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Climate Profiles

Are you interested in how your waste minimization efforts translate into greenhouse gas emission reductions? Climate Profiles convert partners’ annual reported waste prevention and recycling tonnages into GHG emissions reductions and present the data in an easy-to-understand format. Every year, WasteWise develops these individualized Climate Profiles for all partners that submit annual data during the reporting season. For more information, please visit the Climate Profile page.

Welcome to WasteWise Communities! WasteWise Communities is a WasteWise campaign in support of local governments to reduce residential municipal solid waste and its impact on climate change.

Waste prevention and recycling conserve valuable natural resources, including:

land by diverting waste from landfills;
water by minimizing water-intensive production processes; and,
trees for paper products and the other "disposable" materials we use in our daily lives.

Waste reduction also helps to mitigate global climate change. Every stage of a product's life cycle—extraction, manufacturing, distribution, use, and disposal—contributes directly or indirectly to climate change. WasteWise works with municipalities to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by providing tools and resources that help communities seeking economically-viable solutions that reduce waste and the impacts of climate change.

To learn more about WasteWise, and how you can get involved, click on the links below.

WasteWise Communities is a campaign within the WasteWise program. Click here to learn more about WasteWise or contact the Helpline at 1-800-EPA-WISE or WasteWise@icfi.com.