In the Media
National, regional and local media recognizes the importance of the Zero Waste Zones, with impressive coverage.
Featured Press
Earth911.com
12-Jul-2011
Are Your Recyclables Being Recycled? Author Alison Lara explains the underlying reasons for challenges in recycling systems across the nation and why too often the final destination is a landfill. ZWZ Director Holly Elmore is quoted on taking the holographic approach to developing successful recycling systems. Holly also emphasizes the importance of staying optimistic and taking baby steps.
New York Times Front-Page Article
10/20/09
Nudging Recycling From Less Waste to None - Features Steve Simon with Fifth Group and Jon Johnston with Region IV EPA and dedicates a paragraph to Green Foodservice Alliance and ZWZ.
CNN Video and Article
04/06/09
City Aims for Zero Waste - The Zero Waste Zone - Downtown Atlanta is featured in a story that aired prime-time in Europe, Asia and North America markets during Earth Week 2009. On the Saturday before Earth Week the story was list on the CNN.com’s home page. The video received over 132,000 viewings; most stories receive around 30,000 viewings.
