The Case Studies listed here are from the Zero Waste Design Guidelines. We will be developing new case studies from the work of the Center, and collecting case studies from others worldwide. Search case studies by category or name.
How can NYC get trash bags off sidewalks? A look at containerization on Vanderbilt Avenue
We evaluated current waste management on a 5 block stretch of Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn. Working with Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council, who manage the Open Street, we designed solutions to reduce and containerize all residential, commercial and litter bin waste. Some of our recommendations are implementable immediately, and others require coordination with the city. Read the ...
The Max, NYC
The Max is a rental development in Hell’s Kitchen designed byArquitectonica, with SLCE as the architect of record, for TF Cornerstonein 2018. With over 1,000 rental units and 45,000 square feet ofamenities, this is one of the largest residential buildings in Manhattan. The building is named after the late Max Elghanayan, who conceived thisbuilding’s innovative ...
PLAN (Post-Landfill Action Network)
All colleges and universities generate large volumes of waste thatcan be diverted, as the Columbia University example shows, but not allpossess the resources to develop solutions or the campus culture tosupport them. The Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN) is a nonprofitorganization that works with college and university students and staffto introduce zero waste projects on-site, such ...
Battery Park City Composting, NYC
Battery Park City is a 92-acre mixed-use neighborhood along the southwestern tip of Manhattan, developed and managed by Battery Park City Authority (BPCA). The planned neighborhood is mainly residential, but also includes commercial, cultural, and community spaces, and 36 acres of public parkland. BPCA was developed with visionary environmental standards and continues to be a ...
Time Warner Center, NYC
The Time Warner Center (TWC), designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill,marks the southwest corner of Central Park with two 44-story towers rising from a 10-story podium. To handle the high volumes and diverse streams of waste flowing through the 2.8 million sq ft operation, the loading dock includes storage space and four compactor containers, one ...
640 Fifth Avenue, NYC
Waste from buildings with limited indoor storage is usually stagedfor street pickup every night. Without containerization, the wastecan attract pests and offend neighbors. To avoid such problems,Vornado Realty Trust designed an efficient system for moving thewaste generated by the office tenants at 640 Fifth Avenue, a 22-story,327,000 sq ft tower. See Case Study here. ...