Zero Waste is about minimising the residual waste

In the last post we have explained why a society that manages to recycle 100% of its waste would not necessarily be sustainable. Our goal should be not only to recycle more, but to waste less.Europe imports 5 times more energy and resources than it exports,...

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Zero Food Waste

"Taste the Waste" - the trailer from tastethewaste.com on Vimeo.<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/15693148" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/15693148">"Taste the Waste" - the trailer</a> from <a...

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Zero Waste - when recycling is not enough

Recycling an aluminium can requires 5% of the energy & material flow than what is necessary to produce a can from virgin materials. Recycling is great! It keeps materials in use, reducing the demand for extracting and producing new materials and...

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The Story of Electronics

Tired of electronic devices that break some months after having bought them? This short film from Annie Leonard explains very well the problem with designing for the dump.The current design of electronic appliances that are hard to upgrade, easy to break and unpractical to repair...

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