Manufacturers Going “Zero Waste-To-Landfill” Car manufacturers
are working to reduce not only the emissions of their vehicles,
but also the amount of waste sent to landfills while making
those vehicles. Subaru has an award wining “zero-waste” factory
in Indiana, USA. Honda has 10 (of 14) North American facilities
that are considered “zero-waste-to-landfill” (see image to the
right). And although the effort to keep trash out of landfills
is a step in the right direction, one of the ways that these
manufacturers keep waste out of landfills is by burning it for
energy. And there are two down-sides to that. First, burning
waste can produce some extremely toxic emissions which are then
released into the atmosphere. And second, burning a product,
like for example a piece of plastic, makes it unusable forever.
So, is it worth it?