We work to develop and implement design strategies within buildings and public spaces to help cities equitably achieve zero waste.
The Center for Zero Waste Design builds advocacy campaigns and vision plans alongside community organizations, nonprofit coalitions, and municipalities to integrate best practices for zero waste into programming and design of buildings and the public realm.
The Absurd Problem of New York City Trash, NY Times
We helped the NYT journalists to understand and visualize DSNY’s proposals for containerizing waste, and were quoted in their article: Clare Miflin, an architect and the executive director of the Center for Zero Waste Design, argues that a different scheme would better address...
How to Improve Waste Containerization in NYC
We are in support of NYC’s plans to containerize waste but recommend adjustments for large buildings and walk-ups to better integrate waste containerization into streetscapes and improve labor conditions for building porters. See our recommendations to reduce the street space taken...
Don’t Kill Community Composting in New York City
Food waste is the part of garbage that makes it disgusting. When sealed in plastic bags with other trash, food waste putrefies, releasing foul odors and garbage juice, attracting rodents and roaches. When it winds up in landfills, food waste...