ZERO WASTE

Zero Waste is the principles and practices that work towards shifting our economy and culture away from one that sends everything off to the landfill to one that sends almost nothing there. This means redesigning products that can be recycled or composted more easily, which reduces needless waste. The Zero Waste approach also creates new jobs and economies based around the repurposing of materials and resources that would have otherwise been wasted.

The Street Art Fair launched a Zero Waste pilot program in 2008 and placed 23 Recycle Stations with bins for Bottles/Cans, Paper, and Trash throughout the Fair site.  The 2008 pilot program achieved great success, reducing dumpster content by 41% and diverting a minimum of 7 tons of waste from the landfill.

For information on the second year of the Zero Waste initiative, please review the 2009 Zero Waste Report.

ZERO WASTE PARTNERS

Thank you to the ongoing support and efforts of our Zero Waste Partners:

City of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Community Foundation, Recycle Ann Arbor, EcologyCenter, Every Day Change Communications L.L.C.