1. ZERO WASTEMade By: David Matilla Sols, Jorge Torrn gonzlez and Patricia Vizcaya Nieves

2. History The term of zero waste was first used publicly in the name of a company. Zero waste Systems Inc, (ZWS) which was founded by PHD chemist Paul Palmer in the mid-1970s in Oakland, California. They soon expanded their services in many other directions. For example, they accepted free of charge, large quantities of new and usable laboratory chemicals, which they resold experimenters scientist of every description during the 1970s 3. Present day The tension between zero waste, viewed as postdiscard total recycling of materials only, and zero waste as the reuse of all high level function remains a serious one today. Biodegradable plastic is the most prominent example. One side argues that biodegradation of plastic is wasteful because plastic is expensive and environmentally damaging to make. 4. Re-use or Rot of waste The waste sent to landfills may be harvested as useful materials, such as in the production of solar energy or natural fertilizer for crops. It may also be reused and recycle of something and we can actually use. 5. Corporate initiatives An example of a company that as demonstrated a change in landfill waste policy is General Motors. GM has confirmed their plans to make approximately half of its 181 plans worldwide landfill free by the end of 2010. Companies like Subaru, Toyota and Xerox are also producing landfill-free plants. GM is supposed to have about eighty producing plants twenty months. Furthermore, The United States Enviroment Protecion Agency has worked with GM and other companies for decades to minimize the waste through its WasteWise program. 6. Corporate initiatives An example of a company that as demonstrated a change in landfill waste policy is General Motors. GM has confirmed their plans to make approximately half of its 181 plans worldwide landfill free by the end of 2010. Companies like Subaru, Toyota and Xerox are also producing landfill-free plants. GM is supposed to have about eighty producing plants twenty months. Furthermore, The United States Enviroment Protecion Agency has worked with GM and other companies for decades to minimize the waste through its WasteWise program.