EPA collaborates with thousands of organizations, using voluntary goals and commitments to achieve measurable environmental results in a timely and cost-effective way. The partnership programs reach out to business, industry, trade associations, communities, universities, and state and local governments. Organizations set and reach environmental goals such as conserving water and energy, or reducing greenhouse gases, toxic emissions, solid wastes, indoor air pollution and pesticide risk. These successes lie in solving environmental problems not generally addressed by laws and regulations, such as reducing greenhouse gases or encouraging wise use of energy saving lights.

Recommended EPA Web pages

• Partnership Programs
  EPA partners with many organizations using voluntary goals and commitments to achieve measurable environmental results in a timely and cost-effective way.
• Partnership Programs: List of Programs
  Provides lists of partnership programs on various environmental aspects.
• The National Waste Minimization Program
  EPA's Waste Minimization Program works to find ways to help individual companies reduce the amount of waste they generate.

Conservation

Energy
Alternative Fuels, Clean Fuels, Energy Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Economy, Geothermal Energy, Hydropower, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Power

Pollution Prevention Programs

Recycling
Batteries, Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs), Compost, Electronics, Glass, Paper, Plastics, Refrigerant Recycling, Tires, Used Oil

Sustainable Development

Transportation Alternatives
Biking, Ride Sharing, Transportation Control Measures

Voluntary Partnerships

Waste Reduction
Refrigerant Recovery, Source Reduction, Waste Exchanges, Waste Minimization