Transcript of Zero waste,aparna nayak,2015
- 1. Zero Waste means designing and managing products and
processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and
toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all
resources, and not burn or bury them.
- 2. Zero waste get the name publically from the name of the
company Zero Waste Systems Inc. (ZWS),founded by PhD chemist Paul
Palmer in the mid-1970s in Oakland, California. In 1996 Canberra,
Australia, was the first city in the world to officially declare a
zero waste goal. Subsequently, many communities all around the
globe have followed their own zero waste initiatives New Zealand
was the first country to have the majority of its local councils
adopt zero waste goals. In 2010 Scotland has announced its own
national zero waste plan. The successor to the ZWS function is the
Zero Waste Institute (ZWI), also founded by Paul Palmer. Building
on the lessons learned from ZWS, the ZWI considers recycling to be
no more than an appendage to garbage creation and the garbage
industry. The peak of this movement reached in 19982002, and since
then has been moving from "theory into action" by focusing on how a
"zero waste community" is structured and behaves.
- 3. Cradle-to-grave can be described as a linear model for
materials that instigates with resource extraction, moves to
product manufacturing, and, ends with a grave, where the product is
disposed of in a landfill. Cradle-to-cradle is defined as life-
cycle analysis to describe a material or product that is recycled
into a new product at the end of its life, so that eventually there
is no waste.
- 4. Facing Own Trash Addiction So What Exactly Does Trash Free
Mean?
- 5. Simpler Life
- 6. Saves Money
- 7. Supports local businesses
- 8. Eat healthier
- 9. Preserve planet for future generations
- 10. Reduces your exposure to toxic chemicals and artificial
colors and sweeteners
- 11. More self- sufficient
- 12. Supports sustainability Economic well-being Environmental
protection Social wellbeing
- 13. Improved material flows Fig 2.Ideal material flowsFig 1.
Material flows in today's society Source :Zero waste alliance
- 14. 1. Change Habits
- 15. 2. Attentive shopping Buy in bulk Buy local Buy second-
hand Always prefer item that does not come in plastic
- 16. Reuse Packaging material
- 17. 5. Broadly applicable Community programs can be designed to
consider all uses of materials and energy both in operations and
services. Focus on zero solid waste to landfills and zero wasted
energy can result in new jobs not only in the recovery process, but
also in the use of recovered waste products as raw materials to
produce new products. Business programs can be designed to uses of
energy and materials in products, processes and services. Focus on
increasing efficiency by eliminating solid and hazardous waste,
process wastes, wastes in production operations (motion, time, over
production, misprinted invoices, etc.) and striving for energy
reduction. Industry-wide programs can be very effective if the
industry members are willing to work together. As such, it reaches
its maximum effectiveness in reducing energy and material use and
achieving environmental improvements. School programs when applied
to all school activities and classroom teaching can save money
while providing important education to help the younger generation
be prepared to contend with coming changes. Zero waste can be
applied not only to energy and material use, but also in the
facilities plant, offices, classrooms and cafeteria. Home programs
can be developed that include energy savings, changes in purchasing
habits, reduction in the toxicity of cleaning agents, use of more
appropriate fertilizers and pesticides. This can help provide badly
needed education for the general population.
- 18. Oak Hills waste reduction policy contains the following
guidelines: Students who bring lunch or snacks to school will use
only reusable containers or sacks. All food in this container will
be packaged in reusable containers. Napkins must be cloth and
reusable--no paper. Students will not bring food to school that is
packaged. Parents are encouraged to purchase food in larger
quantities and then use reusable containers to send it to school.
Drinks must be in reusable containers or recyclable containers.
Acceptable recyclable containers include plastic with a recycling
code of 1 or 2 on the bottom or aluminum cans. No Glass. The
preferable method is to send drinks to school in a Thermos or other
container. No straws are allowed. Small box drink containers are
prohibited. Oak Hills Elementary has reduced the volume of trash
from 55-gallon cans down to onea reduction of nearly 90
percent
- 19. Since the early 1990s, Xeroxs aim has been to produce waste
free products in waste free factories to help their customers
achieve their waste free office goals. Xerox has set three goals
for their waste free products: efficient use of materials and
energy, minimal use of hazardous substances, and low emissions and
noise. Xerox products also enabled energy savings of 387 million-
kilowatt hours that year. Xerox has also implemented an extensive
supplies return program. Xerox customers in 1999 emits 54% less
dust and 70% less ozone than comparable 1990 products. Xerox
factories have also benefited from the waste free approach. Along
with ISO 14001 compliant environmental management systems, Xerox
waste free factory goals have driven environmental performance
improvements in the last decade. Xerox estimates that their reduce,
reuse and recycle initiatives resulted in a cost savings of $47
million in 1999.
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without waste. The 'zero waste' movement imagines a future where
everything is a renewable resource. Sound impossible? From New
Zealand to New England, it's already changing the way governments
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