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About the Conference

U.S Zero Waste Business Council, Zero Waste Companies

Great place to connect and learn about zero waste for business!

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October 1 - California Air Resources Board Proposes Phaseout of Organic Waste Disposal by 2025

Set the goal and go!!

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A Look at One Woman's Effort to Create a National Clearinghouse for Local Recycling Rules

How one California woman started Recycle by City, a website that she hopes to build into a national clearinghouse for local recycling information.

If we can't have recycling consistency from city to city, at least we can have this! Thanks for a great resource!

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The American recycling business is a mess: Can Big Waste fix it?

Profits across the industry have been in free fall, due to technical challenges and changes in consumer behavior. Can Waste Management turn things around?

Companies smaller than WM are successful with the true commitment to make recycling happen. It can be done; consistent education is the key.

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New ad campaign helps consumers sort out recycling confusion

Non-profits are ramping up efforts to educate consumers about how to recycle properly as contamination of the recycling stream rises, putting the industry in jeopardy.

Consistency is key for labeling, but it would also help if most waste haulers could collect the same material for recycling. I know it depends on geographical infrastructure, but we can dream....

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Dancing for Clean Air (HD)

Zero waste flash mob dance in Gipuzkoa. More than 2000 people dancing in San Sebastian to the song 'I want to breathe clean air' to show that the province ne...

Flash Mob Dance against burning waste - enjoy!

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The Chesapeake Bay Is Absolutely Filled With Plastic

Microplastics contaminate the water on a massive scale.

Plastic in my fish dinner? Not so good anymore...

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Kathy Walsh, Director and Ryan Walsh, Project Manager, for Business Waste Management (BWM) Certified as Zero Waste Business Associates

USZWBC creates first 3rd party zero waste certification program

The satisfaction and savings from working towards Zero Waste is great! What efforts has your organization made toward this goal?

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Training The Zero Waste Workforce « « BioCycle BioCycle

Several universities are offering waste reduction training as part of their environmental course catalog. The US Zero Waste Business Council, which certifies facilities as Zero Waste, offers a Zero Waste Business Associate credential.