Zero-Waste

<p>This book analyses ‘zero-waste’ (ZW) as an emerging waste management strategy for the future which considers waste prevention through innovative design and sustainable consumption practices. </p><p>Drawing on a diverse range of case studies from Australia Bangladesh Japan New Zealand Sweden and the USA this book explores why urban waste management systems still remain a major challenge for almost all cities around the world. Rejecting waste as an ‘end-of-life’ problem Atiq Zaman and Tahmina Ahsan instead consider waste prevention through the ZW model in which resources are utilized and consumed with minimum environmental degradation. In addition the authors give extended discussion on why embracing the ZW concept will be beneficial for the circular economy (CE).</p><p>Providing a strategic zero-waste framework and an evaluation tool to measure waste management performance aimed towards ZW goals this book will be of great relevance to students scholars and policymakers with an interest in waste management sustainable consumption urban planning and sustainable development.</p>