I agree with Neil. That's why I always stress that the
only peer-reviewed, internationally accepted DEFINITION of Zero Waste is
that of the Zero Waste International Alliance at:
http://www.zwia.org/standards.html which says "Don't burn or
bury" your resources.
Gary
At 09:55 AM 5/15/2008, Neil Tangri wrote:
You do want to be careful with
claims like that. While there are
companies that are truly trying to achieve ZW, some major manufacturers
(including some automobile plants here in the US), are claiming
"Zero
waste to landfill", by which they mean "some waste to
incinerator." In
many cases, they are making genuine efforts to reduce waste, but their
definition of ZW is not ours.
Nancy Poh wrote:
> I think one of our members recommended watching the Discovery
Channel
> programme "Planet Green: Eco-Tech" earlier.
>
> When I heard on the show that eWaste can be recycled 100%, I did a
> search and discovered that there are indeed companies that observe
the
> "0% Landfill E-waste Policy" or "100% landfill-free
Recycling Policy".
>
> Down in Australia, we have IT Liquidators
>
<
http://www.itliquidators.com.au/disposal.htm>. In New Zealand
there is
> Telecom New Zealand Limited
>
<
http://www.telecom.co.nz/content/0,3900,203941-203113,00.html>
through
> their take back programme. However, their eWaste are recycled in
India
> by Allied Electronic Recovery Worldwide (AER Worldwide)
>
<
http://www.aerworldwide.com/>.
>
> Planet Green: Eco-Tech
<
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/>, is
> definitely a trendy programme to watch and if for some reasons you
have
> missed it, Darryl Duffe (if he has the time) will be sharing his
notes
> on each episode and post them on Sustainable WNC
>
<
http://darryl.sustainablewnc.org/>.
>
> Also, Earthwatch Institute
<
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthwatch> has
> listed the non-profit environmental organizations and advocacy
groups
>
<
http://www.earthwatch.org/newsandevents/pressreleases/planet_grreen.html
>
> involved in this project. I am sure that you will be able to find
more
> useful tips for a greener environment from the links to their
partners'
> websites.
>
> Nancy
> Greenbeing Nancy
>
<
http://greenbeingnancy.blogspot.com/2008/05/zero-waste-is-that-possible.html
>
>
>
>
> >
Gary Liss
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Fax: 916-652-0485
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