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Abstract: The “Massachusetts 2010-2020 Solid Waste Master Plan,
Pathway to Zero Waste” identified zero waste as a statewide goal with both
environmental and economic development benefits. Zero waste is a newer vision formulated in
the last two decades that proposes re-organizing linear waste management of
extraction-->production-->consumption-->disposal into circular economic cycles of
... read moreresource-->production-->consumption-->resource. In part, zero waste helps to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and toxic pollution from the current system. The purpose of
this thesis was to identify barriers and challenges to zero waste in Massachusetts and
gather legislative and economic strategies to overcome these barriers through evaluating
successful zero waste initiatives throughout the United States.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2013.
Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and
Planning.
Advisor: Mary Davis.
Committee: Ann Rappaport.
Keywords: Public policy, Environmental management, and Climate
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