  — Join the conversation on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/trashybeautyco/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/trashybeautyco/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread the word and spur more eco-warriors to action.--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ecowarriorspodcast/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ecowarriorspodcast/support</a>

Environmental education and action in NYC with Julie Raskin @ Department of Sanitation New York (DSNY)