San Francisco: Goal for zero waste by 2020

Wow. If you've read the first issue of Green Ideas, chances are you've been inspired by Raglan's wonderful zero waste goal and how the whole community (around 4000 people) have gotten behind it.

San Francisco has over 800,000 people. And since setting this goal to have zero waste by 2020 back in 2002, they are already diverting a whopping 77 per cent of their waste away from landfills and incinerators. Come on New Zealand – if they can do it – so can we!