In this must-watch webinar, All About Waste and Verdani Partners will explore how TRUE Zero Waste Certification and LEED v5 O+M seamlessly integrate. Discover how these two powerful systems complement each other on March 28th at 9am PST/12pm EST!

This article will delve into the specific challenges faced by data centers, airports, and logistic centers, while exploring innovative solutions that showcase the potential for a net-zero waste future.

Enjoy this interview with All About Waste founder Denise Braun.

By Angela Moore

Angela Moore tells the story of her and her team pursuing TRUE zero waste certification for the Missouri Historical Society’s Soldiers Memorial Museum, becoming the first TRUE zero waste museum in the world!

Denise Braun explains more about how TRUE Zero Waste Certification can apply to construction sites, and the importance of addressing challenges with construction waste.

By Caleigh Wells and Frances Anderton

U.S. landfills are expected to fill up in 15 years, according to Waste Business Journal. “Away” can mean storm drains, oceans, the stomachs of marine animals, or a giant floating island of trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Even when the local solid waste infrastructure is working properly, “away” means a nearby landfill. But the average landfill in the United states will be full in the next 15 years. And solid waste is only part of the story. There’s the greenhouse gas methane that’s emitted by the United States’ 133 billion pounds of annual rotting, wasted food. There’s the 1.9 billion metric tons of carbon emitted every year by the trucks and cars that cart around our food and our waste and ourselves.

This article dives into the latest news for zero waste buildings, with the announcement of the TRUE Zero Waste Precertification pathway! Just announced this week, click here to learn more about how this path to zero waste is an accessible option for all projects!

A piece by Valeree Catangay on the link between environmental racism and environmental sustainability, and some ways that we can all aim to address it.

Check out three tips from Kimberly Loscher on how to achieve a zero waste construction site!