New York City

Hyperlocal sharing provides a number opportunities for city residents to cut down on waste, save money, and build community. New York City provides examples for all city dwellers to get inspired by. Read More

Want to inspire family, neighbors and co-workers to recycle? Get some inspiration from Rick Schulman who is making strides to change recycling habits and achieve zero waste in Schwab House apartment building on NYC's Upper West Side. Read More

Now that I’ve awakened from my independent possession-owning-maintaining-inventorying stupor (and in a city and country where the costs of doing same are starting to escalate), I’ve started to take some steps to avoid R-R-R Redundancy in my own life. Read More

Share, swap, borrow, donate and gift to zero waste. Read on to learn We Hate To Waste founder's Jacquelyn Ottman favorite tips for getting neighbors involved in zero waste. Read More

What could be more creative than repurposing ordinary objects for art projects in schools? That's the magic behind NYC's Materials for the Arts, a reuse center that puts used materials into the creative hands of young artists. Harriet Taub, the Executive Director of the organization, explains more. Read More

Did you know Green Moms inspired the 2014 NYC pilot composting program? Sustainability Coordinator, Jenny Prescott, started a composting program in her daughter's NYC public school. The waste-reducing results will inspire you - and an entire city. Read More

Hey New Yorkers, let's all pitch in and pick up even just one piece of litter per day to make NYC streets cleaner and safer for all. Read More

Adam Baruchowitz shares his story of Wearable Collections, a socially responsible firm that has collected and recycled more than 10 million pounds of used clothing, shoes, and other textiles from apartment dwellers in NYC while raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for charitable partners. Read More

Live in NYC? Want to cut down on food waste? Check out these 7 tips and save money, cut down on climate emissions and help NYC get to zero waste. Read More

Jacquie Ottman, founder of WeHateToWaste.com critiques 'Racing To Zero' documentary about San Francisco's zero waste efforts. Concludes that is risks sending a message that recycling may be preferable to waste reduction and reuse. Read More

Don't waste that food! Learn how Josh Treuhaft and Chef Celia Lam's Salvage SupperClub creates gourmet food out of what might otherwise become food waste. Read More

Why Adrian Moyer, a sustainably minded fashionista will only rent not buy dresses in the future. Her experience using Rent The Runway is described here. Read More