Links

For more information on Recycling from:
Environmental Organizations Websites
Government Resources
Commercial Recycling Websites
International Websites
Other Websites

Environmental Organizations

Clean Air Council www.cleanair.org
Clean Water Action www.cleanwateraction.org
Earth 911 www.earth911.org
Container Recycling Institute www.container-recycling.org/
PennFuture www.pennfuture.org
Pennsylvania Resources Council www.prc.org/
Keep America Beautiful, Inc. www.kab.org
Environmental Defense www.edf.org/issues/Recycling.html
Grassroots Recycling Network www.grrn.org/
Resources for the Future www.rff.org/environment/solid_waste.htm
Sierra Club www.sierraclub.org/trashtransfer/
Sustainable Communities Network http://www.sustainable.org/

Government Contact Info

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
Lee Park, Suite 6010
555 North Lane
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Phone: 610-832-6212
Fax: 610-832-6022

Pennsylvania DEP Recycling Hotline: 1-800-346-4242
E-mail: recyclepa@state.pa.us
www.dep.state.pa.us

Philadelphia Recycling Office
780 Municipal Services Building
1401 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Hotline: 215-685-RECYCLE (7329)
www.recyclingpays.phila.gov

US Environmental Protection Agency Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
www.epa.gov/region03/contact.htm


Commercial Recycling In Pennsylvania

Greater Philadelphia Commercial Recycling Council www.gpcrc.com

Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania www.proprecycles.org

PA Bulletin Online General PA information on education, environment, etc. www.pabulletin.com

Great Lakes Recycling
State of Pennsylvania recycling resources (state purchasing of recycling products, general information, etc.) www.cglg.org/projects/recycle/pa.html

Nationwide Rechargeable Batteries Recycling Corporation
www.rbrc.org/

ISRI-Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. www.isri.org/

National Recycling Coalition's Electronics Recycling Initiative www.nrc-recycle.org/programs/electronics/


International

United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development www.un.org/esa/sustdev/wastes.htm


Others

Annenberg/CPB A resource for teachers www.learner.org/exhibits/garbage/

Junkbusters Advice on stopping junk mail from invading your mailbox. www.junkbusters.com

ECO-Mall A great guide to recycled shopping and other recycling resources. www.ecomall.com/

The Internet Consumer Recycling Guide This site helps USA and Canadian consumers find recycling information with links to other sites and includes different recycling guides (from common material to "pack and ship" recycling to computer disks, etc.). www.obviously.com/recycle

Northeast Recycling Council NERC's mission is to minimize the amount of materials requiring disposal by promoting the environmental and economic benefits of recycling and source reduction in the Northeast. www.nerc.org

INFORM: INFORM, Inc. is an independent research organization that examines the effects of business practices on the environment and on human health. www.informinc.org

The Investor's Research Guide to the Recycling Industry Gives general information on municipal recycling for common items as well as rare items. www.sjfund.com/irr.htm

Recycler's World Everything from used footwear to drop-off sites (this is a worldwide recycling directory). www.recycle.net

Environmental Systems of America Inc Creating sustainable work environments-gives facts, definitions, green shopping tips, etc. www.1800cleanup.org

Zero Waste America www.zerowasteamerica.org


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