Research Reports

Pay-As-You-Throw Programs (PAYT) programs establish a system in which households are charged based on the amount of trash they dispose of—and are charged at a higher rate for trash than for recyclables and compostables—rather than paying a flat fee for unlimited trash disposal. The NRDC/ELI Model Ordinance Establishing a Pay-As-You-Throw Program for Residential Municipal Solid Waste outlines the fundamental PAYT program components and includes language to adopt PAYT that can be tailored to the wide variety of municipal waste management arrangements around the country.

The Belize Fishery Project team is pleased to share our Full Report on Stakeholder Workshops and Meetings.  This report provides a summary of the results of a series of workshops and meetings held in Belize the week of June 12, 2023, which had a primary aim of meeting with fishers in Belize to exchange information and understand fishers' experiences. It contains a compilation of comments received from fishers during these workshops.

This report is intended to support participation by Texas stakeholders in offshore wind energy decision-making by providing an overview of the most relevant state laws, regulations, and intergovernmental authorities affecting wind energy development offshore of Texas. Texas has not enacted state laws or regulations specifically governing siting of wind energy facilities in its own jurisdiction, but other state policies will influence where and how offshore wind energy and related facilities are constructed and operated in and offshore of the state. 

Share tables, also known as “sharing tables,” are designated areas within schools where students can place or return whole or unopened food and drinks they do not want. Students who want additional food can enjoy the items during the meal service at no cost. Accordingly, share table programs can help reduce food waste while enabling students from food-insecure households to access healthy foods more easily. Many schools across the country have instituted share tables.

As promised during our meetings and stakeholder workshops on the week of June 12th, the Belize Fishery Project team is pleased to share our Summary Report on Stakeholder Workshops and Meetings, which had a primary aim of sharing draft project findings with fishers to exchange information and understand fishers’ experiences. We had the opportunity to present our draft findings to representatives of the government. We are working with the government to plan and conduct technical discussions on the methodologies, data, and findings thus far of the project.