California Integrated Waste Management Board

Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP)

Ideas and Resources

The Board offers a variety of ideas and resources to help businesses become more resource-efficient. We also encourage businesses and local governments to pursue other recognition and award programs to secure the notice they deserve.

Case Studies

Learn the waste prevention methods of some WRAP award recipients.

Waste Reduction Resources

  • Business Resource Efficiency
    Lists programs and services to further businesses' waste prevention efforts, and provides a collection of business-specific fact sheets and case studies.
  • California Materials Exchange (CalMAX)
    A free service designed to help businesses find markets for nonhazardous materials they have traditionally discarded. CalMAX helps businesses, industries, and institutions save resources and money.
  • Waste Prevention Information Exchange
    An alphabetized, interactive directory of informational resources for waste prevention.
  • Waste Prevention World
    See what more you can do to prevent waste.
  • Recycled Products Directory
    Lists thousands of recycled products and provides information on the companies that reprocess, manufacture, and/or distribute these products.

Other Awards and Recognition

For other award programs, visit the Waste Prevention Information Exchange award page.

Available Grant Funds

Funding is available through the Board's Reuse Assistance Grant program.

Last updated: January 05, 2009
Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/WRAP/
wrap@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6199