Tag: <span>zero waste</span>

State Policy or Stale Policy?

Dwindling Disposal Capacity  As the northeastern United States’ disposal capacity continues to dwindle, the pressure is on legislators and regulators to address the challenge and deliver sound policy solutions. Policy in the Northeast has not caught up to suitably address the realities in waste and recycling – both from the perspective of the …

One Man’s Waste Is Another Man’s Food

NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) My internship is with DSNY, in the Office of the Commissioner, and my position is largely focused around one event in particular, the NYC Food Waste Fair. Under NYC’s Zero Waste Initiative to contribute zero waste to landfills by 2030, the city has been steadily …