The team initiated the Metro Solid Waste Management and Recycling Plan designed to minimize landfill disposal and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The team members first reviewed current waste handling policies (hazardous vs. non-hazardous substances), gathered comprehensive information on Metro waste handling processes, disposal, recycling, and tracking systems. Findings and recommendations were prepared in a draft report to each facility documenting Metro waste practices and provided recommendations for: source reduction, re-use, recycling, composting, transforming, conversion of biomass, and engineered municipal solid waste conversion methods.