Before disposing of your waste, walk through each of these steps in the following order:

STEP ONE: REFUSe. Refuse: the first element of the 5 R's hierarchy. ...

STEP TWO: REDUCE. Reduce the use of harmful, wasteful, and non-recyclable products. ...

STEP THREE: REUSE. ...

STEP FOUR: REPURPOSE. ...

sTEP FIVE: RECYCLE. 

Zero waste, zero emission" describes a circular economy approach where all resources are conserved through responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery, eliminating waste and pollution while also minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.