To educate local decision makers of the potential Zero Waste Management has to reduce costs and protect our environment, ZWK has developed and distributed a Zero Waste Resource Guide to County Council members, County Administration and State and Federal Legislators.
Educational Sources and Links
Zero Waste is more than an approach to waste management and recycling, it is a philosophy and a design principle.
Zero Waste Resource GuideTo educate local decision makers of the potential Zero Waste Management has to reduce costs and protect our environment, ZWK has developed …
Meet Our Team
Zero Waste Kauai (ZWK) was founded in 2006 by Pat Gegen and John Harder (aka the Dump Doctor) in response to a proposal in the …
NOTICE: ORDINANCE 1079 RESTRICTING EPS USE BEGINS JANUARY 1, 2022
When China closed its market for recycled plastic and paper in 2018, one of the underlying issues was contamination of the recycled materials. The National …
Opponents, and those who question the efficicacy of recycling, point to the disruption of the Chinese and other plastic markets as evidence that recycling is …
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