Title: Improving Recycling, Reducing Litter, and Beautifying NHC

Description: Come learn from Keep New Hanover County Beautiful Vice Chair, Veda Lewin, and City of Wilmington Sustainability Manager, David Ingram, about initiatives that have engaged many community partners and volunteers to keep a clean New Hanover County, including a Cigarette Litter Recycling Program, which began in 2017 and led to other exciting projects, like Seabins, and the Bebot.

Bios:
Veda Lewin
Veda is an environmental professional with nearly a decade of experience in environmental education, sustainability programming, and communications. A North Carolina native, she attended the University of North Carolina Wilmington, earning a MSc in Environmental Sciences.  She currently serves as the Vice Chairperson of Keep New Hanover Beautiful, living in Wilmington with her husband, Parker and kittens, Fennel and Beans.

David Ingram
David Ingram is the Sustainability Manager for the City of Wilmington. David’s work includes guiding the City to achieve their clean energy, GHG emission reduction, and recycling & waste reduction goals. David is a LEED AP with over 15 years of experience in the sustainability field in both the public and private sector.