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EPA’s ºÚÁÏÍøWise Program

ºÚÁÏÍøWise helps organizations and businesses reduce waste and practice through the prevention and recycling of municipal solid waste (common household and business waste) and select industrial materials. Launched in 1994, ºÚÁÏÍøWise has become a mainstay in environmental stewardship and continues to evolve to address tomorrow’s environmental needs.

Organizations can join ºÚÁÏÍøWise as a partner, endorser or both. Partners demonstrate how they reduce waste, practice environmental stewardship, and incorporate sustainable materials management into their waste-handling processes. Endorsers promote enrollment in ºÚÁÏÍøWise as part of a comprehensive approach to help their stakeholders realize the economic benefits to reducing waste. All U.S. businesses, local governments and non-profit organizations can join ºÚÁÏÍøWise. ºÚÁÏÍøWise partners range from small local governments and nonprofit organizations to large, multinational corporations.

The engages state and local government agencies, trade associations, nonprofit organizations, and businesses to help educate their members and constituents about the benefits of reducing solid waste.

Benefits of Joining

By joining the ºÚÁÏÍøWise program, partners or endorsers receive:

• The opportunity to receive ºÚÁÏÍøWise Awards that recognize outstanding achievements

• Public recognition in , case studies, meetings and a Web site listing

• An describing greenhouse gas reduction

• Reduced purchasing and waste disposal costs

Reporting

The is a data management and reporting system for ºÚÁÏÍøWise partners to collect, organize, analyze and report their municipal solid waste information. ºÚÁÏÍøWise partners may log into the ºÚÁÏÍøWise Data Management System to view and edit organization information, track waste reduction activities, and generate summary reports, including the ºÚÁÏÍøWise Climate Profile report.

Resources Available

ºÚÁÏÍøWise partners can use the resources below to develop and sustain a waste reduction program:

• : Tools and recommendations for planning an effective waste reduction program.

• : Data sources and calculators to determine the environmental and economic benefits of your waste reduction program.

• : Baseline (for new partners) and annual (for all partners) data reporting forms, instructions and sample forms.

• : Sample press releases, articles and ºÚÁÏÍøWise logo guidelines.

• : Free, tailored technical assistance from the information specialists at the ºÚÁÏÍøWise Helpline. Answers to questions frequently asked of the Helpline.

Technical assistance resources for the development and implementation of organizational solid waste reduction programs include:

• : Contains forms, the Online Resource Directory, industry sector pages, success stories and annual reports.

• : Contains additional resources, organized by industry sector.

• : Provides background information, sample waste prevention goals and results, and links for more information.

• : Provides background information, sample recycling goals and results, and links for more information.

• : Provides background information, sample buy/manufacture recycled goals and results, and links for more information.

• : Find new waste reduction ideas in ºÚÁÏÍøWise’s technical assistance periodical.

• :Offers resources about waste prevention, recycling, recycled products and other environmental information.

For more information, visit . To join ºÚÁÏÍøWise as a partner, register at . To join ºÚÁÏÍøWise as an endorser, register at .