2017 | Zero Waste Guidelines

Category: Event Review

Industry: Policy & Infrastructure

Location:  New York City

Related to: Climate change / OneNYC / DSNY / Sustainability / Cities

Reviewer: Calli Sara Goldstein / UG Research Assistant

Company: Kiss + Cathcart Architects / American Institute of Architects / Center for Architecture

Website:  http://www.zerowastedesign.org/

About:
This October 18th, at the New York City Center for Architecture on Laguardia Place, a milieu of students, professors, scholars, artists, policy makers, and other curious citizens gathered to preview the “2017 Zero Waste Design Guidelines”. This comprehensive resource will facilitate the restructuring of NYC’s waste infrastructure and revolutionize the way we sustainably manage our production/consumption and distribution/recovery.

Speakers from American Institute of Architects, The Rockefeller Foundation, Kiss + Cathcart Architects, NYC Department of Sanitation, and Mark Chambers, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, introduced the new framework to reach New York City’s goal of zero waste to the landfill by 2030.

The guidelines breakdown these following topics and categories:

• Building Design Typologies
• Better Practices
• Rules and Standards of Waste Separation & Organization
• Rules for Waste Storage
• Better Practices
• Awareness & Education Programmes
• New Construction & Demolition Practices
• Material Optimization Strategies
• Collection and Urban Design Protocols
• Truck Collection Typologies
• Diversion Methods
• Case Studies
• Policy, Research, Implementation Recommendations