Rural Alaska Integrated Waste Management Reference Manual & Planning Resource Guide

Prepared by Alaska Native Health Board & Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium with funding from the US Environmental Protection Agency

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Table of Contents

Part 1 - Overview of How to Use the Guide

Part 2 - Introduction to the Workbooks

Workbook 1 - Getting Ready to Plan - Organizing to Plan, Getting Community Members Involved & Creating a Public Involvement Process

Workbook 2 - Seeking Visions - Creating a Community Vision, Setting Community Goals and Objectives & Identifying Community Needs

Workbook 3 - Collecting Information - Getting to Know your Community, Understanding your Community's Existing Waste Management System and Practices & Analyzing your Community's Wastestream

Workbook 4 - Considering your Choices - Evaluating and Comparing Solid Waste Management Methods and Identifying Alternatives for your Community

Workbook 5 - Choosing the Best Alternative - Comparing Solid Waste Management Options & Selecting an Integrated Approach to Managing Solid Waste in your Community

Workbook 6 - Writing a Plan - Considering your Choices - Exploring and Evaluating Solid Waste Management Methods and Identifying Alternatives for your Community

Appendix 1 - Acronyms/Definitions

Appendix 2 - Public Education and Community Outreach

Appendix 3 - Household Hazardous Waste Guide

Appendix 4 - Waste Management Alternatives

Appendix 5 - Open Dump and Landfill Issues

Appendix 6 - Funding your SWM Program

Appendix 7 - Preparing Grant Proposals

Appendix 8 - Developing Codes, Laws & Regulations