Zero waste strategies and Turkey’s zero waste project

Zero Waste Scotland Report Template

Utilization of Digital Technology in Designing and Producing Zero Waste Clothes with Sustainability Approach

Consumerism is a new phenomenon created in the 21st century that can play a substantial role in the destruction of national resources of any country. Nowadays, concerning the ever-increasing improvement of fashion in the world, consumerism in the field of textiles and clothing is raised more than ever. Considering the wasteful consumption of products may bring about remarkable damage...

Towards Zero Waste in Industrial Networks: Policy Recommendations from the ZeroWIN Project

The ZeroWIN project has identified four key strategies for the realization of zero waste in industrial networks: industrial symbiosis, supply chain management (including collaboration of actors along the supply chain), product stewardship and eco-design. A review of the current European policies has shown that “industrial symbiosis” is the ZeroWIN strategy least addressed by European Union (EU)...

Sustained Carbon Emissions Reductions through Zero Waste Strategies for South African Municipalities

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per person from urban waste management activities are greater in sub-Saharan African countries than in other developing countries, and increasing as the population becomes more urbanised (Couth and Trois, 2010). Waste from urban areas across Africa is essentially dumped on the ground with little or no control over the relative liquid and gaseous emissions. The Cle...

WRATE: Waste LCA for Municipal Waste Strategies

A waste Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool, called Waste and Resources Assessment Tool for the Environment (WRATE) has been developed on the behalf of the Environment Agency for England and Wales, Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Department of Environment, Northern Ireland. This tool provides life cycle information to municipal authorities, central government and other stakeholders invo...