Tools and Resources

EPA developed several tools and resources to help communities plan for materials and wastes before a disaster occurs and document that planning in a debris management plan. These tools and resources can be used to prepare for disaster debris, create a disaster debris management plan, and enhance an existing plan.

• All-Hazards Waste Management Planning Tool

  

  Learn how this tool can help you create or update a comprehensive plan for managing materials and wastes generated from human-made and natural disasters.  

  Create a plan

• Disaster Debris Recovery Tool

  

  Search the interactive mapping tool of twelve types of recyclers and landfills capable of managing different materials that may be found in disaster debris.

  Locate facilities

• Federal Resources

  

  Discover additional resources from EPA and other federal agencies that can help you prepare for and manage materials and wastes from all hazards.

  Explore the resources