1. 6TH ZERO WASTE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, NOVEMBER 18-21 "PICTURE OF ZERO WASTE ITALIAN ACTIVITIES" ROSSANO ERCOLINI,ITALIAN ZERO WASTE NETWORK AMBIENTE E FUTURO

2. PRESENT NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS AGAINST INCINERATION, SUPPORTING LOCAL BATTLES IN DEFENSE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT AGAINST SUBSIDIES TO INCINERATION

3. THE MAP OF ITALIAN CONFERENCE OF PAUL CONNETT ORGANIZED FROM AMBIENTE E FUTURO: THANKS PAUL!

4. BEST PRACTICIES AND ZERO WASTE IN ITALY OVER 1500 MUNICIPALITIES HAVE REACHED OVER 50% SOURCE SEPARATION INVOLVING TEN MILLIONS OF POPULATION VENICE REGION, CALLED VENETO WITH FOUR MILLIONS OF POPULATION IS EXCEEDING 50% OF SOURCE SEPARATION TREVISO PROVINCE WITH 823.000 INHABITANTS, IN 2007 HAS REACHED 63,7% OF SOURCE SEPARATION NOVARA MUNICIPALITY 101.000 POPULATION HAS REACHED OVER 72% OF SOURCE SEPARATION IN THREE YEARS

5. ITALIAN PORTA A PORTA - DOOR TO DOOR - COLLECTION - FOUR BINS SYSTEM + ONE BIN FOR RESIDUALS

6. ITALIAN MUNICIPALITIES ADOPTING A ZERO WASTE GOAL CAPANNORI TUSCANY, 45.700 POPULATION CARBONIA SARDINIA ISLAND, 33.000 POPULATION AVIANO IN PORDENONE PROVINCE, 8.000 POPULATION VINCHIO IN ASTI PROVINCE, VERY SMALL MUNICIPALITY, FAMOUS FOR WINE, 600 POPULATION GIFFONI SEI CASALI IN SALERNO PROVINCE, 5.000 POPULATION ACERRA IN NAPLES AREA, 50.000 POPULATION BUT THERE ARE TROUBLES BECAUS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT HAS BUILT THERE A VERY BIG INCINERATOR NOT YET FULL STARTED MONSANO IN MARCHE REGION, 3.500 POPULATION ENGAGEMENT TO ADOPT A ZERO WASTE TARGET PORCARI LUCCA PROVINCE, 8.000 POPULATION, ENGAGEMENT TO ADOPT A ZERO WASTE TARGET SERAVEZZA LUCCA PROVINCE, 7.000 POPULATION, ENGAGEMENT TO ADOPT A ZERO WASTE TARGET MONTE SAN PIETRO IN BOULOGNE PROVINCE, 12.000 POPULATION, ENGAGEMENT TO ADOPT A ZERO WASTE TARGET

7. CAPANNORI ZERO WASTE EXPERIENCE IN 2007 CAPANNORI ADOPTED AT FORMAL LEVEL A ZERO WASTE DECLARATION. PAUL CONNETT WAS ASKED TO BE PRESIDENT OF A ZERO WASTE OBSERVATORY INCLUDING ENZO FAVOINO FROM SCUOLA AGRARIA DEL PARCO DI MONZA. IN 2008 A VERY SUCCESSIFULL INTERNATIONAL MEETING WAS ORGANIZED INVOLVING EXPERTS, ACTIVISTIS AND OFFICIALS FROM USA,EUROPE AND ITALY. IN THE NEXT JENUARY A RESEARCH CENTER FOR RESIDUAL MONITORING WILL BE PROMOTED.

8. REDUCTION WASTE ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY ADOPTED REFILL SYSTEM IN MANY SHOPS REFILL FOR MILK ONLY GLASS BOTTLES IN SCHOOLS PLASTIC DISHES BANNED IN PUBBLIC PLACES AS IN PARTIES AND SCHOOL ADOPTION OF REUSABLE PAMPERS FOR BABIES A SHOP SELLING LOCAL FOOD (OLIVE OIL, WINE, VEGETABLES, FRUIT, PASTA,ETC.) DETERGENTS, WITHOUT PLASTIC PACKAGING HAS BEEN OPENED

17. REDUCTION WASTE ACTIVITIES COMING SOON ADOPTION OF A YOU PAY AS YOU THROW SYSTEM START OF A RESEARCH CENTER TO STUDY RESIDUALS AIMING TO REDESIGN NO RECYCLABLE OR COMPOSTABLE ITEMS INVOLVING EPR PROMOTION OF A REPAIR-REUSE CENTER

18. CAPANNORI IS NOT A BIG TOWN BUT IT HAS BECAME FAMOUS IN ALL ITALY AND A MODEL FOR MANY LOCAL COUNCILORS AND FOR ALL ITALIAN ZERO WASTE MOVEMENT. GIORGIO DEL GHINGARO THE REELECTED MAYOR THANKS EVERYBODY OF YOU WHO AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL SUPPORTED IN HIS REELECTION

19. ISSUES... RESIDUAL MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT IN A ZERO WASTE 2020 BRIDGING STRATEGY RESIDUAL HAS TO BE VERY VISIBLE...SO WE NEED: PROMOTION OF RESEARCH CENTERS FOR REDISIGN ITEMS NO RECYCLABLE OR COMPOSTABLE (FEEDBACK SYSTEM) ESTABLISH PRO-CAPITA TARGETS OF RESIDUAL PRODUCTION: LESS THAN 70 Kg/YEAR BY 2012 BIOLOGICAL AND MECHANICAL TREATMENT TO RECOVER OTHER MATERIALS AND TO STABILIZE DIRTY ORGANIC