Zero Waste Kauai was born from a study conducted by Apollo Kaua'i concerning the Waste to Energy facility proposed by Barlow Industries. We immediately saw the need to curtail the efforts of our government leaders and educate ourselves to the positive benefits and methods of utilizing the Max 3R's.

We organized a conference in Feb 2007 and were enlightened to the philosophy of Zero Waste. We hosted two experts in the field for a workshop for our council in July 2007.

Our current goals are: island-wide curbside recycling, including green waste to provide us with soil enriching compost;

to turn our trash into a resource; to ban Styrofoam & plastic; and most importantly to be wiser consumers, insisting on cradle to cradle design.