Over the course of three days, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in five free virtual sessions highlighting innovative tools and successful strategies that communities across the country can utilize to tackle our waste crisis. Register today to engage with experts, advocates, and volunteers who are working to shape a more sustainable, waste-free world.
…download. As is Just Zero’s model “Food Waste Prevention and Recycling Law.” For more information, please visit www.just-zero.org or reach out to Just Zero team members for further comment. ###…
Just Zero Issue Brief Outlines How to Tackle Food Waste Read More
…impact the health and well-being of neighboring communities. Unsurprisingly, most plastic refineries are located in Black and brown communities, low-income communities, and communities of limited English-speaking proficiency. And you can…
The Plastic Pollution Problem – We Can’t Recycle Our Way Out of It Read More
…several countries in Europe have found that sorting different types of beer or water bottles can take a lot of money, time, and energy. In part because many companies have…
Europe is Ahead of the U.S. When it Comes to Reuse. Here’s How We Catch Up Read More
…to make sure the materials that are recyclable get recycled. The materials that aren’t recyclable? Those should be phased out of production completely. Bottle Bills Bottle bills have been around…
Fixing Recycling One Step and One Policy at a Time Read More
…facilities in the U.S. are located in communities of color and low-income communities. The fossil fuel industry makes this problem even worse by pushing loopholes that disempower communities. We can…
Loopholes, Injustice, & the “Advanced Recycling” Myth Read More
…market their products. Scrutinize the pledges and commitments companies make when it comes to reducing waste and increasing recycling. Fight efforts to undermine new and existing laws. Push back on…
Fighting Corporate Greenwashing Read More
…replaced smaller, local waste facilities around the country. Many of these were built in Black and brown communities, low-income communities, and limited English-speaking communities. These landfills and incinerators plague the…
…staff to keep the heat on polluters! Investing in Environmental Justice Black and brown communities, low-income communities, and communities of limited English-speaking proficiency have been – and continue to be…
A year ago, our small, mighty crew launched a new nonprofit to advance community-centered Zero Waste solutions across the country. We set out on this venture with a broad vision…
Just Zero Celebrates One Year of Progress Towards Zero Waste Read More
…build these facilities, while silencing communities and hiding the truth behind the advanced recycling myth.” These loopholes come in two categories. First are laws that define advanced recycling as “manufacturing,”…
Just Zero Report Exposes Fossil Fuel Campaign Behind “Advanced Recycling” Read More