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WasteWise Program
Register as a Partner
or Endorser
- Fill out form on Join WasteWise page
- New Partners must also "sign" WasteWise
Partnership Agreement via that page
National Information
- WasteWise Program Homepage
- WasteWise Re-TRAC reporting system
- WasteWise Awards Program
- WasteWise help: 1-800-EPA-WISE or oswwastewise@epa.org
What is WasteWise?
Who can join WasteWise?
Benefits to All WasteWise Organizations
WasteWise Partners
WasteWise Endorsers
Region 7 Award Winners
EPA Region 7 Contacts
What is WasteWise?
WasteWise is a free, voluntary EPA partnership program assisting and recognizing businesses, governments and organizations that reduce or eliminate costly municipal solid waste and select industrial wastes, benefiting both the environment and their bottom line.
WasteWise is flexible. Partners design their own waste reduction programs tailored to their needs.
Who can join WasteWise?
Businesses, local governments, and nonprofit organizations of all sizes and from all industry sectors can join WasteWise. WasteWise partners range from small local governments and nonprofit organizations to large, multinational corporations. Learn about WasteWise success stories
Benefits to All WasteWise Organizations
- Free technical assistance for designing, implementing, reporting, and evaluating waste reduction programs
- Connection to a network of peers who can provide mentorship in developing waste reduction programs
- Awards and recognition through the WasteWise annual conference, other national and local events, media advisories, and various EPA publications. Learn more about the WasteWise Awards Program
- Access to WasteWise Re-TRAC, a free, Web-based solid waste reporting and tracking tool. Learn more about WasteWise Re-TRAC
- Personalized Climate Profiles that provide WasteWise partners with information on the greenhouse gas emissions reduction and real-life equivalents of their waste reduction activities – a great way to promote your achievements! Sample Climate Profile (2 pp, 926K, About PDF)
- Outreach tools, such as the WasteWise logo, sample press release, sample articles, and sample newsletter
WasteWise Partners
Partners join to change their practices and track their internal waste reduction efforts, while endorsers help their members, clients, or constituents realize that reducing solid waste makes good business sense. Learn about Partner Support
Partnership requirements:- Within two months of joining the program, new WasteWise partners are required to submit baseline waste reduction data through the WasteWise Re-TRAC reporting system. Baseline data allow organizations to measure their program's progress over time, against where they started.
- In order to maintain active participation, all partners are then asked to report waste reduction data each year. Data submissions help organizations track their efforts and determine how much progress they've made towards their goals.
- Submit baseline data within 60 days of registering
- Report on waste management activities annually
- Commit to:
- Prevent waste (i.e., source reduction)
- Purchase or manufacture recycled content products
- Recycle
Region 7 Partners (as of March 2012)
IOWA
AHQ • American Packaging Corp.• Bradley & Riley, PC • City of Ames • Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagan, P.C. • Eaton Corp.- Shenandoah • Grinnell College • Iowa St. Univ • Pitney Bowes-Urbandale Sprint • Univ of Northern Iowa • Vermeer Corp.• Veterans Med. Cntr.-Iowa City • Yellowbook-Cedar Rapids
KANSAS
Bluejacket Flint Elem. School • EPA Region 7 • Hutchinson Correctional Facility • InkCycle, Inc. Johnson County Comm College • KS State Univ.• Kickapoo Tribe in KS • LaserCycle,Inc • LSI-Wichita • Pitney Bowes • Sand Creek Station Golf Course • Shawnee Mission Med Cntr • Sprint • Univ of KS Hospital Univ of KS.Facility Opns.• Univ of KS School of Med-Wichita • Via Christi Hospitals-Wichita Wolf Creek Nuclear Opns.
