Epa Carpet Warm Program

Epa developed a calculator that expands the waste reduction model warm framework to include a community s existing waste stream and policy and program options.

Epa carpet warm program.

This page describes the warm documentation files and provides links to all documentation files associated with epa s waste reduction model warm. United states environmental protection agency october 1992 carpet and indoor air quality introduction the environmental protection agency has developed a comprehensive program to address both sources of indoor air pollution as well as building systems that affect indoor air quality. 23 to research alternatives to potentially dangerous chemicals used in the carpet. Epa added energy and emission for the anaerobic digestion of organic materials including food waste yard trimmings and mixed organics.

Epa created the waste reduction model warm to help solid waste planners and organizations track and voluntarily report greenhouse gas ghg emissions reductions energy savings and economic impacts from several different waste management practices. Warm version 14 2 mb was released in march 2016 and contains the new material management pathway anaerobic digestion and regular updates to various factors in the model using current data sources. The page includes a brief summary of the chapters documenting the greenhouse gas emission and energy factors. Industry recommended standards for carpet installation cri 104 for commercial carpet and cri 105 for residential carpet are available from the carpet and rug cri website.

This excel spreadsheet calculator is designed to help municipalities counties and tribes estimate reductions in life cycle ghgs from implementing new or expanded solid waste policies. Uc berkeley s greener solutions program was awarded funding from the environmental protection agency on sept. Mention of trade names companies or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by either the u s. Epa created the waste reduction model warm to help solid waste planners and organizations track and voluntarily report greenhouse gas ghg emissions reductions energy savings and economic impacts from several different waste management practices.

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