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Reduce Wasted Food During the Holidays EPA Rule Promotes Responsible Hazardous Materials Recycling and Protects Communities Green Your Holiday Season by E-Cycling Equitable Development Workshop on January 29 Reduce Wasted Food During the Holidays Many people don't realize how much food they throw away every day — from uneaten leftovers to spoiled produce. Food scraps and yard waste currently make up to 30% of what we throw away, and should be composted instead. Once in landfills, food breaks down to produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas which contributes to climate change. This holiday season, take steps to cut down your wasted food. Watch EPA's new video on how to reduce wasted food this holiday season here. http://youtu.be/W9cj1FuGIPg Read a blog post from Lillianne Brown, a recent President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) winner, on how her project worked with area businesses, restaurants and schools to help divert food waste from landfills here. http://go.usa.gov/Mcbw Gabrielle Posard, another recent PEYA winner, also works to divert food waste from landfills in Southern California. Read her blog post on how she is helping the hungry and the environment this holiday season here. http://go.usa.gov/FYym Applications for the President's Environmental Youth Award are due December 31, 2014. Encourage K-12 students to apply here. www.epa.gov/peya EPA Rule Promotes Responsible Hazardous Materials Recycling and Protects Communities EPA recently finalized new safeguards that promote responsible recycling of hazardous secondary materials and demonstrate a significant step forward in recycling innovation. The Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) rule protects human health and the environment from the mismanagement of hazardous secondary material, and promotes sustainability.  The rule gives communities a voice in the decisions that impact them from the dangers of hazardous secondary materials mismanagement. It promotes responsible recycling, conserves vital resources, and helps protect environmental justice communities. Learn more about the DSW rule here. http://go.usa.gov/McZ9 Read a blog post from Assistant Administrator Mathy Stanislaus on how the rule protects communities through safe and legitimate recycling here. http://go.usa.gov/MafT Green Your Holiday Season by E-Cycling The amount of household garbage in the U.S. can increase by 25% between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. New electronics? Don't forget to e-cycle the old ones. Donating or recycling electronics conserves resources, avoids pollution and greenhouse gas emissions that are caused by manufacturing new materials.  Find e-cycling locations near you here. http://go.usa.gov/MaEH Equitable Development Workshop on January 29 EPA's Office of Environmental Justice is organizing the workshop, Equitable Development: Tools and Strategies for Making a Visible Difference in Communities on January 29, 2015, the first day of the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Baltimore, MD. The workshop will feature planners, community developers, elected officials, environmental justice experts, entrepreneurs, and game changers who are committed to encouraging community parity and being socially responsible when improving the built environment. Learn more about the workshop and how to register here.  http://newpartners.org/program/equitable-development We encourage you to share the EPA Highlights eNewsletter with your colleagues.  To subscribe: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USAEPA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USAEPA_439 Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education  Office of the Administrator / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  Tel 202-564-1785 / PublicEngagement@epa.gov   You can unsubscribe or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to k34101050@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355

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