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Cooperative Reuse + NCRA Opportunity

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Zero Waste Coalition
March 03, 2025

Zero Waste Coalition Spring 2025

Happy March! We hope you are enjoying all the sunshine, blooming flowers, and new growth in the air :)

We are excited to announce two important updates:

1.) The next ZWC meeting will be the convening of the Student Coalition for Cooperative Reuse!

Our next meeting on Wednesday, March 12th 4-5pm in the Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC). We will be discussing Cooperative Reuse, or Cal Move Out, and the ways we can all support the outreach, education, marketing, and other publicity efforts for the program.

Read and add to the agenda HERE.

In 2024, students accepted nearly 200,000 pounds of reusable household items and made them free to students and the community,  including: hundreds of mattresses, 488+ chairs, 1 marble top kitchen island and sink; 156+ couches, 50+ trash cans, 1 organ and so much more. In partnership with Goodwill, the program also diverted nearly 10,000 pounds of clothes, books and housewares from the landfill.

2.) Join us at the Northern California Recycling Conference 2025!

Join the Zero Waste Coalition at the 2025 Recycling Update, hosted by the Northern California Recycling Association on March 18, 2025 from 9 AM - 5 PM.

Learn all the latest in Recycling from Northern California’s leading resource management professionals, network with Zero Waste businesses and organizations, and see our own ZWC Co-Chairs present!

Two options to attend! You can receive a free ticket if you sign up to volunteer here. Alternatively, you can can receive a discounted ticket of $100 by registering using this link and using the code NCRARU2025 during payment.

If you’d like to travel to the Recycling Update with other members of the Berkeley Zero Waste community, please email [email protected].

3.) Zero Waste Coalition Member Spotlights

We’re highlighting YOU! Please add your blurb, fun facts, tags, head shot, and other photos here to be highlighted on the @ucbzerowastecoalition Instagram: link to the spreadsheet.

Other reminders:

  • You can also join our coalition meeting online at this link. Remember that our meetings are required for coalition members and a great chance to promote events, build community, and participate in the discussion on Zero Waste at Cal.

  • Ongoing projects!

    • We are excited to (re)-start and brainstorm new coalition-wide projects for the spring semester.

    • Read more about our past and ongoing projects in the sheet here.

If you cannot attend and would like to designate a different member of your organization, please let us know. These meetings are open to all students, so feel free to invite anyone else who is interested in joining the zero waste conversation!