1. Zero Waste 2020 A Key Step towards Sustainability Zero Waste 2020 A Key Step towards Sustainability Dr Paul Connett Dr Paul Connett Emeritus Professor of Environmental Chemistry Director Zero Waste for Sustainability Project (AEHSP) www.AmericanHealthStudies.org Paul@fluorideALERT.org Portland, March 2, 2009

2. Outline 1. Waste managment and the BIG PICTURE 1. Waste managment and the BIG PICTURE 2. The Zero waste 2020 strategy 2. The Zero waste 2020 strategy 3. Concluding remarks 3. Concluding remarks 4. Postscript 4. Postscript

3. 1.Introduction. Waste management and the Big Picture

4. DIFFERENT TIMES DEMAND DIFFERENT QUESTIONS 20 th CENTURY WASTE MANAGEMENT “ How do we get rid of our waste efficiently with minimum damage to our health and the environment ?” 21 st CENTURY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT “ How do we handle our discarded resources in ways which do not deprive future generations of some, if not all, of their value ?”

5. DIFFERENT TIMES DEMAND DIFFERENT QUESTIONS 20 th CENTURY WASTE MANAGEMENT “ How do we get rid of our waste efficiently with minimum damage to our health and the environment ?” 21 st CENTURY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT “ How do we handle our discarded resources in ways which do not deprive future generations of some, if not all, of their value ?” The key issue was SAFETY The key issue is SUSTAINABILIY

6. We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to if we had another one to go to

7. We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to if we had another one to go to

9. We cannot run a throwaway society on a finite planet Waste is the evidence that we are doing something wrong Landfills BURY the evidence Incinerators BURN the evidence We need to face the real problem…

10. Our task is to fight over-consumption

11. Not only is over-consumption giving us a local waste crisis but also…

12. … a Global crisis

13. The Global Crisis: Since the Industrial Revolution we have imposed a linear society on a planet that functions in circles

14. A LINEAR SOCIETY

15. Extraction Extraction A LINEAR SOCIETY

16. Extraction ExtractionProduction A LINEAR SOCIETY

17. Extraction ExtractionProductionConsumption A LINEAR SOCIETY

18. Extraction ExtractionProductionConsumptionWaste A LINEAR SOCIETY

19. Extraction ExtractionProductionConsumptionWaste A LINEAR SOCIETY See www.StoryofStuff.org

20. Extraction ExtractionProductionConsumptionWaste Advertising/TV

21. Over-advertising produces Over-consumption

22. By the time a high school student leaves school, he or she will have watched over 350,000 TV commercials. Paul Hawken The Ecology of Commerce.

23. Myth versus Reality THE MYTH: THE MYTH: The more you consume the happier you become The more you consume the happier you become THE REALITY: THE REALITY: The more you consume the fatter you become! The more you consume the fatter you become!

24. From Ape to...

25. Modern man!

26. “The world has enough for everyone’s need but not for everyone’s greed” Mahatma Gandhi

27. Extraction of VirginMaterials Production of ManufactureditemsConsumptionWaste Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY A LINEAR SOCIETY

28. Extraction of VirginMaterials Production of ManufactureditemsConsumptionDiscardedMaterials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY

29. Extraction of VirginMaterials Production of ManufactureditemsConsumptionDiscardedMaterials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY GLOBAL WARMING

30. Extraction of VirginMaterials Production of ManufactureditemsConsumptionDiscardedMaterials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY GLOBAL WARMING How do waste management practices affect this picture?

