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=Our Purpose - Reducing Greenhouse Gases through Materials Management=

Materials Management strategies reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with waste, materials and products through a lifecycle and systems approach. These emissions contributed 42% to the U.S. greenhouse gas inventory in 2006.

This wiki is a materials management toolkit of:
 * Climate Protection Actions
 * Example Climate Action Plans
 * New approaches to GHG Inventories
 * Measurement Tools
 * Links to resources
 * And more...see links at left

Help us improve this toolkit with your feedback and let us know what materials management approaches you are adding to your Climate Action Plan.

=Who Should Use This Toolkit=
 * State and Local Government Climate Change Staff
 * Recycling, Composting and Solid Waste Professionals
 * Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Coordinators
 * Climate Action Plan Coordinators
 * Greenhouse Gas Inventory Staff
 * Public Outreach Staff

=Click here for How to Use This Toolkit=

This toolkit is a product of the West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum. The Forum was convened in 2008 by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regions 9 and 10, and is a partnership of federal, state and local government stakeholders from the western states committed to advancing materials management strategies to reduce GHG emissions. For more information see [|Forum website].