Zero Waste Management: A perspective of sustainable approaches
Keywords:
Stakeholders, Sustainability, Zero Waste ManagementAbstract
Zero waste management is an all-encompassing strategy that recognizes decomposition as a resource that is produced as a result of human consumption. This concept is applicable in numerous contexts, including households, communities, organizations, and industrial sectors; it also incorporates technology and environmental stakeholders. Through waste treatment and recycling back into the industry, sustainability yields environmental benefits, cost savings, and employment opportunities. Zero-waste management comprises resource management and sustainable refuse avoidance. Although achieving zero waste can be achieved in a variety of ways, it remains a complex system that necessitates continuous maintenance.
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