31. Extraction of VirginMaterials Production of ManufactureditemsConsumptionDiscardedMaterials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY LANDFILLS GLOBAL WARMING

32. Extraction of VirginMaterials Production of ManufactureditemsConsumptionDiscardedMaterials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY INCINERATION GLOBAL WARMING

33. Extraction of VirginMaterials Production of ManufactureditemsConsumptionDiscardedMaterials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY GLOBAL WARMING RECYCLING OF MATERIALS

34. Extraction of VirginMaterials Production of ManufactureditemsConsumptionDiscardedMaterials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY GLOBAL WARMING REUSE OF OBJECTS

35. Extraction of VirginMaterials Production of ManufactureditemsConsumptionDiscardedMaterials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY GLOBAL WARMING COMPOSTING

36. COMPOST

37. Kg Greenhouse gas/tonne Municipal Waste A combination of recycling and composting is 46 times better -461 at reducing greenhouse gases than X 46 Incineration generating electricty -10 Waste Management Options and Climate Change. AEA 2001

38. Incineration is a waste of energy! About 4 X more energy saved by reusing, recycling and composting the various components in the discard stream About 4 X more energy saved by reusing, recycling and composting the various components in the discard stream Contact: Dr. Jeffrey Morris, jeff.morris@zerowaste.com Contact: Dr. Jeffrey Morris, jeff.morris@zerowaste.com

39. Energy Comparison: Recycling versus incineration (ICF consulting, 2005) material Energy savings from recycling GJ/tonne Energy output from incineration GJ/tonne Energy savings recycling versus incineration Newsprint6.332.622.4 Fine paper 15.872.237.1 Cardboard8.562.313.7 Other paper 9.492.254.2 HDPE64.276.3010.2 PET85.163.2226.4 Other plastic 52.094.7610.9

40. Energy Comparison: Recycling versus incineration (ICF consulting, 2005) material Energy savings from recycling GJ/tonne Energy output from incineration GJ/tonne Energy savings recycling versus incineration Newsprint6.332.622.4 Fine paper 15.872.237.1 Cardboard8.562.313.7 Other paper 9.492.254.2 HDPE64.276.3010.2 PET85.163.2226.4 Other plastic 52.094.7610.9

41. Arguments against incineration It is a bad economic investment and very bad for the local economy It is a bad economic investment and very bad for the local economy It wastes valuable material resources It wastes valuable material resources It wastes energy It wastes energy It wastes the opportunity to really fight global warming It wastes the opportunity to really fight global warming It produces a toxic ash It produces a toxic ash It produces toxic air emissions It produces toxic air emissions It is extremely unpopular with the public It is extremely unpopular with the public It is not sustainable It is not sustainable It is very very BORING It is very very BORING

42. Incineration is a poor investment Most of the money spent on incinerators goes into complicated machinery and leaves the community, whereas Most of the money spent on incinerators goes into complicated machinery and leaves the community, whereas The money spent on the alternatives goes into JOBS and stays in the community. The money spent on the alternatives goes into JOBS and stays in the community.

43. Incinerator in Brescia, Italy The incinerator cost $400,000,000 and only produced 80 jobs! and only produced 80 jobs!

44. Nova Scotia 50% diversion in 5 years (Halifax ~ 60%) 50% diversion in 5 years (Halifax ~ 60%) 1000 jobs created collecting and treating discarded materials 1000 jobs created collecting and treating discarded materials Another 2000 jobs created in the industries handling the collected material Another 2000 jobs created in the industries handling the collected material Nearly all the separated materials are re- used in Nova Scotia’s own industries. Nearly all the separated materials are re- used in Nova Scotia’s own industries.

45. Incineration is extremely unpopular Incineration is extremely unpopular In the US over 300 incinerator proposals defeated between 1985 and 1995 In the US over 300 incinerator proposals defeated between 1985 and 1995 US has not permitted a new trash incinerator since 1995. US has not permitted a new trash incinerator since 1995.

46. Think of an incinerator as three boxes 1. The Furnace which Converts 100’s of Tons of trash into Trillions of tiny particles and gases. and gases.

