Zero Waste Capital District

A volunteer coalition educating the public on sustainable waste management

Zero Waste Capital District is a not-for-profit organization in New York State's Capital Region (Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady counties and beyond) focused on education and outreach about the importance of reducing waste.

This website contains resources, ideas and information on important ways to reduce waste, protect our environment and health, and lower our carbon footprint. You will find information on:

Reducing food waste
Rescuing edible food
Composting
Local community compost drop-off sites
Compost pick up services
Reduce and reuse
Proper recycling
How to run a Zero Waste Event
DIY products and projects
The dirty truth about plastics
Call for volunteers!
Plus key links:

-Find the most up-to-date listings of environmental events at the Capital Region All Green Calendar

-Check out the latest plastics news and info at BeyondPlastics.org

-Find out why reducing food waste is the 3rd most important thing we can do to address climate change at Project Drawdown

Connect with us!

By joining our Facebook group at Zero Waste Capital District
By joining our Google Group zero-waste-capital-district@googlegroups.com
By emailing us at info@zerowastecd.org
By offering to volunteer your time and/or talents as a Volunteer

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