WHAT IS ZERO WASTE?
By EPA’s (United State’s Environmental Protection Agency) definition Zero Waste is the conservation of products, packaging, and resources by means of responsible production, conservation, reuse, and recovery without exploiting natural resources like land, air, and water. Zero Waste has now become a movement across the globe in advocacy to restore our environment and create healthier and safer atmospheres by reducing our waste and greenhouse emission.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
In 2018, EPA reported 292.4 million tons of municipal waste, with about 4.9 pounds per person daily. All organic waste and trash, including plastic, usually ends up in a landfill, if not incinerated or in the ocean. As organic matter decomposes, it releases methane, a greenhouse gas (GHG) that impacts climate change and causes severe health conditions for people who live near or work in a landfill.