Toward Zero Waste

08/24/2026

Today TZW welcomed Apex High School, our first high school, to our SHARE Family! It was quickly made clear that our high schools need this program too, and that our students and staff are up for the challenge! 💚🍊🥕🍌🌎 Thank you to Mama Edna's Thrift Shop by The Mama Edna Project for making the funding possible, and way to go Apex!🎉

07/22/2026

Today's NC Health News article that captures our advocacy work around SHARE!

A Wake County program collects unopened cafeteria items instead of the landfill, cutting waste and methane, advocates push to add dairy.

07/13/2026

A huge thank you to Cary-Kildaire Rotary Club for a second, very productive, Cart Building Party!🎉 💚 Our Phase 5 SHARE schools have Collection Carts and Pantry Carts because of your work! https://towardzerowaste.org/share-program/

06/29/2026

Thank you, Cary-Kildaire Rotary Club for your donation to SHARE! https://secure.givelively.org/donate/toward-zero-waste-north-carolina/share

06/23/2026

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/nc-needs-more-effective-guidelines-to-reduce-food-waste-in-schools?source=direct_link

06/13/2026

TZW Community, we need YOU! Help us get to 500 signatures, today! Together we can help reduce school food waste and improve food insecurity. 🌍🍎🍊🥕🧀💚https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/nc-needs-more-effective-guidelines-to-reduce-food-waste-in-schools?source=direct_link&

06/10/2026

Join us in asking our State Agencies for improvements to food waste and food insecurity in our NC schools! Sign the petition, and share with others, today! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/nc-needs-more-effective-guidelines-to-reduce-food-waste-in-schools?source=direct_link&

04/24/2026

An article in INDY Week profiles Kathleen Liebowitz, Executive Director of TZW, and her zero waste lifestyle journey. We thank Jasmine Gallup for sharing this inspiring story!

For mom and Toward Zero Waste director Kathleen Liebowitz, reducing household waste is about making practical changes at home, and systemic changes in the community.

04/22/2026

Thank you Wake County Government! With funds from the Wake County Waste Prevention Grant, SHARE was able to launch in 8 additional schools in March and April! SHARE schools recover, on average, 41 food items per day, items that are redistributed to students, rather than going to the landfill. That’s over 7,300 per school year, per school!!!💚🌍🥕🍎🍊🍌

https://towardzerowaste.org/share-program/

🎉 is excited to see the impact of the projects created by our Wake County Waste and Recycling Waste Prevention Grant recipients!

🌍 This we want to congratulate all who received 2025-26 grant funds! Holly Springs High School - NC, Toward Zero Waste , Partners for Environmental Justice, New Hope Baptist Church, Legado de amor, Hội Thánh Baptist Hy Vọng Raleigh - Vietnamese New Hope Baptist Revival International-HQ Raleigh Dream Center Titus II Dance Ministry 👏

Read more about the grant and projects here ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4ciOFXd

04/16/2026

Mama Edna's Thrift Shop by The Mama Edna Project...Thank you for your generous sponsorship of a SHARE school! It takes a village....thank you for being in ours! https://towardzerowaste.org/share-program/