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Resources on the Web
 Pollution Prevention and Recycling
Envirosense - http://es.epa.gov/
EPA's main pollution prevention web site. Includes links to databases
and publications.
Buy
Recycled: EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines - http://www.epa.gov/cpg/
Recycled content guidelines and other
information for U.S. federal government procurement.
Includes directories of manufacturers of a wide
range recycled products for industrial, commercial,
and household use.
EPA's Pollution Prevention Home
Page (OPPT) - http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/p2home/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
Office of Pollution Prevention & Toxics Pollution
Prevention Program. The Pollution Prevention Act
of 1990. At EPA, pollution prevention means source
reduction.
NRDC: Recycling - http://www.nrdc.org/cities/recycling/default.asp
Reports, fact sheets and guides to
recycling from the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Greening
Industry - http://worldbank.org/nipr/greening/full_text/index.htm
A site for researchers, government officials, and
citizens interested in understanding and improving control of industrial
pollution, especially in developing countries. NIPR is the primary
source for materials produced by the World Bank's Economics of
Industrial Pollution Control Research Project. |
Reduce Garbage - http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/5002/
Extensive collection of tips on avoiding waste generation
by reusing trash. |
Green
Truck - http://www.greentruck.com/
Environmental, regulatory and compliance policies related to the
trucking or truck repair industry. |
Friendly Packaging - http://www.friendlypackaging.org.uk
About a project at the University of York that aims
to produce and fully characterize a novel biocompostable plastic. |
EPA's
Extended Product Responsibility (EPR) Site - http://www.epa.gov/epr
This site provides information on the EPR concept, what initiatives
are underway in the U.S. and internationally, and a wealth of related
resources such as public-private alliances, academic research,
publications, and involved organizations. |
Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Technology
Center (RACTC) - http://www.rubberizedasphalt.org/
A cooperative effort by California governments to
promote the use of crumb rubber from scrap tires in roadway rehabilitation.
Information on rubberized asphalt concrete technology. |
Dumpster Diving:
Treasure and Trash - http://www.nd.edu/~akreider/praxis/dumpster.htm
Personal essay about experiences recovering reusable
materials from other people's waste. How people view it, how to
do it and why do to it. |
Compost
The Adventures of Herman - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms/
Information about earth worms. |
Master Composter - http://www.mastercomposter.com/
Build a backyard compost pile, build or buy bins, worm
composting, trench composting, and soil incorporation. |
Environmental
Protection Agency's Composting - http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/compost/index.htm
Articles and publications from the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Solid Waste. |
U.S. Composting Council - http://www.compostingcouncil.org/
Research, public education, compost standards, expansion
of compost markets and the enlistment of public support. |
Stan Slaughter, Eco-Troubadour - http://www.stanslaughter.com/
"The Composters" educational program to promote reducing yard waste
going into landfills. |
Worm Composting - http://www.cityfarmer.org/wormcomp61.html
Details the benefits of composting with red wiggler
worms. |
Composting at Home - http://www.jeonet.com/city/compost.htm
A guide to composting at home. |
Recycling Information
The Internet Consumer Recycling
Guide - http://www.obviously.COM/recycle/
General information about recycling of household
materials. |
America Recycles Day - http://www.americarecyclesday.org
Annual event with the goal of increasing recycling
and the purchase of recycled content products. November 15 each
year. |
Community
Recycling Network - http://www.crn.org.uk/
The CRN promotes community waste management in the UK. Includes
newsletter, member links, bulletin board, diary dates, and application
forms. |
WebDirectory - Recycling - http://www.webdirectory.com/Recycling/
Extensive organized collection of links related to
recycling. |
Global Recycling
Network - http://grn.com/
GRN is Internet's Recycling Business Center. Links
and information primarily about the recycling industry. |
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