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Main Title

WasteWise 2004 annual report : sustaining excellence.

CORP Author

Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.

Publisher

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, WasteWise,

Year Published

2004

Report Number

EPA530-R-04-035

Stock Number

PB2006-100193

OCLC Number

58531755

Subjects

Waste minimization--United States--Periodicals ; Recycling (Waste, etc)--United States--Periodicals

Additional Subjects

Waste management ; Solid wastes ; Environmental protection ; Wastes ; Recycling ; Waste product utilization ; Waste reduction ; Waste prevention ; Partnerships ; WasteWise program

Internet Access

Description	Access URL
	https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=3000664Q.PDF
	http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS23764
	http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/wstewise/pubs/repor10_5.pdf
	http://purl.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS23764

Holdings

Library	Call Number	Additional Info	Location	Last Modified	Checkout Status
EHAM	EPA530-R-04-035		Region 1 Library/Boston,MA	05/25/2016
EJAD	EPA 530/R-04-035		Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA	07/14/2006	DISPERSAL
ELBD	EPA 530-R-04-035		AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH	09/27/2005
NTIS	PB2006-100193	Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown.		07/26/2022

Collation

20p

Abstract

In late 1987, an infamous Long Island trash barge found itself in an unenviable situation when five states and three foreign countries refused to accept the garbage it hauled. This well-publicized event helped catalyze a national commitment to waste management, with a renewed emphasis on reducing, reusing, and recycling. During the same era, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also began to initiate partnerships with businesses to develop innovative approaches to environmental protection. As part of this national campaign, EPA launched WasteWise in 1994 as a voluntary partnership program designed to assist businesses in developing practical solid waste reduction techniques. Initially consisting of 281 Charter Partners, the program represented across-section of American companies ranging from communications firms to restaurants to large utilities. From its inception, the program emphasized waste prevention-using less material to do the same job-because this provides the most significant benefits to the environment and the bottom line. As the WasteWise program evolved, its membership expanded to include state, local, and tribal governments, as well as schools, universities, and nonprofit organizations. By the mid-1990s, the program included more than 50 sectors. WasteWise established the endorser program in 1995 to enlist trade associations, state and local agencies, and nonprofits to help spread the waste reduction message. A fundamental objective of the program was to promote waste reduction strategies-both innovative and tried-and-true-among diverse organizations and in varying contexts across the country.

Notes

Cover title. "Celebrating 10 years of WasteWise."

Place Published

Washington, DC

Supplementary Notes