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In the modern world a material generally becomes a waste after use. But, this is not a natural phenomenon that can be accepted
or sighed away with. It is an unnecessary and unnatural happening. The solution to waste lies in understanding this movement
and the question - why does a material become a waste? It does so, because of various factors - wrong material use, bad and
inefficient designs, and thoughtless, unethical practices all of which then infiltrates the culture. The solution to the growing
menace of waste begins with the principles of Zero Waste - one of the most profound ways that modern societal change is being
envisaged in the world today. These principles are based on ethics, economy and efficiency and that is how the problems of
waste and its solutions are to be seen in the context of modernisation, and rapid urbanisation as well. Zero Waste is a total
systems approach that goes beyond just segregate-reuse-reduce-recycling. Many communities all over the world, most of them
victims of some form of conventional waste disposal plants like landfills or incinerators, started thinking in the lines of
going out of the very paradigm of disposal, to something that is beyond even resource recovery, which itself is considered
very progressive.
Zero waste is a simple goal with far reaching implications. It questions the view of nature as an endless source of materials
and an endless dumping ground for waste.
Zero Waste is hence a logical planning approach incorporating principles of effective human and material resource utilization
to avoid the conversion of discards into waste an inefficient form in a manner that revitalizes the local economy.
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