Category: 2. Municipal Waste Generation & Prevention (WGP)
Home to Municipal Waste Generation and Prevention Performance Category credits
|| Waste generation || refers to the volume or tonnage of solid waste generated prior to any recovery or disposal. Preventing and minimizing waste generation is considered to be more important than solid waste recovery, prioritized first in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s waste management hierarchy. Two mechanisms are employed to minimize waste generation: source reduction and reuse.
The Municipal WGP requirements of SWEEP take into account four key performance indicators (KPI):
1) Efficiency and Effectiveness
2) Environmental Performance
3) Economic Performance
4) Public Participation
Credit 1: Measuring and Calculating Waste Generation & Source Reduction
Credit 2: Municipal Source Reduction Programs
Credit 3: Food Rescue Programs/Projects
Credit 4: Litter Prevention and Reduction Infrastructure
Credit 5: Environmentally Preferable Product Procurement
Credit 6: Sustainable Capital and Utility Procurement
Credit 7: Economic Assessment of Solid Waste Management Program
Credit 8: Education Programs on Waste Reduction and Reuse
Credit 9: Litter education and engagement
Credit 10: Household Hazardous Waste reduction and engagement program
Credit 11: Public and Worker Education and Training