Recognition Programs

Recognition Programs

The programs below can help you plan and implement specific elements of your environmental program and many also provide additional recognition for your efforts.

P²AD Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia — http://www.p2ad.org/documents/pp_home.html

Fostering environmental leadership and recognizing superior environmental performance.

Keep America Beautiful — http://www.kab.org/site/PageServer?pagename=getinvolved

Programs for businesses to use to encourage better environmental stewardship in the workplace as well as in the communities in which the businesses are based.

One Percent for the Planet — http://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/

An alliance of businesses that donate 1% of their net annual sales to grassroots environmental groups.

U.S. EPA’s Plug-In To eCycling — http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/conserve/plugin/index.htm

Working to increase the number of electronic devices collected and safely recycled in the United States.

U.S. EPA’s National Waste Minimization Program — http://www.epa.gov/wastemin/

Supporting efforts that promote a more sustainable society, reduce the amounts of waste generated, and lower the toxicity and persistence of those wastes that are, of necessity, generated.

U.S. EPA’s National Partnership for Environmental Priorities — http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/minimize/partnership.htm

Encouraging public and private organizations to form voluntary partnerships with U.S. EPA that reduce the use or release of any of 31 priority chemicals.

U.S. EPA’s Voluntary Partnership Programs — http://www.epa.gov/partners/

Programs sponsored by the U.S. EPA and often maintained through mutual agreements between the various programs and their members. The criteria and benefits for participating in each of the programs vary from program to program.

U.S. EPA’s Pollution Prevention Projects and Programs — http://www.epa.gov/epahome/p2pgram.htm

Includes links to programs on energy, environmentally preferable purchasing, waste minimization, water efficiency, and more.

U.S. EPA’s WasteWise — http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/wstewise/about/index.htm

WasteWise is a free, voluntary, EPA program helping U.S. organizations eliminate costly municipal solid waste, benefiting the bottom line and the environment.

U.S. EPA’s Energy Star — http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=promotions.pt_national_promotions

A government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.