zero-waste

adjective

ze·ro-waste ˈzir-(ˌ)ō-wāst

ˈzē-(ˌ)rō-ˈ

variants or zero waste

: generating little or no waste

a zero-waste event

zero-waste manufacturing

zero waste noun

The creative waste management strategy of "zero waste" is a combination of community and industrial responsibility that includes deconstruction in spite of demolition, composting to keep odorous organic waste out of landfills, recycling, and a screening facility to allow more separation and reuse of waste rather than incineration. —

Aimee Dolloff

Examples of zero-waste in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Using it as a guide, Cathleen Carr and her team at Newport FILM have been able to develop a holistic sustainability strategy and a zero-waste initiative. —

Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 The hotel also uses 100 percent renewable electricity and is committed to zero-waste dining, which includes composting all of its food waste and delivering it to local farms. —

Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2024 Lopez has adopted the zero-waste mentality long embraced by Native communities, too. —

Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024 The initiative aims to create a carbon-neutral, zero-waste production facility on Vancouver Island. —

Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for zero-waste

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