PRITHIVI MOHANMd.MAAZ ALI

SAVITRI KUMARISARTHAK MOHAPATRA

VENUS VERMA

Zero waste is a philosophy that encourages the redesign of resource life cycles so that all products are reused. No trash is sent to landfills and incinerators. The process recommended is one similar to the way that resources are reused in nature

What is zero waste

Aims/Objectives

o Too see a reduction in the amount of waste (in tonnes) send to landfill (target is 66% resources recovery rate by 2014

o Encourage people to avoid waste,and to reuse and recycle more

o Awareness on environmental waste issues and behaviour change on those issues

 Zero Waste Systems Inc (ZWS), which was founded by PhD chemist Paul Palmer in the mid-1970s in Oakland, California

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New Zealand became the first country in the world to adopt the national policy of zero waste• Over 50% of the Cities-Country adopted ZW as a goal

Zero Waste plan was launched in Scotland by Scottish government on 9th june,2010

Other cities implementing zero waste plan:-

Adelaide,captial city of south Australia Stockholm, capital city of Sweden San Francisco-for zero waste energy Europe-Italy United Kingdom-England, Wales South Africa Asia- Philippines; Kamikatsu, Japan;Kovalam,India

Kanchrapara Municipality-West Bengal, India

Zero Waste AllianceThe Zero Waste Alliance (ZWA) has a clear and simple vision: a prosperous and inclusive future without waste.  A future without waste and toxics is not just a dream; it’s a necessity.  Waste reduces the effectiveness of our businesses,  increases pressures on the natural environment and harms the vitality of our communities. 

ZWA’s Visionary Goal Strives for: Zero Waste of Resources - energy, materials

and human  Zero Waste in Production Activities – recycling,

reclamation, sourcing Zero Waste in Product Life – go to market, use,

end of life Zero Emissions – air, soil, water, solid and

hazardous  Zero Use of Toxics – processes and products

Types of

garbage bins used

in zero waste management

Steps in

Zero Waste

· Avoiding waste clearly is the optimum strategy for reducing environmental impact and costs. We seek to avoid shrink (the loss of product due to error, theft, or product damage) in our stores with methods such as improved ordering. To avoid waste, we apply creativity and innovation to figure out new ways to keep products from becoming waste.

· Reducing waste means thinking creatively about ways to minimize the waste we produce. For example, Delhaize Belgium is working on a pilot program to provide select dry foods, fresh foods that are about to reach their sell-by dates, and frozen bread daily to groups that will distribute them to the needy on the same day.

· Reusing items that would otherwise become waste requires stringent attention to food safety, as well as the foresight to envision other uses for items that have typically been thrown away. For example, Delhaize Belgium reuses plastic crates in its distribution centres, rather than using disposable containers.

· Recycling is well established across the Group. Our operating companies have run recycling programs for years. Beyond cardboard recycling, we also recycle plastic, paper, wood, metal and other materials where possible.

· Landfills are only used when all other possibilities have been exhausted. Garbage is buried at these waste disposal sites. However, landfills produce hazardous emissions and contribute to climate change

Zero Waste Plan in Scotland

Convertion of Organic waste into energy

KITCHEN

• disposables (paper towels, garbage liners, wax paper, aluminium sheets, disposable plates, cups, etc....)

• Learn to love your tap water.• Turn your trash can into a big compost keeper. Use your tiny

compost keeper as a trash can

BATHROOM

 • Use 100% recycled and unbleached toilet paper individually

wrapped in paper • Refill your bottles with bulk shampoo and conditioner.

LAUNDRY AND CLEANING

• Welcome alternative house cleaning tools: a metal scourer on stainless, a wooden brush for light scrubbing, an old toothbrush for hard to reach places

• Let houseplants absorb toxins and clean your air. Open a window instead of plugging in an air freshener.

ZERO WASTE IN HOME

DINING AND ENTERTAINING

• Use ceramic dishes and cloth napkins at all times.• Stop buying CD and DVD's – download music and videos online

OFFICE

• Use refillable pens, piston fountain pens, mechanical pencils, refillable white board markers

• Reuse paper clips (available in bulk) instead of staples, or a staple-free stapler

• Use memory sticks and external drives instead of CD’s.

MEDICATION• Do not buy jumbo size medication jars, they expire way

before you can finish them.• Choose metal tubes instead of plastic• Clean cuts and scrapes with soap and water, forgo the plastic

Band-Aids and let air-dry.

ZERO WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDIAIndia's first zero waste toilet system inaugurated 

TIRUCHIRAPALLI: Aiming to encourage public to follow environment-friendly solid waste management practices and end open defecation, a Zero Waste Toilet System (ZWTS), claiming to be the first in the country,

People from Bangalore, Pune and Tamil Nadu and other places are major buyers of this dry waste.  The zero waste management units at Kumbarkoppal are earning thousands of rupees through manufacturing the compost manure and also from segregating waste.  There is a big demand for this manure from farmers and also from companies. The cost of this  compost manure ` five per kilo.

VIJAYAWADA: Concepts like ‘waste to energy’ and ‘waste to manure’ play a crucial role in the solid waste management. As part of this, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has promoted Shriram Energy Systems and Excel Industries at Ajit Singh Nagar for recycling of solid waste and vegetable waste. A biomethanisation plant was also set up to process the vegetable and slaughter house waste.

CONCLUSION

If you’re not for Zero Waste,How much waste are you for? Thank you…