CPR Campaign Webinar – Strategies for Funding Zero Waste Projects under EPA's CPRG Program
This webinar will highlight strategies for accessing funding under EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program. The CPR: Resuscitate the Climate – Stop Trashing It!
Campaign is hosting this event with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Zero Waste USA, and the National Recycling Coalition. Presenters will cover sample Priority Climate Action Plans (PCAPs), a key step in qualifying for funding, and strategies for receiving high scores on implementation project proposals.
The Oregon Packaging EPR Landscape: Learn How the RLG Pack PRO is Supporting Businesses with Compliance
Sustainable consumption is about more than "stuff"
As sustainable materials management professionals, we understand the import role consumption plays in reducing impacts on our climate.
If you've been to an in-person AOR event, you know that we prioritize low-carbon food by offering meals that are vegetarian and vegan forward. Why? Because what we put on our plates is just as important in reducing the effects of climate change as what we put in our shopping carts.
Announcing the Re-X Before Recycling Prize
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office is launching the Re-X Before Recycling Prize, administered by the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Webinar: National Survey of Over 1,000 U.S. Residents Provides Insight on Recycling Decisions
The Foodservice Packaging Institute released a summary of findings from its Resident Messaging Survey, sharing information related to resident assumptions on recyclability, awareness of what items can be recycled, and top sources of recycling instructions. The survey focused on recycling messaging related to items such as plastic cups and containers, paper cups and pizza boxes. Survey respondents indicated that the type of material plays a greater role than the form, such as a cup or box, in the decision to recycle an item.
Launch Of RFI #2: Standards and Methods for Evaluation of Lifecycle Impacts
The Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act requires the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission to establish by rule the methodology, procedures, and requirements to be used by producers of covered products when conducting evaluations of life cycle environmental impacts pursuant to the Act.
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