47. 1. The Furnace which Converts 100’s of Tons of trash into Trillions of tiny particles and gases. and gases. 2. The Air Pollution control devices control devices Which attempt to capture the tiny particles and some particles and some of the gases

48. $$$$$ $$$$$ 1. The Furnace which Converts 100’s of Tons of trash into Trillions of tiny particles and gases. and gases. 2. The Air Pollution control devices control devices Which attempt to capture the tiny particles and some particles and some of the gases

49. 1. The Furnace which Converts 100’s of Tons of trash into Trillions of tiny particles and gases. and gases. 2. The Air Pollution control devices control devices which attempt to capture the tiny particles and some particles and some of the gases 3. A depository for A depository for the tiny particles the tiny particlescaptured (the fly ash) and the bottom ash the bottom ash

50. 1. The Furnace which Converts 100’s of Tons of trash into Trillions of tiny particles and gases. and gases. 2. The Air Pollution control devices control devices which attempt to capture the tiny particles and some particles and some of the gases 3. A depository for A depository for the tiny particles the tiny particlescaptured (the fly ash) and the bottom ash the bottom ash Incinerators don’t get rid of Landfills

51. 1. The Furnace which Converts 100’s of Tons of trash into Trillions of tiny particles and gases. and gases. 2. The Air Pollution control devices control devices which attempt to capture the tiny particles and some particles and some of the gases 3. A depository for A depository for the tiny particles the tiny particlescaptured (the fly ash) and the bottom ash the bottom ash For every three - four tons of trash you get one ton of toxic ash! you get one ton of toxic ash!

52. “Even if we made incineration safe we would never make it sensible -

53. “Even if we made incineration safe we would never make it sensible - It simply does not make sense spending so much money destroying resources we should be sharing with the future.” (PC)

54. The modern incinerator is attempting to perfect a bad idea Our task in the 21st Century is not to find better ways to destroy discarded materials Our task in the 21st Century is not to find better ways to destroy discarded materials But to stop making packaging and products that have to be destroyed! But to stop making packaging and products that have to be destroyed!

55. Waste is not a technical problem but a problem of organization,education, industrial design and responsibility Eliminating waste, is the key stepping stone in moving from a throwaway society to a sustainable society.

56. 2. The Zero waste 2020 strategy

57. The Zero Waste 2020 strategy Says NO to incineration and Says NO to incineration and NO to mega-landfills NO to mega-landfills

58. To move towards zero waste & sustainability We need three things: 1) 1) INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIBILITY (at the front end) 2) 2) COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY (at the back end) 3) GOOD LEADERSHIP (to link the two together)

59. Industrial Responsibility 1. Design for sustainability 1. Design for sustainability 2. Clean production 2. Clean production 3. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) 3. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

60. Extended Producer Responsibilty - packaging The Ontario Beer industry has been using refillable glass bottles for over 50 years 98% recovered Each bottle reused 18 times It saves the company money 2000 jobs in collection and cleaning No cost to municipality

61. Extended Producer Responsibilty - products XEROX CORPORATION EUROPE XEROX CORPORATION EUROPE Recovers copying machines from 16 different countries Recovers copying machines from 16 different countries Takes them to huge warehouses in the Netherlands, where the machines are stripped down for parts and materials Takes them to huge warehouses in the Netherlands, where the machines are stripped down for parts and materials 95% of materials recovered for reuse or recycling! 95% of materials recovered for reuse or recycling! This is saving Xerox $76 millions a year!! This is saving Xerox $76 millions a year!!

62. COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY Community responsibility begins with Source Separation Community responsibility begins with Source Separation

63. SourceSeparation

64. SourceSeparation Door to Door Collection

65. “The Fantastic 3” The San Francisco system

66. 1 2 3

67. CompostingFacility 1 2 3

68. Composting Facility Near San Francisco

69. CompostingFacilityMaterialsRecoveryFacility 1 2 3

70. Materials Recovery Facility

72. CompostingFacilityMaterialsRecoveryFacility 1 2 3

73. CompostingFacilityMaterialsRecoveryFacility 1 2 3 We have to minimize minimize the quantity of the the residuals residuals going into the thirdcontainer

74. Three ways to minimize the residual fraction with… 1) Waste reduction initiatives 1) Waste reduction initiatives 2) Reuse, repair and deconstruction 2) Reuse, repair and deconstruction 3) Economic incentives 3) Economic incentives

