{"id":51774,"date":"2021-06-22T07:58:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T04:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/?p=51774"},"modified":"2021-06-22T17:27:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:27:17","slug":"3-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/3-51\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvia leads the way with &#8217;zero waste&#8217; stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is a growing interest in the zero-waste lifestyle in Latvia. Not only citizens, but also companies are involved in promoting it, reports Monta \u0160\u0137upele for Baltic Business Quarterly. People who now are forced to spend more time at home inevitably face the fact that the rubbish bin has to be taken out a little more often now than before the pandemic. It also makes one wonder what the alternatives are and whether the only real choice is to drown in a sea of garbage. For example, the number of discussion members in the Facebook group Zero Waste Latvija has already reached 14 thousand and it continues to grow every year.<\/p>\n<p>Zero Waste Latvija members work in various fields. They cooperate with state and local governments, waste managers and producers in the development of draft bills. Furthermore, they work on implementation of various projects of their own. \u201cThe zero-waste movement has become much more popular and understandable to the majority of society. However, we still face beliefs that the supporters of the waste-free lifestyle movement are extremists who condemn every small violation. That is certainly not the case, and we are ordinary people who, in their daily choices, are simply trying to make as many informed choices as possible \u2013 to buy less and to throw out less.<\/p>\n<p>The chairperson of the board of Zero Waste Latvija says that Zero Waste Europe conducted a study about Latvia&#8217;s bulk stores two years ago. It revealed that Latvia per capita is a zero waste store superpower. Zero Waste Latvija has counted 11 specialized stores of this type, where people can buy goods without packaging. Initially, bulk stores were opened in the capital of Latvia, Riga, but now zero-waste stores are also opening in the regions and their largest cities. Currently Zero Waste Latvija is on the way to increasing its capacity. It is working to make it more efficient and is also looking for opportunities to reward its members for their work. So far, Zero Waste Latvija has worked on a voluntary basis. \u201cBio-waste will be a very important topic for us in the coming years. People will have to learn to sort this kind of waste as well. Brown containers for this waste are already available in several municipalities. We also hope to develop the movement away from goods to services, which would mean reusing, repairing and renting things. It is difficult to change public opinion, of course, but that needs to happen soon so that we can reduce the amount of goods we still discard.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.lsm.lv\/article\/society\/environment\/latvia-leads-the-way-with-zero-waste-stores.a409239\/\">LSM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; There is a growing interest in the zero-waste lifestyle in Latvia. 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