Read the full article in Issue 56
- Winter 2016/’17 of ‘Changing Ireland’!
Not all borrowing is bad
- We need to share more, writes Mindy O'Brien of 'VOICE'.
Not all borrowing is bad. We’re not talking about money for once, but borrowing and loaning out items that reduce the amount of waste and needless dumping in society. But is zero waste possible? Can we chuck out our bins and live with no waste at all?
Unfortunately not, as our
current system of supplying
consumers prevents us from achieving
lower levels of waste easily. Between
plastic wrapped bags of fruits and vegetables
and over packaged products, zero waste
seems out of reach.
However, the definition of ‘zero
waste’ is forgiving.
It refers to the journey towards zero waste
rather than the destination. It means looking
at current consumption patterns and finding
solutions through waste prevention, re-using
and repairing products and recycling and
composting.
