Advancing Zero Waste solutions that put people and planet first.
Just Zero partners with communities, advocates, and policy makers across the country to implement just and equitable solutions to climate-damaging and toxic production, consumption, and waste disposal practices. Join us:
Our Projects
Tackling our waste crisis is about more than just managing trash – it’s about changing the broken systems that lead to overproduction, overconsumption, and environmental injustice so that we can stop waste before it starts.
Every piece of waste tells a story: Of resources extracted and discarded, of products designed to be used once and tossed, of corporations choosing convenience over sustainability, and of communities forced to live with the consequences. At Just Zero, we know that fixing this crisis means addressing all of it – together. Through our four projects, we’re tackling the full scope of our waste crisis.
Corporate Pollution
Holding big polluters accountable.
Healthy Environments
Working alongside communities.
Preventable Waste
Eliminating unnecessary trash.
Zero Waste Systems
Building real solutions that work.
$473 Billion
The value of food the U.S. throws away annually.
Source: Feeding America
90%
The amount of single-use packaging production we can cut in the U.S. by implementing reuse systems.
Source: Reuters
Areas of Impact
Overproduction and dangerous waste disposal practices are wreaking havoc on our everyday lives.
As powerful interests pretend that waste is inevitable and treat communities as disposable – and spend big money to maintain the status quo – the problem only gets worse.
