Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

In Ontario they separate everything, wet and dry. The wet material goes for composting, while the dry material is all segregated. There is no grey bin and that should be our objective. I hope we can all come together at local authority level to implement it. That is the way to achieve zero waste. This critical shift would signal an end to the unsustainable approaches to waste management that we pursue at present. It will significantly reduce the environmental damage that our waste practices have caused to the environment and will enhance our ability to live in a low impact and responsible way in this country and on the earth generally. The Green Party is committed, in Government, to providing the political leadership to allow this to happen.

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