Setting Up A Program

Program Set-Up Guides

Select your business type:

• Schools
• Businesses
• Restaurants
• Hotels
• Multifamily Complexes

Schools

• Getting an 'A' at Lunch: Smart Strategies to Reduce Waste in Campus Dining
  Examines the food service sector of colleges and universities and its specific contributions to the campus waste stream. Provides tips and strategies for students and food service directors on reducing food and other waste generated in college dining halls. INFORM, Inc., Nevin Cohen: 212-361-2400, Whitman Book Distribution at 1-800-353-3730.
• Establishing a Waste Reduction Program at Work
  See "Program Set-up Guides" for Businesses.
• Making Less Garbage on Campus
  Includes college campus case studies with various approaches to waste prevention. Nevin Cohen of INFORM, Inc., 212-361-2400, Whitman Book Distribution at 1-800-353-3730.
• Oregon Schools' Formula for Success in Waste Reduction
  Oregon DEQ guide for setting up waste-reduction programs in schools. DEQ, Land Quality Division, 811 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, 1-800-452-4011, 503-229-5913
• The Resource Efficiency Program Tool Kit: School Tools
  This kit targets overall resource efficiency through program set-up. DEQ, Land Quality Division, 811 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, 1-800-452-4011, 503-229-5913
• Waste Prevention Guide for Schools
  This is an introductory reference guide for beginning or expanding waste prevention efforts at schools. The San Francisco Recycling Program, 1145 Market Street, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94103, 916-554-3400

Businesses

• Business Guide for Reducing Solid Waste
  (EPA 530-K-92-004) Call EPA RCRA/Superfund Hotline: 1-800-424-9346 or 703-412-9810
• Business Guide to Recycling and Reducing Waste
  A short guide giving employee education tips, recycling and reduction. METRO 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-2736, 503-797-1650 Fax: 503-797-1795
• Business Recycling Manual
  INFORM, Inc., 381 Park Avenue, South, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10016, 212-689-4040
• Buy Recycled Products: How Your Office Can Complete the Recycling Loop
  National Office Paper Recycling Project, US Conference of Mayors, 1620 Eye Street, NW, Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20006, 202-293-7330
• Choose to Reduce: Lots of Reasons
  Guide includes CD ROM and information for educating and promoting resource efficiency programs. Government of Canada, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, April 1998 ISBN 0-662-63015-7 Cat. No. P35-103/1997
• Developing a Reduce Reuse Recycle Program: Benefits for Your Business from 7 Simple Steps
  Binder of step-by-step information that assists in business program set-up. The Rotary Club of Portland, The Preserve Planet Earth Committee, The Rotary Club of Portland, 922 SW Main Avenue, Portland, OR 97205, 503-228-1542.
• Establishing a Waste Reduction Program at Work
  This is a set of two guides, one for a trainer and one for a participant. This is an excellent resource that walks through every part of program set-up for numerous business types. Includes six case studies for a large mall, real estate office, a hotel, a clothing distribution center, a school district and a restaurant. California Integrated Waste Management Board, publication # 442-95-70, obtain them on the their home page in PDF format, you can also call Terri Cronin at 916-255-2499 to receive a hard copy or a copy on disc.
• Recycling is Good Business A guide for business parks.
  Includes tips about evaluating tenant's waste, selecting a recycling vendor, and setting up a multi-business recycling program. METRO, 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-2736, 503-797-1650, Fax: 503-797-1795
• Small Business Waste Reduction Guide
  University of Wisconsin - Extension, Madison Wisconsin

Restaurants

• Establishing a Waste Reduction Program at Work
  See "Program Set-up Guides" for Businesses above.
• ForkItOver.org
  Metro's edible food donation program, provides information on how restaurants in the Portland metro area can reduce hunger and waste by donating edible food.

Hotels

• Green Key Guide: Room for Improvement
  A guide for hotels interested in developing a resource efficient program. Explores numerous aspects of hotel operations with a resource list. METRO, 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-2736, 503-797-1650, Fax: 503-797-1795
• Establishing a Waste Reduction Program at Work
  See "Program Set-up Guides" for Businesses above.

Multifamily Complexes

• Establishing a Waste Reduction Program at Work
  See "Program Set-up Guides" for Businesses above.

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