Waste Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
have emerged as an important vehicle for improving environmental performance
by providing organizations with the tools to both successfully manage their
environmental activities, and to manage those activities in a cost effective
manner. This web site provides information pertaining to waste EMS:
- Basic Information - describes what an EMS
is and what its benefits are.
- EMS 101
On-line Training - course provides an overview of EMS and how they
can support environmental improvements at facilities that are subject
to environmental regulations.
- EMS Success
Stories - describes success stories that demonstrate the potential
of EMS as a way to achieve both individual facility and national Resource
Conservation Challenge (RCC) goals in the areas of municipal waste recycling,
beneficial reuse, electronics recycling, and toxic chemical reduction.
- Waste Management
Related Initiatives - describes EMS development in the
waste management area.
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