More and more people are moving to cities. Although cities are great centers for commerce, culture, and social growth, there are also many problems associated with urbanization.
Rapid urbanization decreases the quality of our facilities, pollutes our environment, and introduces health risks. The Zero Waste Movement addresses the root cause of many of these issues by minimizing the waste that's responsible for these problems. |
Rapid urbanization challenges, such as the safe removal and management of solid waste within cities, can be overcome in ways that allow them to continue to thrive and grow, while improving resource use and reducing pollution and poverty.
-The United Nations
If we continue to use fossil fuels at our current rate, we will run out of fossil fuels in most of our lifetimes.
Furthermore, our excessive consumption rates and wasteful actions threaten our supply of food and water in the years to come. By learning to consume only what we need, we can decrease our demand for fossil fuels and other resources while developing more sustainable forms of energy production and agriculture. |
Since sustainable consumption and production aims at “doing more and better with less,” net welfare gains from economic activities can increase by reducing resource use, degradation and pollution along the whole life cycle, while increasing quality of life.
-The United Nations
The factories that fuel our overconsumption contribute to the current global warming crisis. By fighting against consumerism, we limit the amount of greenhouse gases that are released by these factories. Landfills also contribute towards global warming by releasing methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. By reducing the waste we produce, we are able to decelerate global warming. |
Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national economies and affecting lives, costing people, communities and countries dearly today and even more tomorrow.
-The United Nations