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Take a look at the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984. In
it, Congress established a goal of eliminating the production of hazardous waste
as well as a hierarchy of how what HW is produced is managed!
Ralph E. Cooper, Ph.D.
Mediator, Attorney & Counselor at Law
9901
IH-10 West, Suite 800
San Antonio, TX 78230
210.558-0555
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Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 8:55
PM
Subject: Fwd: New Zealand 1st to Adopt
Zero Waste
Apologies for Cross-Postings
From: "Sunshine Yates" <sunshine@zerowaste.co.nz>
Date:
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:47:03 +1300
NEW ZEALAND FIRST COUNTRY TO
ADOPT ZERO WASTE
On March 1st New Zealand became the first country in the
world to adopt a
national vision of zero waste. The new strategy,
subtitled - 'Towards zero
waste and a sustainable New Zealand' recognises
the groundswell of public support that has grown for the adoption of Zero
Waste as a national goal over the last few years. With nearly 50% of councils
committed to zero
waste and numerous community groups, businesses and
schools working in their communities to achieve it, the grassroots message to
Government was quite clear. The strategy document doesn't say how we'll reach
zero, but it is a good starting point and much needed support for all those
who have been working for change over the last 10-12 years.
For more
information on the strategy visit the Ministry for the
Environment's
website http://www.mfe.govt.nz/new/index.htm
Julie
Dickinson
Manager
Zero Waste New Zealand Trust
Phone: 09 486 0736
Fax: 09 489 3232
Email: julie@zerowaste.co.nz
Website: www.zerowaste.co.nz
Gary Liss
916-652-7850 Fax: 916-652-0485
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