Low Carbon Hero

How one Davis school cut its trash by two-thirds

Cesar Chavez Elementary School students Charlotte Mitchell and Aleta Ballinger-Dickerson recycle their lunch trays after eating at school last week. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo

Ximena Jackson, Davis RISE Coordinator tells the inspiring story of how Cesar Chavez Elementary School reduced its waste from 320 gallons per week to around 100 gallons a week in the space of a few months.

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Mailes’ journey to health and sustainability

Jeff Mailes deadheads some of the marigolds in the Segundo residents garden.

Fifth year UC Davis Senior, Jeff Mailes’ experience with cancer at a young age led him to explore producing organic good food and to promoting sustainability to his fellow students.,

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Tinker, tailor, eco-hero

Larry Fisher

Larry Fisher in the backyard where he converts trash into useful goods

Larry Fisher, a modern day tinker who works out of the limelight to convert trash into useful goods that he then shares with local community organisations, explains why reusing is even better than recycling.  Read more


Shar Katz and Caffe Italia

Shar Katz and family [Credit: Davis Enterprise]

Shar Katz's family (husband Kevin and children Jagger and Gabrielle) have been her inspiration for taking action on climate change.

“Ultimately, I am trying to use our business as a way to push through change for the better. For our kids and our community as a whole.”

Find out how one Davis working mom is tackling food waste and climate change. Read more


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