• Waste

    • We are producing enormous amounts of waste - much of it is toxic. Radical changes are needed or the problem will spin completely out of control.

    • Waste

  • Household waste

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  • globally, this year

    • We produce enormous amounts of waste

    We throw out enough stuff to fill the world's largest container ship with trash every two hours.

    Our waste production is increasing

    By 2030 the amount of household waste will almost double to 3000 million tons annually.

    And this is just the top of the iceberg

    Every bag of household waste has produced approximately 70 bags of waste upstream during extraction and production processes.

    Where does it go?

    Most waste goes to landfills or is burned. Burning waste is the world’s largest source of dioxins, which is one of the most toxic chemicals known to science.

    What to do?

    Our waste problem is not going away by itself. We need to find new ways to solve the increasing waste-problem. The “cradle-to-cradle” approach implies essentially waste free regenerative systems. Leading green companies already applies these principles.

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