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ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS <br />The environmental benefits of Roseville's zero -waste recycling program are quantified <br />transparently using widely -accepted environmental models. This ensures that all residents <br />have a chance to see how their efforts can be measured and quantified. <br />There are many ways to calculate the benefits of recycling. To better explain these benefits <br />in commonly understood terms, government agencies, research scientists, and economists <br />have created several "calculators" to translate the amounts of recycled materials collected, <br />and processed into equivalent positive societal and environmental benefits. <br />Because of the increasing societal focus on causes of, and solutions to, climate change, it has <br />become imperative to measure waste reduction (and all of our activities) in terms of its <br />impact on the environment. This allows us to speak in a common language, understand the <br />impact of our choices, and help us prioritize the personal, and policy actions that we take. <br />Many cities around the country work with the International Council for Local <br />Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) to quantify and now register the climate change impacts <br />of their city. It is also important to calculate the carbon impact of waste reduction as the <br />global effort continues to enact a carbon "cap and trade" system. <br />In addition to climate change mitigation, there are other environmental benefits to <br />recycling, including saving energy and protecting air quality, water quality, natural <br />resources, natural beauty, habitat, and human health. <br />The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WARM Calculator <br />The equations used in environmental calculations try to take into account the "full life <br />cycle" of each material—everything from off -setting the demand for more virgin materials <br />(tree harvesting, mining, etc.) to preventing the pollution that would have occurred if that <br />material were disposed of (burned or buried). Different calculators may include some or all <br />of the many factors that contribute to the "full life cycle" so results will vary from calculator <br />to calculator. <br />While there are many models emerging to calculate greenhouse gas reductions, the most <br />recognized, and standard model is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Waste <br />Reduction Model (WARM). WARM was designed to help solid waste planners and <br />organizations track and voluntarily report greenhouse gas emissions reductions from <br />several different waste management practices. WARM, last updated in June 2014, <br />recognizes 46 material types. <br />9 <br />
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