Waste is something we all make every day but often pay little
attention to. That's changing, and model programs around the globe
show the many different ways a community can strive for, and
achieve, zero-waste status. Scientist-turned-activist Paul Connett,
a leading international figure in decades-long battles to fight
pollution, has championed efforts to curtail overconsumption and
keep industrial toxins out of our air and drinking water and
bodies. But he's best known around the world for leading efforts to
help communities deal with their waste in sustainable ways-in other
words, to eliminate and reuse waste rather than burn it or stow it
away in landfills. In The Zero Waste Solution, Connett profiles the
most successful zero-waste initiatives around the world, showing
activists, planners, and entrepreneurs how to re-envision their
community's waste-handling process-by consuming less, turning
organic waste into compost, recycling, reusing other waste,
demanding nonwasteful product design, and creating jobs and
bringing community members together in the process. The book also
exposes the greenwashing behind renewed efforts to promote waste
incinerators as safe, nontoxic energy suppliers, and gives detailed
information on how communities can battle incineration projects
that, even at their best, emit dangerous particles into the
atmosphere, many of which remain unregulated or poorly regulated.
An important toolkit for anyone interested in creating sustainable
communities, generating secure local jobs, and keeping toxic
alternatives at bay.
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