Greensburg - American Planning Association

City Initiatives
In addition to the Kiowa County
Recycling Center, the City of
Greensburg and community partners
should develop an educational
campaign with the goal of reducing
waste generated by residents and
commercial operations by 70 percent
through recycling, reclaiming, or
composting. During the rebuilding
years, construction waste will be an
issue and there is an opportunity to
dramatically cut down on landfill
materials. The City is in a position to
require innovative waste management
requirements for new construction
projects. LEED points are awarded
when 50-75 percent of construction
waste is diverted from the landfill.
as to celebrate successes in
reduction
• Public buildings should be required
to supply easily accessible recycling
rooms with separation bins
• Community trash repositories in
parks or along trails should include
recycling options
• The creation of a community
compost pile for lawn and food
waste
Techniques for reaching waste
reduction goals:
• Educational programming could be
provided by the City to inform
residents and businesses about
simple, cost-neutral ways to reduce
waste
• The City can work with potential
new industrial partners who would
use the municipal waste as a clean
fuel source or as raw materials with
the possibility of making Greensburg
a zero waste town
• The City and County should create a
program for ongoing monitoring of
the per capita waste production so