Towards Zero Waste

Franco-García lectured and researched at "National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)", "Metropolitan Autonomous University" and "Tecnológico de Monterrey". These represent some of the most recognised high educational institutions in Mexico. In 2003 she became director of the first Master's programme on "Sustainable Development Sciences" and she was head of the "Sustainable Development" department" at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Mexico State, till 2006. She currently teaches in the Masters of Energy and Environmental Management (MEEM) and the programme (at bachelor level): "Crossing borders, international grand challenges and strategies for technology, sustainability and development". Franco-García is one of the European coordinators of the global network of "Greening of Industry Network (GIN)",GIN organizes conferences in three regions so far: Asia, America and Europa. The latest one (May 2017) was dedicated to topics associated to the SDG and Sustainable Supply Chains in the post-global economy. MSc. Jorge-Carlos Carpio Aguilar (1987), Professor of Climate Change & Energy Use at "Tecnológico de Monterrey" in Mexico and Sustainability Manager at Walmart Mexico & Central America. From his role in the private initiative, he has been leading sustainability projects along the supply chain, also considering the interaction with the public sector. He is currently responsible of the 2025 strategy for the zero landfill objective based on Circular Economy principles for Walmart Mexico. Jorge is also a technical expert and member of the Sustainability Committee of the Mexican Accreditation Entity (EMA). He holds an Industrial and Systems Engineer degree and a Master's of Science in Sustainable Development from "Tecnológico de Monterrey" in Mexico. Jorge also has experience in the mass consumer goods, recycling and packaging industries, where he was leading the development of a route map strategy to achieve sustainability goals for water, waste and emissions reduction for the same company in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Trinidad & Tobago. Mr. Carpio-Aguilar applied Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool to develop environmental, economic and quality indicators for a cardboard recycling policy. This investigation was a result of a research stay programme at the CSTM department of the University of Twente in The Netherlands. The programme had a focus on sustainability, waste management and best available practises for the industry.

1.- TOWARDS ZERO WASTE, CIRCULAR ECONOMY BOOST: WASTE TO RESOURCES (Introduction).- A.- CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND ZERO WASTE .- 2. Potentials and challenges for a circular economy in Mexico (Hans Dieleman & Concepción Martínez).- 3. Solid waste management for circular economy. Challenges and opportunities in Romania - The case study of Iasi County 4. - Feasibility analysis of a Cap-and-Trade system in Mexico and implications to Circular Economy B.- ZERO WASTE AS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRACTICE: PUBLIC SECTOR.-5. Circularity of Wastes: Stakeholders Identity and Salience for Household Solid Waste Management in Cimahi City, West Java Province, Indonesia 6. The urban solid wastes management in Cuautlancingo, Puebla moving toward a circular economy .- 7.  A massive urban symbiosis: A preliminary review of the Urban Mining Pilot Bases Initiative in China .- 8. Incorporating Circular Sustainability principles in DKI Jakarta: Lessons Learned from Dutch Business Schools Management  .- C.- ZEROWASTE AS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRACTICE: PRIVATE SECTOR.- 9. Share, Optimize, Closed-Loop for food waste (SOL4FoodWaste): The case of Walmart- Mexico .- 10. PetStar PET bottle-to-bottle recycling system, a zero-waste circular economy business model.- 11. Social and Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (SELCA) method for circular product design: The textile global value chain as a showcase.- D.- ZERO WASTE AS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRACTICE: CIVIL SOCIETY INTEGRATION TO GOVERNMENTAL EFFORTS.- 12. A Circular model of residential composting in Mexico State.