Think Zero Home is a personalized coaching program designed to help individuals and families create a low or zero waste lifestyle and household.

The QSWAB is made up of a diverse group of Queens residents, business owners, civic leaders, and advocates who care about how waste affects our borough and share the goal to support efforts that move our City to a future in which all resources are recovered and no waste is wasted.

Since 2015, the WWF-US Food Loss & Waste (FLW) team has worked to standardize FLW measurement and solutions across the value chain—from farms and suppliers, to the retail and hospitality sectors, to food service in schools.
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Through our national Save the Food campaign, we’re raising awareness among consumers—the number one source of wasted food in the United States—and arming them with practical tips and tools to cut food waste at home.

Created in created in 1989 under Local Law 19, the MSWAB advances ideas, insights, and initiatives to achieve NYC’s Zero Waste x 2030 goal.

The Bronx SWAB will seek to uphold and advance New York City’s Zero Waste by 2030 goal. Additionally, responsibilities of The SWAB will include providing policy input and engaging with local communities on all matters pertaining to environmental justice and sustainability.

The Brooklyn Solid Waste Advisory Board (BkSWAB) is a volunteer citizens’ advisory board dedicated to helping our borough contribute to New York City's zero waste goals.

The NYC Compost Project, created by the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) in 1993, works to rebuild NYC’s soils by providing New Yorkers with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to produce and use compost locally. NYC Compost Project programs are carried out by teams of DSNY-funded staff at seven partner organizations: Big Reuse, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Earth Matter NY, LES Ecology Center, The New York Botanical Garden, Queens Botanical Garden, and Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden.

For more information visit: nyc.gov/compostproject
View educational brochures and tip sheets: makecompost.nyc/makecompost