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Zero Waste

Zero Waste. A Policy, Path, Direction A Target, Process, Way Of Thinking Recognizes 71 Tons “Upstream” For Every Ton MSW From Waste Management To Resource Management Redesigning Products and Processes for Clean Production New Vision For A New Century. Zero Waste is about:. Smartness

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Zero Waste

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  1. Zero Waste • A Policy, Path, Direction • A Target, Process, Way Of Thinking • Recognizes 71 Tons “Upstream” For Every Ton MSW • From Waste Management To Resource Management • Redesigning Products and Processes for Clean Production • New Vision For A New Century

  2. Zero Waste is about: • Smartness • Forward-thinking • Balanced Alternatives • Efficiency • Prudence • Caring • Responsibility • Stewardship • Competence • Vision • Ingenuity • New Thinking • New Technologies • Planning Ahead

  3. Definition of Zero Waste* • Zero Waste is a goal that is both pragmatic and visionary, to guide people to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are resources for others to use. • Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and NOT BURN OR BURY THEM. • Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that may be a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health. * www.zwia.org/standards.html

  4. ReduceReuse Recycle = Zero Waste

  5. Urban Environmental Accords • From World Environment Day in SF 2005 (www.wed2005.org) • 100 Largest Cities Asked to Adopt • Zero Waste by 2040 is one of Accords Picture: Methane Earth Credit: GISS, NASA

  6. Canberra, Australia NZ – Entire Country Over 50% of NZ Cities Buenos Aires, Argentina Seattle, WA Boulder County, CO Summit County, CO Central Vermont Waste Mgt.District New York City (Citizens ZW Plan) Halifax, Nova Scotia Toronto, Ontario Nelson, British Columbia (BC) Regional Districts BC Kootenay Boundary Central Kootenay Nelson Cowichan Valley Sunshine Coast Smithers, BC Nanaimo, BC Zero Waste Communities(www. ZWIA.org)

  7. CIWMB Strategic Plan San Luis Obispo County Del Norte County Burbank (informally) San Bernardino County Zero Waste Communities (informally) SF Bay Area San Francisco Oakland Santa Cruz County and all cities in Co. Berkeley Palo Alto Sonoma County LTF CA Zero Waste Communities

  8. Anheuser-Busch, Fairfield, CA Apple Computer, Elk Grove, CA Epson (OR) Fetzer Vineyards Frankie’s Bohemian Café, SF Greens Restaurant, SF Hewlett-Packard, Roseville, CA Mad River Brewery New Belgium Brewery, Fort Collins, CO NUMMI, Fremont, CA Pillsbury Playa Vista, LA, CA San Diego Wild Animal Park Scoma’s Restaurant, SF Vons-Safeway Xerox Corp Yost Printer, Monrovia, CA Zero Waste Businesses are Leading the Way (>90% Waste Diversion) Source: www.grrn.org/zerowaste/articles/companies_zw.html

  9. Panel 1: Laws, Orders, and Policies for Zero Waste • Gary Liss, Gary Liss & Associates, Moderator, • Evan C. Henry, Bank of America, “Incentives for Corporate Environmental Responsibility” • James Kaz Inouye, American Honda Motor Co Inc., “It Just Makes ‘Cents’ to Reduce Waste” • John Picard, E2 Environmental Enterprises, "Beyond Compliance: Preventing Risks and Reducing Liabilities through Zero Waste Programs"

  10. Regulatory Compliance • Laws, Orders and Directives • International • National • State • Local and Regional • Pending Legislation and Future Legislative Trends

  11. Beyond Compliance • Manage Risks and Decrease Liabilities • Avoid Penalties and Benefit from Incentives • Marketing Edge (“Green” Business) • Pressure from Shareholders • Level Playing Field (Voluntary Industry Standards) • World Class - Do the Right Thing

  12. Program Results • Waste Produced at Business • More than 90% diverted from Landfills and incineration • Design out Waste; Pollution Prevention • Takebacks of Products/Packaging • Green Buildings for Facilities • Environmentally Preferable Purchasing • Incentives & Supply Chain Management • Triple Bottom Line – People, Planet, Profits

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