Want to learn how to hold a fun swap event in your community? Learn from the Swap, Share, and Shmooze event held in NYC's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. Reduce waste and promote neighborliness. Read More
Looking for innovative ideas to promote sharing, circular economy and local sustainability? Check out Naboskab — "Neighborhood Closet" in Danish — and learn about their three community closets that promote reuse and sharing, while also saving money, space, and the environment. Read More
In addition to keeping stuff out of landfills, community reuse events like GrowNYC's Stop 'N' Swaps ® can make NYC more sustainable by building community and enhancing economic resilience, especially in underserved areas. Read More
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 share more and own less? Read on! Co-founder Lawrence Alvarez describes the amazing success of the Toronto Tool Library and Sharing Depot — and shares tips for how you can start a tool library in your own community. 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
Tradr, developed by Harvard students and inspired by waste on campus, offers a new way to buy, sell, and trade your valuables using your smartphone, encouraging reuse in your local community. 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
Tessa Cook and Sasha Celestial-One were both alarmed by how much food goes to waste. They decided to tackle this problem by leveraging technology. A food waste app was born. It lets you share extra food with your neighbors and other community members. Read More
Got regifts? Throw a party. The perfect time is after the holidays to chase away the dark days of January. That's what we did at WeHateToWaste. Read on to hear how it all went and get some ideas for your own Regift Party. Read More