The small British country, Wales, has passed laws which commit future government’s to a zero waste future and one hundred percent of energy to be obtained from renewable sources. The package is the most far reaching legislation in Europe and is pegged for a twenty year time frame. Recycling is mandated for 70 per cent of all waste, free plastic bags will be banned and major investments made in generating electricity from agricultural waste, tide and waves. Once a major coal producer, Wales plans to be independent of fossil fuels by 2030.