What does Zero Waste mean?
The Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA) adopted the first and only peer-reviewed and internationally accepted definition of Zero Waste on November 29, 2004.
CU is among a growing number of schools that have adopted ZWIA definition and principles and adapted them for colleges and universities. The principles developed by the ZWIA recognize that nothing can be perfect and that a mature industrial economy could not reach literal Zero Waste. Which is why they say Zero Waste... or Darn Near Close...