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Links on this page lead to featured implementation examples (e.g., local ordinances and city or county program websites) and related resources, such as published reports or websites with additional information on the topic. Some topics are listed more than once under multiple headings.

• Goals and Planning
• Local Government Operations
• Curbside Collection
• Food Waste Programs
• Assistance to Businesses and Institutions
• Infrastructure and Markets
• Community Outreach and Education
• Product Stewardship
• Construction and Demolition Debris
• Disposal Restrictions or Disincentives

Goals and Planning

• High Diversion Goal / Plan
• Goal Integration Across Plans
• Market Development Opportunities Assessment
• Zero Waste Goal / Plan
• Zero Waste Goals for Organics
• Zero Waste Collection Infrastructure

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Local Government Operations

• Green Procurement
  • Voluntary
  • Mandatory
  • Zero Waste
• Greening Road Construction Materials
• Recycling/Composting at Government Facilities
• Zero Waste Public Venues & Events
• Product & Packaging Bans
• Reuse Closet
• C&D Recovery Facility - Inerts

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Curbside Collection

Collection Programs

• Municipal Recycling Collection Service
• Curbside Collection Optimization
• Right-Size Service
• Single Stream Recycling
• Expanded Municipal Collection
  • Recyclables
  • Yard Debris
  • Food Waste
  • Multi-Family
• Every-Other Week Collection
• Zero Waste Collection Infrastructure Planning

Requirements or Incentives for Haulers

• Licensing with Reporting
• Universal Access to Service
• Universal Provision of Service
• Service Provider Rewards
• Service Provider Contract and Franchise Agreement Incentives or Requirements
• Expanded Authority for Service

Requirements or Incentives for Residents/Businesses/Institutions

• Pay As You Throw
• Recycling Provisions
• Mandatory Subscription
  • Recycling
  • Organics
• Source Separation Incentives
• Mandatory Recycling/Source Separation
• Mandatory Recycling Percentage
• Mandatory Composting

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Food Waste Programs

• Municipal Food Waste Collection
• Food Waste Drop-Off
• Backyard/Neighborhood Composting
• Food Pickup for Donation
• Food Gleaning for Donation
• Food Waste Outreach and Prevention
  • Vendors
  • Consumers
• Food Waste Collection Program with Private Haulers
• Food Waste Pickup for Composting
• Mandatory Subscription - Organics
• Mandatory Composting
• Service Provider Contract and Franchise Agreement Incentives or Requirements
• Landfill Ban - Organics
• Compost Processing
• Anaerobic Digestion
• Healthy Soils/Compost Initiatives
  • Landscapes
  • Locally Grown Food

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Assistance to Businesses and Institutions

Technical Assistance/Training

• Zero Waste Private Venues & Events
• Multi-Family Technical Assistance
• Paper Reduction at Offices
• Best Practices Training
• Reuse Closet
• Food Pickup for Donation
• Food Waste Pickup for Composting
• Food Waste Outreach & Prevention (vendors)
• Food Waste Collection Program with Private Haulers
• Product and Packaging Redesign & Outreach

Recognition and Certification Programs

• Local
• National

Procurement & Markets

• Recycled Content Buying Cooperative
• Materials Exchange
• Recycling Market Development Zone

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Infrastructure and Markets

Drop-Off Programs / Facilities

• Drop-Off - Recyclables
• Drop-Off - Reusables
• Drop-Off - Compostables
• Drop-Off - Miscellaneous
• Swap Shed
• Reuse Center for Sale of Used Goods
• Reuse Depot/Goods Bank
• Center for Hard To Recycle Materials

Market Development

• Healthy Soils - Landscapes
• Healthy Soils - Locally Grown Food
• Recycling Market Development Zone
• Rural Recycling Marketing Cooperative
• Retail Reuse Promotions
• Reuse Business Network
• Rental Business Promotions
• Market Development Opportunities Assessment

Processing Facilities

• Resource Recovery Park or Center
• Compost Processing
• Anaerobic Digestion
• C&D Recovery
  • Inerts
  • Organics
• Pre-Disposal Salvage
• Pre-Disposal Residuals Treatment

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Community Outreach and Education

• Outreach & Education
• Social Marketing
• Website Content
  • Recycling and Reuse Directory
  • Green Products & Services Directory
• Zero Waste Venues & Events
  • Public
  • Private
• Backyard/Neighborhood Composting
• Reusable or Compostable Diapers
• Food Gleaning for Donation
• Food Waste Outreach & Prevention (consumers)
• Repair/Reuse Workshops
• Rental Business Promotions
• Flea Markets, Garage Sales, and Reuse Swaps

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Product Stewardship

• Product & Packaging Bans
• Retailer Take-Back
  • Voluntary
  • Mandatory
• Fees on Disposable Items
• Product Fees
• Extended Producer Responsibility
  • Legislation
  • Compliance
• Product and Packaging Redesign & Outreach

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Construction and Demolition Debris

• Greening Road Construction Materials
• C&D Recycling/Reuse Guidance
• Demolition Permit Publication
• C&D Permit Incentives
  • Refundable Fee
  • Preferences & Credits
• C&D Diversion Requirements
• C&D Mandatory Source Separation
• C&D Policy Incentives
  • Adaptive Reuse
  • Recycling
• Reuse Center for Sale of Used Goods
• C&D Service Rate Incentives
• C&D Recovery Facility
  • Inerts
  • Organics

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Disposal Restrictions or Disincentives

• Landfill Bans
  • Recyclables
  • Organics
• Pay As You Throw
• Source Separation Incentives
• Service Provider Rewards
• Service Provider Contract and Franchise Agreement Incentives or Requirements
• Trash Disposal Surcharge
• C&D Service Rate Incentives

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