Volunteer Opportunities at Trash Museum, Garbage Museum

CRRA Seeks Students, Seniors Interested in Sustainability for its Education Programs

Looking for a way to serve your community? Concerned about the environment? The Garbage Museum in Stratford and the Trash Museum in Hartford are looking for you.

The Garbage Museum and the Trash Museum, operated by the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, are looking for volunteers to help with their award-winning education programs. The museums teach more than 50,000 children and adults each year about recycling, conservation of energy and natural resources, environmental responsibility and the impact that routine choices can have on the planet.

Volunteers’ duties would include greeting and assisting visitors, answering telephones, preparation of program materials and other tasks as needed. Volunteers could eventually be trained to lead tours and educational programs.

“Experience is not required to volunteer at the Trash Museum or the Garbage Museum,” said Sotoria Montanari, CRRA education supervisor. “We only require our volunteers be dependable, responsible, personable and enthusiastic.”

Volunteers must be age 16 or older.

Those interested in volunteering can call the Trash Museum at 860-757-7765 or the Garbage Museum at 203-381-9571.

The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority is a quasi-public agency whose mission is to work for – and in – the best interests of the municipalities of the state of Connecticut. CRRA develops and implements environmentally sound solutions and best practices for solid waste disposal and recycling management on behalf of municipalities. CRRA serves more than 100 Connecticut cities and towns. CRRA also runs sustainability education programs through the Trash Museum in Hartford and Garbage Museum in Stratford. Computer users can also discuss CRRA at its blog, http://crra-blog.blogspot.com.

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