On the Path to Zero Waste
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Cultivating Sustainability and Profit Discover how farms and farm-allied ventures are tapping into the growing compost market to boost their sustainability and profitability. This webinar explores innovative composting strategies, market opportunities, and best practices that are transforming agricultural waste into valuable resources, helping farmers to diversify their income streams while contributing to environmental stewardship.
A city facing mounting landfill challenges transforms them into opportunities through smart partnerships. That's exactly what's happening in Albany, NY, where an innovative coalition of local government, small businesses, and non-profits is writing a new chapter in community-driven sustainability. Their efforts are not just extending landfill life – they're saving taxpayers millions in future costs...
The Zero Waste Associates (ZWA) Course teaches participants how to use the Zero Waste USA toolkits for Zero Waste planning for businesses, institutions, or communities. Zero Waste Associates Course REGISTER HERE Instructors: Ruth Abbe, Chrise de Tournay Birkhahn, and Amanda Rice Waddle Guest Speakers from Zero Waste USA and other organizations. Dates: February 26, 2026 -...
From Food Waste to Circular Food Systems: Global Solutions for a Zero Waste Future Tuesday, April 14th • 8:30 to 10:30 am PDT Every year, the world wastes nearly one billion tonnes of food, contributing significantly to biodiversity loss, food insecurity, and climate change. Reducing food loss and waste requires collaboration across sectors. This webinar brings...
The Advanced Zero Waste Planning Course is designed to deliver in-depth instruction on tools used in Zero Waste Planning. In addition, participants will learn how to understand Material Characterization studies and standard metrics used in Zero Waste planning. Participants will get instructions on Zero Waste USA’s planning toolkit, which precedes the advanced tools. The advanced...
Register and learn about: Placer County's partnership with EatWell, a virtual food pantry that overcomes the logistics challenges of food recovery. No storage or transportation required, recipients pick up food themselves! HungreeApp, an app that enables food waste generators to share their donations in real-time with a recipient sub-community of their choice. They have begun...
Using AI-Powered Waste Auditing to Improve Sorting a School Join the NCRA Schools Committee to explore Al-driven insights designed to enhance waste diversion and motive increased action toward S81383 compliance at your schools. Data helps measure what matters: Simplify waste data collection to help quantify what's working or not working more quickly and accurately. Engage...
Wondering whether onsite composting is realistic for your organization? Join us June 9 at 10am Pacific for a virtual session with Betsy La Force of Green Mountain Technologies. She'll cover the fundamentals of small-scale decentralized composting and bring them to life with case studies from institutions like Rutgers, the Food Bank of Dayton, and the...
Join Save The Albatross Coalition (STAC) for a compelling presentation on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, led by Captain Charles Moore, the researcher who discovered it. Captain Moore will make a short presentation. There will be a short documentary produced in collaboration with the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), followed by an open discussion. The film...
Get the Latest on Federal & State Zero Food Waste Legislation The Zero Food Waste Coalition is a national effort to inform and influence U.S. food waste policy at the federal, state, and local levels with the goal of reducing food waste by 50% by 2030. Members include the Northern California Recycling Association, Harvard Food...
Join Save The Albatross Coalition (STAC) for a compelling presentation on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, led by Captain Charles Moore, June 24, 7am Pacific
Introduction to Zero Waste (IZW) is a four-hour online (Zoom) introductory class hosted and taught by Zero Waste USA board members and staff. During this class, students will learn about Zero Waste principles, the Zero Waste International Alliance’s (ZWIA) Zero Waste Hierarchy, and the international, peer-reviewed definition of Zero Waste. Students will also be introduced...