Zero waste as a new concept for sustainable waste management |
The generation of waste has been one of the most prevalent and least thought about byproduct of human activity in history. The burying or bumping management approaches of the past, however, are no longer acceptable: environmentally, economically, or socially. In addition, predicted levels of population, production, and consumption growth in next century will increase the quantity and complexity of waste materials. If global problems such as climate change and waste remain unresolved, society must choose to continue attempting to incrementally reduce wastes and lessen impacts. Logically, there is a need for Zero Waste, which seeks to eliminate waste wherever possible by encouraging a systems approach that avoids the creation of waste in the first place.
Nataša Petrović, Sonja Išljamović, Veljko Jeremić |