ZERO WASTE

• Dry Waste
• Wet Waste
• Sanitary Waste
• Hazardous Waste
• E-Waste

Items that can be recycled:

• Paper: office paper, magazines, newspapers and junk mail
• Cardboard
• Green, clear and brown glass bottles and jars
• Juice and milk cartons
• All plastic bottles and containers
• Steel (tin) and aluminum cans and empty aerosols

Items that cannot be recycled:

• Wet wipes
• Takeaway coffee cups
• Disposable nappies
• Garden waste
• Polystyrene (foam)
• Bubble wrap
• Syringes or medical waste
• Oils
• Ceramics, ovenware or light bulbs

FACTS ABOUT WASTE

• We bin around 50m tonnes of electrical waste globally every year.

• We throw away 7.2 million tonnes of food every year, and more than half of it’s perfectly edible.

• Between 20% and 40% of fruit and vegetables are rejected by supermarkets before they even hit the shelves.

• Humans now buy a million plastic bottles a minute. Most of this plastic ends up in the ocean.

• A single leaky tap in your house can waste as much as 5,000 liters of water a year.

1. “No thank you, I’m fine.” (free samples, promotion bags, plastic bags,…)

2. Get a water bottle

3. Buy in bulk (use bags, jars, …)

4. Learn to pack lunch in a reusable container

5. Buy to last.

6. Start a compost bin (= Rot)

7. Find a way to replace plastic cups / take out boxes

8. Repair instead of buying new things

9. Recycle as much as you can

10. Reuse as much as you can

The kitchen is filled with disposable items that are responsible for a whole lot of waste. There are less harmful alternatives like reusable bags and Earth friendly sponges. Also, leftovers can be used efficiently.

In Kitchen

Carbon Trust estimates that Carbondioxide emissions associated with clothing account for three percent of global emissions. So that, buying fewer items of higher quality will be good for both your pocket and nature. Also, second hand shopping is a new trend and it is an another great alternative.

In Closet

According to RecycleWorks.org, disposable lunches (to-go packaging, plastic utensils, etc) generate 100 pounds of trash per person annually. So bringing your own lunch is a great way to start. Also, going digital while taking notes, not printing unnecessarily and recycling are essential in working life.

In Office

Using more natural compounds like white vinegar and baking soda is as effective as other cleaning products. Also, instead of harmful chemical cosmetics, more natural cosmetics can be used or even can be made at home.

In Bathroom

TYPES OF ECONOMY

LINEAR ECONOMY:

Living in a linear economy seemed fairly stable until we started consuming at higher rates and planned obsolescence became normal. Now we're consuming at a completely unsustainable rate.

We are living in a linear economy, and out earth has finite resources.

RECYCLING ECONOMY:

While living low waste, reducing, reusing, and repairing as much as we can is awesome and amazing - it's still not circular.

Waste to wealth

CIRCULAR ECONOMY:

A circular economy

is a restorative and regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emission, and energy leakage are minimized by slowing, closing, and narrowing material and energy loops.

• The EU says the move towards a circular economy can be driven by:

• Designing products that are easier to repair, upgrade and recycle.
• Creating better performing products that last longer, and more efficient production processes.
• Reducing the use of materials that are hazardous or difficult to recycle.
• Providing incentives to reduce waste.
• Turning waste into a resource through technical advances.

As A Result:

SUSTAINABLE

INDUSTRY

Sustainability in economy is a new way of looking at the relations between markets, customers and natural resources. Its purpose is to change the existing economic model, which is based on the approach of “take, make, and dispose”, and it utilizes the power of innovative business models and technology.

Sustainable industry, on the other hand, means that companies that make production turn sustainability into a adopted strategy throughout the production and consumption processes.

Zero Waste Project in Turkey is implemented by the ministry, and it has 7 steps.

1. Focal point

2. Current Situation Detection

3. Planning

4. Requirements and procurement

5. Education

6. Application

7. Reporting

The recycling rate is 46% in the European Union countries compared with 13% in Turkey. The project aims to increase that ratio to 35% .

As of May 2019, 18,750 public institutions in Turkey had begun to be included in the zero waste project, separating their waste at its source.

In order to achieve success in the zero waste project and increase the waste recycling rate, household wastes should also be separated at their source and collected with this system.

IN OTHER COUNTRIES

The zero waste approach has taken off most strongly in Italy and Spain, where dozens of municipalities have signed up.

Fifteen years ago, all the Slovenian capital’s waste went to landfill, but by 2025, at least 75% of its rubbish will be recycled.

Where human being is, there is consumption in there, where consumption is, there is manufacturing in there, where manufacturing is, there is waste in there, and finally, where waste is, there is at least one environmental engineer in there. Therefore environmental engineering is in the heart of the zero waste project.

What does a environment engineer do in zero waste project?

• Preparing environmental research reports, developing strategies and action plans,
• Analyze and report scientific data,
• To inform industries and government institutions about environmental policies and standards
• To design and plan the control systems required for zero waste
• A environmental engineer is in every step of zero waste

EFFECTS OF LIQUID WASTE

Sewage wastes are called waste water and are the most important pollutants in water pollution. Pollution and effects of liquid wastes in water:

• Physical Effects

• Chemical Effects

• Biological Effects

GAS WASTES

Nuclear power plants, vehicles, industrial facilities, landfills, fossil fuel use and fires are sources of gas waste.

Environmental impacts of wastes;

• Fires and explosions
• Global warming
• Air pollution
• Damage to vegetation
• Groundwater pollution
• Unwanted odors
• Health problems (skin and respiratory).

Landfills also emit hazardous air pollutants such as mercury, benzene, toluene and chloroform.

Zero waste prevents heat from the ecosystem and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

SOLID WASTE

Solid waste means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded materials including solid, semi-solid. If these wastes are recycled or left unused, we gain in energy and storage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Effects of :

• Metal
• Plastic
• Pine
• Paper
• Waste battery
• Textile Waste

• Wood Waste
• Electronic waste
• Organic Waste
• Composite
• Medical waste
• Waste oil

As we approach zero waste, there is a significant reduction in the rate of litter going to landfills, incinerators or the ocean.

Also the damage to natural resources becomes reduced, and the consumption of natural resources is reduced.

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