Zero Waste Programs

Zero waste is a collection of waste prevention concepts that encourages resource life cycle redesign such that all items are reused. The ultimate goal is to avoid sending rubbish to landfills, incinerators, or the ocean. Only 9% of plastic is really recycled at the moment. Material will be reused until the optimal level of consumption is reached in a zero-waste system. The conservation of all resources by responsible production, use, reuse, and recovery of all products, packaging, and materials, without burning them, and without discharges to land, water, or air that endanger the environment or human health The Zero Waste Program, which is backed by education and training initiatives, strives to reduce waste and boost recycling through community and workplace participation. The term "zero waste" refers to more than just reducing, reusing, and recycling waste. It focuses on waste reduction through redesigning production and distribution processes. Instead of being a hard target, zero waste is more of a goal or ideal. Zero Waste is a set of principles that guide people in their efforts to eliminate waste.

• Recycling and composting
• Significance of dump capacity
• Market-based campaigns
• Zero Waste Hierarchy
• Zero waste jurisdictions