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<br />section3 <br /> <br /> <br />best practices & resources <br /> <br />() Resources <br /> <br />EPA created the Waste Reduction Model to help solid waste planners and organizations <br />track and voluntarily report global warming pollutant reductions from several different <br />waste management practices. <br />lIt I [)' !{V05r:ln itc, (,!1<1, Clov/oar '(]Iubillw<lf Inioo Ilsffcomclltl Ar lrOnSW(l<,1 r.W ARM hI n11 <br /> <br />EPA's landfill Methane Outreach Program (lMOP) demonstrates how to put waste to good <br />use. As organic wastes decompose in landfills, they produce methane gas. Wllich <br />contributes to global warming. LMOP shows companies. utilities, and communities how to <br />capture landfill gas and convert It to energy. 11ttD:I!W\NW CO;) (JQv/lmo[) <br /> <br />WasteWise is a free. voluntary. EPA program through which organizations eliminate costly <br />municipal solid waste and select industrial wastes, benefiting their bottom line and the <br />environment. WasteWlse is a fleXible program that allows partners to design thcir own <br />waste reduction programs tailored to thcir needs. Illtn.llr:na(]ov/w:-J',!('wi"C <br /> <br />Case Study on San Francisco's Food Waste Diversion Program <br />11110' Ifwwwciwmh,cn oov/F OOdW;l<;I e!Cil<;cSt lIctlcs/Conl rael s/2000/Silnf ran2 rn1f <br /> <br />National Recycling Coalition resources <br />hI I n:ffwww mc-recvcle, orCl/rcsourr:c\frcsourrc<;, 1-.1 m <br /> <br />Source Reduction Publications from the EPA <br />Illln'/fW\lVW,Cml oov!mswfsourcollb htm <br /> <br />Recycling and Waste Reduction. Ordinances/Resolutions: <br />Seattle Ban on Recyclables in Garbage <br />Illln:I/'MWJ_sc(Jtll(~,(lOV/utll/AboUI SPU/Recvclll1n Sv<;fr.m/lllstorv 8.. Overview <br />Ban on Rcrvrlal)lc<; III GJrl)(loe/rndcx B"iD <br /> <br />Aspen's Progressive Waste Reduction Ordinance, which Includes a "Pay as You Throw" <br />ordinance that charges Citizens for waste disposal by volume. <br />11ttO.f/WWW ilsocnOllkln cnm!ndfs/ejrDt<;/44Irecvclinq orcllll;Hl((!,ndf <br /> <br />Debris Recycling Ordinance, Glendale, CA <br />11t!D://VN./WciClI(:nrjC1lp.ca IIS/oubHc v,rmkc;/Constr Oem Dc;lJm R(x:vcllnn Ord <br /> <br />Education and Outreach <br /> <br />Best Practices <br /> <br />Burlinton's Community 10percent Challenge <br />The 10 percent Challenge in Burlington. VT is a voluntary program to raise publiC <br />awareness about global climate change and to encourage households and businesses to <br />reduce their global warming pollution by at least 10 percent. Enlisting innovative outreach <br />methods such as a musical road show called" Beat the Heat." the program is achieving an <br />estimated annual reduction of 1 ,500 tons of CO2 In the residential sector alone. <br />