Zero Waste Guam is a program that aims to develop the island’s resiliency, protect its natural beauty, preserve resources for future generations, create jobs, and save community tax dollars by…
Prevention
Iowa Waste Exchange
The Iowa Waste Exchange (IWE) is a materials exchange program designed to keep waste out of the landfills and in production. The IWE maintains a database of available and wanted…
Let’s Scrap Food Waste
The Vermont Department of Environemntal Conservation’s Solid Waste Program campaign educates users about the state’s Universal Recycling law with the goal of preventing food wate and increasing composting. The campaign…
Georgia Recycling, Waste Reduction, and Diversion Grant
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s Recycling, Waste Reduction, and Diversion (RWD) Grant as part of the Solid Waste Trust Fund (SWTF) Grant Program. The RWD Grant furthers the goals for…
North Carolina Recycling Markets Directory
The North Carolina Recycling Markets Directory connects businesses looking to recycle materials they generate with companies who can process those materials. Search the directory by material using the drop-down menus…
Preventing the Wasting of Food
In March 2017, Oregon DEQ published its Strategic Plan for Preventing the Wasting of Food, which describes the projects DEQ intends to implement over 5 years to “change the conversation”…
Consumption-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
Many states and local governments periodically inventory their greenhouse gas emissions in order to inform program/policy responses, communicate to policymakers and the public, and track change over time. Traditionally, inventories…
Oregon Applied Sustainability Experience (OASE)
The Oregon Applied Sustainability Experience is a non-regulatory, summer program designed to link top-level engineering, chemistry, sustainability and environmental sciences students with business and industry. Collaborations focus on projects to…
Unwanted Pharmaceutical Takeback Program
The permanent prescription takeback boxes provide a safe place for the disposal of unused and expired prescription and over the counter drugs. Items collected in the boxes are transported and…
Materials Management Grants
DEQ began offering grants to local governments in 1992. Between 1992 and 2000 grants primarily funded local solid waste plans, local recycling and composting projects, and tire cleanups. Only local…
