Zero Waste Boston

Fun facts- with practical uses for today!

Pompeii ruins show that the Romans invented recycling Excavations reveal that rubbish left outside the city walls wasn’t just dumped. It was being collected, sorted and resold

Stark reminder of why we need to eliminate the worsening flood of plastics from our economy ASAP.

And also why 'Reduce' comes before 'Recycle' in the zero waste hierarchy... esp. when you look at who's behind some of these recycling initiatives.

As Africa Drowns in Garbage, the Plastic Business Keeps Booming In a Kenyan dump overflowing with plastic waste, waste-pickers risk disease and injury to collect precious scraps for redemption.