Can the global economy continue to grow without placing undue stress on natural resources? In 2007 a primary school teacher, Rossano Ercolini became the champion of a small Italian town of Capannori to be world leading. Rather than build a waste incineration plant they adapted a zero waste policy. Today the town produces 40% less waste and 80% of the remaining waste is recycled, with the town generating €2 million/year from sales of recycled material.
Please follow these links to read the full article (1) and get more information about this topic (2):
(1) „A world without waste“ in Let’s Do It! World
(2) „A world without waste“ in Mega