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Army Reserve Participates in Solid Waste Pilot Programs
October 25, 2023 — Two Army Reserve-funded installations have been selected to participate in piloting innovative solid waste technologies to more efficiently and effectively divert waste from landfills throughout the Army. The pilots are spearheaded by the Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 Installations and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Engineer Research and Development Center (specifically the Construction Engineer Research Lab). Devens Reserve Forces Training Area, Massachusetts will implement composting and dumpster sensors, while Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico will implement composting and a Waste-to-Energy system... MORE

Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (RFTA), Massachusetts will implement composting and dumpster sensors, while Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico will implement composting and a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) system. U.S. Army Reserve photo of compost courtesy of Sgt. Khylee Woodford.

2023 Army Reserve Mission Resilience and Sustainability Training
May 18, 2023 — More than 200 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, civilian employees, and contractors gathered at Fort Snelling, Minn. from May 9-11 to discuss and improve the Army Reserve’s resilience and sustainability. Directorate of Public Works personnel from across the force attended Army Reserve Mission Resilience and Sustainability (ARMRS) Training hosted by the Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate, Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve, at the 88th Readiness Division’s facilities on Fort Snelling... MORE

Addressing Climate Change Through Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
February 8, 2022 — The threat of climate change has been a hot topic for many years now and scientific data continues to validate that it requires action on all levels – whether it be federal, state, privately-owned businesses, and even through personal choices. The U.S. military takes this threat seriously as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has stated, “We face all kinds of threats in our line of work, but few of them truly deserve to be called existential. The climate crisis does…Climate change is making the world more unsafe and we need to act.” The Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate has laid the groundwork over the past ten years in anticipation of a climate strategy, and with the newly released Army Climate Strategy, sustainable and resilient infrastructure projects will remain a priority to ensure Soldier and Mission readiness... MORE

Devens Reserve Forces Training Area strengthens environmental stewardship through Qualified Recycling Program
June 30, 2020 — What does it take to be the most capable, combat-ready reserve force? A focus on training to win the wars of tomorrow and a whole lot of brass to back it up. As a United States Army Reserve (USAR)- funded Installation that enables Total Force readiness through mission related training, Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (RFTA) has recycled over 49.5 tons of spent brass over the past three fiscal years. Now, the USAR-funded Installation is actively working to set up a Qualified Recycling Program (QRP) to not only recycle brass shells, but eventually gain proceeds that can be fed back into the Installation to support critical sustainability and community programs... MORE

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