As the global population and living standards rise, waste volumes are skyrocketing. The environmental impact is significant, and change has been incremental at best.
This is a systemic problem that requires transformation at multiple levels of scale. The task is so monumental, it’s paralyzing - especially when single-use products tyrannize us with their convenience and sustainable alternatives are prohibitively expensive.
Design Challenge // How might we help organizations & businesses go zero-waste?
Client // Global nonprofit
Project // Research, ideation, prototyping and launch of a zero-waste office strategy.
Role // Project Lead
Outcome // What started as a project to develop a zero-waste policy for a global nonprofit turned into a behaviorally designed, people-tested, action-oriented checklist to help any organization and its people go zero-waste.
By breaking down big goals into bite-sized nudges, this checklist is 100% effective because it is playful instead of punitive, celebrates the journey instead of the destination, and is co-creative and collaborative, bringing people together to become catalysts for change.
Interested in going zero-waste, but need someone to jump-start the process and get your people on board? Want a copy of the check-list to adapt for your own organization? Get in touch!
Duration of Engagement // 2018 - Present
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