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Twenty-five years ago, many solid waste planners thought no more than 15% to 20% of the municipal waste stream could be recycled. Today numerous communities have surpassed 50% recycling, and many individual establishments — public and private sector — such as office buildings, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and supermarkets have approached 90% and higher levels. See Recycling Record-Setters. A handful of innovative communities in the U.S. and abroad have endorsed zero waste goals and planning. Del Norte, California, was the first U.S. community to adopt a zero waste management plan. Seattle's current solid waste plan has adopted zero waste as a guiding principle. In 2002, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a 75% landfill diversion goal by the year 2010 and a long-term goal of zero waste. (San Francisco is already at 62% landfill diversion.) Other California communities are moving in this direction as well; Palo Alto, Berkeley, Oakland, San Diego. The zero waste movement is now international and growing exponentially, due in no small part to these "early adopters." ILSR provides technical assistance to communities interested in reducing the flow of materials to landfills and incinerators and embracing zero waste as a vision and planning tool for the future. This Zero Waste Planning Web page features innovative and model practices and policies that can be replicated in other communities.
Replacing Waste Management with Discards Management in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Del Norte Zero Waste Plan This zero waste plan is the first of its kind in the U.S. It describes policies and strategies for reaching zero waste in Del Norte (CA). Other communities aiming for zero waste will find this plan essential reading. Seattle
Solid Waste Plan San
Francisco's Zero Waste Resolution This resolution urges the Mayor and Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco to adopt a goal of 75% landfill diversion by the year 2010 and to adopt a goal of zero waste by 2020. On September 30, 2002, the Board of Supervisors passed its own resolution adopting a 75% landfill diversion goal by the year 2010 and a long-term goal of zero waste, with the zero waste goal date to be set by the San Francisco Commission on the Environment once the state's 50% diversion goal is met. A
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