In late January 2014, Gary Liss, on behalf of ZWIA, sent a letter to Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland thanking him for recognizing Zero Waste and encouraging him to support the ZWIA definition:
Dear Governor O’Malley:
I am writing you on behalf of the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA) regarding your support for Zero Waste. We are excited that you recognize Zero Waste as a powerful message that encourages all of us to rethink our use of resources and how to operate more efficiently on this planet. As you support Zero Waste, we would like to enlist your support for the ZWIA definition of Zero Waste that is the only one that has been peer reviewed and accepted by worldwide Zero Waste, recycling and environmental leaders…