Zero Waste Detroit supports partnerships that further our mission of increasing waste reduction in the Motor City.

These are some organizations with which we collaborate:

  • Building Equity and Alignment for Environmental Justice (BEA)Fostering authentic cross-sector relationships to advance the progress of the environmental movement towards a just transition to equitable funding.
  • CURES (Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors): Disease prevention through community awareness and public policy change in Detroit.
  • Detroit City Council Green Task Force: The Green Task Force advises the Detroit City Council on sustainable principles and practices to better serve the City of Detroit. 
  • Detroit Climate Action Collaborative: This group developed and is now improving the city’s first climate change action plan.
  • Detroit Environmental Agenda: This group is made up of 20 local, nonprofit organizations committed to making Detroit a healthy, clean, just, and safe place for people to live, work, and thrive.
  • Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice: This organization advocates for a healthy environment through innovative community and policy action that values all people.
  • GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives): Catalyzing a global shift towards environmental justice by strengthening grassroots social movements that advance solutions to waste and pollution. 
  • Green Living Science: This group's goal is to make Detroit cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable by teaching and inspiring passion in recycling.
  • Michigan Environmental Council: With nearly 100 member organizations, MEC is the voice for the environment in Michigan's Capitol.
  • Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition: This group of statewide organizations works together to advance state environmental justice issues.
  • Zero Waste USA: A Zero Waste International Alliance national affiliate with the goal of inspiring communities to embrace and achieve Zero Waste.