Option

Grow green jobs through circular-economy, waste-reduction, and composting workforce programs.

Details

Focus of action
Workforce, Staffing, Training
Option

Grow green jobs through circular-economy, waste-reduction, and composting workforce programs.

Focus of action
Workforce, Staffing, Training

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

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The city aims to reduce institutional, commercial, and government greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50%. Systemic change will begin with the city's purchasing practices, followed by recruiting organizations of all types to adopt shared sustainable purc Multiple or All Hazards Economy
Significantly reducing waste and increasing composting and recycling are crucial to achieving goals set in the 2023 Austin Resource Recovery Comprehensive Plan. Reaching the City’s zero-waste goal means empowering community members through awareness campa Multiple or All Hazards Cultural and Community Services
The Food Scrap Drop-Off Composting Program - During January 2024, the City of Cleveland received more than $340,000 from USDA to launch a residential composting program. The program is establishing drop-off locations for residential compost across the Cit Multiple or All Hazards Cultural and Community Services
Incentivize and enforce construction and demolition material source separation - one primary reason that so many materials with value are not recovered is due to the complexities of separating and cleaning materials once they are contaminated. The best wa Multiple or All Hazards Economy
Empower partners and communities to reduce waste with grants and capacity building resources - King County has provided waste reduction and prevention grants since the 1990s that have led to the distribution of over $30 million to its cities. These grants Multiple or All Hazards Economy
Support waste management accountability at King County transfer stations - King County will assign additional staff to support city contracts with Waste Management Service Providers, shifting enforcement responsibilities to these providers while King Coun Multiple or All Hazards People
King County can reduce, reuse, and more effectively manage waste from County operations. The County will reduce and manage operational waste by maximizing repurposing, recycling, and composting of materials. The County will also seek to develop repair and Multiple or All Hazards Economy
The City is setting a new goal of increasing our recycling diversion rates to 25% by 2030. Waste management may provide a major opportunity for New Orleans to create value and economic activity that is currently not being captured. The City could divert m Multiple or All Hazards Economy
By 2028, develop policies, programs, and partnerships to expand and cultivate regional building material reuse markets that support workforce development, small business enterprises, and entrepreneurial innovation. Multiple or All Hazards Economy