Millions of tons of waste materials are hauled away, buried, or burned
each day from landscaping and grounds keeping operations—trees, shrubs,
brush, lumber, asphalt, and concrete, just to name a few. Consider the
millions of gallons of water, pesticides, fuels, and oils in use each
and every day. The costs of these materials—both economic and
environmental—can be easily reduced or eliminated with updated
landscaping methods.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) GreenScapes program provides cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for landscaping. Designed to help preserve natural resources and prevent waste and pollution, GreenScapes encourages companies and homeowners to make more holistic decisions regarding waste generation and disposal. This reduces impacts on land, water, air, and energy use.
The GreenScapes Alliance is a voluntary partnership program that aims to combine government and industry into a powerful, unified influence over the reduction, reuse, and recycling of waste materials in large land use applications.
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