<div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_m0o0lern1" alt="image.png" width="196" height="75" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br><div><font color="#38761d"><b><i>Want to hear about successful zero waste projects?</i></b>  Plan on attending the National Zero Waste Conference and get some great ideas about what you could do in your community to reduce waste.  OKRA is a collaborating organization of Zero Waste USA.  If you are an OKRA member, you are eligible for a discount to the conference and your cost will be $100 for both days.   Email: <a href="mailto:info@recycleok.org">info@recycleok.org</a> to get the link to register as an OKRA member. </font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline">Join us at the National </span><a href="https://zwconference.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(70,120,134);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Zero Waste Conference</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"> (</span><a href="https://zwconference.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(70,120,134);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">zwconference.org</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline">) on October 2-3, 2024, hosted by </span><a href="https://zerowasteusa.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(70,120,134);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Zero Waste USA</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"> (</span><a href="https://zerowasteusa.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(70,120,134);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">zerowasteusa.org</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline">). </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Quattrocento Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline">🗓️</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline">This two-day virtual (Zoom) event focuses on Zero Waste businesses, institutions, and communities. Find more information on the program and registration </span><a href="https://zwconference.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">here</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline">: <a href="https://zwconference.org/" target="_blank">https://zwconference.org/</a>  </span><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_m0o0j3oe0" alt="5. Plenary NZWC 2024 (3.625 x 4.75).png" width="429" height="562"><br></div></div>