Waste & Environmental justice
As the world’s population increasingly urbanizes and the climate crisis worsens, the global economy risks breaching planetary boundaries with potentially catastrophic consequences if we continue to produce and consume at levels set by western standards.
Production, consumption, and waste have widespread negative implications for environmental justice communities, workers and vulnerable populations.
By advancing a circular economy, we can reduce often-overlooked sources of significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, such as those from the supply chain of the manufacturing sector. Reducing consumer and industrial waste will be instrumental in lowering national GHG emissions and could help state and local governments meet emission targets set by the Paris Climate Accords.
The Tishman Center advances solutions for the waste crisis by integrating policy research, design, and systems thinking with grassroots, equity-based movement building. The Center also deepened its contributions in the interdisciplinary field of waste and justice with our first Center-led ULEC and with a national report on waste incinerators and environmental justice with our long-term partner, GAIA.
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COVID-19 Exposes the Dangers of Burning Trash
Mealworms ate my styrofoam! Faculty Grant recipient Oliver Kellhammer talks about his project
4.4 million people in the U.S. are exposed to pollution from waste incinerators
Here's Why Communities on the East Coast Are Resisting Incineration
Pathogens and Plastic: Sustainable Science at The New School