6 ▶ Social
Zero Sense in “Zero Waste” Helena Żegnałek
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beautiful, shiny mason jar on a kitchen counter. A trash jar. Some would argue that this is the most important artefact of the “zero waste” movement. Recently, however, the trinket has found itself in the middle of a heated dispute, as more and more people are questioning the eponymous “zero”. ‣ To say that we produce too much waste would be the understatement of the year. In the European Union it is estimated that annually, one person accumulates up to 487 kilograms of garbage. Thanks to the increasing accessibility to information, environmental consciousness is slowly leaving the niche and entering the mainstream narrative. The Zero Waste movement has gained some traction over the years, and the core principles of the movement, the three Rs (refuse, reduce, reuse), are more prominent than ever.
