Concept information
Preferred term
zero waste
Definition
- Zero waste is the term used to describe a worldwide philosophical movement dedicated to rethinking the very idea of waste. While there are many variations in the interpretation of what zero waste means, the unifying idea is that human systems should emulate the rest of nature by only producing wastes that can be recycled into new resources, with no residual wastes that are hazardous or require landfilling. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Zero Waste]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/zero_waste
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