Retorna - When waste has a value it stops being waste

When something has a negative value there is no incentive to deal with it. It is then left in the environment and we all suffer the consequences. Partly, a Zero Waste strategy consists in creating markets so that the products find a use at the end of...

READ MORE - Retorna - When waste has a value it stops being waste

Before recycling: Repair!

The excellent ‘Self-Repair Manifesto’, developed by iFixit, a free repair manual that is open to anyone to access and edit. Pass it on!&nb...

READ MORE - Before recycling: Repair!

"Beautiful politics is when the politicians work with the activists" - Zero Waste international meeting in Capannori

More than 200 participants including mayors, councillors, enterpreneurs, artists, waste experts and civil society participated last weekend 8-9th October in the first international Zero Waste meeting for municipalities. The path that started 4 years...

READ MORE - "Beautiful politics is when the politicians work with the activists" - Zero Waste international meeting in Capannori

"Waste is a mistake, not a Resource" - ZW conference in Coventry, England

On September 9th, representatives from UK central government, local authorities and universities gathered together in Coventry along with social enterprises, multinationals, waste management companies, the third sector and environmental bodies, to explore...

READ MORE - "Waste is a mistake, not a Resource" - ZW conference in Coventry, England