Twenty-five children participated in storytelling learning sessions and were taught one or more stories that demonstrate waste reduction. The stories were: The Big Wind, Why People Have to Work and Hare and the Drinking Hole. After learning these stories and how to tell them effectively, they students participated in three community festivals: Juneteenth, Afrifest and Family Day. The youth told stories, made and handed out non-toxic cleaners plus gave out information on waste reduction, recycling, and reuse at these community events. Several of the youth participated in re-use workshops, re-purposing jeans, shirts, t-shirts and liquid coffee mate containers. The highlight for the youth was presenting the Seamstress at the National Association of Black Storytellers "In the Tradition" Festival and Conference.