Center for Zero Waste Design
Center for Zero Waste Design
Center for Zero Waste Design

The Center for Zero Waste Design is a nonprofit that develops design strategies, advocacy campaigns, and policy tools. ThinkWoven is a consultancy that applies the design strategies to buildings, neighborhoods and cities.  

We envision a future without garbage, where urban systems are woven into ecosystems. In this vibrant future, people collaborate to create systems where products and materials are reused and recycled in circular processes, regenerating both communities and nature.

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Council Seeks to Charge Property Owners For Curbside Garbage ContainersStreetsblog NYC
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On Containerization
Center for Zero Waste Design

Our report proposes design strategies to containerize waste and safeguard the public realm. It is based on case studies from cities throughout the world and an in-depth analysis of NYC buildings and streetscapes.

New City Trash Bin Rules Begin TuesdayStreetsblog NYC
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Event: Conference on Climate and CompostEvent
Center for Zero Waste Design

Hear us speak at the Conference on Climate and Compost: New Directions in NYC’s Organic Waste Policy at Baruch College on October 29th & 30th. We will speak on Day 2 of the conference, which is themed around Data, Buildings and Organic Waste Systems.

Adams Must Avoid Berlin Wall of Sidewalk Garbage Cans: ExpertsStreetsblog NYC
Center for Zero Waste Design

The Center for Zero Waste Design is grateful for the generous support of: The Rockefeller Foundation, Association for a Better New York (ABNY), Vanguard Charitable Fund, The Durst Organization, New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), AIA New York, Center for Architecture, Reloop Americas Research Institute, Oceanix, and UN Habitat.

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