ZERO WASTE is the recycling of all materials back into nature or the marketplace
in a manner that protects human health and the environment.
 


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 ZERO WASTE ...the recycling of all materials back into nature or the marketplace in a manner that protects human health and the environment.  

The earth is a finite place. Whether it is one hundred years or one thousand years from now, eventually we will run out of space to dump waste. Meanwhile, we are polluting our air, water, and soil with landfills and incinerators. 

Although individuals and institutions can do a lot on their own, this is primarily a public health issue that only the government can address in a comprehensive and effective manner. Primarily, the government needs to convert waste management into resource management. 

For us to remain on earth, we must learn to safely recycle all of our waste back into the natural environment or the marketplace. 

See: WHAT IS WASTE? Includes U.S. Federal Definitions of Waste Types 

  ZERO WASTE EFFORTS Around-The-Globe

Check out! GRRN'S ZERO WASTE LINKS & RESOURCES   + Zero Waste Video

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ZERO EMISSIONS - Considered the purest form of Zero Waste. 
(Note: Some of these projects are government/business partnerships)

  • Zero Emissions Research Initiative (ZERI) October 14, 1998 the Secretary General of the UN, Mr Kofi Annan formally endorsed the concept of Zero Emissions and recognized the pioneering work in the field, especially in Africa. The ZERI Foundation has had a cooperative agreement with UNDP (UInited Nations Development Programme) since 1997, which has been recently reconfirmed in a new three year program. The collaboration with UNESCO has been confirmed since the establishment of the foundation. Since December 1998, this has been expanded to FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization). ZERI is not formally part of the UN system. Approximately half of their funding is from the UN, the rest is from governments and the private sector.
  • The United Nation's University (UNU) in Tokyo, Japan, Zero Emissions technology and information.
  • Zero Emission Initiative Joint ZeroEmission initiative formed by the German research Institutes Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT), the Sciences (IKP) and the PE Product Engineering GmbH is now available at the site.
  • Greenpeace: ZERO-EFFLUENT PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTION: The Pivotal Role of Totally Chlorine Free Bleaching
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SUSTAINABLE LIVING RESOURCES: In step with Zero Waste...

  • Rocky Mountain Institute "...an entrepreneurial, nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources to create a more secure, prosperous, and life-sustaining world."
  • Natural Step is an approach (and organization) to sustaining human life on earth that follows four guiding principles: 1) the reduction of mining and fossil fuel use, 2) the elimination of man-made hazardous substances, 3) the protection of biodiversity and eco-systems, and 4) the fair and efficient use of resources.
  • The Alliance for Sustainability "The mission of the Alliance is to bring about personal, organizational and planetary sustainability through support of projects that are ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just and humane."
  • The Missing Dimension in Design "A simple brief to next design step by M H Jafri  
  • The World Wide Web Virtual Library - Sustainable Development

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