1 - What is Zero Waste ?

Zero Waste is «the preservation of all resources through the responsible

production, consumption, reuse and recovery of products, packaging and

materials without incineration and without discharges into the soil, water

or air which are likely to harm the environment or human health»

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Traditional waste management is linear and based on the «extract-

manufacture-consume-dispose» use of resources.

With Zero Waste, the idea is to consider all materials as resources

and not as waste; to close the loop, stimulate circularity in all areas

and make the most of resources. This means changing our culture

to limit the consumption of materials and energy, redesigning

infrastructure to take account of the Zero Waste pyramid

priorities, and involving the community in the design of a resource

management system that promotes waste reduction through its

active participation and education.

1 ZWIA, 2018 : https://zwia.org/zero-waste-definition