This May 31, 2017 SMM workgroup presentation by Richard Chesley of South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control detail’s the agency’s Don’t Waste Food SC campaign, which aims to…
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Green Report: ECOS Business Process Improvement Skills Exchange Program
This report summarizes the first round of a Business Process Improvement (BPI) mentoring program administered by ECOS’ Innovation and Productivity Committee. Kicked off in 2016, this program pairs BPI leaders…
Kansas Awards Green Schools and Tire Recycling Grants
On May 5, The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced more than half million dollars in solid waste grants to municipalities and school districts across the state. Green Schools…
Minnesota Expands Plastics Collection Services
Minnesota expanded its collection services for agricultural plastics and boat wrap in April, an effort the state has worked to manage for several years. In cooperation with the Recycling Association…
Texas Offers Tips on Going Green with Pets
This week, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) reached out to public with tips that are relatable to many – ways to go green with your pet. An infographic…
Missouri Offers Grants to Promote Sustainable Waste Tire Efforts
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for Scrap Tire Surface Material Grants. There are two offerings for the cost and delivery of scrap tire surface material…
West Virginia Spotlights Toyota Motor Manufacturing Environmental Processing
This month, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) posted a video highlighting a new recycling process at Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Buffalo, WV. The process takes fine metal particles…
Arkansas to Hold Food Waste Conference for Colleges and Universities
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and the Arkansas Recycling Coalition are holding Reducing Food Waste: A Forum for Colleges and Universities on May 4 in Little Rock. The event…
Ohio EPA Pioneers Materials Marketplace to Promote Reuse and Recycling
As discussed at the ECOS Spring Meeting, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) Director Craig Butler has announced the launch of a new online platform whereby Ohio businesses, nonprofits, and…
Oklahoma Spotlights Brownfields Success Stories
Oklahoma’s Department of Commerce recently unveiled The Economic Impact of Oklahoma’s Brownfields Program, demonstrating notable economic successes over the past 20 years that should resonate with the new Administration and…