75. WasteReductionInitiatives

76. Ireland Government put a 15 cent tax on plastic shopping bags - Government put a 15 cent tax on plastic shopping bags - This reduced use by 92% in one year This reduced use by 92% in one year

77. Italy A supermarket chain near Florence is providing dispensers which allow customers to refill shampoo and detergent bottles… A supermarket chain near Florence is providing dispensers which allow customers to refill shampoo and detergent bottles… Others wine, water and milk Others wine, water and milk

78. Un pizzico di creatività a monte può far risparmiare milioni a valle Un pizzico di creatività a monte può far risparmiare milioni a valle

79. Reuse,RepairandDeconstruction

80. Reuse, Repair & Deconstruction

81. reuse

82. VIDEOS “On the Road to Zero Waste” “On the Road to Zero Waste” Part 1: Nova Scotia Part 1: Nova Scotia Part 2: Burlington, Vermont Part 2: Burlington, Vermont Part 3: Canberra, Australia Part 3: Canberra, Australia Part 4: San Francisco Part 4: San Francisco Zero Waste: Idealistic Dream or Realistic Goal? Zero Waste: Idealistic Dream or Realistic Goal? Pieces of Zero: Creativity versus Waste Pieces of Zero: Creativity versus Waste www.AmericanHealthStudies.org www.AmericanHealthStudies.org

83. EconomicIncentives

84. The “pay by bag” system

85. 1 Free

86. 1 2 FreeFree

87. 1 2 $ FreeFree The more you make Pay!

88. CompostingFacility RecyclingFacility ? Reuse and Repair Centers 1 2 $ Deconstruction WasteReductioninitiatives

89. CompostingFacilityMaterialsRecoveryFacility Residuals= Our Current Failures Reuse & Repair 1 2 3 & Deconstruction WasteReductioninitiatives

90. Landfills & Incinerators attempt to make the residuals disappear

91. To move towards zero waste & sustainability we need to make the remaining residuals very visible

92. ResidualSeparationFacility

93. Residuals must not go directly to a landfill but to a residual separation facility built but to a residual separation facility built in front of the landfill in front of the landfill

94. MORE TOXICS RESIDUAL SEPARATION FACILITY MORE RECYCLABLES DIRTYORGANICFRACTION INTERIM LANDFILL BIOLOGICAL STABILIZATION Operating in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Built in front of landfill

95. Two improvements on the Nova Scotia system

96. DIRTY ORGANIC FRACTION DIRTYORGANICFRACTION HYDROPULPER HEAVY ITEMS ANAEROBICDIGESTION METHANE PLASTICS INTERIM LANDFILL SOLID RESIDUE

97. MORE TOXICS NON-TOXIC, NON-BIODEGRADABLE FRACTION & RESEARCH RESIDUAL SEPARATION & RESEARCH FACILITY MORE RECYCLABLES DIRTYORGANICFRACTION INTERIM LANDFILL HYDROPULPER RESEARCHCENTER

98. NON-RECYCABLE MATERIALS RESEARCH RESIDUAL SCREENING & RESEARCH FACILITY Local University Or Technical College RESEARCHCENTER

99. RESEARCH CENTER Maximize capture rate Maximize capture rate Research and promote waste reduction initiatives Research and promote waste reduction initiatives Look for local uses of some material Look for local uses of some material Recommend better industrial design to industry Recommend better industrial design to industry Link zero waste research to other aspects of sustainability Link zero waste research to other aspects of sustainability

100. The Message to Industry: If we can’t reuse it, recycle it or compost it, If we can’t reuse it, recycle it or compost it, Industry shouldn’t be making it! Industry shouldn’t be making it! We need better industrial design for the 21st Century We need better industrial design for the 21st Century

101. The Research Center is the“laboratory for sustainability”

102. Institute for Zero Waste & Sustainability Research centers

103. Institute for Zero Waste & Sustainability 1) Research for better industrial design 2) Link Zero Waste with other aspectsof sustainability

