What’s the best way to deal with waste? (part 2)
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About the video: ‘What’s the best way to deal with waste? (part 2)’
Paul Connett looks at case studies of successful zero waste operations around the world. These include a resource recovery park in Canberra, Australia (the first community ever to commit to zero waste). He then looks at how Nova Scotia creates well-paid jobs through recycling and remanufacturing initiatives. He also describes their state-of-the-art screening facility, enabling them to stabilize toxic residuals to prevent leaching. He then talks about Burlington’s Recycle North project in Vermont and how San Francisco has diverted as much as 63% of waste previously going to landfills. Write to Paul at paul@fluoridealert.org to request any of his own videos on zero waste.
Total views: 2,735
Filmed: Science, Medecine and the Law - RIBA. London, UK on 2 February 2005
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2005 Big Picture TV
About Paul Connett
Paul Connett is one of the world’s leading experts in waste management.
He is a Professor of Chemistry at St Lawrence University in Canton, New York.
Connett’s opposition to incineration as a method of managing solid waste, based on his chemical analysis of the byproducts of the process, has taken him to 49 states, five Canadian provinces and 44 other countries.
He has given over 1,700 public presentations, written many articles on dioxin and waste management and co-produced several videotapes on those topics, as a result of that research.
Other videos with Paul Connett
Paul Connett
What’s the best way to deal with waste? (part 1)
Professor Connett talks about the unnecessary pollution caused by incineration and landfill. Much of this can be avoided by using a ‘zero waste’ strategy. A great deal…
Recorded: 2 February 2005
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