Product Stewardship in British Columbia

Date: 10 Jan 2000 | posted in: waste - recycling, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This Facts to Act On examines product stewardship programs and policies in place in British Columbia, Canada: its deposit-refund system for beverage containers and its household hazardous waste stewardship program (covering used motor oil, paints, solvents, flammable liquids, domestic pesticides, gasoline, and pharmaceuticals).… Read More

Environmental Benefits

Date: 1 Jan 2000 | posted in: waste - deconstruction, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The construction and demolition (C&D) industry generates and disposes almost 65 million tons of waste annually, much of which is reusable or recyclable. Our projects have shown deconstruction can recover up to 24 million tons of C&D waste each year for reuse, and another 6 million tons for recycling. By reducing waste generation, deconstruction also reduces … Read More

Building Materials Reuse Association Holds Meeting of Federal Grant Recipients to Foster Collaboration On Deconstruction

Date: 1 Jan 2000 | posted in: waste - deconstruction, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The BMRA hosted a webinar meeting on February 24 with recently announced recipients of federal Department of Labor grants to discuss deconstruction training curriculum and certification. All of the invited recipient organizations included deconstruction training as a component of the grant scope of work. The goal of this meeting was to initiate collaboration among the recipients … Read More

Empowerment and Enterprise Zones

Date: 1 Jan 2000 | posted in: Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Empowerment and Enterprise Zones are federal, state and local programs which provide economic incentives for companies to locate in designated areas in order to revitalize those areas. These zones can be in rural or urban areas. State and local governments can create their own economic development zones which can overlap with Empowerment and Enterprise Zones. For … Read More

Wasting and Recycling in the United States 2000

This report—prepared for the GrassRoots Recycling Network—summarizes the state of wasting and recycling in the U.S., details recycling’s many environmental and economic benefits, introduces the concept of zero waste planning, and concludes with an agenda for action. Recycling continues to increase, but is being outpaced by the rise in wasting. Landfill tonnage and interstate shipments of … Read More

Del Norte Zero Waste Plan

Date: 1 Jan 2000 | posted in: waste - zero waste, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This zero waste plan is the first of its kind in the U.S. It describes policies and strategies for reaching zero waste in Del Norte (CA). Other communities aiming for zero waste will find this plan essential reading. by Del Norte Solid Waste Mgt. Authority staff, Self-Reliance Inc. staff, and other consultants 2000, 170 pages $15 … Read More

Deconstruction: Salvaging Yesterday’s Buildings for Tomorrow’s Sustainable Communities

Date: 19 Dec 1999 | posted in: waste - deconstruction, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Deconstruction is the process of carefully dismantling a building in order to salvage components for reuse and recycling. This report provides information to understand and advocate for deconstruction locally, regionally, and nationally, emphasizing partnerships with local nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and for-profit practitioners. A collaborative project of the Materials for the Future Foundation (San Francisco) and … Read More

Cutting the Waste Stream in Half – Fitchburg, WI, Portland, OR, and Seattle

Date: 23 Nov 1999 | posted in: Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

These case studies- Fitchburg, WI, Portland OR, and Seattle, WA, were conducted by ILSR for the US Environmental Protection Agency, and are part of a larger study called Cutting the Waste Stream in Half: Community Record-Setters Show How (download full report or fact sheet packet). Each case study presents that city’s recycling strategies as well as the laws and policies from which the strategies … Read More

Select Community Waste Reduction Record-Setters

Date: 1 Jun 1999 | posted in: waste - recycling, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Community Population Residential Waste Reduction Level1 Ann Arbor, MI 112,000 52% Bellevue, WA 103,700 60% Bergen Co., NJ 825,400 54%2 Chatham, NJ 8,300 65% Clifton, NJ 75,000 56%2 Crockett, TX 8,300 52% Dover, NH 26,100 52% Falls Church, VA 10,000 65% Fitchburg, WI 17,300 50% Leverett, MA 1,900 53% Loveland, CO 44,300 56% Madison, WI 200,900 … Read MoreRead More

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