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    Benchmarking building energy performance helps optimize operations and drive investments.
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    No-cost food waste reduction assessments
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What's New

  • No-Cost Food Waste Reduction Assessments +

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  • NC Purchasing Toolkit (Draft) +

    A guide to help North Carolina public and private purchasing agents buy recycled content products. Read More
  • USDA Small Business Energy Assessments +

    Rural small businesses and farms can request an energy efficiency assessment. Read More
  • Triangle Water Assessments +

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Welcome to Waste Reduction Partners

Waste Reduction Partners helps organizations meet environmental, energy and carbon management goals through waste reduction, water and energy efficiency and renewable strategies that save money.  The WRP team conducts on-site assessments, providing specific improvement recommendations with cost/benefit analysis utilizing a team of highly-experienced engineers, scientists and staff,

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WRP technical assistance and consulting services are provided at no cost to our clients, funded by government-sponsored grants, utility contracts, and private contributions. These services are non-regulatory, delivered with quick turn-around and provided to businesses and institutions located in North Carolina. Click to Initiate an Assessment    

 

 

  • Waste Reduction Partners has recommended more than $108 million annual savings in energy efficiency strategies to over 1,000 businesses in NC,
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  • Waste Reduction Partners has helped clients save over 1.5 billion gallons per year of water, which is an annual savings of over $15 million.
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  • Since 2000, WRP has helped clients find ways to reduce or recycle over 267,000 tons of solid waste headed to landfills and save over $16 million.
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  • WRP facilitates E3 services to enterprises in North Carolina with process intensive businesses or services. Funded by the EPA.
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Engage With WRP

Take advantage of the Waste Reduction Partners’ no-cost services to improve your operations and economic competitiveness.  Learn more about our dynamic team of retired and senior professionals .  Consider volunteering!

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WRP technical assistance is provided at no cost to our clients, funded by government-sponsored grants, contracts, and private contributions. North Carolina only. Click to Initiate an Assessment

 Our Team

Waste Reduction Partners is uniquely staffed with retired engineers, scientists, and staff who share their expertise with businesses and communities across North Carolina. More>

Volunteer

Waste Reduction Partners is actively searching for part-time, retired engineers and scientists with industrial or facilities management experience to staff our expanding program. More>

In order to help growers, garden centers and recyclers market their businesses, we provide some downloadable art work here. We encourage everyone to use the NC Agricultural Plastics logo to promote the NC Agricultural Plastics Recycling Initiative. However, we hope the agricultural plastics recycling icon will become a worldwide symbol for agricultural plastics recycling. If you have ideas for further artwork to help market your commitment to recycling your discarded agricultural plastics in your business, please contact Waste Reduction Partners at  828 553 3530, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Agricultural Plastics Marketing Icons

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Other Clip Art for your Ag Recycling Programs

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Read and Learn More About Agricultural Plastics Recycling

 

  • Agricultural Plastics Reycling Sees New Growth in NC +

    Published by Recycling Works - Fall 2013 - Written by Bev Fermor, Waste Reduction Partners Read More
  • Agricultural Plastics Recycling - Landscape Pots and Flats +

    Published by Nursery & Landscape Notes - September / October 2013 - Written by Bev Fermor, Waste Reduction Partners Read More
  • Agricultural Plastics Recycling - Overwintering Film +

    Published by Nursery & Landscape Notes - 11 & 12-2013 / 1/2014 - Written by Bev Fermor, Waste Reduction Partners Read More
  • Recycling Nursery Containers Can Have Significant Value +

    Published by Nursery & Landscape Notes - May, June , July 2014 - Written by Bev Fermor, Waste Reduction Partnrs Read More
  • New Pursuits for Agricultural Plastics Recycling +

    Published by Nursery & Landscape Notes - Aug, Sept, Oct 2014 - Written by Jan Foster, Waste Reduction Partners Read More
  • The Ability to Recycle Containers is Gaining Momentum +

    Published by Nursery & Landscape Notes - January, February, March 2015 Written by Bev Fermor, Waste Reduction Partners Read More
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WRP News

  • icon Selee - WRP Effort -Lean & Green Training
  • icon WRP Recognized for Role in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Program
  • icon WOI Improves Manufacturing Competitiveness through “Lean & Green”
  • Energy Audits Offer Competitive Edge
Ten Selee staff members participated in a Lean & Green Workshop led by Waste Reduction Partners. Read More
On May 14, 2015, the Waste Reduction Partners team was recognized for its “exemplary work and dedication assisting North Carolina facilities” as part of a Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Project conducted by the Air Quality Division of the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Read More
Through a tightly-focused and intensive program facilitated by Waste Reduction Partners, Watauga Opportunities, Incorporated, (WOI) improved productivity at a major medical production line by 25% and made changes to achieve an immediate reduction in energy costs. Read More
Small businesses, from convenience stores to machine shops, can discover ways to reduce their electric bills with a USDA - sponsored energy audit. Waste Reduction Partners’ team of energy professionals can help you achieve significant energy cost savings, often by implementing no-cost/low-cost energy saving recommendations. Read More

Latest WRP Resources

  • 15001 Ready! A Tool to Pursue an Energy Management System +

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  • Upgrading Linear Fluorescent Fixtures to LED +

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  • Sustainability for North Carolina Breweries +

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  • WRP Digital Brochure +

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  • EPA’s Portfolio Manager: Understanding Building Energy Use Benchmarks +

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What Our Clients Say

  • Many thanks to you and your staff for the guidance we received through Waste Reduction Partners and specifically the Energy Audit your organization provided. We are most appreciative of the professionalism displayed and expert assistance provided by your team. Based upon my positive experience, I would wholeheartedly encourage other small businesses to strongly conisder utilizing this and other services offered by Waste Reduction Partners. | Roger Cargo | Global Textile Alliance | Reidsville, NC
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