Recycling Links
Here you will find a list of useful links to sites on the web related to recycling and reuse.
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Government
Here are several pretty good sites sponsored and maintained by different government entities.
Enviro$en$e
Single repository for pollution prevention, compliance assurance, and enforcement information and data bases.
EPA: Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines
Key component in the government's buy-recycled program.
EPA: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Recycling tips from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Healthy Communities Environmental Mapping
Empowers local communities to build smarter and healthier neighborhoods.
Recycle City
Learn how to recycle, reduce, and reuse waste.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The federal government environmental research department.
Action Organizations
In addition to government entities that support and encourage recycling and reuse, many not-for-profit groups focused on citizen action and the dissemination of information have made their mark.
America Recycles Day
A national event (Nov 15) designed to generate renewed public enthusiasm for recycling.
Container Recycling Institute
A non-profit, research and public education organization studying container packaging recycling and reuse.
Ecology Action
Achieving community and environmental excellence through partnership and innovation. Information of annual coastal cleanup, pollution prevention, and alternative transportation solutions.
Environmental Defense
Seeks to find innovative and practical ways to solve the most urgent environmental problems.
Friends of the Earth - US
This nonprofit organization focuses on the economics of sustainable growth.
GrassRoots Recycling Network
A North American network of recycling and community-based activists who advocate policies and practices to achieve zero waste, and more.
Rotten Truth (About Garbage)
An in-depth look at the complex issues surrounding municipal solid waste.
Sierra Club
A leading environmental organization with chapters in all 50 states and Canada.
Sustainability Institute
Dedicated to sustainable resource use, sustainable economics, and sustainable communities.
The International Institute for Sustainable Development
Promote sustainable development in decision-making internationally and within Canada.
WWF Global Network
A great environmental resource.
Industry
The recycling industry is growing all the time and many industry groups and associations provide good resources on the internet.
Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers
Enhance the development and sustainability of the post-consumer plastics recycling industry.
Automotive Recyclers Association
An industry dedicated to the efficient removal and reuse of automotive parts as well as the safe disposal of inoperative vehicles.
American Iron and Steel Institute
Steel recycling news and information.
Glass Packaging Institute
At the forefront of glass container recycling efforts.
American Forest and Paper Association
Provides information on recycling wood and paper products. Includes resources for recycling coordinators and educational programs.
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
An international trade association of scrap metal, paper, plastic, glass, rubber and textile recyclers.
NAPCOR
A national trade association that promotes PET recycling and the use of PET plastic. Includes information for starting a community PET recycling program.
National Recycling Coalition
The National Recycling Coalition (NRC) is the national voice for the recycling industry throughout the United States and around the world.
Recharger Magazine
A monthly publication dedicated to the office products recycling industry.
Recycled Organics Unit
Centre for organic resource management, information, R&D, demonstration, and training.
Recycling Manager
This recyclable materials price service, published every other week, provides U.S. materials prices by grade for aluminum and steel cans, scrap metals, paper, plastics and glass.
Steel Recycling Institute
An industry association that promotes the recycling of all steel products and educates others about the benefits of steel's infinite recycling cycle.
WasteAge.com
Serves private contracting firms, governmental entities, consulting engineers, industrial plants, retailing firms and hospitals, as well as equipment dealers, distributors, manufacturers and others allied to the waste industry.
Composting
There is a wealth of information on the web related to composting. Here are a few sites we've happened to notice.
How to Compost
Articles and links about all aspects of composting.
Worm Digest
A quarterly newspaper about worms and worm composting (vermicomposting) on all levels world-wide.
Recycling Products
Many superior products derived from recycled materials are available. Here are links to just a few.
A Happy Planet
Buy the very best in natural and naturally superior products for everyday use.
Conservatree
Reports the most up-to-date news on environmentally sound printing and writing papers.
Eco-Artware
Gifts from recycled, reused, and natural materials. Subscribe to a free newsletter including even more great gift ideas.
Ecosource Paper Inc.
Maker of recycled paper products.
Enviro-Bag
Clean plastic grocery sacks received from schools by Enviro-Bag are utilized in the production of Enviro-Bag Trash Bags.
Eureka! Recycled Papers
Maker of recycled paper products.
Recycled Products
A collection of web links to sellers of recycled products on the Internet.
Recycline, Inc.
Quality Products From Recycled Materials.
Sancor
Makers of Envirolet, a composting toilet system.
The Real Earth Environmental Company
Recycled Paper and other Eco-Products for Home and Office.
Treecycle Recycled Paper
Maker of recycled paper products.
Educational
Sites focused on educating our communities and youth about the benefits of recycling.
Earth Day Groceries Project
School project to recycle a billion paper grocery bags.
Planet Pals
Let's learn to PRECYCLE. Precycling means we can preventing recycling by taking a little action before.
Quest of the Ringleaders
A cyber-adventure of the Ring Leader Recycling Program.
Roscoe's Recycle Room
Fun games, recycling facts and educational activities.
The Bag Bed
Finally a useful way to recycle your mountain of plastic bags.
The Imagination Factory
Creative ways for kids to recycle.
Reference
Great web links providing up-to-date information and statistics related to recycling and reuse.
Earth Day Network
Find out about Earth Day events and activities, plus eco-information.
Earth's 911
A public and private sector partnership to empower the public with community specific resources to improve their quality of life.
EcoWorld
Information and answers about Earth's energy & food supply, species, ecosystems and projects to preserve them.
EnviroLink
EnviroLink environmental organization directory.
Global Recycling Network
GRN is a free-access public site dedicated to recycling-related information.
Letsrecycle.com
The home of news and information for recyclers and all those involved in sustainable waste management in the UK.
NCSE's Population & Environment Linkages Service
A valuable information database for environmental students and professionals.
Recycle.com
The place to turn for recycling and composting expertise.
Recycler's World
A world wide trading site for information related to secondary or recyclable commodities, by-products, used and surplus items or materials.
Resource Recycling
Recycling news, links and trends.
The Internet Consumer Recycling Guide
A starting point for consumers in the USA and Canada searching the net for recycling information.
Other
Some links defy easy categorization, so we lump them under "Other."
Free Cycle
A grassroots movement to reuse unwanted items. Membership is free with one rule being that everything posted must be free.
Buffalo Free Cycle
A Yahoo group for the Buffalo chapter of Free Cycle (www.freecycle.org).
Share the Technology
A computer recycling project.
Use Less Stuff
A bi-weekly newsletter from 1994 to 2000 including articles on recycling and what some companies are doing to help. Also included are 42 ways to Trim Your Holiday Wasteline.
