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
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.
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.
This wiki is a materials management toolkit of:
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
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.