Zero Waste Detroit is a coalition advocating for curbside recycling and an end to waste incineration in Detroit. Their goals are to ensure no city funds go to incineration, expand curbside recycling, and facilitate green jobs. The document argues incineration is more costly than landfilling, and recycling creates more jobs than burning trash. It encourages people to join Zero Waste Detroit and contact the mayor to advocate expanding recycling and no funds for incineration.

1. Great Lakes Waste and Environmental Justice Woodward Ballroom DThursday, October 131:30-2:30 p.m.

2. Zero Waste Detroit Presented by: Ahmina Maxey

3. Zero Waste Detroit ZWD is a coalition of local organizations advocating for: Curbside recycling - a materials recovery system that will bring new jobs and economic development to Detroit End to waste incineration

4. Our Goals Ensure that no city dollars go toward incineration of our trash Expand curbside recycling throughout Detroit Facilitate investment in Detroit’s green economy

6. Incinerator Facts The Mayor has committed to BURN Detroit’s trash, even though land-filling is lower cost. Recovery of materials (recycling) and using those materials as feedstock for industry creates more jobs than burning trash. Incinerator steam is not essential to supply heat and energy to schools and buildings on the steam loop. Asthma death in Detroit is twice the state avg.

8. The Alternative to Incineration is Recycling

9. What Can You Do? Join Zero Waste Detroit Report any odors via the zerowastedetroit.org website Keep the messages flowing. Call or write: Keep Detroit on the path to Green! No City dollars for incineration! Expand Curbside Recycling! Mayor Bing, 313-224-3400 Dave.Bing@detroitmi.gov

15. Again… Join Us!!! Report any odors via the zerowastedetroit.org website Keep the messages flowing. Call or write: Keep Detroit on the path to Green! No City dollars for incineration! Expand Curbside Recycling! Mayor Bing, 313-224-3400 Dave.Bing@detroitmi.gov

16. ZWD Members Coalition for Community Change Detroit Audubon Society Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice East Michigan Environmental Action Council Ecology Center Feedom Freedom Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit Greenacres Woodward Civic Association Institute for Local Self-Reliance Michigan Environmental Council Rosedale Recycles Sierra Club Environmental Justice Program Sierra Club Southeast Michigan Group Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice

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