This principle is about reducing consumption, reusing and recycling to achieve zero waste and zero pollution.
For example: waste in operations / construction / products & packaging, waste hierarchy (reduce, reuse, recycle), maximising value of waste / circular economy, final waste disposal, toxic pollution
One Planet Goals for zero waste:
- Reduce wasteful consumption
- Maximise upcycling, reuse and recycling
- Zero waste to landfill
- Aim for zero pollutants to enter air, water or soil
- Promote the waste hierarchy:
- Reduce consumption
- Prevent waste
- Reuse materials and products
- Recycle and compost
- Recover energy from waste
- Dispose to landfill (Aim to get this to zero)
Are there any issues or goals specific to Bruton?
What is Bruton doing already?
Who can contribute to this?
What more can we do?
Comments
All waste is minimised
Comprehensive recycling facilities and collection services
Easy, instant access to recycling information
CHALLENGES
Education [about recycling]
Recycling points
Packaging
Pollution
Schools not recycling - cost for them to recycle
Information on 3 Rs: reduce, re-use, recycling
1 school in Yeovil uses plastic cutlery every day as metal cutlery would mean hiring someone to wash them (Is this happening in Bruton?)
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN BRUTON NOW?
Godminster Farm [? Possibly mean Wyke Farm anaerobic digester]
Charity shop
Collection points in shops for batteries & milk bottle tops & stamps
Kerb-side recycling collection [domestic waste]
Somerset Waste Partnership
Bottle back [?]
FUTURE ACTIONS TOWARDS PRINCIPLE
Mending workshops: bicycles, clothes, woodwork, etc.
Have an information page in the Dove with tips for everyone
Communicate with local schools. I have worked in many Somerset shools, NONE recycle!! in my experience. Council pay?
Campaign about pollution e.g. tyre fires, chemical run-off into river
School & business pledges for reducing / zero waste
Household pledges to reduce waste to zero