Zero Waste - Dr. Paul Connett HD

Dr. Paul Connett, Professor Emeritus in Environmental Chemistry at St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY. Dr. Connett addresses the health and safety concerns of waste to energy incineration as well as the benefits of ZeroWaste. This took place in Denver Colorado July 30, 2015 This topic is timely in view of Denver Zoo’s plans to build and operate a solid waste incinerator at the Denver Zoo, in City Park. Video Index 00:00 Intro 03:26 Greetings & Floride 06:45 History & Success 12:56 Talk Outline 15:38 P1 - Sustainability and Waste Management 27:20 P2 - Arguments against incineration 57:10 P3 - Denver Zoo’s Incinerator 1:08:31 P4 - The Zero Waste Solution Recording and edit by Phil Hainline