In the wake of a historic global commitment at cop21 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it is time to get to work on the local level, keeping emissions below 2 degrees C will require myriad solutions, but we also need to prioritize short-term actions that will pay off quickly for the climate.
ZERO WASTE is one of the fastest, easiest climate action strategies that communities can implement today to immediately reduce greenhouse gas emissions, zero waste means designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources and generate electricity with the waste with zero-emission which will zero harm to the atmosphere.
Being a zero-waste business has multiple benefits. Firstly, it can save your business the cost of waste management and disposal as well as the regulatory complications that can accompany emissions and waste generation. Secondly, you can brand and market your business as "Green Business", customers increasingly want to see tangible proof of environmentally responsible operation of businesses they support.
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