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Around the world, environmental sustainability has become a hot-button issue. Leaders are recognising that geopolitical stability and economic growth are intrinsically linked to sound environmental practices – and that ignoring scary statistics is grossly irresponsible. From an industry and private sector point of view, business leaders are under increasing pressure to ensure that they follow sound environmental best practices – or risk severe reputational and financial damage in the long term. In response to the many prods toward sustainability within business and industry, the concept of Zero Waste to landfill has become paramount. While it is undoubtedly an ambitious goal (particularly in the local context), business leaders and policymakers need to begin to adopt strategies and processes that take the country closer to Zero Waste to landfill…
“Zero Waste is a goal that is both pragmatic and visionary, to guide people to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are resources for others to use. Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them. Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that may be a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health.” Zero Waste International Alliance