Zero Waste (90% or more diversion from incineration and landfill) is a concept and a practical approach to managing the valuable materials in waste streams across the globe. Kamikatsu, Japan, with 1,700 residents, declared for Zero Waste in 2003 as an alternative to open burning of garbage. They are now at 80% diversion.
Read the full story here from City Lab, December 9, 2015
