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tOWARDS ZERO WASTE

Toward Zero Waste Support

Toward Zero Waste services have transitioned to Sustainable NCW, continuing to offer waste assessments, consultation, and education that help individuals and businesses reduce waste and make meaningful environmental impacts.

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What is Towards Zero Waste?

The Towards Zero Waste movement challenges us all to think about waste differently. After all, what is 'waste' but a potential resource? When moving Towards Zero Waste (TZW) one gives careful consideration to the products used in their business and where they might end up afterwards. The goal is to reduce our impact by minimizing resource use and reducing the amount of waste sent to the landfill. Planning in this manner may result in items being recycled, composted or avoided altogether.

Free Resources to Help yOU transition Towards Zero Waste

TZW Event Toolkit - English

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TZW Event Toolkit - Spanish

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TZW Food Service Toolkit - English

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TZW Food Service Toolkit - Spanish

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TZW Hospitality Toolkit - English

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TZW Hospitality Toolkit - Spanish

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Cover page of a school toolkit titled 'Towards Zero Waste Public Schools Toolkit, Chelan County, Waste Loop, August 2022' with green icons representing waste reduction, recycling, and sustainability.

TZW School Toolkit - English

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Poster promoting recycling with images of recyclable items including a plastic bottle, aluminum cans, a beer can, a plastic jug, newspapers, crackers, paint cans, a pack of pills, an egg carton, and cardboard. Contains a recycling symbol and a note about support from the Washington State Department of Ecology.

Bilingual Towards Zero Waste Signage

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Testimonials

“It [TZW] may not be glamorous, but I think one of the MOST important jobs done that weekend!”

-Community Member

“To me, You [TZW] were the best part of the crew! Knowing that you educated and sorted and collected made me feel that much more comfortable partying!”

-Oktoberfest Attendee

“This crew [Waste Loop] was amazing and very dedicated! Sticking their hands and sometimes faces into the trash bags to sort mis-tossed trash & compost! So fun to work with too!”

-Event Staff

A woman in a yellow shirt and shorts recycling at an outdoor event with recycling and compost bins. There are tents, pumpkins, and a crowd in the background, with fall decorations and a large tree.

Recycling and waste disposal station at an outdoor event with signs for glass, plastic film, liquids, compost, landfill, and recycle bins.

A chalkboard sign that says 'waste Audit in progress' outside a store with a trash bin and boxes nearby.

A person working on a recycling or cleanup project near used plastic buckets, black and white trash bags, and cardboard boxes, with large green dumpsters in the background, in a park setting with trees and autumn foliage.

A woman making a payment at an outdoor recycling booth with a young man in camouflage hoodie. The booth has donation buckets and recycling signs under a green tent.

A waste station set up at an outdoor fair or carnival with a canopy that says 'Waste Station'. In the background, there's a large Ferris wheel and people sitting at tables under a tent. The sky is cloudy and mountains are visible behind.

Group of six people wearing yellow shirts, standing around recycling, compost, and landfill bins with a dog in front, outdoors at a community event in a small town square decorated for fall.

Get In Touch!

Want to talk to someone on our team about ways you can reduce event waste? Get in touch!

Support provided, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology.

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