Ditch Plastic Wrap: Turn Scrap Textiles into Reusable Food Wrap
Hosted by: Young Le
What to Expect:
Prepare to roll up your sleeves and get creative! During this meetup, we'll harness the power of upcycling by repurposing textile scraps into practical and eco-friendly alternatives to single-use plastics. Together, we'll learn how to craft reusable food wraps that are not only functional but also contribute to reducing waste in our environment.
Goals of the Meetup:
The goals of this meetup are clear:
- Upcycle textile scraps to give them a new life and purpose.
- Take a stand against single-use plastics by creating reusable alternatives.
- Promote the importance of reusability and sustainability in our daily lives.
Preferred Day/Time:
Join us on Tuesday, May 21, from 6 PM to 9 PM for an evening of creativity and environmental stewardship.
Duration & Occurrence:
Back by popular demand! This meetup is part of a Plastics/Reuse series that will occur every month on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. So mark your calendars and make a commitment to join us in our ongoing efforts to make a positive impact on our planet.
Please note: This is a limited space event, so if you registered, but can no longer make it, please let us know so we can admit others on the waitlist.
Let's come together to turn scraps into something meaningful and contribute to a greener, more sustainable future. See you there!
770 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06510
United States
Instructor or Event Lead
Young Le
She/Her/HersYoung Le Do, or just Young, is a certified AJ&Smart Workshopper Master and founder of ecoAgiLean Consulting. With 15 years of hands-on product and business development experience, she now leverages that background to guide startup product teams toward market-ready solutions. She’s led cohorts of 6 to 80 participants, blending data-driven strategy with hands-on exercises so teams leave energized, aligned, and ready to build a repeatable innovation engine. In her signature Ideas to Action Sprint, Young takes you from napkin ideas through validating exercises to go-to-market rollouts—using real case studies and proven facilitation techniques to compress months of planning into just two days. Her innovative yet empathic facilitation style pushes teams to stretch their thinking while feeling safe to fail fast. As Young continues to deepen her expertise in eco- and circular-economy principles, she weaves those frameworks into every sprint—driving immediate, measurable progress today and building more sustainable businesses for tomorrow.
Areas: Life, Food & Venture, Prototyping & Invention, Entrepreneurship & Startups, Electronics, Code & Robotics
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