Materials Management What is Sustainable Materials Management? As our economy grows, so does our use of materials. Sustainable materials management is a systems approach to using and reusing materials more productively over their entire lifetime. By using this approach, we can find new ways to reduce environmental impacts, conserve resources, and cut costs. Q What is the Problem? EPA has hundreds of reports, tools, and other resources that can help with sustainable use of materials on our websites, but it's not always easy to know which are the most relevant. Finding the information you need to put sustainable materials management into practice can be hard. What Does MWiz Do? MWiz provides users with a customized list of EPA resources that are tailored to their specific needs and interests. Where do I find MWiz? You can learn more or use MWiz, by going to: www.epa.gov/sustainability/mwiz Lib if What is MWiz? MWiz is a self-guided, interactive web application that connects communities to EPA Sustainable Materials Management resources * Contact For questions or feedback, e-mail us at: giwiz@epa.gov SV rna United Slates Environmental Protection ^#^¦1 ** Agency ------- How MWiz Works MiMi Wizard Use the Keyword Search t» Quick Links 0 Use the Keywoid ! Wizord 1. Quick Links You can find sustainable materials management toois and resources from a range of categories, including general information, community-specific projects, and ideas for designing and assessing projects. In both Quick Links and Explore, you can download your reports as a PDF for future use. (T) ' QBlMl ouesbars atooi* su Office of Policy (1807T) E PA-2 31-E-15-002 November 2016 2. Explore Select different combinations of categories and attributes to get only the results you want. And it's easy to adjust your searches to hone what you are really after. The tools and resources available through MWiz will help you analyze problems, understand management options, calculate design parameters, analyze costs and benefits, evaluate tradeoffs, engage stakeholders and/or develop education and outreach campaigns. Visit MWiz atwww.epa.gov/sustainability/mwiz ------- |