These Sustainable Materials Management, or SMM, resources were gathered as part of a two-year SMM grant project that was awarded to PPI by EPA Region 7 in October 2021.
SMM is an EPA-sponsored program that offers a systematic approach to using and reusing materials more productively over their entire life cycle. It involves making more informed choices about the materials we use, their production, consumption, management, and disposal.
Adopting SMM practices can reduce waste, promote conservation, and support economic growth, which ultimately helps the nation build a circular economy.
Maps for improving materials management
![]() EPA Excess Food Opportunities Map |
![]() EPA Recycling Infrastructure and Market Opportunities Map |
![]() KOR/KDHE Kansas Recycles Map |
![]() MARC Kansas City Regional Food System Map |
Toolkits and guides
![]() ReFED Solutions Database |
![]() EPA Model Recycling Program Toolkit |
![]() Seven Generations Ahead Zero Waste Schools Toolkit |
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![]() Federal Liability Protection For Food Donation: Legal Fact Sheet |
![]() The Recycling Partnership: What Can I Recycle? |
![]() PPI's Trash the Trash: Guide for hosting a litter pickup at your facility |
![]() EPA Managing and Reducing Wastes: A Guide for Commercial Buildings |

Videos
![]() College Food Waste Webinar |
![]() K-12 Food Waste Webinar |
![]() #OneThing4Earth- Food Waste
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![]() #OneThing4Earth- Plastic |
Other helpful links and organizations
- In the Loop with EPA - Circular Economy Updates (Newsletter)
Material-related news and funding opportunities from EPA and others - Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic
- Product Stewardship Institute
- ReFED
- Reuse Wood
- The Recycling Partnership
- WWF