In November 2003, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) initiated an aggressive recycling project with the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) to reutilize and recycle as much material from the demolition of a 280,000 ft2 facility. This effort resulted in 82% of the demolition debris being diverted from the solid waste stream catapulting WPAFB to receive the prestigious MVP2 Award from the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable in 2004. A key component of this effort was recycling ceiling tiles.

Dave Dalton, Environmental Protection Specialist consolidating ceiling tiles at WPAFB.

In the first year of the Biden-Harris Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took significant steps forward in tackling the climate crisis, advancing environmental justice, protecting the health and safety of communities across the country, and restoring scientific integrity.

The Zero Waste International Alliance has been established to promote positive alternatives to landfill and incineration and to raise community awareness of the social and economic benefits to be gained when waste is regarded as a resource base upon which can be built both employment and business opportunity.

This organization promotes positive alternatives to landfill and incineration and to raise community awareness of the social and economic benefits to be gained when waste is regarded as a resource base upon which can be built both employment and business opportunity.