Intent:
To support economic development by increasing local and/or regional processing infrastructure and markets for recovered materials.
Requirements:
Develop and adopt a policy that facilitates and supports the development of public and/or private processing and manufacturing infrastructure for recovered materials and incentives for purchasing the output of these facilities.
Potential Strategies:
● Convene an enabling board to support local economic development through material recovery and processing infrastructure.
● “Buy local” and “buy recycled” content incentives in procurement. Incentives can include low-interest loans, grants, technical assistance and business development and marketing support.
● Streamline the project development process for qualifying projects, including accelerating permitting, fee or tax reductions, etc.
Intent: To support economic development by increasing local and/or regional processing infrastructure and markets for recovered materials. Requirements: Develop and adopt a policy that facilitates and supports the development of […]
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.