Zero Waste Capital District

Zero Waste Capital District is a coalition of several local non-profits and scores of individuals dedicated to increasing consumer consciousness about the need to reduce the amount of waste we produce. We provide educational materials and mentoring, with a focus on proper recycling, food scraps composting and avoiding/refusing single use plastics. We help create the infrastructure and legislative support needed in our communities to divert waste from landfills and incinerators/kilns. We understand the connection between waste and climate change, and we are particularly concerned about the burden of waste on our most vulnerable residents.

Our member groups include: PAUSE/350.org, League of Women Voters of Albany County, Sierra Club Hudson-Mohawk Group, Save the Pine Bush, Solidarity Committee of the Capital District, Friends of Tivoli Preserve and Farm, Green Sanctuary-First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, Capital Region Earth Day and CRICCC- Capital Region Interfaith Creation Care Coalition. We welcome new members – groups and individuals.

Members of ZWCD also serve as the Zero Waste Education Subcommittee of the Albany City Sustainability Advisory Committee.

USEFUL RESOURCES:
Kiss The Ground Video Library
Free Community Compost Drop Off Sites and Paid Compost Pick Up Services in the Capital Region
The Truth About Plastic Recycling (Video)
Get Started with Composting (Video) – Sustainable Saratoga
Vermicomposting (Video) – Sustainable Saratoga
The Compost Story / The Soil Story (Short Videos)
SaveTheFood.com
AlbanyRecycles.com – Albany Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Days, Paper Shredding and Book Recycling Events
Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) – backyard & community composting
WastedFood.com – Jonathan Bloom’s blog, author of “American Wasteland
Albany.CCE.Cornell.edu – Cornell Cooperative Extension, composting
BuyLocalGrowLocal.org – Sustainable Directory, Compost sites