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Waste Minimization
| Waste Minimization Action Statements |
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| Create a 20-year Solid Waste Plan and incorporate focus groups to cover the identified key areas of: commercial businesses (separated by large, medium and small), multi-family complexes, and residential sections (separated by home size/age, ethnicity and culture, and family size and median age). |
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| Develop and implement the 2015-2025 Regional Compost Program in conjunction with North Texas Municipal Water District and four (4) additional solid waste member cities: Richardson, Frisco, Allen and McKinney. |
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| Complete the implementation of the Construction and Demolition Recycling Incentive Program enhancements. |
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| Utilize traditional and emerging marketing methods such as large-scale media, social marketing campaigns, and presence at public events to improve awareness and participation in the City’s recycling programs. |
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| Complete the implementation of the Recycle Right All Star program. | |
| Evaluate and determine the next tier of residential-based materials potentially targeted through future recycling activities, collections or programs to increase recycling and decrease waste disposal. |
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| Develop and refine Plano’s Commercial Recycling-based Green Business Certification program and increase promotion and participation of program. |