Tips on How to Properly Recycle
Bob Sirott speaks with Mary S. Allen, Recycling and Education Director at Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC), about common mistakes people make when it comes to recycling, how things have changed due to COVID-19, and the General Curbside Recycling Guidelines.
For those interested, here are some General Curbside Recycling Guidelines. We also encourage you to check...
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Food Waste Reduction Toolkit
The Toolkit is a comprehensive resource that provides all schools the tools to tackle the issue of wasted food. It identifies the main sources of wasted food in schools and, using the EPA Food Recovery Hierarchy as a framework, offers strategies for:
Measuring food waste
Preventing food waste
Food recovery and redistribution
Composting food scraps
Education and engagement
Communicating...
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US EPA's Sustainable Materials Management Program Strategic Plan
The U.S. EPA recently released their Strategic Plan for sustainable materials management. This Plan highlights the following EPA objectives:
1. Decrease disposal rate.
2. Reduce environmental impacts of materials.
3. Increase socio-economic benefits.
4. Increase capacity of State and Local governments, communities and key stakeholders to adopt and implement SMM policies, practices...
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Solid Waste Management Plan
Solid Waste Management Plan
SWANCC is pleased to release the
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Final Solid Waste Management Plan Update
. Please use the links below to download the report and appendices. Please note that it may take a while for the documents to download due to file size.
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Solid Waste Management Plan Update - Final
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SWMP Update Appendices
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