Local Government Program Fact Sheets

Source Reduction/Reuse

• Residential Solid Waste Source Reduction

• Swap Shops - Cost Effective Residential Reuse

Collection

• Improving Local Program Efficiency; Insights into Participation and Recycling Economics

• Modernize Your Recycling Program

• Raising Public Commitment to Your Local Recycling Program; Communicating the Reason to Recycle

• Working With the Private Sector to Improve Local Recycling Programs

• Recycling Program Improvement Opportunities

• Optimizing Recovery at Drop-Off Centers

• Optimizing Recovery at the Curb

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

• Government and Business Guide to Buying Recycled Products

• Recycling Markets and Opportunities for Local Government Recycling Program Expansion

Contracts/Ordinances

• Contracting for Local and Government Solid Waste Management Services

• Disposal Diversion Ordinances

• Contract Grinding:  An Alternative to Large Equipment Purchasing

Financing 

• Pay-As-You-Throw Programs (PAYT)

• Full Cost Analysis Worksheet for Local Government Solid Waste Management Programs

Commodity Specific

• Recyclable Materials in North Carolina's Disposed Waste Stream

• Consumer Guide for Management of Propane Cylinders

• Electronics Generation in the United States and North Carolina

• Cost Analysis of Electronics Recycling in North Carolina Communities