Created in 1989 under Local Law 19, the MSWAB advances ideas, insights, and initiatives to achieve NYC’s Zero Waste x 2030 goal.

Our AREA OF IMPACT

Working in partnership with SWABs in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, our 38 members seek to achieve impact through three primary avenues:

  • Policy input (testimony, meetings, letters)

  • Thought leadership (recycling guides, public forums, outreach)

  • Grant-making (annual Community Composting and Reuse, Reduce and Repair grants)

We meet the the second Wednesday of every month. All meetings are open to the public.

  • Extended Producer Responsibility

  • Packaging laws

  • Container and product deposit laws

  • Mandatory organics collection

  • Right to repair

  • Enhanced enforcement

  • Community gardens

What we PROMOTE

  • Green New Deal

  • Reducing consumption

  • Pay / Save As You Throw

  • Carbon taxes

  • Pricing-in externalities

  • Material bans

  • Waste education

KEY accomplishments

  • Curbside Organics Pilot Program

  • NYC’s Foam Ban

  • NYC’s Plastic Bag Ban

  • $300K+ Grant-Giving

  • COVID-19 Wastewater Testing

  • Zoned System of Waste Collection

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