Community Zero Waste Roadmap Executive Summary

Zero Waste redesigns our systems and resource use—from product design to disposal—to prevent resource depletion, conserve energy, mitigate climate change, reduce water usage, prevent pollution, and stop ecosystem destruction. This roadmaps provides a guide for individuals to strive towards zero waste within their own communities; the first part of the roadmap walks through what needs to be done, while the next section focuses on how to actually implement policy and infrastructural change through community partnerships and engagement.