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This guide by RMI provides recommendations for recipients of the US EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) planning grants to incorporate organic waste and landfill methane strategies into their Priority Climate Action Plans (PCAPs). It emphasizes the use of 20-year global warming potentials to highlight the urgency of methane reduction and suggests a combination of upstream waste prevention and downstream landfill control measures to achieve significant greenhouse gas reductions and community benefits.

This briefing by RMI outlines strategies and policy levers to reduce methane emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills in the United States. It proposes a two-pronged approach: improving the monitoring and control of existing waste and preventing new methane generation by diverting organic waste from landfills. The document advocates for stronger federal standards from the EPA to scale these reductions and protect adjacent communities.

This research paper introduces a framework for assessing the societal impacts of resource recovery from urban organic waste streams at a city scale, which was tested using a case study in Naivasha, Kenya.

This case study by GreenCape details the waste management strategies implemented by the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town to divert organic and general waste from landfills, highlighting the financial and environmental benefits of their approach.

This guide provides a set of recommended actions for regional governments to manage waste in a way that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and creates economic opportunities, focusing on organic waste diversion, open burn bans, and waste energy capture.

The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Biological Resources is a guide by RMI that outlines three primary actions for cities to manage biological resources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: organic waste diversion, urban forestry, and the promotion of plant-based diets.

This industry brief by GreenCape provides guidance for businesses in the Western Cape on managing food and organic waste to reduce landfilling costs, generate income, and comply with regional regulations.

The document is a briefing from GreenCape detailing a 'CircEcon Intervention Map' for the City of Cape Town (CCT). It outlines a comprehensive set of current and proposed circular economy interventions categorized by resource prioritization, lifetime extension, and waste recovery, with a strong focus on green procurement, sustainable urban planning, and economic inclusion for SMMEs.

This working paper examines the use of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) produced from organic waste as a vehicle fuel in the United States to reduce the carbon footprint of vehicle fleets and achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions compared to fossil fuels.