RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmonders gathered on Wednesday to celebrate the third anniversary of the city of Richmond’s climate equity action plan, as city leaders announced a set of waste initiative aimed at increasing recycling access.
Laura Thomas, the city’s Director of the Office of Sustainability, who leads the RVAgreen 2050 initiative, announced a new set of solid waste initiatives, in partnership with the Department of Public Works (DPW), on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU’s Markel Center on W. Broad Street.
Jessica Bell Brown, the executive director of the ICA, said the three exhibits mentioned support for the sustainability and equity plan.
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“We have picked sustainability as our focus within schools,” Brown told 8News. “[It is] part of the fabric of the ICA at every layer, in terms of the way we provide each year. We’re really thinking about the ways in which the ICA can be even more of a [greater force] for good and [serve] as a space for gathering, community and connection.”…