Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
3/5
Audiobook9 minutes
Zero Waste City
Written by PBS NewsHour
Narrated by PBS NewsHour
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
3/5
()
About this audiobook
San Francisco is trying to become the first city with zero waste. By requiring residents and businesses to separate compostable items such as food scraps, as well as recyclable items, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports that the city has already reduced a huge amount of garbage from ending up in landfills.
More audiobooks from Pbs News Hour
Christopher Curtis: Bud, Not Buddy Author Elaine Pagels Explores Why Humans Rely On Religious Belief Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jack Miles: God: A Biography Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Childhood Trauma Impacts Millions Of Americans, And It's Having Devastating Consequences Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMany College Students Struggle To Pass Remedial Math. Do They Need To? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAuthor Marlon James On Never Outgrowing The Magical Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Laila Lalami’s “The Other Americans” Explores The Experience Of Being An Outsider Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Geraldine Brooks: March Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5James McBride: The Good Lord Bird Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Junot Diaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Goldman Sachs Part I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bernd Heinrich On His 'Unusual' Life As A Runner And Biologist In Maine Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEdwidge Danticat: The Dew Breaker Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Author Jia Tolentino On American Culture Through The Prism Of The Internet Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn The Uk, Brexit Supporters Feel Their Will Is Being Thwarted Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEric Weiner: Man Seeks God Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Civil Rights Pioneer Ruby Bridges On Activism In The Modern Era Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDaniel Yergin: Energy Costs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Richard Norton Smith: Lincoln's Influence Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsConversation with Toni Morrison Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Michael Lewis: The Big Short Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kate DiCamillo: The Tale of Despereaux Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5As High Temperatures Hurt Sicily's Food Production, Rising Sea Levels Threaten Housing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTim O'Brien Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Debating Piketty’s Theory on How Wealth Begets Wealth, Widens the Economic Gap Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jeffrey Eugenides: Middlesex Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How Norway's government made electric cars irresistible Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Isabel Allende's Newest Historical Novel Tells Familiar Story Of Refugee Life PBS NewsHour Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How This Year's Antiracism Protests Differ From Past Social Justice Movements: A Trusted Video Source Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRahm Emanuel, Author of "The Nation City" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Zero Waste City
Related audiobooks
Collaborate: The Art of We Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAccountable: The Rise of Citizen Capitalism Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSocial Innovation, Inc.: 5 Strategies for Driving Business Growth through Social Change Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Green Recovery: Get Lean, Get Smart, and Emerge From the Downturn On Top Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Economics for People and the Planet: Inequality in the Era of Climate Change Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting Out the Recycling System Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Green Growth That Works: Natural Capital Policy and Finance Mechanisms Around the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGetting Green Done: Hard Truths From the Frontlines of Sustainability Revolution Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Responsible Business: Reimagining Sustainability and Success Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChangemakers: Embracing Hope, Taking Action, and Transforming the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEngage, Connect, Protect: Empowering Diverse Youth as Environmental Leaders Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEco Friendly: The Utlimate Guide to Green Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Pivot: Addressing Global Problems Through Local Action Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Green Giants: How Smart Companies Turn Sustainability into Billion-Dollar Businesses Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Stop Saving the Planet!: An Environmentalist Manifesto Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Food Routes: Growing Bananas in Iceland and Other Tales from the Logistics of Eating Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Responsibility Revolution: How the Next Generation of Businesses Will Win Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Beyond the Babble: Leadership Communication that Drives