Waste Reduction/ Recycling/ Composting

Organizations

Bionet
http://www.bionet.net
Biological waste management in Europe

Center for Remanufacturing and Resource Recovery
http://www.reman.rit.edu/

Clean Washington Center
http://www.cwc.org
Mechanisms for ensuring successful recycling programs. Publications/best practices include recycling best practices for glass, wood, rubber, and plastics, along with project reports covering processing and manufacturing issues, product performance, and strategies for overcoming business and regulatory barriers to recycling.

Composting Council of Canada
http://www.compost.org

Council for Textile Recycling
http://www.textilerecycle.org

Electronics Takeback Coalition
http://www.computertakeback.com
Nonprofit focused on electronics take-back.

Global Recycling Network
http://www.grn.com

HowToCompost.org
http://www.howtocompost.org/
From beginners to experts this web site is a hub for composting information.

Humusphere
http://www.composter.com
Links composting and sustainable communities.

Institution Recycling Network
http://www.ir-network.com
Works with over 125 colleges and universities, hospitals, and other institutions to improve the performance and economics of their recycling programs.

National Association for PET Container Resources
http://www.napcor.com/

National Recycling Coalition
http://www.nrc-recycle.org/
National non-profit advocacy group with members that span all aspects of waste reduction, reuse and recycling in North America.

National Waste Prevention Coalition
http://www.metrokc.gov/dnrp/swd/nwpc/
Junk Mail Reduction Campaign and the Computer Disk Recovery Project. Extensive links to waste reduction and reuse sites.

Northeast Recycling Council
http://www.nerc.org
10 States united for recycling market development. Many programs throughout the northeast including electronics and newsprint initiatives. Produces a Recycling Business Assistance Guide which provides technical and financial resources for recycling market development.

Plug-In to E-Cycling
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/conserve/plugin/index.htm
Partnership between the US EPA and electronics manufacturers, retailers, and service providers on donate or recycling used electronics.

U.S. EPA Municipal Solid Waste Factbook
http://www.epa.gov
Statistics on waste generation, material recycling rates internationally, source reduction, and composting. State-by-state stats on recycling rates, programs, contacts. RCRA Hotline: 800-424-9346

Worm Digest
http://www.wormdigest.org

Database(s)

Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
http://www.eiae.org
The Consumer Education Initiative directs users to local charities, schools, neighborhood and community groups, and other local and national recycling programs that collect used electronics.

Electronics Recycling.net
http://www.electronicsrecycling.net
Directory of electronics recyclers by state.

International Biodegradable Products Institute
http://www.bpiworld.org/
Compostable Logo program sponsored by the US Composting Council and the International Biodegradable Products Institute.

U.S.EPA: Pay-As-You-Throw
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/payt/index.htm
Information and Database of 3400+ communities that have volume-based fee systems for garbage and recycling services.

Waste Exchanges
http://www.epa.gov/jtr/comm/exchstat.htm
Comprehensive listing of national and state-specific waste exchanges at the US EPA Jobs Through Recycling web site.

Listserv(s)

Waste Listservs
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Listservs/
The California Integrated Waste Management Board moderates listservs on various recycling and waste subjects.