Green Cleanup Core Elements
1. Minimizes Total Energy Use and Maximizes Use of Renewable Energy
- Minimize energy consumption (e.g., use energy efficient equipment)
- Power cleanup equipment through onsite renewable energy sources
- Purchase commercial energy from renewable resources
2. Minimizes Air Pollutants and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Minimize the generation of greenhouse gases
- Minimize generation and transport of airborne contaminants and dust
- Use heavy equipment efficiently (e.g., use a diesel emission reduction plan)
- Maximize use of machinery equipped with advanced emission controls
- Use cleaner fuels to power machinery and auxiliary equipment
- Sequester carbon dioxide onsite (e.g., use soil amendments, revegetate)
3. Minimizes Water Use and Impacts to Water Resources
- Minimize water use and depletion of natural water resources
- Capture, reclaim and store water for reuse (e.g., as aquifer recharge, irrigation)
- Minimize water demand for revegetation (e.g., use native species)
- Employ best management practices for stormwater
4. Reduces, Reuses and Recycles Material and Waste
- Minimize consumption of virgin materials
- Minimize waste generation
- Use recycled products and local materials
- Segregate and reuse or recycle materials, products, and infrastructure (e.g., soil, construction and demolition debris, buildings)
5. Optimizes Future Land Use and Protects Ecosystems
- Integrate anticipated site use or reuse plans into the cleanup strategy.
- Minimize areas requiring activity or use limitations (e.g., destroy or remove contaminant sources)
- Minimize unnecessary soil and habitat disturbance or destruction
- Use native species to support habitat
- Minimize noise and lighting disturbance
6. Optimizes Sustainable Management Practices During Stewardship
- Maximize long term system performance through periodic evaluation, maintenance and optimization
- Minimize energy use, material consumption, and waste generation from sampling and monitoring procedures
- Ensure clear responsibility and implementation processes for monitoring and maintaining all engineered and institutional controls
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