Zero Waste is not recycling more, but less | Bea Johnson | TEDxMünster
In her presentation, Bea shares her tribulations and secrets to achieving Zero Waste. She covers the importance of applying her 5R's in order (Refuse, Reduce, ...
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Translator: Maria Boura Reviewer: Peter van de Ven Raise your hand if you think that we should recycle more. Well, I don't. My question was a trick. My name is Bea Johnson, I'm the author of Zero Waste Home, and since 2008 my family of four produces one jar of waste per year. Now, when people find out that I live a zero waste lifestyle, they love to tell me that they too recycle everything. And the city of San Francisco, which has a goal of zero waste for 2020, tells us that recycling and composting as much as possible is a way to achieve zero waste. I don't agree at all. Recycling is not a solution to our waste problem. Recycling requires energy to process, but it also lacks regulations to coordinate the efforts of manufacturers, consumers, municipalities, and recyc...
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Translator: Maria Boura Reviewer: Peter van de Ven Raise your hand if you think that we should recycle more. Well, I don't. My question was a trick. My name is Bea Johnson, I'm the author of Zero Waste Home, and since 2008 my family of four produces one jar of waste per year. Now, when people find out that I live a zero waste lifestyle, they love to tell me that they too recycle everything. And the city of San Francisco, which has a goal of zero waste for 2020, tells us that recycling and composting as much as possible is a way to achieve zero waste. I don't agree at all. Recycling is not a solution to our waste problem. Recycling requires energy to process, but it also lacks regulations to coordinate the efforts of manufacturers, consumers, municipalities, and recyc...