Results Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Sustainable State: The Future of Government, Economy, and Society Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lean Startups for Social Change: The Revolutionary Path to Big Impact Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sustainability: What Everyone Needs to Know Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boom: Bridging the Opportunity Gap to Reignite Startups Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFaster Cheaper Better: The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Step Up, Step Back: How to Really Deliver Strategic Change in Your Organization Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe B Corp Handbook, Second Edition: How You Can Use Business as a Force for Good Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Systems Work of Social Change: How to Harness Connection, Context, and Power to Cultivate Deep and Enduring Change Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLifescale: How to Live a More Creative, Productive and Happy Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Language Arts & Discipline For You
Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mastering Logical Fallacies: The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Six Cs of Effective Storytelling Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: Level 5, B2+ Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Saved: A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Win Your Case: How to Present, Persuade, and Prevail--Every Place, Every Time Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On Writing Well Audio Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All the President's Men Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Write Your First Novel: The Stress-Free Guide to Writing Fiction for Beginners Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer (A 6-Week Artist's Way Program) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: The First Complete, Unexpurgated Text Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
How Regenerative Agriculture Can Fix Our Health, Our Food System, And Our Planet with Gabe Brown 0% found this document useful402: How To Work Around Your Own Irrationality | Richard Thaler 0% found this document usefulIS GREEN GROWTH A CONVENIENT LIE? – With Jason Hickel, Economic Anthropologist 0% found this document usefulPaul Armstrong - Disruptive Technologies Will Change Your Business and Your Life 0% found this document usefulLH107 - Checking-in on Mental Health: LH107 - Checking-in on Mental Health 100% found this document useful6. Innovation is managed chaos, w/Eric Schmidt of Google/Alphabet 0% found this document useful728: Ask Farnoosh: What's the best way to track my expenses? 0% found this document usefulThe Power of Creative Friction 100% found this document useful
Related articles
Re-use Clothes, Buy Ethically And Build Sustainability Into The Fashion Industry Forbes AfricaArticle
Re-use Clothes, Buy Ethically And Build Sustainability Into The Fashion Industry
Jul 30, 2020
I LOVE FASHION. IT’S not just part of my job as an international model, it’s a way of expressing myself and my cultural heritage. I am inspired and excited by the creativity of designers and the variety of fashion choices we can have available to us.
3 min readSocial Enterprise in Australia: The Need for a Social Innovation Ecosystem AQ: Australian QuarterlyArticle
Social Enterprise in Australia: The Need for a Social Innovation Ecosystem
Jun 30, 2017
7 min readDana Thomas Fashion QuarterlyArticle
Dana Thomas
Feb 17, 2020
What should you wear? We’ve all wondered it at one time or another – typically as the seconds slip away and you need to get out the door for a big day at work, or when an invite leaves you standing in front of your wardrobe wishing a perfect new outf
2 min readWhy We Can’t Separate Justice and Sustainability in the Food System Union of Concerned ScientistsArticle
Why We Can’t Separate Justice and Sustainability in the Food System
Jan 31, 2019
7 min readHow to Give Fewer F*cks Women's Health AustraliaArticle
How to Give Fewer F*cks
Jun 30, 2019
3 min readA Failure Of Collective Intelligence New PhilosopherArticle
A Failure Of Collective Intelligence
Jul 29, 2019
4 min readHow I Launched My Health-Care Startup EntrepreneurArticle
How I Launched My Health-Care Startup
Nov 1, 2014
2 min read3 Cities That Have Found the Secret Sauce for Startup Success EntrepreneurArticle
3 Cities That Have Found the Secret Sauce for Startup Success
Aug 1, 2015
1 min readWalmart’s Journey To Sustainability Rotman ManagementArticle
Walmart’s Journey To Sustainability
Jan 1, 2017
11 min readU.S. Government Can Do More To Promote Biochar FuturityArticle
U.S. Government Can Do More To Promote Biochar
Jan 15, 2019
2 min readThe Ethical And Sustainable B Corp Brands You Need To Know About The IndependentArticle
The Ethical And Sustainable B Corp Brands You Need To Know About
Mar 2, 2021
12 min readCotton: The Ideal Crop For Reducing Carbon Emissions And Poverty Farmer's WeeklyArticle
Cotton: The Ideal Crop For Reducing Carbon Emissions And Poverty
Feb 4, 2022
What impact is climate change having on South Africa’s cotton farmers? Hennie Bruwer (HB): Ironically, we’re currently seeing, and will continue to see, an increase in the number of cotton farmers in South Africa as a result of climate change. This i
6 min readIs This the End of Recycling? The AtlanticArticle
Is This the End of Recycling?
Mar 5, 2019
7 min readWhere Will Your Plastic Trash Go Now That China Doesn't Want It? NPRArticle
Where Will Your Plastic Trash Go Now That China Doesn't Want It?
