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Our model legislative toolkits: Powering community-led Zero Waste solutions

From My Experience / By Peter Blair / November 3, 2025

Zero Waste model legislation is a powerful tool for solving the complex and messy problems associated with our take-make-waste society. But real solutions don’t come in a one-size-fits-all package. The communities we work with at Just Zero each face different realities. That’s why we decided to build something better: Interactive, customizable toolkits.

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The crucial role of colleges in advancing Zero Waste

From My Experience / By Heather Greenwood / October 23, 2025

College campuses generate enormous amounts of waste each year, especially during move-in and move-out. By rethinking these systems, colleges and universities have an opportunity to modernize outdated and unsafe waste policies while building generations of environmental stewards to come.

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Greenwashed 2024

Reports / By Just Zero / April 10, 2025

A Look at Corporate Greenwashing and Tips on How to Spot It Many of us worry about how climate change and environmental degradation put current and future generations in danger. Yet several companies build their entire profit model on practices and materials that exploit and damage our environment and communities. That is why consumers around

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Greenwashing: The truth behind environmental marketing claims

Video / By Sakinah Jones / March 20, 2025

Companies are quick to promote their eco-friendly efforts—but are they truly helping the planet and public health?

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Do you know about these innovative programs to reduce trash?

Explainer / By Vanessa Zapata / February 7, 2025

It is no secret that the United States is one of the leading producers of trash in the world. Luckily, there is a solution that your town or city could implement: Pay-as-you-throw programs.

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Our model legislative toolkits: Powering community-led Zero Waste solutions

The crucial role of colleges in advancing Zero Waste

Greenwashed 2024

Greenwashing: The truth behind environmental marketing claims

Do you know about these innovative programs to reduce trash?

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