Published in the Greater Killeen Business Quarterly 2017 Fort Hood Guide
The single-stream recycle center is just one of many ways Fort Hood is fulfilling its goal of Net Zero Waste, a holistic strategy to reduce and reuse waste while incorporating emerging best practices, such as single stream recycling and food waste composting, to manage waste at Army installations with a goal of reaching zero landfill by 2020.
This ambitious goal was set in April 2011 when Fort Hood was selected as a Net Zero Waste Pilot. Since then, great strides have been made to change the culture at Fort Hood to achieve Net Zero Waste. To achieve this goal, Fort Hood has committed to:
- Rethink and Reduce amount of resources used
- Re-purpose and Reuse whenever possible
- Recycle and Compost waste resources
- Identify technologies and strategies to reach Net Zero
- Employ aggressive strategic communications campaign through conservation education, incentives and training
