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Food Recovery Challenge Results and Awardees
This page describes the Food Recovery Challenge awards and lists past award winners.
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About the 2021 Food Recovery Challenge National Award Winners
This page is about the 2021 national winners and how they accomplished food reductions.
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Learn About the Food Recovery Challenge
This page describes the Food Recovery Challenge - EPA's voluntary partnership with organizations and businesses to prevent and divert wasted food.
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Evaluation Report for Campaigns Using the Food: Too Good to Waste Toolkit
This report assesses campaigns for the consumption workgroup
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Assistance in the Development of an Information Resource on Compost Facility Training for Region 5 States and Operators
EPA developed an information resource on compost facility training needs and opportunities in Region 5 states.
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Basic Information about the Built Environment
Basic information on what the built environment is and how it relates to sustainable materials management
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Sustainable Materials Management Web Academy Webinar: The Disaster Debris Recovery Tool - Materials Management for Debris Planning and Emergency Response
This webinar highlights EPA's Disaster Debris Recovery Tool which provides emergency planners and responders at the federal, state, Tribal and local levels with a tool to plan and implement proper recovery, recycling and disposal of disaster debris.
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Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Web Academy Webinar: Supporting Anaerobic Digestion in Communities, Request for Applications
This webinar presents an intro the AD grants
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Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Web Academy Webinar: Introduction to EPA’s Planning for Natural Disaster Debris Guidance
The May 23rd webinar will provide an update to the Planning for Natural Disaster Debris guidance.
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Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Web Academy Webinar: The Disaster Debris Recovery Tool - Materials Management for Debris Planning and Emergency Response
The December 18, 2018, SMM Web Academy webinar will feature several speakers talking about the disaster debris recovery tool, including details about the DDRT.
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Toolkit about Abandoned Mobile Homes
The toolkit for abandoned mobile home includes videos, a best management practices resource guide, an assessment guide, and a resource bibliography.
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Guide for Industrial Waste Management
The purpose of the Guide is to provide facility managers, state and Tribal regulators, and the interested public with recommendations and tools to better address the management of land-disposed, non-hazardous
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Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Web Academy Webinar: Safe Packaging and Transportation of Lithium Batteries for recycling: What You Need to Know
This webinar will explore discovering the value and benefits of calculating your organization’s excess, surplus and leftover food & beverage.
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Risk Assessment of Spent Foundry Sands in Soil-Related Applications
This page hosts the materials related to EPA's spent foundry sand risk assessment, including the peer review and response
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Eligibility for Gasoline and Diesel Thresholds at Retail Gas Stations
If a retail gas station is not fully compliant with applicable Underground Storage (UST) regulations for an underground diesel tank, but is compliant for all gasoline USTs, can it use the 75,000 gallon gasoline UST threshold when determining if a threshold has been exceeded for EPCRA sections 311 and 312…
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Are automobile batteries at a wholesaler exempted from EPCRA 311 and 312?
A facility sells automobile batteries wholesale. Are these batteries at the wholesaler's facility exempt from reporting under SARA Sections 311/312 due to the household product exemption under SARA section 311(e)(3)? Section 311(e)(3) exempts from the definition of hazardous chemical "(a)ny substance to the extent is used for personal, family, or…
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SPCC Training Materials for Production Sector
Does EPA offer any Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) training materials specifically for the production sector? Yes. EPA has developed a “train-the-trainer” presentation for the production sector. The presentation provides information for organizations to hold trainings on the SPCC rule. The presentation is available in the SPCC Rule: Train-the-Trainer…
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SPCC Qualified Facilities Substantial Harm Criteria Certification
Are SPCC qualified facilities required to complete and maintain a copy of the Certification of the Applicability of the Substantial Harm Criteria form located in Appendix C of 40 CFR Part 112? Yes, all SPCC regulated facilities, including qualified facilities, that do not meet the criteria of a substantial harm…
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FRP Site Plans with Varying Storage Contents
The Facility Response Plan regulations require subject facilities to prepare and maintain a site plan diagram that includes, among other things, the contents of bulk oil storage tanks, drum oil storage areas, and surface impoundments ( 40 CFR Part 112 Appendix F). When the contents of these storage units frequently…
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Training Reference for Oil Spill Response
Training reference for oil spill response (August 1994)