104. Zero Waste & Sustainability Zero Waste & Sustainability Too important to be left to “waste experts” Too important to be left to “waste experts” We need all sectors involved if we are to move towards a sustainable society We need all sectors involved if we are to move towards a sustainable society As far as sustainability is concerned the waste problem is a fabulous place to start As far as sustainability is concerned the waste problem is a fabulous place to start

105. Rifiuti Zero 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture

106. Rifiuti Zero 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture BetterIndustrialDesign

107. Rifiuti Zero 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Composting BetterIndustrialDesign

108. Rifiuti Zero 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Composting Research Center BetterIndustrialDesign

109. Rifiuti Zero 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Composting Research Center Deconstruction BetterIndustrialDesign

110. Rifiuti Zero 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Composting Research Center Deconstruction Anaerobic AnaerobicDigestion BetterIndustrialDesign

111. Rifiuti Zero 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Composting Research Center 100’s of “green boxes” Deconstruction Anaerobic AnaerobicDigestion BetterIndustrialDesign

112. Rifiuti Zero 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Composting Research Center Reuse & RepairCenters 100’s of “green boxes” Deconstruction Anaerobic AnaerobicDigestion BetterIndustrialDesign

113. The antidote to over- consumption (a life built around the accumulation of objects)…

114. Is community development (a life built around the expansion of human relationships).

115. “Make Friends, Not Waste”

116. Reuse & Repair Center

117. Reuse, Repair & Community Center Center

118. Material consumption Standard of Living Current Situation

119. Solar Power Material consumption Standard of Living Change 1

120. Zero Waste Zero Waste Solar Power Solar Power Standard of Living Change 2

121. Zero Waste Zero Waste Quality of life Solar Power Change 3

122. We have decouple quality of life from material consumption Quality of life Material consumption

123. Summary of the Zero Waste 2020 strategy

124. SourceSeparation

125. SourceSeparation Door to Door Collection

126. SourceSeparation Collection Composting

127. Recycling SourceSeparation Collection Composting

128. WasteReductionInitiativesRecycling SourceSeparation Collection Composting

129. WasteReductionInitiativesRecycling SourceSeparation Collection Composting Reuse, Repair & Community Center

130. WasteReductionInitiativesRecycling SourceSeparation Door to Door Collection Composting EconomicIncentives Reuse, Repair & Community Center

131. WasteReductionInitiativesRecycling SourceSeparation Door to Door Collection Composting EconomicIncentives Reuse, Repair & Community Center ResidualSeparation,& Research Center

132. WasteReductionInitiativesRecycling SourceSeparation Door to Door Collection Composting EconomicIncentives Reuse, Repair & Community Center BetterIndustrialDesignResidualSeparation,& Research Center

133. WasteReductionInitiativesRecycling SourceSeparation Door to Door Collection Composting EconomicIncentives Temporary Landfill Reuse, Repair & Community Center BetterIndustrialDesignResidualSeparation,& Research Center

134. WasteReductionInitiativesRecycling Reuse, Repair & Community Center SourceSeparation Door to Door Collection Composting BetterIndustrialDesign EconomicIncentives Temporary Landfill 2020 ResidualSeparation,& Research Center

135. Zero Waste 2020 is an idealistic goal which can be approached through a series of simple and practical steps

136. San Francisco Population = 850,000 Population = 850,000 Very little space Very little space 50% waste diverted by 2000 50% waste diverted by 2000 63% waste diverted by 2004 63% waste diverted by 2004 70% waste diverted by 2008 70% waste diverted by 2008 GOAL: 75% waste diverted by 2010 GOAL: 75% waste diverted by 2010 GOAL: 100% waste diverted by 2020 GOAL: 100% waste diverted by 2020 Zero Waste or darn close! Zero Waste or darn close!

