We are Zero Waste Solutions

A woman-owned company doing it right, for the right price.

And we customize Zero Waste Programs that meet your needs

  • 20+ years in business, with all the experience

  • 100% woman-owned

  • Privately owned - we are focused on your needs instead of investors

  • Specializing in large-scale zero-waste program development and implementation

  • Coast-to-coast service availability

  • Increases environmental sustainability

  • Resource-saving strategies

Zero Waste Solutions provides strategically customized zero waste, waste management programs to…

Service Sectors

Our start:

We have been leading the zero-waste, waste management industry for 20 years - that’s quite the head start.

Zero Waste Solutions was founded in California by Shavila Singh, President, 2002. Our focus has always been to educate, raise awareness and solve waste problems for our clients.

We’re solving problems.

  • Shavila Singh

    Shavila Singh

    PRESIDENT

    Founder of Zero Waste Solutions, Shavila is a hands-on owner and leader. In 20 years she has had an outsized impact on the national zero-waste movement. She is driven to solve the most challenging problems.

  • Jai Sharma

    VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS

    Jai Sharma delivers. He listens to you and delivers solutions to reach your goals. With 25+ years of experience he quickly drives results by meeting needs with strategic and customized zero-waste programs.

Where we are:

As of April 2023, we serve 648 clients nationally — municipalities, schools, universities, commercial buildings, and federal campuses, buildings, and military installations.

Our approach turns solid waste into a resource. Zero Waste Solutions has collected more than 1.1 million tons (1.1Mt) of material waste, diverting significant portions to recycling and composting. To be exact: 600Kt+ to recycle and 120Kt+ to compost. Of waste diverted, 480Kt+ have resulted in cash returns.

  • Certifications

    • ISO 9001:2015

    Contracting Vehicles

    • WOSB Certified

    • Small Business

    • BMO Region 1 Schedule Holder

    • OMEE VII -Operation and Maintenance Engineering Enhancement

    • GSA One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS)+ Multi-Agency Contract (MAC)

      • Small Business (SB) Set-aside Contract

      • Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Set-aside Contract

    • University of California Santa Cruz

    • California, Corporate Office

    • Georgia

    • Maryland

    • Rhode Island

    • California

    • Georgia

    • Idaho

    • North Carolina

    • Ohio

    • Pennsylvania

    • Rhode Island

    • South Carolina

    • Virginia

    • Washington DC

    • SWANA

    • ASHE

    • IFMA

    • SAME

    • U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce

Federal Clients

Where we’re going:

Zero Waste Solutions is growing. Our team and infrastructure are positioned for expansion.

Global zero waste living is attainable when we use ecologically sustainable practices to manage the entire materials lifecycle - buying habits, raw material sourcing, use and maintenance, reuse, and end-of-life or waste management. Our method for expansion is to offer continued education and manage waste in a manner that converts waste back into a usable resource whenever possible.

Our level of care extends to wellness for your family, the global community, and shared land and water — we call this Waste Stewardship.

Waste
Stewardship

is an impact driven approach to revolutionizing waste management.

Let’s start with some context.

In the early 2000s, zero waste concepts were just becoming part of academic discussions on sustainability. Twenty years later, it is a top concern for everyone — from everyday people to CEOs and national leadership.

Company President Shavila Singh founded Zero Waste Solutions as an outlier with a purpose.

Our approach.

We start by accepting one critical thing: solid waste created by humans is a permanent aspect of our global ecosystem. And as John Muir noted - the components of all ecosystems (large or small) are linked—action upon any component is felt throughout the entire system.

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
― John Muir

This interconnectivity is why our processes emphasize research, strategy, and customization. Zero Waste Solutions takes care while creating our Zero Waste Programs for Waste Management and Net Zero Programs for Facilities Operations + Maintenance in the federal space.

We do more than manage solid waste - we process it responsibly.

Stewardship is taking abundant care to ensure proper handling.

Responsible and informed action over here will impact our shared ecological systems over there. Action within the global ecology ripples outward, having the highest impact right where the action occurs. From that center, the impact expands, losing force as the distance from the center increases.

When you and others implement Zero Waste Programs, you are making a positive impact on those around you. And that action is improving the health of our global well-being.

By implementing Zero Waste Solutions' strategic programs, our clients reduce their carbon footprint and have a net-positive impact — locally and beyond.