This week Other Worlds launches the blog series “Environmental
Possibilities: Zero Waste,” featuring new ways of thinking,
acting, and shaping government policy. Each week, we highlight a
success story in the zero waste movement, excerpted from the
report On the Road to Zero Waste: Successes and Lessons from
Around the World by the Global Alliance for Incinerator
Alternatives (GAIA). GAIA is a powerful worldwide alliance of
more than 650 grassroots groups, non-governmental organizations,
and individuals in over 90 countries. Their collective goal is a
just, toxic-free world without incineration. Other Worlds is
excited to promote the work of GAIA and the organized
communities it works with, and hopes that the stories inspire
you and others to begin moving your home, town or city, nation,
and planet toward zero waste. This introduction to zero waste is
the first in a ten-part series on zero waste successes and
lessons. The following weeks will feature inspiring stories
about zero waste achievements in San Fran