SWEEP Releases New Municipal Standard Proposal The proposal follows the LEED model to evaluate several aspects of providing municipal waste services. The Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol (SWEEP) Municipal Standard […]
By Cole Rosengren SWEEP standard coming to fruition with industry support and pilot cities A new standard for the solid waste and recycling industry is coming to fruition after years […]
By Maria Rachal SWEEP adds Bay Area partners to growing SMM certification pilot Also in this week’s municipal news roundup: recycling and organics program developments from Cleveland, NYC and Rochester, […]
By Cole Rosengren SWEEP standard — LEED for waste and recycling — releases ambitious proposal Dive Brief: The Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol (SWEEP) Municipal Standard has been published in draft […]
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 operational changes, their benefits, both […]
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 the characteristics of effective certification […]
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 prove to its stakeholders that […]
By Izzy Hamlen, Rising Senior at Deerfield Academy, SWEEP Intern & Rob Watson, Chief Sustainability Officer, Eco-Hub LLC. Founder & Co-chair SWEEP Standard. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) predicts that between 2000 […]
A world free of waste, where materials are continually utilized for their full benefit without causing human health problems, environmental degradation or requiring excessive economic investment.