The Waste Reduction Advisory Committee (WRAC) strives to promote waste reduction through the following objectives:
To achieve and maintain fiscal independence by obtaining business sponsorships at events, city funding, and/or grant funding
To become and stay involved with local and national networks (like Eco-Cycle, Sierra Club, and Grassroots Recycling)
To facilitate and promote waste reduction in the community; this involves expanding waste reduction (recycling / composting) programs and facilities in both the public and private sectors
To increase the use of recycled and environmentally-friendly products in the city, county, and state establishments as well as increase the convenience and availability of recycled materials in the community; increase the use of post-consumer products like using recycled paper and increase the recycling of cans, paper, and plastics at city and county facilities
To maintain recycling availability, visibility, and education at community events and to continue to increase the zero-waste status of these events
To provide waste reduction and energy reduction education at community events