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<br />sectioll2 <br /> <br /> <br />p <br /> <br />t- <br />Ill' <br /> <br />, J'~ <br /> <br /> <br />action & tools <br /> <br />Recycling and Waste Reduction <br /> <br />Waste prevention and recycling eliminates global warming pollution by reducing landfill <br />methane emissions, transportation-related emiSSions and overall energy savings by reusing <br />items that would otherwise have to be manufactured. <br /> <br />Government Measures <br /> <br />Short Term <br />.* Establish/expand recycling programs <br /> <br />:. Implement organics and yard debris <br />collection and composting <br /> <br />long Term <br />.. Establish system for reuse or recycling <br />of construction and demolition <br />materials for government construction <br />projects <br /> <br />:. Implement solid waste reduction <br />programs for facilities <br /> <br />Implement environmentally preferable <br />purchasing program <br /> <br />:. Establish a methane collection system <br />for your landfill or consider a waste-to- <br />energy facility for your community <br /> <br />Education and Outreach <br /> <br />Community Measures <br /> <br />Short Term <br />:. Establish/expand recycling programs <br />and set aggressive recycling <br />targets/goals <br /> <br />.. Educate the public about existing <br />programs to boost compliance <br /> <br />:. Implement penalties for non-tompliance <br />with recycling programs <br /> <br />long Term <br />_ Implement organics and yard debris <br />collection and composting <br /> <br />.- Establish system for reuse or recycling <br />of construction and demolition <br />materials <br /> <br />.- Implement solid waste reduction <br />programs <br /> <br />From how you heat your home to how you drive your car, the daily choices that every cltizcn <br />makes can impact both local and global warming pollution. Educating government staff and <br />the public is the crucial first step to changing the behaviors that contrlbutc to climate change, <br /> <br />Government Measures <br /> <br />Short Term <br />:. Educate city staff about reducing global <br />warming pollution and its importance to <br />their work and the city's mission <br /> <br />Community Measures <br /> <br />Short Term & long Term <br />:. Help educate the public. schools, other <br />jurisdictions, professional associations. <br />business, and industry about reducing <br />global warming pollution <br />