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Managing and Transforming Waste Streams: A Tool for Communities

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Managing and Transforming Waste Streams: A Tool for Communities

Charting a Path Towards Zero Waste

The Managing and Transforming Waste Streams Tool: Explore 100 policies and programs communities can implement to reduce the amount of waste disposed in landfills and promote waste prevention and materials reuse across waste generation sectors. Access city and county ordinance, contract, and franchise agreement language and program websites.

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Map of the United States showing all of the cities and counties featured in examples in the tool. View the PDF below for an accessible version of this information.

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