1. 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. 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. 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. 4. Facing Own Trash Addiction So What Exactly Does Trash Free Mean?
5. 5. Simpler Life
6. 6. Saves Money
7. 7. Supports local businesses
8. 8. Eat healthier
9. 9. Preserve planet for future generations
10. 10. Reduces your exposure to toxic chemicals and artificial colors and sweeteners
11. 11. More self- sufficient
12. 12. Supports sustainability Economic well-being Environmental protection Social wellbeing
13. 13. Improved material flows Fig 2.Ideal material flowsFig 1. Material flows in today's society Source :Zero waste alliance
14. 14. 1. Change Habits
15. 15. 2. Attentive shopping Buy in bulk Buy local Buy second- hand Always prefer item that does not come in plastic
16. 16. Reuse Packaging material
17. 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. 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. 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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