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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

/Municipal Standard / Municipal Standard Comment Portal / 2. Municipal Waste Generation & Prevention (WGP) /
  • 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

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Categories

  • Industry Standard
    • Industry Solid Waste Collection (SWC
    • Industry Post Collection Recovery (PCR
    • Industry Sustainable Materials Management Policies (SMMP
    • Industry Waste Generation & Prevention (WGP
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      • 0. Executive Description SWEEP Municipal Standard
      • 1. Municipal Sustainable Materials Management Policy (SMMP
        • Prerequisite 1: Comprehensive Sustainable Materials Management Policy
        • Credit 1: Materials Processing Infrastructure and Market Development Policy
        • Credit 2: Adoption of Diversion and Recycling Goals
        • Credit 3: Regular Waste Characterization and Generation Study Policy
        • Credit 4: Advanced Comprehensive Sustainable Materials Management Policy
        • Credit 5: Solid Waste Greenhouse Gas Footprint Reduction Policy
        • Credit 6: Source Reduction Policy
        • Credit 7: Market-Based Waste Management Program Policy
        • Credit 8: Policy for Comprehensive Public Participation in Solid Waste Management Program Development
      • 2. Municipal Waste Generation & Prevention (WGP
        • 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
      • 3. Municipal Solid Waste Collection (SWC
        • Credit 1: Alternative Collection Options for Recyclable and Compostable Products and Materials
        • Credit 2: Energy Efficient and Low Emissions Collection
        • Credit 3: Alternative Fueled Solid Waste Collection Vehicles
        • Credit 4: Household Hazardous Waste Collection infrastructure
        • Credit 5: Minimizing Emissions from Transfer Stations
        • Credit 6: Solid Waste Collection Cost-Effectiveness
        • Credit 7: Commitment to Safe Working Conditions
        • Credit 8: Collection Safety Protocols and Training
      • 4. Municipal Post Collection Recovery (PCR
        • Credit 1: Material Recovery Optimization
        • Credit 2: Minimize Contamination Rate
        • Credit 3: Producing High Quality Products from Recovered Organic Materials
        • Credit 4: Anaerobic Digestion Infrastructure
        • Credit 5: Efficient Commodity/Output Supply Chain
        • Credit 6: Energy Efficient and Low Emissions Operations
        • Credit 7: Clean and Efficient Material Recovery and Organics Processing Facilities
        • Credit 8: Alternative Fueled Rolling Stock
        • Credit 10: Good Neighbor Policy
        • Credit 11: Post-Collection Recovery Facility Safety Protocols and Training
        • Credit 12: OSHA-Compliant Material Recovery & Organics Processing Facilities
        • Credit 13: OSHA-Compliant Facilities
      • 5. Municipal Post Collection Disposal (PCD
        • Credit 1: Thermal Conversion Efficiency
        • Credit 2: Alternative Fueled Rolling Stock
        • Credit 3: Minimize Thermal Conversion Emissions
        • Credit 4: Landfill Stormwater Management
        • Credit 5: Landfill Emissions Minimization
        • Credit 6: Effective Utilization of Recovered Methane
        • Credit 7: Commitment to Safe Working ConditionsX
        • Credit 7: Post-Collection Disposal Facility Safety Protocols and Training
        • Credit 8: OSHA-Compliant Facilities
        • Credit 9: Good Neighbor Policy
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