A proposal to reform our waste hauler system offered by Zero Waste Amherst (ZWA) will be brought before the Amherst Town Council on Monday. The following are ZWA’s answers to commonly asked questions about the proposal.What changes are being.
With all the contention in Amherst politics that we’ve seen in recent years, it’s great to see an idea come along that everyone can get behind. Zero Waste Amherst (ZWA), a citizens group committed to preserving resources and minimizing the public.
At this point in history, we need dramatic waste reduction. It is an important element of the “new normal.” We are urgently trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We have new awareness of how pollution near landfills and incinerators affects.
The concept of the circular economy was new to me until recently, when I started working on zero waste efforts in town. It is a strategy well positioned to correct seemingly intractable problems across the spectrum.According to the Ellen MacArthur.