Austin Zero Waste Alliance (AZWA)

09/22/2024

♻ Did y'all know? In April, I released a new book for download to help busy families reduce household waste, save on the monthly budget, and pass down habits to kiddos! Check it out!

🔗 Kindle link - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1LMW9T

04/02/2024

🚨JUST PUBLISHED!🚨My new helps busy families discover cost-saving waste reduction strategies for every room in the home, family travel, and celebration events. Get your copy today and start your family's journey towards a more and eco-friendly lifestyle. ♻ Click the link to learn more and order now! 🔗 https://a.co/d/1gQJifg

Embark on your own eco-journey with "The Zero Waste Family"! This comprehensive guide is your roadmap to creating a sustainable household without breaking the bank. From simple swaps to ingenious hacks, discover practical waste reduction strategies tailored for every room, celebration event, and ...

03/10/2024

At the moderating the United Nations speaker panel on and ! Thank you to the Environment Program, Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea, Arizona State University, and Choco for lending us your valuable insights! 🍎♻️

11/24/2023

Today is !🎁🚫 Formalized in the early 90s, Buy Nothing Day is an international anti-capitalist movement to counter .

It’s roots that can be traced back to 1899 and is considered the best day of the year to contemplate society’s massive problems with overconsumption and the havoc it wreaks on our environment.

Here’s a quick video I made this morning deep-diving the origins of this global observance and how it ties into building a for a future!♻️🤠

Check out Zero Waste Strategies's video.

10/11/2023

Monday, October 16th at 6 PM CST – Join us for a virtual viewing of The Story of Plastics. "The Story of Plastic is a searing exposé revealing the ugly truth behind plastic pollution and the false solution of plastic recycling. Different from every other plastic documentary you’ve seen, The Story of Plastic presents a cohesive timeline of how we got to our current global plastic pollution crisis and how the oil and gas industry has successfully manipulated the narrative around it. From the extraction of fossil fuels and plastic disposal to the global resistance fighting back, The Story of Plastic is a life-changing, Emmy-winning film depicting one of the world’s most pressing environmental issues."

We will watch the film and discuss how these issues are impacting our communities and what we can do to resolve these concerns. Please RSVP here to get the Zoom link to join us! Or you can register here:

"We can't recycle our way out of the plastic crisis." So, what can we do?

11/29/2022

People who live in apartments and condos don't necessarily have easy access to composting, which is a critical part of Austin's Zero Waste strategy. Austinites, especially residents of multi-family buildings are encouraged to weigh in THIS Thursday Dec. 1 in-person or via Web Ex when the Universal Recycling Ordinance (URO) Committee of the Zero Waste Advisory Commission (ZWAC) meets from 12-1:30 p.m. There is also a survey and responses are due THIS Wednesday Nov. 30. Here are the details.

Austin Resource Recovery conducted a pilot program to test organics collection at multifamily communities in Austin and gather information to inform policy discussions. This pilot helped the City understand the unique challenges faced by Austin multifamily properties and allowed participating proper...

06/21/2021

Austin Resource Recovery customers can attend a drive-thru distribution event to get a free kitchen compost collector and compostable bags, while supplies last. The last two events take place on June 22 and June 24. Join us and start composting like a pro. Learn more: austintexas.gov/composting 🍂🦴🌱

02/09/2021

Make breakfast tacos pollution free!

01/28/2021

Green Latinos is hosting a free 1 hour online forum on Zero Waste this Thursday at 2pm Central with Frankie Orona the San Antonio-based Society of Native Nations leader who has taken a Zero Waste approach to Covid-19 relief efforts. Learn more about the event and sign up!

View public events for GreenLatinos to participate and share within our community.

01/25/2021

Really good video about plastic recycling as a scam:

If you were worried that the plastic industry was getting a little too trustworthy, worry no longer! sUbScRiBe FoR mOrE ViDes: https://www.youtube.com/c/clim...