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National Priorities
In an effort to better focus our resources and make progress towards our goals, the EPA has identified four national focus areas or priorities for the Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC):
- Municipal Solid Waste Recycling;
- Industrial Materials Recycling;
- Priority and Toxic Chemical Reductions; and
- Green Initiatives – Electronics
In selecting these areas, we considered several factors:
- Current and future Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals in the Agency's Strategic Plan;
- Areas of significant partnerships with non-governmental stakeholders; and
- Existing coordinated efforts by EPA regions and states.
From these criteria and based on current resources, we determined that the four areas would be the national focus of the RCC. These areas do not define the sum of all activities going on within the RCC. We anticipate that much of the important on-going work being accomplished by the EPA and the states will continue. However, the above four areas will be the RCC's national core priorities. The RCC Strategic Plan provides more background on the development of the priority areas.