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A Precautionary Approach to Municipal Trash: Zero Waste
At its core, the foresight/precautionary principle says, "Take action
to prevent harm." If you apply foresight to the problem of municipal
trash, you get "zero waste" -- preventing many of the problems of
municipal trash by viewing it as a resource, not something to be
wasted.
Clearing the Way for Zero Waste
Here's some background on zero waste, as it looked in 2001. Be sure
to note the "policies needed to support zero waste" in this article.
Where to Learn More About Zero Waste
Here is a short list of resources you and your local officials can
tap to learn more about the "zero waste" approach to municipal
discards.
More Background on the Precautionary Approach to Trash
Here's another good overview of the "zero waste" approach to
municipal trash, written in 2001 by Jim Motavalli, the prolific
editor of E-Magazine.
Europe Compromises Again on Its REACH Chemicals Policy
This week, Europe's precautionary chemicals policy, called REACH,
took another important step toward becoming law, but it got watered
down further along the way, demonstrating the enormous unaccountable
power of the chemical industry worldwide. Can elected national
governments control corporations? That's what's at stake here.
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Rachel's Precaution Reporter offers news, views and practical
examples of the Precautionary Principle, or Foresight Principle, in
action. The Precautionary Principle is a modern way of making
decisions, to minimize harm. Rachel's Precaution Reporter tries to
answer such questions as, Why do we need the precautionary
principle? Who is using precaution? Who is opposing precaution?
We often include attacks on the precautionary principle because we
believe it is essential for advocates of precaution to know what
their adversaries are saying, just as abolitionists in 1830 needed
to know the arguments used by slaveholders.
Rachel's Precaution Reporter is published as often as necessary to
provide readers with up-to-date coverage of the subject.
As you come across stories that illustrate the precautionary
principle -- or the need for the precautionary principle --
please Email them to us at rpr@rachel.org.
Editors:
Peter Montague - peter@rachel.org
Tim Montague - tim@rachel.org
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