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Dallas passed their Zero Waste Plan in 2013 to reduce waste by up to 90% over the next few decades by increasing recycling and composting at homes, apartments, businesses and public spaces.
Read the City of San Antonio’s “Pathway to Zero Waste” plan to reach a 60% recycling rate by 2025.
The Houston-Galveston Area Council created this resource for businesses and homes to audit their waste streams with the goal of reducing costs and increasing recycling rates.
GAIA (Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance), Eco-cycle and Institute for Local Self-Reliance show how reducing waste, recycling and composting can cut greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate.
Read this report from the Tellus Institute and Sound Resource Management to learn about how creating jobs in the recycling industry can conserve resources and lower pollution.
The City of Austin voted in 2008 to reduce waste from landfills by 90% by 2040. Read their Zero Waste Plan here!
Few Texans realize that their state has some of the weakest trash standards in the nation. Read our report to learn why stronger rules are needed for super-sized landfills to stop the trashing of Texas.