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Green Vision Goal #5:
Divert 100 percent of the waste from landfill and convert waste to energy.
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Zero waste is based on the concept that wasting resources is inefficient and that efficient use of our natural resources is what we should work to achieve. It requires that we maximize our existing recycling and reuse efforts, while ensuring that products are designed for the environment and have the potential to be repaired, reused, or recycled. (Source: California Integrated Waste Management Board) Think of it as “resource management,” not “waste management.”
Benefits of Zero Waste
Greenhouse Gas Reduction:
- Saves energy by reducing energy consumption associated with extracting, processing and transporting ‘virgin’ raw materials for manufacturing
- Avoids methane emissions from landfills by directing biodegradable materials to composting or energy recovery
Environmental Protection:
- Products and raw materials are used for their entire beneficial life
- Maximum resource recovery, reuse, recycling and composting
- Less impact on our land, water, and atmosphere
Economic Development:
- Job creation: recycling creates ten times more jobs than landfilling
- Recovered ‘trash’ becomes raw material for new products, such as plastic bottles being made into fleece jackets
You can help us by incorporating waste prevention and recycling into your everyday activities.
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