Conservation begins at home – literally. Designing and operating a home that generates as much power as it uses is rapidly becoming a reality. Meanwhile, cities around the country have made zero waste a goal for their landfills. Can it be done? What steps can we take to reduce the trash on our collective backs? And what is it really like to live trash-free?

Diana Dehm, Founder, Trash on Your Back

Kevin Drew, Zero Waste Coordinator, San Francisco Department of the Environment

Lauren Hennessy, Sustainability Outreach Manager, Stanford University

Samuel McMullen, Co-Founder, Live Zero Waste

Ann Edminster, Author, Energy Free: Homes for a Small Planet

Daniel Simons, Principal, David Baker Architects

Sven Thesen, Owner, Net Zero Home

This program was recorded at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, CA.

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