The Carbon-Free Region Handbook: Waste

The document outlines three primary actions for regional governments to mitigate the climate impact of waste: diverting organic waste from landfills, banning the open burning of municipal and agricultural waste, and implementing gas collection and energy recovery systems at landfills.

• Regional governments are encouraged to implement organic waste diversion through separate collection, education, financial incentives for food redistribution, and disincentives for food waste generation to reduce greenhouse gases.
• The guide recommends banning the open burning of both municipal and agricultural waste, suggesting that such bans be supported by education, upgraded waste treatment, and financing for sustainable farming.
• To capture waste energy, the document advises requiring gas collection and control systems at active, inactive, and closed municipal solid waste landfills, while promoting the recovery of gas to produce electricity or steam.

APA

RMI (2018). The Carbon-Free Region Handbook: Waste. https://rmi.org/resources/the-carbon-free-region-handbook-waste/

Chicago

RMI. The Carbon-Free Region Handbook: Waste. 2018. https://rmi.org/resources/the-carbon-free-region-handbook-waste/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2018carbonfree, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{The Carbon-Free Region Handbook: Waste}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2018}, month = aug, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/the-carbon-free-region-handbook-waste/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }