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Alaminos, Philippines – Village leadership has established comprehensive zero waste strategies, including backyard and village-level composting, source separation programs, and small-scale sorting facilities.
Buenos, Aires, Argentina – Cartoneros, or grassroots recyclers, have won legal and financial support from the city government as well as exclusive access to the city’s recyclables.
Flanders, Belgium – Flanders has the highest waste diversion rate in Europe (73%) thanks to regional policies that are highly coordinated with decentralized and efficient local programs.
Hernani, Spain – Citizens in Hernani stopped construction of two incinerators and established an ambitious program of door-to-door collection of source-separated waste, including organics.
La Pintana, Chile – This community found that recycling their largest segment of waste—fruits, vegetables, and yard clippings—could save them money, produce valuable compost, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Mumbai, India – In this large city, a highly decentralized, people-powered model of waste management has reduced the need for costly transportation and landfill space while providing green jobs for waste pickers.
Pune, India – Pune’s waste pickers have created a cooperative that is pioneering a wide-reaching and rigorous zero waste program.
San Francisco, California – San Francisco has achieved 77 percent waste diversion by enacting strong waste reduction legislation, innovating new programs, and working to create a culture of recycling and composting.
Taiwan – The community’s fierce opposition to incineration not only stopped the construction of dozens of burners, but also drove the government to adopt goals and programs for waste prevention and recycling.
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