The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave a $25,000 grant to the California Resource Recovery Association to jumpstart projects aimed at helping small rural communities develop and implement zero waste plans.
CRRA, the largest state recycling organization in the country, will conduct several workshops in rural areas of California to help develop and apply zero waste plans. CRRA plans to draft a rural version of the "Zero Waste Workbook," designed to provide hands-on practical information to small communities, both within California and in other areas.
"The California Resource Recovery Association is providing practical tools on the local level to make it possible for small rural communities to move beyond the 50 percent reduction mandates," said Jeff Scott, EPA's Waste Management division director for the Pacific Southwest office.
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