Zero Waste - the third generation resource theory
The next resource theory after recycling
This group is to explore and publicize the methods of Zero Waste as a design theory, one that obsoletes theories dependent on finding homes for discarded commodities. In simpler terms, Zero Waste makes the methods of recycling obsolete. Zero Waste goes beyond finding a few "cute" uses for unwanted products. Zero Waste asks how commodities can be redesigne ...learn more
GROUP DETAILS
Created: Jul 16, 2008
Updated: Nov 25, 2009
Membership: Open
Semi-Private
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Areas of Focus
Agricultural Policy | Composting | Business Firm and Organization Sustainability | Ecological Economics | Natural Capitalism | Responsible Business Practices | Youth Capacity Building | Social Entrepreneurship | Sustainability Education | Energy Efficiency and Conservation | Greenhouse Gases | Ecolabeling and Certification | Industrial Ecology | Natural Resource Management | Recycling and Reuse | Sustainable Production | Sustainable Minerals Industry | Peace and Peace Building | Toxic and Hazardous Substances | Sustainable Livelihoods | Sustainable Communities | Sustainable Building | Sustainable Materials | Economic Development | Sustainability and Technology | Employment
About
This group is to explore and publicize the methods of Zero Waste as a design theory, one that obsoletes theories dependent on finding homes for discarded commodities.
In simpler terms, Zero Waste makes the methods of recycling obsolete. Zero Waste goes beyond finding a few "cute" uses for unwanted products. Zero Waste asks how commodities can be redesigned so that perpetual reuse is built right into the product itself, for all products, so that recycling and struggles for reuse become unnecessary and irrelevant.
Zero Waste can best be understood at this website: www.zerowasteinstitute.org. Take special note of the basic principles presented and of the zero waste projects used to illustrate those principles.
Please feel free to comment on the applications of zero waste, to suggest designs which could lead to perpetual reuse and to find areas where zero waste thinking could be productive.
Paul Palmer, group creator
In simpler terms, Zero Waste makes the methods of recycling obsolete. Zero Waste goes beyond finding a few "cute" uses for unwanted products. Zero Waste asks how commodities can be redesigned so that perpetual reuse is built right into the product itself, for all products, so that recycling and struggles for reuse become unnecessary and irrelevant.
Zero Waste can best be understood at this website: www.zerowasteinstitute.org. Take special note of the basic principles presented and of the zero waste projects used to illustrate those principles.
Please feel free to comment on the applications of zero waste, to suggest designs which could lead to perpetual reuse and to find areas where zero waste thinking could be productive.
Paul Palmer, group creator