ideas and inspiration for those looking to reduce their household
waste
Is recycling really the answer to household waste? How do we eliminate
microplastics from our wastewater? How do we avoid consumer goods that
are designed to break? How do we stop the oceans being trashed? Towards
Zero Waste offers practical tools for change in your own kitchen, on
your weekly shop and around your home, as well as in the wider world.
Féidhlim Harty explores how and why we need to go zero waste, firstly
looking at where waste currently goes, and revealing the hidden world of
food and product miles and embodied energy. He shares how to reduce
waste room by room, at events, parties, during our travels, and at work.
Having minimised waste for over two decades, Féidhlim and his family
share their clever ideas to eliminate junk, buy wisely, free yourself
from useless packaging, reduce not only your eco footprint but your
household bills, compost all biodegradables, and reuse, repair and
reroute. They share five simple steps to zero waste and inspire 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 to plastics 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-in obsolescence.
Patience with government policy and corporate greenwashing is wearing
thin. Towards Zero Waste offers clear guidance for anyone wanting to
actively be part of the solutions and not the problems.
