== History ===== 1970s: Zero Waste Systems Inc ===The term "zero waste" was first used publicly in the name of a company, Zero Waste Systems Inc (ZWS), which was founded by PhD chemist Paul Palmer in the mid-1970s in Oakland, California.
Zero Waste pomeni oblikovanje in upravljanje izdelkov in procesov tako, da se zmanjša volumen in toksičnost odpadkov, ohranja ter predela vse materiale in se jih ne sežiga ali odlaga.