COMMUNITY MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TOOLKIT

Access reliable information and resources about how to overcome the barriers to a successful, sustainable recycling program.

⭐ denotes a Nebraska Recycling Council publication

Eco-cycle Solutions Model resolution supporting Zero Waste as a guiding principle and supporting the creation of a Zero Waste plan

Eco-Cycle Zero Waste Community Assessment

A questionnaire for analyzing existing diversion programs and gaps in the system

Electronic Products Generation and Recycling in the United States, 2013 and 2014

US EPA study of electronics waste generation and recycling

Environmental Behavior Change Backsliding Literature Review

Paper is a literature review of how long a successful behavior change will last before backsliding begins

EPA Waste Reduction Model (WARM)

A calculator for measuring GHG emissions, energy, and economic impacts for baseline and alternative waste management practices,including source reduction, recycling, combustion, composting, and landfilling

Establishing Permanent Vegetation after Highway Construction

Analysis of relative success of different techniques for re-vegetating roadside soils after construction at different locations in Nebraska. University of Nebraska, NDOT

Exploring Multifamily Recycling – Tools for the Voyage

A toolkit designed for recycling coordinators who manage all or part of a community's multifamily recycling program.

Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging & Paper Products: The Basics

A Fact Sheet on EPR for paper and packaging by NEWMOA and NERC

Fair Pricing Strategies for Trash

NEWMOA PAYT fact sheet and case studies

Fan Engagement Playbook – A guide to developing marketing campaigns that influence fans to increase sustainability-related behaviors at home, work and play

Green Sports Alliance guide that informs sports marketers, sustainability practitioners and partners how to ideate, design, and manage fan engagement programs that utilize operational sustainability systems to maximize fan behavioral and business outcomes.

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions on PAYT

FAQs for communities considering a PAYT system by SERA

Final Report State of Nebraska Waste Characterization Study 2009

Data from four seasonal sorting events between 2007 and 2008 at 8 landfill or transfer station facilities in Nebraska.

Financing Recycling Programs and Facilities: Understanding Options and Resources

Institute for Local Government overview of methods that local agencies use to fund recycling programs and how public and private sectors are financing recycling facilities.

Food Waste Diversion Guide for Restaurants

RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts' guide for starting or expanding a food waste diversion program in a restaurant

Food Waste Management in the United States, 2014

EPA report on data sources and methodology used to arrive at estimates on the amount of food waste donated, composted, and used as animal feed.

Foodservice Food Waste Action Guide

A ReFED guide designed for foodservice sustainability directors, and others in leadership roles in the US foodservice industry involved in creating or monitoring food waste reduction strategies.

From Waste to Resource Management: Reinventing Waste Contracts and Services

US EPA Concept paper on resource management practices and beneftis

Full Cost Accounting (FCA) Worksheets

Excel worksheets used to analyse and compare costs associated with landfill, recycling, and composting operations.

Full Cost Accounting Handbook

Handbook to assist local government staff members in using full cost accounting (FCA) worksheets to identify, collect, track and analyze costs associated with solid waste services

Glass Recovery Hierarchy

Hierarchy and benefits of glass reuse, recycling and beneficial use

Glass Task Force Recommendations

Research and recommendations for state and national glass recycling programs, markets, and benficial reuse

Grab & Go Social Media Kit

Posts and Pointers for a Social Media program

Green Sports Alliance Paper Use Playbook – A resource for professional and collegiate sports teams, leagues, and venues to improve their environmental performance related to paper use

A resource for professional and collegiate sports teams, leagues, and venues to improve their environmental performance related to paper use

Greenhouse Gases and the Role of Composting: A Primer for Compost Producers

A USCC Fact Sheet

Growing Local Fertility: A Guide to Community Composting

Community-scale composting guide- Highfields Center for Composting & Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Growing Your Green Team – A Handbook for Sustainable Maryland Communities

A detailed handbook for managing a green team under the Sustainable Maryland Green Teams Program that has processes and ideas useful to any municipal green team.

Guidance for Special Event Food Waste Diversion

NERC's comprehensive, step by step guide for managing material waste, including food waste at special events

Guide to Composting at Sports Venues

NRDC how-to guide for managing food waste in sports venues

Guide to Composting Onsite at Schools

ILSR guide that introduces the basics of onsite composting at K-12 schools equipped with 2- and 3- bin composting systems.

Guide to Conducting Student Food Waste Audits – A Resource for Schools

A guide to help educate students about the amount of food they waste in school cafeterias and encourage waste reduction and consumption of healthier foods. USDA, US EPA, University of Arkansas

Guide to Greening Hotels Through Waste Management & Green Purchasing

NERC BMPs for hotel recycling and purchasing

Guide to Recycling Green Teams At Sports Venues – A Roadmap to help sports teasm and venues develop a successful recycling green team

NRDC guide to help teams and leagues that aspire to achieve a zero waste operation.