The Baltimore City Department of Public Works has issued a Request for Information for citywide waste reduction and diversion activities. If you think your businesses or nonprofit could partner with the City of Baltimore to reduce waste citywide, please visit https://emma.maryland.gov/page.aspx/en/bpm/process_manage_extranet/31101 and consider…
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#EveryStoryCounts — Sandra McKenzie
Our church, God is King Center, was located in Beltsville, and our Pastor, Moise Wang, told us that the Lord said we were supposed to move to Baltimore because that’s where He wanted us. And to be honest with you, at…
Comprehensive Bag Reduction Act
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Mayor Brandon M. Scott signed an Executive Order postponing implementation of Ordinance 20-337: Comprehensive Bag Reduction in response to the continuous impact of COVID-19 on residents and businesses, effective immediately. The Comprehensive Bag Reduction ordinance, commonly…
#EveryStoryCounts — Billy Humphrey
I moved a lot as a boy, but I’m a south Baltimore guy. I’ve lived in Brooklyn, which is the city, I’ve lived in Brooklyn Park, which is Anne Arundel county, I’ve lived in Lansdowne in Baltimore County – I…
“Compost Matters–But Food Matters More”
Baltimore City has been partnering with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) since 2018 to eliminate food waste through the Food Matters program. The team has been working towards increasing composting in the city, but more importantly is promoting the…
#EveryStoryCounts — Dorothy Kielian
I live in East Baltimore City. I am part of the neighborhood association, lead Epic Church Outreach in this area, and love my neighborhood. When Covid closings began, I never thought it was going to go more than a few…
#EveryStoryCounts — Monica Lapenta
BACFAD (Be a Chef for a Day) is a healthy eating program that teaches all people of all ages to cook healthy meals and create a food budget; our students learn cooking skills while absorbing valuable information about diet and…
Office of Sustainability Internship Opportunity
The Baltimore Office of Sustainability is currently seeking up to two part-time interns to work with us (5-16 hours/week) this fall on two (2) separate projects. The intern positions will be fully remote. The Sustainability Data and Metrics Intern will…
#EveryStoryCounts – Sabrina Martin
I went to school for mental health and addiction counseling, so my passion was to work with adverse populations. I have a son with special needs and then I had a son with substance use concerns. I’ve worked with the…
Summer 2020 Interns and Fellows!
Throughout the Summer of 2020, the Office of Sustainability was fortunate enough to work with 3 Fellows–Jessica Flynn, Bryan Thomson, and Favour Okhuevbie–and YouthWorks Intern Zaniya Williams. The rest of the Planning Department also had 3 additional fellows–Tiaira Robinson, Jeremy…