Mar 13, 2019
5 min readWhat Takes Years And Costs $20K? A San Francisco Trash Can The IndependentArticle
What Takes Years And Costs $20K? A San Francisco Trash Can
Aug 13, 2022
4 min readParticipate in Clean-up and Recycling SA Week 2022 MiniMagArticle
Participate in Clean-up and Recycling SA Week 2022
Sep 1, 2022
The week includes River Clean-Up Day on Wednesday, 14 September, National Recycling Day on Friday, 16 September and the International Coastal Clean-up Day on Saturday, 17 September. This day will unite 180 countries across the world for a cleaner pla
1 min readModern Heroes: Andy Li Tatler Hong KongArticle
Modern Heroes: Andy Li
Jun 2, 2022
In much the same way as Miranda Wang, Hong Kong’s Andy Li is also trying to remove plastic waste from the equation, in his case by providing a way for it to be recycled. Hong Kong generates nearly 100 tonnes of polyfoam waste a day, consisting of two
1 min readHow Does A City Define Order? In Mexico, A Debate About Uniformity Vs. Culture. The Christian Science MonitorArticle
How Does A City Define Order? In Mexico, A Debate About Uniformity Vs. Culture.
Jul 26, 2022
Almost overnight, the color started to disappear. Bright red, hand-painted apples and watermelons on the juice stand; the torta, drawn to show each vibrant ingredient so realistically that the picture itself could make mouths water; and the grinning
5 min readCalifornia Goes To War With Food Waste. Composting Is Its Next Climate Crusade Los Angeles TimesArticle
California Goes To War With Food Waste. Composting Is Its Next Climate Crusade
Dec 12, 2021
7 min readRebuilding Through Recycling! MiniMagArticle
Rebuilding Through Recycling!
Aug 4, 2022
1 min readJust Look At These Fancy Port-A-Potties NPRArticle
Just Look At These Fancy Port-A-Potties
Nov 22, 2017
2 min read‘Sidelining Waste Pickers Is A Bad Idea’ Saturday StarArticle
‘Sidelining Waste Pickers Is A Bad Idea’
May 8, 2021
3 min readNo More Of Your Junk New InternationalistArticle
No More Of Your Junk
Nov 1, 2018
6 min readMore U.S. Towns Are Feeling The Pinch As Recycling Becomes Costlier NPRArticle
More U.S. Towns Are Feeling The Pinch As Recycling Becomes Costlier
Aug 21, 2019
4 min readThe Tiny Plastic Packages That Are Fueling Asia's Waste Crisis Los Angeles TimesArticle
The Tiny Plastic Packages That Are Fueling Asia's Waste Crisis
Nov 13, 2019
MANILA, Philippines - Two dozen children fanned out along a creek near their elementary school, filling sacks with litter left by residents of the concrete shacks lining the waterway. When they'd finished the morning cleanup, the students emptied a l
5 min readLetters: The Growing Recycling Crisis The AtlanticArticle
Letters: The Growing Recycling Crisis
Mar 20, 2019
5 min readThe Life Cycle DesignSTLArticle
The Life Cycle
Feb 2, 2021
4 min readMoving Forward Indianapolis MonthlyArticle
Moving Forward
Jul 25, 2022
3 min readLast Straw For Plastic Straws? Cities, Restaurants Move To Toss These Sippers NPRArticle
Last Straw For Plastic Straws? Cities, Restaurants Move To Toss These Sippers
May 31, 2018
As awareness grows about the environmental toll of single-use plastics, U.S. retailers and regulators alike are finding ways to decrease their use. And straws have become a prime target.
3 min readHow A Plastics Ban Turned Siquijor Into A Zero-waste Island In The Philippines This Week in AsiaArticle
How A Plastics Ban Turned Siquijor Into A Zero-waste Island In The Philippines
Jul 23, 2022
With 14.66 million tonnes of waste produced annually, the Philippines is Southeast Asia's fourth-largest solid waste producer. The nation is also the world's third-largest producer of marine plastic pollution. Some 60 billion sachets are consumed ann
4 min read
Reviews for Zero Waste City
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
3/5
2 ratings0 reviews