Driving Zero Waste with EPR

Extended Producer Responsibility policies could drive the transformation of material flows in our economy from the expensive and ultimately catastrophic one-way, linear flows from ground to product to land fill, to the infinite reuse loop of cyclical flows. Along with shifting to 100% renewable energy and organic agricultural practices, shifting to the infinite value harvest of cyclical flows is one of the keys to creating a sustainable regenerative economy. In the meantime, "The US can overcome thirty years of stagnation in waste management policy and divert more than 70% of solid waste from landfill, according to a White Paper just released by Natural Logic, Inc." Read the press release and then Natural Logic's white paper.

Boycott the Baggie

Source: Environmental News Network, Friday, February 4, 2011

"BOYCOTT THE BAGGIE" ENCOURAGES CONSUMERS TO TAKE THE PLEDGE AND GO GREEN

February 02, 2011 By: One Small Step

Oakland, CA (February 2, 2011) – Each year, it is estimated that 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year.  That comes out to over one million per minute!  It is also estimated that one plastic bag can take up to 1,000 years to decompose.  That means that if King John of England was snacking on a baggie full of jelly beans at the signing of the Magna Carta, that same little piece of plastic would just now be finishing it’s decomposition.

Full Article:   http://www.enn.com/press_releases/3626=

The Short Video, Links to Alternatives:  http://www.boycottthebaggie.com/