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Residential Food Scrap Composting

Municipalities and local leaders make decisions and set the tone for how wasted food is addressed in their community. This ...

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 ...

Sierra Club Beverage Container Guidance

The Sierra Club provides a 12-page guidance paper on beverage containers. It outlines how the program works, as well as ...

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 Organics Collection Pilot Presentation

Organics Collection Pilot Program - 6 month update [pdf-embedder url="https://library.nrcrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Organics-Collection-Pilot-Presentation-2013.pdf" title="Organics Collection Pilot Presentation - 2013"] ...

Recommendations for Increasing Diversion: Austin, Texas

This document provides recommendations to move Austin beyond the plateau in residential diversion towards the 2015 and 2020 Zero Waste ...

Recycling and Reuse Tenants for Austin’s New [re]Manufacturing Hub

The City of Austin is accepting letters of interest from potential recycling and reuse industry tenants interested in locating at ...

NRC Policy Document #41: Incineration

The National Recycling Coalition policy on Incineration as a disposal method and not a form of recyling [pdf-embedder url="https://library.nrcrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/42-Incineration.pdf" title="42 ...

Legislation and Regulation Volume-Based Refuse Collection Fees

The NRC's Policy Document #33 - Legislation and Regulation Volume - Based Refuse Collection Fees [pdf-embedder url="https://library.nrcrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/33-Legislation-and-Regulation-Volume-Based-Refuse-Collection-Fees.pdf" title="33 - Legislation ...

Legislation and Regulation Landfill Tipping Fees

The NRC's Policy Document #29 - Legislation and Regulation Landfill Tipping Fees [pdf-embedder url="https://library.nrcrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/29-Legislation-and-Regulation-Landfill-Tipping-Fees.pdf" title="29 - Legislation and Regulation Landfill ...

Financing- Establishing Economic Incentives Through Avoided Collection Disposal Costs

The NRC's Policy Document #14 - Establishing Incentives through Avoided Collection Disposal Costs. [pdf-embedder url="https://library.nrcrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/14-Financing-Establishing-Econimic-Incentives-Through-Avoided-Collection-Disposal-Costs.pdf" title="14 -Financing- Establishing Econimic Incentives ...

Procurement Guidelines for Recycled Paper

The NRC's Policy Document #7 - Procurement Guidelines for Recycled Paper. [pdf-embedder url="https://library.nrcrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7-Procurement-Guidelines-for-Recycled-Paper.pdf" title="7 - Procurement Guidelines for Recycled Paper"] ...

Understanding Economic and Environmental Impacts of Single Stream Collection Systems 2009

In 2009, the Container Recycling Institute undertook a study on the impacts of single-stream collection of residential recyclables, with a ...

Single-Stream Recycling – Scientific American

In this journal article, the author goes over the advantages and disadvantages of single-stream plastic, comparing that method to the ...

RBC Beyond Plastic EPR White Paper

[pdf-embedder url="https://library.nrcrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/RBC-Beyond-Plastic-EPR-White-Paper.pdf" title="RBC Beyond Plastic EPR White Paper"] ...

Curbside Reuse Characterization Pilot Proposal

[pdf-embedder url="https://library.nrcrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Curbside-Reuse-Characterization-Pilot-proposal.pdf" title="Curbside Reuse Characterization Pilot proposal"] ...

A Comparison of Single and Multi-Stream Recycling Systems in Ontario, Canada

[pdf-embedder url="https://library.nrcrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/A-Comparison-of-Single-and-Multi-Stream-Recycling-Systems-in-Ontario-Canada.pdf" title="A Comparison of Single and Multi-Stream Recycling Systems in Ontario, Canada"] ...

Marin Sanitary Cart Systems

MSS Recycling split-cart Cart Guide 2021. MSS_Residential_Getting_Started_Guide_June2021 ...

CHEFS TAP ZERO-WASTE COOKING AS SUSTAINABILITY TREND FOR 2019

Author: RAMW A new trend of sustainable act, which is called zero-waste cooking is implemented at the beginning of 2019 ...

Zero Waste Case Study: San Francisco

Author: EPA The analysis on San Francisco’s implementation in 2003, which is aimed to reduce 75% of waste by 2020 ...

Zero Waste for Restaurants and Food Services

Author: Irvine Civic Center Zero waste tips for restaurants and food services promoted by the City of Irvine. Introducing how ...

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