Who We Are and What We Do

 

Created in 1989 under Local Law 19, The MSWAB advances ideas, insights, and initiatives to achieve New York City’s goal of Zero Waste by 2030

 

Our Impact

Through our working partnership with SWABs in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, our 38 members seek to achieve impact in three key areas:

  • Policy input (testimony, meetings, letters)

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

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

  • Extended Producer Responsibility

  • Packaging laws

  • Container and product deposit laws

  • Mandatory organics collection

  • Right to repair

  • Enhanced enforcement

  • Community gardens

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

Our Members

MSWAB members include solid waste management industry veterans, waste reduction consultants, sustainability professionals, academics, concerned citizens, and more.

Current members include:

  • Allison Allen

  • Joyce Bialik

  • Diana Blackwell

  • Stan Chen

  • Matthew Civello

  • Maggie Clarke

  • Debby Lee Cohen

  • Peter Cohen

  • DeNeile Cooper

  • Laura Corona Rios

  • Lorial Crowder

  • Ann Marie Cunningham

  • Gabriela D'Addario

  • Kimberly Davis

  • Eric Dickson

  • Danielle Dookie

  • Frank Farance

  • Wendy Frank

  • Gila Goldstein

  • Katherine Hanner

  • Danielle Hartley

  • Sophia Huda

  • Christine Johnson

  • Kristen Lasky

  • Jessica Long

  • Diane Orr

  • Ushma Pandya

  • Aline Reynolds

  • Anna Sacks

  • Rick Schulman

  • Edward Scovell

  • Brendan Sexton

  • Sharon Silbermann

  • Chana Widawski

  • Savannah Wu

 

Our Partners

A special thanks to the Sponsors, Partners, and Friends who support our organization and make our grants possible.

 

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