SWEEP Municipal Standard National Public Meeting
This meeting will be held at the GW University at the Milken Institute School of Public Health in Washington, DC on February 12th, 2019. The address is 950 New Hampshire […]
This meeting will be held at the GW University at the Milken Institute School of Public Health in Washington, DC on February 12th, 2019. The address is 950 New Hampshire […]
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The Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol (SWEEP) Municipal Standard has been published in draft form. Following the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) model, its goal is to evaluate “the […]
Intent: Solicit and encourage broad public input into decision making around solid waste management. Requirements: Adopt a policy of best-practices public participation in solid waste management decision making* as described […]
Intent: Use market mechanisms to reduce waste generation and to incentivize more efficient waste management systems. Requirements: Adopt the following incentive/market-based policies or procurement requirements for collection/processing franchises or service […]
Intent: Reduce waste generation and disposal through programs that encourage reuse. Requirements: Develop and adopt a policy to promote product and material reuse. The policy should allow or facilitate most […]
Intent: To reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of the municipality’s solid waste management program. Requirements: Adopt a policy to measure and reduce the per capita greenhouse gas footprint of the […]
Intent: To collect up-to-date data to support development and evaluation of effective sustainable materials management programs. Requirements: Develop and adopt a policy to regularly collect data on the generation and […]
Intent: To collect up-to-date data to support development and evaluation of effective sustainable materials management programs. Requirements: Develop and adopt a policy to regularly collect data on the generation and […]
Intent: Increase recycling, composting and other beneficial utilization of waste. Requirements: Contract with a SWEEP Certified waste services provider that addresses the following requirements. Or Adopt a policy that sets […]