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Measuring Progress Towards Beyond Waste

The following recommendations will help achieve the 30-year goals of the Measuring Progress Initiative. The milestones will measure progress over the next five years. (We developed all new recommendations and milestones for this update, because all recommendations and milestones pertaining to this initiative for the first five years of the plan were achieved.)

Introduction

Today's Reality and Goals

Recommendations and Five Year Milestones:

DATA 1	Consolidate all related and useful data collection efforts and develop a comprehensive data tracking and evaluation system for Beyond Waste and other environmental activities.
DATA 2	Update and review existing indicators on an annual basis. Develop and implement an evaluation process for all working indicators. Eliminate non-useful, non-viable measures, and add potential new measures.
DATA 3	Base policy decisions on analysis of trends and projections based on Beyond Waste indicators.
DATA 4	Continue to expand the communication strategy for the Beyond Waste Progress Report within Ecology and externally.
DATA 5	Update and enhance the Consumer Environmental Index (CEI).