Longmont is one of many communities across the country and around the world working towards zero waste as an integral component of a healthy, sustainable planet, and the Zero Waste Action Team is part of this movement in our community. Promoting recycling and composting at the end of a product’s life cycle is a key part of the Zero Waste Action Team’s mission, but our concept of zero waste goes beyond to encompass the entire life cycle of a product, beginning with product design and producer responsibility. We envision the use and management of materials in ways that preserve value, minimize environmental impacts, and conserve natural resources.