Yes, zero waste. Recycling works because citizens have changed the rules. They can take credit for beginning to make the price of disposal equal to its cost. Some recycling naysayers don't like this because they believe that citizens should not be able to change the rules of the marketplace, even though, of course, this is a democracy. Gifford, brace yourself.
Bottle bills are a prime example of how citizens have changed the rules.
Recycling rates are above 80 percent for containers in bottle bill states. In fact, if the ten state bottle bills were repealed tomorrow, national recycling levels for aluminum, glass, plastics would decrease significantly. We aren't even close to reaching maximum capture rates. The National Recycling Coalition's Recycling to Build Community Project, now starting its second year, is directly addressing this need. These select projects will be models for others to replicate.