National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010
Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) introduced the bipartisan National Manufacturing Strategy Act, H.R. 4692, to help American manufacturing rebound from recent job losses and to ensure it is equipped to thrive in the 21st Century.

A Strategy for American Innovation: Driving Towards Sustainable Growth and Quality Jobs
Since taking office, President Obama has taken historic steps to lay the foundation for the innovation economy of the future. The Obama Innovation Strategy builds on well over $100 billion of Recovery Act funds that support innovation, additional support for education, infrastructure and others in the Recovery Act and the President’s Budget, and novel regulatory and executive order initiatives. It seeks to harness the inherent ingenuity of the American people and a dynamic private sector to ensure that the next expansion is more solid, broad-based, and beneficial than previous ones. It focuses on critical areas where sensible, balanced government policies can lay the foundation for innovation that leads to quality jobs and shared prosperity.

A Framework for Revitalizing American Manufactuirng
White Hosue report outlining initiatives designed to encourage innovation through Federal manufacturing R&D programs, make college and job training programs more affordable, promote exports and increase research and development funding.

CommerceConnect
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) initiative launched by Secretary Gary Locke in October 2009 to make businesses more competitive and create jobs by bringing all of the Department of Commerce's services together under one roof.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
An economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009. The Act of Congress was based largely on proposals made by President Barack Obama and was intended to provide a stimulus to the U.S. economy in the wake of the economic downturn.

Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative
In order to offer effective and continued support to U.S. companies in their sustainable manufacturing efforts, Commerce’s Manufacturing & Services unit has launched a Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative (SMI) and Public-Private Dialogue that aims to a) identify U.S. industry’s most pressing sustainable manufacturing challenges and b) coordinate public and private sector efforts to address these challenges.

American Competitiveness Initiative
The American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) is a federal assistance program intended to help America maintain its competitiveness through investment in research and development (R&D) and education. The ACI’s focus is on programs that are likely to strengthen U.S. competitiveness by targeting funding to agencies that support research in the physical sciences. The ACI was a part of President George W. Bush’s State of the Union Address given on January 31, 2006. The Initiative commits $5.9 billion ($1.3 billion in new Federal funding, and an additional $4.6 billion in R&D tax incentives) in FY 2007 to increase investments in R&D, strengthen education, and encourage entrepreneurship. Over ten years, the Initiative plans to commit $50 billion to increase funding for research and $86 billion for R&D tax incentives.

Asia-Pacific Partnership on Development (APP)
White House Initiative to reduce carbon and other greenhouse gas intensity with partner countries: Australia, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, United States. Goal is to develop and accelerate deployment of cleaner, more efficient energy technologies to meet national pollution reduction, energy security, and climate change concerns, which aims to reduce poverty and promote economic development. Includes creation of new investment opportunities, capacity building, and removing barriers to the introduction of clean, more efficient technologies.

Sustainable Development Partnerships (SDP)
The United States Government’s effort to work with other governments, the private sector, civil society and other organizations to plan and implement voluntary partnerships that promote economic growth, social development and environmental stewardship.Program focuses on U.S. sustainable development partnership efforts to help countries create and implement their own development strategies in areas that include:

• Poverty reduction;
• Universal primary education;
• Access to clean water and sanitation services;
• Access to energy services;
• Reducing the spread of infectious diseases;
• Reducing hunger and promoting agricultural and rural development
• Conservation and environmental stewardship; and
• Protecting marine and freshwater resources.

Security and Prosperity Partnership Of North America (SPP)
The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) was launched in March of 2005 as a trilateral effort to increase security and enhance prosperity among the United States, Canada and Mexico through greater cooperation and information sharing.
This trilateral initiative is premised on our security and our economic prosperity being mutually reinforcing. The SPP recognizes that our three great nations are bound by a shared belief in freedom, economic opportunity, and strong democratic institutions.

3R’s – Reduce, Reuse, And Recycle
The 3Rs Initiative was introduced at the 2004 G8 Summit and officially launched at a Ministerial Conference in Tokyo April 2005. Its primary goals are to reduce waste, reuse and recycle resources and to reduce barriers to trade in recycled and remanufactured products and clean energy technologies.

MAS has a lead inter-agency role in the 3Rs Initiative and DAS for Manufacturing, Jamie Estrada, led the U.S. inter-agency delegation at the Senior Officials Meeting. Mr. Estrada also chaired the working group on the international flow of 3R related products. MAS/OTPA represented the United States in this working group. The White House Federal Environment Executive, Edwin Piñero, represented the United States on Working Group focusing on domestic 3R-related work.

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Produce Less Waste by Practicing the 3 Rs
Creative ways to reduce and better manage Municipal Solid Waste (MSW).

Other Resources

The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste
This site describes how people can help solve a growing problem...garbage!

Digital Tips
This is a web portal designed to educate consumers and manufacturers about energy efficiency and recycling of electronics.