2018 Burger_Materials Consumption and Solid Waste - Chapter 7

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All govts. could extend existing laws on materials and waste to include more materials and waste categories, including debris 7, 193
All govts. in developing carbon markets should account for reductions through materials and solid waste management 7, 194
All govts. should adopt ambitious goals, e.g. zero waste, intermediate targets, and timetables 7, 193
All govts. should consider tax breaks to companies entering the circular economy market 7, 194
Companies should promote mechanisms, e.g. circular economy concepts, to demonstrate leadership in materials and waste management 7, 195
Congress could increase funding for biomaterials research at the NSF's Division of Materials Research 7, 194
Congress could legislate bans on GHG-intensive materials and products 7, 193
Congress could legislate extended producer responsibility for a wide range of products 7, 193
Congress could legislate LCA and disclosure requirements for a wide ragne of materials and products 7, 193
Congress could legislate minimum state recyling rates and food scrap diversion rates 7, 193
Federal govt. could promote regulations for plastic recycling facilities to minimize leakage of nanomaterials and other substances 7, 195
Federal govt. should account for materials and solid waste management in developing carbon markets 7, 194
Federal govt. should consider best practice regulations to manage nanomaterials in the waste stream 7, 195
Federal govt. should consider design requirements on electronic products to facilitate circular economy 7, 195
Federal govt. should consider product eco-labeling to promote a circular economy 7, 194
Local govts. should adopt laws from other local govts. on waste from packaging, food scraps, and industrial waste 7, 193
Private actors, through carbon markets, should account for GHG reductions from materials and solic waste management 7, 194
Private sector should fund R&D projects for a circular economy 7, 194
Private sector should research nanomaterials in waste streams 7, 195
State govts. should encourage companies to enter the circular economy 7, 194
State legislatures should consider life-cycle assessment and disclosure requirement laws that pertain to the broad sustainability of a product, or more specifically to its carbon carbon footprint. 7, 193
States could extent existing laws to cover more materials, products, and waste categories including demolition waste 7, 193
States should adopt more ambitious goals as well as intermediate targets and timetables 7, 193
States should consider electronics repurposing and recycling 7, 195
States should promulgate regulations for nanomaterial and other leage and plastic recycling facilities 7, 195
Subnational govts. could include materials and solid waste management reductions in carbon markets 7, 194

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