COMMUNITY MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TOOLKIT
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USGBC brief outlining options for municipalities to assess risk and enhance resilience
A resource guide and collection of tips for new and improved efforts for recycling in mulitfamily housing.
Sample Contract for resource managment at commercial entities
Sample contract from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for a resource management contract
Sample RFP for resource management services
Sample RFP for resource management services
ReFED how-to resource based on interviews with sustainability and operations teams at restaurants of various sizes. Provides an overview of the national food waste challenge, presents opportunities for improvement of business outcomes, and identifies action-oriented solutions, tools, and best practices.
Case study of brewery recycling and composting program.
NRC guide for restaurant and bar owners and manager to develop a zero waste program
ReFED guide with industry-specific recommendations for implementing food waste reduction solutions
Strategies, methods, products and cost/waste benefits of waste reduction at hardware stores in the region
Information on reusable transport packaging that replaces one-time and limited-use pallets and boxes with reusable containers, reusable pallets, and pallet pooling.
Reuse International proclamation template for International Reuse Day
NEWMOA Fact sheet on managing unwanted carpet in rural communities
NEWMOA guide to help local government officials in rural communities understand options for reusing and recycling furniture
NEWMOA guide to help local government officials in rural communities understand options for reusing and recycling large rigid plastic items.
NEWMOA guide to help local government officials in rural communities understand options for reusing and recycling mattresses
Options for a muncipality to consider for an RFP for solid waste collection services from private contractors
The City of Tucson Environmental Services Department website for their volume-based service program, where customers with existing curbside service can choose their trash container size and price.
A worksheet to calculate current volumes in relationship to container size
City of Fort Collins' zero waste plan, goals, objectives, and recommendations
Mandatory recycling ordinance starter kit - a spreadsheet by Re-TRAC Connect
SCS Eningeers report on existing recycling operations in rural Iowas and the feasibility of creating rural partnerships with a hub and spoke type system.
Rural/Small Town Organics Management Case Study - Hamilton and Wenham Massachusetts Curbside Composting Program - Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection
Examples and descriptions of municipal ordinances that boost recycling
Sample of a basic reuse and recycling plan from the City of Madison, WI.
Examples of recycling, composting, and landfill signs.
A report on a survey of composting and anaerobic digestion facilities' ability to meet California's SB 1383 established targets for reduction and diversion of organic materials from landfills.
Flyer with visual instructions on what to compost at school
Flyer with visual instructions on what to landfill at school
Flyer with visual instructions on what to recycle at school
PepsiCo Recycling's companion guide for information to gather before setting up a Recycle Rally
Communications best practices for recycling programs; social marketing
Types of equipiment needed for collection and processing of recyclables
NRC case study of shared hauling pilot in one city block in Lincoln, Nebr.
NRC case study of shared hauling pilot in one city block in Lincoln, Nebr.
A collection of 69 case studies and 68 model policies in 11 categories that imagine the whole economy organized around access rather than ownership.
A manual for evaluating SS recycling in the context of whole systems, problems, solutions, best practices, and points of leverage
City of Berkeley, CA municipal code to adopt a single use foodware and litter reduction ordinance
A collection of papers and articles comparing benefits of single stream vs. dual stream recycling. ILSR
A tool to help communities identify gaps in their policies, plans, codes, and zoning regulations
NEWMOA PAYT fact sheet and steps to take
PowerPoint presentaton by Action Research on social marketing
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency report on solid waste systems with policy recommendations.
A report on a limited (one-day) field sampling event to identify waste stream characteristics for a basic understanding of the composition of wastes.
A report on a limited (one-day) field sampling event to identify waste stream characteristics for a basic understanding of the composition of wastes.
A report on a limited (one-day) field sampling event to identify waste stream characteristics for a basic understanding of the composition of wastes.
A report on a limited (one-day) field sampling event to identify waste stream characteristics for a basic understanding of the composition of wastes.
A report on a limited (one-day) field sampling event to identify waste stream characteristics for a basic understanding of the composition of wastes.
Ordinance Establishing a Waste Reduction Program for Carryout Bags
Guidance on providing adequate space for Recycling, Organics and Refuse Services for Designers of Multifamily & Commercial Buildings
StopWastePartnership.org Materials management tips and timelines for specific types of events, including sample contract and policy language
St. Paul Minnesota Ordinance on Solid Waste Collection and Management
A whitepaper analyzing the costs of waste disposal under an exclusive franchise system - Don't Waste LA
Weight to volume/Volume to weight conversion factors