137. Italy 2000 communities have achieved over 50% diversion using “porta a porta” collection systems 2000 communities have achieved over 50% diversion using “porta a porta” collection systems Treviso (pop. = 860,000) > 66% diversion Treviso (pop. = 860,000) > 66% diversion Novarra (pop. = 100,000) 70% diversion in 18 months. Novarra (pop. = 100,000) 70% diversion in 18 months. Villafranca d’Asti (pop. 30,000) 85% diversion Villafranca d’Asti (pop. 30,000) 85% diversion

138. VIDEOS “On the Road to Zero Waste” “On the Road to Zero Waste” Part 1: Nova Scotia Part 1: Nova Scotia Part 2: Burlington, Vermont Part 2: Burlington, Vermont Part 3: Canberra, Australia Part 3: Canberra, Australia Part 4: San Francisco Part 4: San Francisco Zero Waste: Idealistic Dream or Realistic Goal? Zero Waste: Idealistic Dream or Realistic Goal? Pieces of Zero: Creativity versus Waste Pieces of Zero: Creativity versus Waste www.AmericanHealthStudies.org www.AmericanHealthStudies.org

139. 3. Concluding Remarks

140. Moving towards sustainability is going to be the greatest challenge of the 21 St Century and it is going to take good leadership

141. We need leaders who have A big vision Imagination Creativity Perseverence and WHO ARE NOT BORING! GOOD LEADERSHIP GOOD LEADERSHIP

142. HUMAN BORINGS Have no vision Have no vision Have no imagination Have no imagination Have no sense of humor Have no sense of humor Are obsessively tidy Are obsessively tidy Confuse being clever with being wise Confuse being clever with being wise Think that technology can solve every problem Think that technology can solve every problem Think that man is the center of the universe Think that man is the center of the universe And a woman’s place is in the kitchen! And a woman’s place is in the kitchen!

143. BORING EXPERTS BORING EXPERTS Think with the wrong end of their bodies Think with the wrong end of their bodies

144. A BACK END THINKER… 1. A CUP 2. A BUCKET 3. A FOOT PUMP 4. AN ELECTRIC PUMP

145. A FRONT END THINKER…

146. Our only hope to move towards sustainability in time, is to move to the front end of the problem

147. NO to INCINERATORS NO to LANDFILLS THE BACK END OFWASTEMANAGEMENT

148. NO to INCINERATORS NO to LANDFILLS THE FRONT END OFRESOURCEMANAGEMENT&BETTERINDUSTRIALDESIGN THE BACK END OFWASTEMANAGEMENT

149. WITH INCINERATION WE CONVERT 3 TONS OF TRASH into : into : 1 ton of ASH That nobody wants!

150. WITH THE ZERO WASTE 2020 STRATEGY WE CONVERT 3 TONS OF TRASH into : into : 1 ton of compostables 1 ton of recyclables 1 ton of recyclablesand 1 ton of EDUCATION!

151. Conclusions We do not need mega-landfills or incinerators! We do not need mega-landfills or incinerators! There is a better strategy which is There is a better strategy which is Better for our health, Better for our health, Better for the local and national economy, Better for the local and national economy, Better for our children, and Better for our children, and Better for the planet! Better for the planet!

152. Three final messages 1. To citizens - don’t let the experts take your common sense away 1. To citizens - don’t let the experts take your common sense away 2. To politicians - put your faith back in people 2. To politicians - put your faith back in people 3. To activists - 3. To activists - HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

153. Godrecycles, The devil burns

154. Postscript

155. Detoxifying our lives Get lead out of gasoline Get lead out of gasoline Get mercury out of products, vaccines and our mouths Get mercury out of products, vaccines and our mouths Get PVC out of commerce Get PVC out of commerce Get incineration out of waste management Get incineration out of waste management Get “waste” out of the dictionary Get “waste” out of the dictionary Get aspartame out of soft drinks Get aspartame out of soft drinks Get soft drinks out of our schools Get soft drinks out of our schools Get scientific integrity back into our regulatory agencies Get scientific integrity back into our regulatory agencies Get fluoride out of our water Get fluoride out of our water

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