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Waste is a design flaw. We develop circular strategizes for cities. We envision a future without garbage, where urban systems are woven into ecosystems.

Reimagining waste management

Discover how cities can transition from linear to circular systems in this expert-led session with Clare Miflin, Executive Director of the Center for Zero Waste Design. Learn how the built environment can support waste elimination, climate resilience and community wellbeing – through actionable strategies for planning, policy and infrastructure.

This session introduces a practical blueprint for circular cities across three key themes:

Whether you are looking to improve city zoning, expand composting, or develop waste infrastructure, this webinar offers valuable insight into building a future without garbage.

Watch live and learn how to design cities that work like ecosystems.


About the event

Join Clare Miflin, an architect and systems thinker based in NYC, as she shares insights from her work developing the Zero Waste Design Guidelines and advancing circular urbanism in North America and beyond. This session is ideal for planners, policymakers, housing agencies and sustainability professionals who are ready to embrace waste-free city design.

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Clare Miflin

Clare Miflin
Executive Director of the Center for Zero Waste Design
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Clare envisions a future without garbage, where urban systems are woven into ecosystems. In 2017 she led the development of the Zero Waste Design Guidelines, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, to show how to design the built environment to help cities achieve zero waste goals. 

An architect, systems thinker and biomimicry certified professional, her goal is to support designers, communities and policymakers by making zero waste strategies accessible and actionable, to improve buildings, neighborhoods and cities. 

Based in NYC, Clare is the Executive Director of the Center for Zero Waste Design, a non-profit that develops circular strategies for cities, as well as Principal at ThinkWoven, a zero waste design consultancy.

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