zero waste

We are a society becoming increasingly dependent on disposable consumer products and it has a devastating impact on our environment. On "Issues of the Environment," WEMU's David Fair discusses the upcoming Zero Waste Challenge in Ann Arbor, with Live Zero Waste executive director Samuel McMullen. Find out what we can learn and how to make a difference.

2019 marks year two of the Ann Arbor Summer Festival’s “Festival Footprint Initiative.” Initially, the plan was to get to a 90% waste diversion rate in…

Ann Arbor's annual Earth Day Festival will take place on April 28th at the Leslie Science and Nature Center. 89.1 WEMU's Jorge Avellan tells what what…

Another holiday season has come and gone, which means vacations, New Year's resolutions, and holiday waste. So, as the waste piles up, what are the most…

For the last three decades, Food Gatherers has recovered food that would otherwise be wasted. It has put it to good use by helping feed the hungry in…

Earth Day will be observed on Sunday, April 22, and there's an annual festival taking place in Ann Arbor.The Ann Arbor Earth Day Festival is put together…

If you’ve ever been to a football game at Michigan Stadium, you may have noticed the abundance of trash that is generated. Throughout the game, workers…

More local events organizers are choosing to utilize the services of "Zero Waste Washtenaw" and move towards a day when absolutely none of the waste…

This week, the conversation centers on recycling in Washtenaw County. Our guest is Christine Chessler-Stull, Recycle Ann Arbor’s Outreach & Zero Waste…

Collegiate athletic events are big generators: of excitement, of revenue, and of waste. How can we cut down on the trash, while leaving the finances and…