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 ...
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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 ...
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Greenwashing Decarbonization

An important piece of reporting by the New York Times and advocacy by the Environmental Defense Fund provides insight into ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Framework For Advancing Container Recovery

NRC's Policy Document no. 44 - Framework for Advancing Container Recovery ...
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Financing Contingency Planning for Recycling Markets

The NRC's Policy Document #11 - 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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