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On this page, find educational material featuring case studies of local governments and industry service providers who have successfully implemented and benefitted from various sustainable ...
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Third-Party Certification: An Effective Approach to Market Transformation Part 3: Benefits of Third Party Certification
By Ella Rosenkranz, SWEEP Intern and Washington University in St. Louis Alumna Although third-party certifications have fees involved and require time and effort to make ...
Third-Party Certification: An Effective Approach to Market Transformation Part 2: Characteristics of Effective Independent Certifications
By Ella Rosenkranz, SWEEP Intern and Washington University in St. Louis Alumna In Part 2 of this 3-part series on environmental third-party certifications, we discuss ...
Third-Party Certification: An Effective Approach to Market Transformation Part 1: Origins and Trends
By Ella Rosenkranz, SWEEP Intern and Washington University in St. Louis Alumna When it comes to working towards an environmental mission, how can an organization ...
Ballot Draft: Municipal SWEEP Standard
The Ballot Draft of the SWEEP Municipal Standard is now open for comment until the end of April 2019. Only members of National Consensus Committee ...
Defining Sustainable Materials Management for Local Communities
By Susan Robinson, Senior Public Affairs Director, Waste Management; Member, SWEEP Steering Committee Twenty to thirty years ago when we were first thinking about city-wide ...
Sustainable Materials Management Policies (SMMP)
Sustainable materials management policies refer to a broad array of regulatory and policy measures aimed at minimizing solid waste generation, improving the performance of solid ...
Post-Collection Processing and Disposal (PCPD)
Post-collection processing refers to practices aimed at avoiding landfilling of solid waste by preserving and utilizing its residual material value. There are several methods of ...