Metro Vancouver needs to walk its 'zero waste' talk

When delegates attend Metro Vancouver's Zero Waste conference this week, they will hear from innovators and big thinkers about how to radically redesign waste out of our economy. Ideas will be presented to aggressively reuse, repair and maintain what we consume, and for composting and recycling to keep all materials flowing in a "closed loop."

The topic of zero waste is full of exciting ideas for rethinking and reducing our ecological footprint. Unfortunately, Metro Vancouver is not walking its zero waste talk. While Metro has issued a Zero Waste Challenge, has a Zero Waste committee, and is launching a National Zero Waste Council, in practice the region is planning to burn a substantial share of its garbage.