New Yorkers everywhere are stepping up to care for their neighborhoods - and you can too. Below, please check out the events that the Foundation is hosting and join us in making our city cleaner and more beautiful.
In addition, we aggregate a list of all cleanups taking place across the city. Explore our Volunteer Hub to find cleanup opportunities and choose the one that’s right for you.
Upcoming Events - Join Us!
Compost Site Tour
Join us for a visit to New York City's largest organic waste processing site in Staten Island.
Part II: Building A Culture of Zero Food Waste
Participants will visit a large hospitality industry site to see best operating procedures in practice and truly roll up their sleeves for a mini waste audit.
Compost Site Tour
Join us for a visit to New York City's largest organic waste processing site in Staten Island.
Part I: Commercial Kitchen Design for Zero Food Waste
Participants will leave the workshop armed with the experience to set their own zero waste goals and a community of fellow business owners committed to reducing food waste.
A Conscious Kitchen
We'll go beyond the usual carrot top pesto, so you come away with concrete ideas for how you can realistically make practical changes to your day-to-day habits that will have a meaningful impact on the amount of waste you generate.
Compost Site Tour
Join us for a visit to New York City's largest organic waste processing site in Staten Island.
Wasted! Screening & Director Q&A
WASTED! exposes the criminality of food waste and how it’s directly contributing to climate change and shows us how each of us can make small changes – all of them delicious – to solve one of the greatest problems of the 21st Century.