Circular Economy — July 30, 2020Path to Goal Zero: Living and Progressing with the Understanding that We Cannot Make Everything Fit into Green, Circular, Renewable or Sustainable: Part 2Dave Gajadhar An issue facing the industry and various levels of government is what CE means. The meaning and interpretation varies from one sector to another and from one region to another. For example, consumer goods, textiles, manufacturing, transportation, dairy, and food industry organizations would certainly recognize the original meaning and motivation of CE. […] Circular Economy — July 30, 2020
Circular Economy — April 7, 2020Path to Goal Zero Blog: Shifting the Business of Recycling to Waste MitigationDave Gajadhar The solution proposed by regulators and recyclers are based on managing waste and continuing with recycling. Regional and municipal recycling costs are constantly increasing and not efficient. The costs of recycling in regions such as Vancouver, parts of California, Alberta, New York state and other regions are escalating beyond municipal budgetary capacity. […] Circular Economy — April 7, 2020
Circular Economy — March 25, 2020Path to Goal Zero Blog: COVID-19 Could Be the Trigger to Mitigate WasteCOVID-19 will prove to be the trigger for behavioral changes towards zero waste and move beyond regional silos to a global realization and movement. This pandemic may force us to prove that “less is more” in most cases and smart consumption is the way forward. Dave Gajadhar There is a lot of talk around COVID-19, […] Circular Economy — March 25, 2020
Circular Economy — February 25, 2020Path to Goal Zero Blog: Bans in Asia Disrupting the North American Waste and Recycling MarketsWe must consider the opportunities and impacts of all solutions, technologies and modernize as we learn to lessen the social, environmental and economic impacts. This all requires a new way of thinking and significant behavioral changes. Dave Gajadhar The recycling industry and municipal programs are at the tipping point of disruption. Chaos is setting […] Circular Economy — February 25, 2020
Circular Economy — February 5, 2020Path to Goal Zero Blog: Waste and Food Issues in 2020 and BeyondIn addition to housing, transport and taxes, food affordability and food waste is a huge problem in developed countries, and it is a serious economic and environmental issue. Dave Gajadhar In today’s society, we are frequently faced with multiple changes, rules, regulations and demands from global sources. At the same time, we endeavour to […] Circular Economy — February 5, 2020
Circular Economy — January 21, 2020Path to Goal Zero Blog: Meaningful Buzzwords or Another Passing Fad?The practice of creating and throwing alarmist terms around to create disruptions does more harm than the good it is intended to influence. Dave Gajadhar Since the 1960s, the ticking of the demographic time bomb and population explosion impact on resources is constantly increasing. These continuous changes results in increases in waste, emissions, resource depletion […] Circular Economy — January 21, 2020
