AROUND 400 islanders spent much of last evening applauding Professor Paul Connett as he outlined how a zero waste strategy could be implemented in Guernsey.

He used comic anecdotes to address the subject at a public meeting at Beau Sejour.

Prof. Connett (pictured) reiterated the same message throughout his presentation – that Guernsey could recycle and reuse 100% of its rubbish.

This did not mean using mass-burn incinerators that polluted the environment and endangered health, he said, but separating, re-using and recycling waste.

‘You have a beautiful island to protect and as far as recycling is concerned, there are few obstacles.’

Prof. Connett said kerbside recycling would only boost the recycling rate to around 30% but with food composting it could reach 60%.

The presentation covered 10 steps by which zero waste could be achieved. Initiatives were needed to cut waste that could not be reused, repaired or recycled.

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