Step 1: Set a Goal of Zero Waste

(Same for a business or city)

Step 2: city wide plan for highest

and best use of resources

Zero Waste Communities

● Countries-NZ, S.Korea, Scotland

● Over 66% of NZ

● Over 100 in Italy

● Over 40 in California

● Seattle, WA

● Chicago, IL

● Central Vermont Waste Mgt.District

● Toronto, Ontario

● Buenos Aires, Argentina

● Dallas Fort Worth

Source: www. ZWIA.org, Gary Liss & Associates

● Austin, TX

● Telluride, CO

● Boulder City & County, CO

● Summit County, CO

● Sedona, AZ

● Nelson, British Columbia (BC)

● Regional Districts BC

o Kootenay Boundary

o Central Kootenay

o Cowichan Valley

o Sunshine Coast

● Halifax, Nova Scotia

Zero waste will not increase total costs of city budget.

WE already have the budget!

We just allocate $ used for wasting infrastructure to reuse!

Per 10,000 Waste

Burn or Bury(landfill) = 1 job

Recycled = 10 jobs

Reused = 75 - 250 jobs

Competing Alternatives:

1. Burners/Incinerators (Burned)

(Waste to Energy/Pollution)

Resources are gone forever

2. Bury

1 job per 10,000 tons. Compared

to reuse which creates 75-250

Landfill Replacement

*Zero Emissions Research Business Models

Zero Waste = Sustainability

(with inherentJobs & Economics)

Waste = Resources ($)

Nature = 3.8 Billion years of R&D:

Want a Zero Waste policy for your

community?

Get your Zero Waste Ambassador kit by

contacting kimbriel@adbongo.com with

“Ambassador Kit Request” and your city in

the subject line.

www.zerowasteadvocacy.com