Towards Zero Waste

Is recycling really the answer to household waste? How do we eliminatemicroplastics from our wastewater? How do we avoid consumer goods that aredesigned to break? How do we stop the oceans being trashed? Towards ZeroWaste offers practical tools for change in your own kitchen, on your weeklyshop and around your home, as well as in the wider world.Feidhlim Harty explores how and why we need to go zero waste, firstly lookingat where waste currently goes, and revealing the hidden world of food andproduct miles and embodied energy. He shares how to reduce waste room byroom, at events, parties, during our travels, and at work.Having minimised waste for over two decade, Feidhlim and his family sharetheir clever ideas to eliminate junk, buy wisely, free yourself from uselesspackaging, reduce not only your eco footprint but your household bills, compostall biodegradables, and reuse, repair and reroute. They share five simple steps tozero waste and inspires us to be active and push for change.There is a hunger now within society to address the root causes of plastic waste,right back to the point of oil and gas extraction. People want no part in adding toplastics in the oceans or spreading microplastics into our water, soils and food.Nor do they want to be subjected to the cynical betrayal of consumer built-inobsolescence. Patience with government policy and corporate greenwashing iswearing thin. Towards Zero Waste offers clear guidance for anyone wanting toactively be part of the solutions and not the problems in the world.