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The zero waste solution waste is something we all make every day but often pay little attention to. Building a zero waste world, one community at a time. San franciscos zero waste prominence is no surprise, but italys is eyeopening. I was brought to this subject in the face of the threat to build an incinerator in our locality and as a graduate chemist i found both trashed and paul s zero waste book most useful in helping to widen my own suspicions about the whole waste management dillemma.
Paul connetts zero waste and anti incineration presentation. The zero waste solution by paul connett chelsea green publishing. I have never received a formal training in waste management. Zero waste activist paul connett joins ilsrs neil seldman and nick stumolanger to detail how to move communities across the world to a zero waste reality as well as how this activism fits within the grassroots landscape.
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