Monday, 25 July 2016

Zero Waste

How This Town Produces No Trash
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eym10GGidQU
    • The town used 34 different recycling bins to fully seperate all of their waste.
    • Roughly 80% of their waste is recycled, reused or composted.
    • Plastic containers are washed to remove all food waste before recycling.
Can You Live Without Producing Trash
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYDQcBQUDpw
    • Composting and buying in bulk can save a lot of wadte. Bringing your own containers that can be refilled can remove the need for lots of packaging.
    • 3 steps that are reccomened to reduce waste.
      • Know your trash
      • Use reusable bags and items
      • Make your own products
How San Francisco is Becoming a Zero Waste City
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg3OA1s8-SI
    • San Francisco collect 650 tonnes of food scraps and garden trimming every day that now gets turned into compost
    • The watse is ground up and checked for plastic and other trash before being air-rated and watered. A piping system also filters out the green houses.
San Francisco Department of the Environment
  • http://sfenvironment.org/zero-waste/recycling-and-composting
  • http://sfenvironment.org/article/recycling-and-composting-residential-recycling-and-composting-business-recycling-and-composting/compost-recycle-in-san-francisco
    • San Francisco waste and recycling is organised into 5 sections
      • Compost
      • Recycle
      • Safely Dispose
      • Landfill
      • Give Away
    • Compost
      • Food
      • Plant Trimmings
      • Soiled Paper Products
    • Recycle
      • Plastic
      • Metal
      • Glass
      • Paper
    • Safely Dispose
      • Batteries
      • Light Bulbs
      • Household Hazardous Waste
      • Business Hazardous Waste
    • Landfill
      • Mylar Film (Glad Wrap)
      • Aseptic Containers
      • Special Glass
      • Ceramics
    • Give Away
      • Donate unwanted items
  • San Francisco aims to be a zero waste city by 2020

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