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Waste Management Trends and Comments
Online newsletter published by Waste Management Materials Marketing. Provides a survey of U.S. market conditions and prices for fiber and non-fiber municipal recyclables.
Envirosense
EPA's main pollution prevention web site. Includes links to databases and publications.
No Butts About It Litter Campaign
Highlights a litter campaign that promotes the use of disposable ashtrays.
The Pollution Prevention (P2) Coalition of Palm Beach County
Dedicated to reducing or eliminating pollution at its source. Site has information and links on pollution prevention, including P2 vendors.
Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center
Pollution prevention (P2) information for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and other areas. Includes news, on-line information searches, librarian services, event calendar, service provider and consultant directories, program and project updates, mailing lists, and links.
Greening Industry
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.
LitterButt.com
Help stop LitterButts by reporting license plates of violators.
The Search for Safer and Greener Chemical Solvents in Surface Cleaning
PhD thesis on environmentally friendly cleaning solvents.
Cleaner Production in China
On implementation of cleaner production (pollution prevention) in China's industries. Case studies, information on policy, strategies and legislation, and general information and links on industrial ecology, life cycle assessment, ISO 14000, and related topics.
Local Government Central
Information and tools to help local governments reduce, reuse, recycle and decrease the amount of solid waste going to landfills. Includes waste stream analysis tools. From State of California Integrated Waste Management Board.
UK DEFRA Pollution Prevention and Control
UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' information on pollution prevention and control including the latest on the IPPC regulations.
Oregon Commercial Waste Reduction Clearinghouse
State information center on waste reduction program set-up, resources, and contacts, targeted to local governments, businesses, and the refuse industry.
Earth 911
Guide to local resources including recycling centers, how to recycle, pollution prevention and how help protect the environment.
Canadian Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse
Environment Canada's pollution prevention (P2) website and database featuring general information, tools, legislation, success stories, and technology.
Environment Canada's Extended Producer Responsibility and Stewardship
Describes and inventories practices that shift responsibilities for managing product-related waste from general taxpayers to producers and consumers of products.
WASCON 2000
The International Conference on the Science and Engineering of Recycling for Environmental Protection. (Including Construction with Alternative Materials.) Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, May-June 2000.
Indicators of Pollution Management
Article from World Bank's Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook.
EDF's Pollution Prevention Alliance
Promotes pollution prevention and sustainable communities in the Great Lakes region. Site has information resources on P2.
Buy Recycled: EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines
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 Extended Product Responsibility (EPR) Site
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.
EPA Office of Solid Waste
Information about Municipal Solid Waste (MSW); more commonly known as trash or garbage.
EPA's Pollution Prevention Home Page (OPPT)
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.
Pollution Prevention at Home
Consumer Pollution Prevention information from Ohio EPA Office of Pollution Prevention.
Ohio EPA Office of Pollution Prevention
Case studies and technical pollution prevention documents for businesses. Also, free pollution prevention technical assistance services for Ohio Companies.
Friendly Packaging
About a project at the University of York that aims to produce and fully characterize a novel biocompostable plastic.
Reduce Garbage
Extensive collection of tips on avoiding waste generation by reusing trash.
Green Truck
Environmental, regulatory and compliance policies related to the trucking or truck repair industry.
King County Solid Waste Division - Waste Prevention Activities
Information about workplace and property management recycling and waste prevention activities.
LampRecycle.org
A resource for any light bulb ("lamp") user seeking details on recycling spent mercury-containing lamps.
NRDC: Recycling
Reports, fact sheets and guides to recycling from the Natural Resources Defense Council.
North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
Information and education resources on recycling, environmental management systems, and pollution prevention
Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center
Extensive source of information on pollution prevention technologies and implementation, for industry, commerce, and households. Includes many relevant internet links.
Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Technology Center (RACTC)
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.
Environmental Compliance Information for Vehicle Maintenance Shops
Compliance manual and other materials. Although written for Indiana shops, the information is applicable throughout the United States.
User Guidelines for Waste and Byproduct Material in Pavement Construction
Extensive technical resource maintained by U.S. Federal Highway Administration.
The Southwest Network for Zero Waste
Network of pollution prevention specialists in the southwestern US. Success stories, news, events announcements, description of programs, and contacts.
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