With values on the line, Missoula City Council adopts Zero Waste Plan

Saying meaningful action starts with a good plan, members of the Missoula City Council on Wednesday adopted the Zero Waste Plan, setting a goal of eliminating municipal waste by 2050 and challenging upstream suppliers to take responsibility for their products.

While one council member passed the measure off as a "feel good" patch to an overwhelming challenge, most said the effort was worth pursuing given the alternatives, such as mass consumption, an overflowing landfill and a polluted environment.

"We’re decades behind on climate change, we’re decades behind on waste, so we act out of necessity and out of duty," said council member Jordan Hess. "It will be difficult and contentious at times, but we have to do it. Setting a plan is the first step at setting meaningful action into motion."

By Martin Kidston

https://www.missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2018/08/missoula-zero-waste-2/

***

Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change – NY Times http://www.matr.net/article-84054.html