LCA Report

EREF's Data & Policy Program Releases Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Curbside Material Recovery Report
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ICLRS Registration Open

Registration Now Open for the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium (ICLRS)
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Fall Classic

Save the Date: EREF's Fall Classic & Networking Event is October 19 & 20.
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Tip Fee Data

EREF's Data & Policy Program Releases 2021 Tip Fee Data
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Who Is EREF?

Find out where we came from, how we accomplish our mission and how that mission benefits the solid waste industry.
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Education Program

Waste Data & Reports

Scholarship Program

Our Mission

To advance scientific research and create educational pathways that enable innovation in sustainable waste management practices.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sep 19

2022 Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium (ICLRS)

September 19 - September 21
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts : Asheville
1 Resort Drive
Asheville NC
Oct 19

2022 EREF Fall Classic & Networking Event

October 19 - October 20
The Woodlands Resort
2011 N Millbend Dr
The Woodlands TX

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If you believe as we do, in the value of empirical science which can develop and evaluate new approaches to manage solid waste, we encourage you to join us in our mission.  

“Historically, money spent on scientific research has been limited. But today, qualified answers are beginning to arrive thanks to EREF.”

Ron McCracken, President, RJM Associates May 1, 2015