A Citizen’s Agenda for Zero Waste（公民的u201C零浪费u201D的议程）.pdfVIP

A Citizen’s Agenda for Zero Waste A UNITED STATES / CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE1 A strategy that avoids incinerators and eventually eliminates landfills ©GRRN By Paul Connett and Bill Sheehan © GGVideo, GRRN October 2001 A Citizen’s Guide to Zero Waste Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. THE ZERO WASTE VISION 4 3. COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY 5 4. INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIBILITY 19 5. THE NEED FOR LEADERSHIP 22 6. CONCLUSION 22 7. RESOURCES 24 8. ENDNOTES 26 All text in the Citizen’s Guide to Zero Waste © October 2001 Grass Roots Global Video, GrassRoots Recycling Network. Zero Waste Logo © 2001 GrassRoots Recycling Network. Copies of this document in any format may be distributed so long as no compensation or donation of any kind is received by the distributor unless prior written agreement has been made with both organizations. All other rights reserved. Page 2 A Citizen’s Guide to Zero Waste 1. INTRODUCTION This essay is an updated and expanded version of one Paul Connett wrote in 1998, entitled Alternatives to Trash Incineration. That paper was based on Pauls 14-year experience of helping communities in over 40 countries fighting unwanted incinerators and landfills, and on his co-producing videotapes of alternative solutions mostly initiated by citizens. Several key events and developments have triggered this update. First and foremost, Paul Connett met Bill Sheehan, director of the GrassRoots 2 Recycl