Post Collection Disposal Performance Category for SWEEP Municipal Standard
This credit has been replaced with Credit 7: Post-Collection Disposal Facility Safety Protocols and Training Intent: Ensure worker safety and health outcomes during daily post-collection facility operations through attention to […]
Intent: To reduce accidents and injuries and ensure worker safety and health outcomes during daily waste disposal facility* operations through attention to hazards and making worker protection a part of […]
Intent: To minimize impacts on community quality of life from waste management facility operations. Requirements: The waste disposal facility* owned by the municipality has a policy and specified practices to […]
Intent: Promote safe and efficient operation of waste disposal facilities*. Requirements: Prevent or identify and correct OSHA-related operational violations and/or recommendations in all OSHA covered facilities under the control of the company. […]
Intent: Reduce atmospheric emissions associated with the disposal of solid waste and promote renewable and low-carbon intensity alternatives to non-renewable transportation fuels Requirements: Demonstrate, on a percentage basis, the use […]
Intent: To effectively manage stormwater at a landfill to minimize run-off exposure to waste and production of leachate. Requirements: Develop a comprehensive stormwater management plan that minimizes stormwater penetration of […]
Intent: To effectively manage and minimize emissions from landfills, including air emissions and leachate in order to prevent or reduce air and surface and groundwater contamination. Requirements: Air Emissions Implement […]
Intent: Minimize greenhouse gas emissions from landfills. Requirements: Demonstrate that at least [95% of landfill gas generated is utilized in place of conventional fossil fuels. Potential Strategies Utilized recovered landfill […]
Intent: Promote clean air and mitigate climate change by minimizing emissions of net CO2e, Criteria Air Pollutants and Hazardous Air Pollutants from thermal conversion processes. Requirements: Demonstrate net CO2e emissions […]
Intent: Maximize thermal efficiency of thermal conversion facilities. Requirements: Demonstrate a “Primary Energy Savings” (PES) greater than [0.5 utilizing the PES calculator. PES = (Reference Plant* Primary Energy – Primary […]
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.