Planning
Californians Are Ready for Recycled Water
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, more than 60 percent of California is still suffering “extreme to exceptional drought” conditions ...
Why Can’t Taco Bell Tell You It’s Actually Trying To Be Sustainable?
Last week Taco Bell announced that they would like you to collect your used sauce packets in a cardboard box ...
Greenwashing Decarbonization
An important piece of reporting by the New York Times and advocacy by the Environmental Defense Fund provides insight into ...
New York City’s Recovery Will Be Built on Our Resiliency and Ingenuity
This analysis is based on personal observation. I am one of those people easily recognizable as a New Yorker. And ...
Food Scrap Composting Challenges and Solutions in Illinois Report
The Illinois Food Scrap Coalition (IFSC) – with over 150 organizational and individual members (see Appendix A) – was formed ...
Analysis of State Disaster Debris Management Plans
The heart of Emergency Management and Solid Waste Management is the protection of public life, health, welfare and the environment ...
Trash and the City: Toward A Cleaner, More Equitable Waste Transfer System In Manhattan
New York City depends on trucks to take out the trash. In fact, diesel trucks carry Manhattan’s garbage 7.8 million ...
How Waste Monopolies are Choking Environmental Solutions
Monopoly power in the U.S. has reached catastrophic levels, affecting every corner of our economy and society. While this crisis ...
Austin Zero Waste Plan
The City of Austin's Zero Waste Master Plan seeks to implement zero waste practices on the municipal level. In order ...
Austin Resource Recovery Master Plan (Zero Waste)
The Austin Resource Recovery Master Plan (Master Plan) projects future activities and services provided by Austin Resource Recovery (ARR or ...
Austin reManufacturing Hub – Business Plan
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Austin Resource Recovery – Master Plan
This updated master plan highlights the policies implemented, the programs and actions, as well as the major programs requesting budget ...
Framework For Advancing Container Recovery
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Financing Contingency Planning for Recycling Markets
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A Financing Guide for Recycling Businesses: Investment Forums, Meetings, and Networks
Author: Unites States Environmental Protection Agency This publication is designed for recycling entrepreneurs and economic developers seeking capital for recycling ...
WasteWise update: the measure of success – calculating waste reduction
Author: EPA The first step is to determine what your organization needs to measure. Some data collection techniques work better ...
Getting more for less : improving collection efficiency
Author: EPA The Collection Efficiency Study was undertaken to provide a more detailed understanding of cost-saving methods for collecting residential ...
Business guide for reducing solid waste
Author: EPA This guide offers step-by-step instructions designed to assist medium and large businesses, governments, and other organizations establish a ...
WasteWise update : moving toward sustainability
Author: EPA The sustainability continuum represents a gradual widening of organizational perspective and responsibility from an immediate group of facilities, ...
Building Code Provisions for Storage, Management and Setout of Waste
Author: Zero Waste Design This is a proposal of NYC’s Green Codes Task Force, released in 2010 and made law ...
ACHIEVEMENTS AND KEY INSIGHTS FROM THE GLOBAL RECP PROGRAMME 2012 – 2018
Author: UNIDO A handbook of Eco-Industrial Parks. This document contains an introduction to EIPs, an explanation of EIP Pilot projects, ...
Eco-Industrial Parks Initiative for Sustainable Industrial Zone in Vietnam
Author: UNIDO Project proposal of constructing Eco-Industrial Parks in Vietnam aims to reduce environmental impacts, by transforming industrial zones into ...
A First Tool of Industrial Ecology: Eco-Industrial Parks
Author: UNIDO This document is a lecture slide conducted by Dartmouth University, introducing the concept of Eco-Industrial Parks (EIP), how ...
Zero Waste Design Guidelines
Author: The Rockefeller Foundation The Zero Waste Design Guidelines are based on the understanding that the design of our buildings ...
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