Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
Zero Waste Campaign



Zero Waste Resolutions

October 25, 2006: Boone, NC Town Council passes Resolution creating a Zero Waste Plan in order to eliminate waste and pollution in the manufacture, use, storage and recycling of materials.. Read October 23, 2006 Watauga Democrat article | View Resolution passed by Boone on October 19, 2006.

Feb. 14, 2006: The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on February 14, 2006 to pass a resolution that supports statewide legislation and local initiatives requiring manufacturers to take responsibility for collecting and recycling their products at the end of their useful life. View the San Francisco EPR Resolution.

April 28, 2004: Added model for Resolution for Zero Waste. This resolution can be adapted and passed by local communities. Resolution for Zero Waste courtesy of our friends at the GrassRoots Recycling Network

Town of Snow Hill, NC Resolution Supporting the Creation of a Zero Waste Plan - March 24, 2004

Town of Carrboro, NC Resolution Supporting the Creation of a Zero Waste Plan - Sept. 22, 1998

Town of Carrboro, NC Resolution Relating to Management of Waste From Manufactured Products and Packaging - Sept. 22, 1998.