Monday, October 26, 2009

Zero Waste Zone (ZWZ)


Pilot City: Atlanta, GA

Year: 2009

Organization: Green Foodservice Alliance


http://www.greenfoodservicealliance.org

http://www.epa.gov/region4/recycle/zerowaste.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/science/earth/20trash.html?_r=1


Atlanta has recently pledged to become a Zero Waste Zone. Gradually, participants in Atlanta are joining the pledge to eliminate practically all of the waste currently going to landfills. More than 10 participants, including the Georgia World Congress Center, the Hyatt Regency and Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse have already pledged to recycle their common recyclables (cardboard, plastic, etc.), reuse spent grease for the local production of biofuel and donate or compost food residuals to drastically decrease the amount of waste going to landfills.


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