MISSOURI
ABB, Inc.• Anheuser-Busch • City of Kansas City • City of Lee’s Summit • City of St. Peters, Covidien Mallinckrodt-St Louis • Data Serv, LLC • Elliott Lodging • Faultless Starch/Bon Ami • Graybar Electric Greensfelder, Hemker, & Gale, P.C.• Hallmark Cards • Harrah’s Entertainment • MEMC, Electronic Materials, Inc.• Mo-American Water • Monsanto • NW Missouri St. Univ • Quaker Oats • SCI Engineering Shoal Creek Golf Course • Sigma Aldrich • Spartech Corp • Sprint.• St. Louis Cardinals • St. Louis Metalizing • State Farm Ins.-Columbia • Taylor-Made Mail Order • Toyota Distribution Cntr-KC • Univ of Missouri • Univ of Missouri-KC• Wells Fargo Advisors
NEBRASKA
Cushman & Wakefield • Eaton Corp-Kearney • Farm Bureau Financial Serv • General Dynamics-Lincoln JBS (Swift) • McGrath, North, Mullin & Kratz, P.C.• Memorial Stadium-UNL • NE Army Natl Guard • Neb. Wesleyan Univ • Northern Natural Gas • Platte Generating Stn • Select Van & Storage -Mayflower Teledyne Isco • Sprint • Univ of Neb.-Lincoln • West Corp.
Look what our WasteWise Partners did in 2008 & 2009…
Saved 5.4 million tons from landfills
Reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 15.4 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents
That's equal to the annual GHG emissions from 2.9 million passenger vehicles or CO2 emissions from burning 80,717 railcars of coal!
WasteWise Endorsers
Endorsers help EPA promote the WasteWise Program and demonstrate their environmental leadership. EPA recognizes these efforts by featuring endorsers in publications and press releases, as well as through the Endorser of the Year Awards Program. Learn more about the Endorser Program
Region 7 Endorsers (as of April 2011)
Iowa: East Central Iowa Council of Governments, PharmWaste Technologies, Stadium Managers Association
Kansas: AM DoorStep Recycling and Trash, Blue Ocean NOW Group, Ecology & Environment, Inc., Hutchinson Correctional Facility, Johnson County, Kansas Department of Health and Environment - Bureau of Waste Management, Kansas Organization of Recyclers, Monson Improvement Co, Inc, PC Disposal.com, Pro Waste Strategies, Wichita Initiative to Renew the Environment
Missouri: American Public Works Association, Electric Utility Industry Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance, Inc., City of Springfield, MO, FormFast, Inc., Harry S. Truman Coordinating Council, HWI Environmental, Level One Technologies, Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)
Nebraska: Keep Alliance Beautiful NE, Keep Nebraska Beautiful, WasteCap Nebraska
Region 7 Award Winners
| 2011: | Hutchinson Correctional Facility - Partner of the Year, State Government |
| The University of KS Hospital - Gold Achievement, Waste Reduction in the Workplace | |
| 2010: | Region 7 received no awards |
| 2009: | City of Kansas City, Missouri - Honorable Mention |
| 2008: | Region 7 received no awards |
| 2007: | Region 7 received no awards |
| 2006: | Jackson County, Missouri - Local Government Honorable Mention |
| 2005: | Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. - Hall of Fame |
| Spartech Plastics, Inc. - Large Business Honorable Mention | |
| 2004: | Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. - Very Large Business Partner of the Year |
| Jackson County, Missouri - Local Government Program Champion | |
| Spartech Plastics, Inc. - Large Business Honorable Mention | |
| 2003: | Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. - Very Large Business Program Champion |
| Spartech Corporation - Large Business Honorable Mention | |
| 2002: | Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. - Very Large Business Partner of the Year |
| Jackson County, Missouri - Local Government Partner of the Year | |
| Spartech Corporation - Large Business Honorable Mention | |
| 2001: | Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. - Very Large Business Program Champion |
EPA Region 7 Contacts
Jennifer Dawani
WasteWise Program Coordinator
(913) 551-7162
dawani.jennifer@epa.gov
Bruce Canova
Partnership Program Specialist
(913) 551-7888
canova.bruce@epa.gov
Steve Fishman
Waste Management Specialist
(913) 551-7158
fishman.steve@epa.gov
