Lukol Directory: Society: Issues: Environment: Waste and Recycling

Re~Cycle
Charity sending old bicycles to poor countries such as Haiti and South Africa, and trains people how to repair and maintain the bikes.
http://www.re-cycle.org/

Electronic Product Recovery and Recycling (EPR2) Project
Promotes environmentally safe, responsible, and cost-effective management of electronic equipment that has reached the end of its useful life or no longer meets the needs of its original owners.
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/epr2.htm

Stop Littering
This site promotes the concept of keeping our planet clean by not littering.
http://www.stoplittering.com

Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
A nonprofit organization whose network of local, state and international affiliate programs educates individuals about litter prevention and ways to reduce, reuse, recycle and properly manage waste materials.
http://www.kab.org/

Recycling Your Thinking
Lists several suggestions to reduce waste.
http://campus.fortunecity.com/student/274/

Waste Watch
Information, publications and advice on waste reduction, reuse and recycling. Based in the United Kingdom.
http://www.wastewatch.org.uk

Integrated Waste Management Board's Local Government Central
Information and tools to help local governments reduce, reuse, recycle and cut the amount of garbage going to landfills.
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov

Recycling in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Information and education on recycling in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area in the UK.
http://www.recap.co.uk/

Recycling at Seattle Area Coop
How Seattle-area housing coop uses just 2 trash cans with 5 families.
http://songaia.com/doors/recycle.htm

New York State Association for Reduction Reuse and Recycling
NYSAR3 is the State Association that Represents New York State's Recycling Community.
http://www.nysar3.org/

Recycle-more
British site that tells you where your nearest recycling facility is and gives important recycling information for business, schools and consumers.
http://www.recycle-more.co.uk/

Earth 911
Public/private partnership to provide community-specific environmental information as well as general advice related to preventing environmental problems that would otherwise have to be remedied at a later date.
http://www.earth911.org/

European Topic Centre on Waste
Information about waste and waste management in Europe enabling them to take the requisite measures to protect the environment, to assess the results of such measures and to ensure that the public is properly informed.
http://waste.eionet.eu.int/

Freecycle
Network to promote waste reduction and help save landscape from being taken over by landfills. The Network provides individuals and non-profits an electronic forum to recycle/ give away unwanted items.
http://www.freecycle.org/

NPR Science Friday : A Question on Earth Day: Paper, Plastic or Neither?
Discussion: Can Americans learn to live with less packaging, and how much of the recyclable materials used are actually being recycled? [16:56 streaming audio broadcast]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...

Community Change Party
Specialist social research company that promotes litter reduction and prevention. Based in Australia.
http://www.communitychange.com.au/

Recycling for the Commoner
Teaches the everyday essentials in a light and fun way, from a Canadian youth's point-of-view.
http://www.geocities.com/death_of_neptune/

GrassRoots Recycling Network (GRRN)
Dedicated to environmental stewardship and achieving a sustainable economy by eliminating waste and reusing, recycling and composting resources. Advocates an end to corporate subsidies for waste, hopes to create new jobs from discarded materials.
http://www.grrn.org/

The Toxic Waste on Your Desk
A site on the toxic elements in computer screens.
http://www.spark-online.com/april00/trends...

Green Design Computer Recycling Page
Professional paper at Carnegie Mellon about recycling that old computer. [Adobe Acrobat Reader required.]
http://www.ce.cmu.edu/GreenDesign/comprec/

Solid Waste Program
Information on waste reduction programs, resources, and contacts. Created by Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality's Solid Waste Policy and Program.
http://www.deq.state.or.us/wmc/solwaste/rs...

Christian Science Monitor - A Mixed Bag of Community Recycling
Report on the national state of recycling in the US on the eve of Earth Day, 2002.
http://csmonitor.com/2002/0417/p12s01-lihc...

The Metropolitan Environmental Trust
The M.E.T. coordinates and encourages recycling efforts in the metropolitan Tulsa, Oklahoma area.
http://www.metrecycle.com/

Australian Recycled Cartonboard Campaign
Covers environmental/waste issues in Australia, and promotes recycling of cardboard, and the use of recycled cartonboard for packaging.
http://www.arc.org.au

Crayon Recycle Program
A way to give kids a chance to recycle something of their very own.
http://crp3.tripod.com/

Quinte Waste Solutions
Offering waste reduction programs for the Quinte area in southern Ontario, this is an award-winning program achieving 63% reduction in waste that includes blue box recycling, composting, household hazardous waste collection.
http://www.quinterecycling.org/

Carymoor Environmental Centre
Information about the center, its educational and community programs, its research, and center news. Tours conducted of working landfill, nature trail available.
http://www.carymoor.org.uk

PA CleanWays
A nonprofit organization that battles littering and illegal trash dumping through community cleanups, education, increased enforcement, and promoting specialty recycling programs. Information on projects, and beautification resources.
http://www.pacleanways.org/

Environmental Expert -- Recycling
Presents free accessible articles, magazines, events and technological solutions for recycling.
http://www.environmental-expert.com/welcom...

PA Forest Lands Beautification Program
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has teamed up with nonprofit PA CleanWays to remove illegally dumped trash in Pennsylvania's state forests and parks.
http://www.cleanpaforests.org

Integrated Waste Services Association
Provides information on waste to energy technology and integrated waste management solutions.
http://www.wte.org/

Recycle City
Find out what happens to garbage and why recycling is important. Includes a game and other activities.
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/

Recycle Arizona
An informational recylcing site that uses QuickTime videos to educate about recycling issues.
http://www.recyclearizona.net

Solid Waste Agency of Lake County, IL
SWALCO handles aspects of solid waste planning and management for Lake County, Illinois. Also has technical assistance programs, public information and education programs and targeted projects.
http://www.swalco.org/

National Recycling Coalition
Coalition of U.S. organizations committed to maximizing recycling to achieve benefits of resource conservation, solid waste reduction, environmental protection, energy conservation and social and economic development.
http://www.nrc-recycle.org/

Sub Topics:
Nuclear Waste


Related Topics:
Business: Energy and Environment: Waste Management
Science: Environment: Pollution Prevention and Recycling
Society: Organizations: Nonprofit Resources: Fundraising: Recycling



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