Zero waste—there is no garbage. There are no landfills. There is no "away". All materials remain part of a closed loop system. In nature, nothing is wasted. Material from one organism becomes food for other organisms, maintaining the closed loop system. By mimicking the natural world, we identify new opportunities for triple bottom line success.

—From zerowasteneo.org, an Entrepreneurs for Sustainability network leading the zero waste effort in Northeast Ohio.

If you or your company is interested in setting a zero waste by 2019 goal, visit the web site to learn about how others in the area are doing it.

To keep up with the 2019 Zero Waste groups' activity, click on the links below.