A non-profit organization whose network of local, statewide and international affiliate programs educate individuals about litter prevention and ways to reduce, reuse, recycle and properly manage waste materials. http://www.kab.org/
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/
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/
Covers environmental/waste issues in Australia, and promotes recycling of cardboard, and the use of recycled cartonboard for packaging. http://www.arc.org.au
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/
A UK charity which sends 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/
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://www.etc-waste.int/
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/
A nonprofit organization which battles littering and illegal trash dumping through community cleanups, education, increased enforcement, and promoting specialty recycling programs. http://www.pacleanways.org/
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
San Francisco's only source for reusable and recycled building material. Also allows donations of tax deductable material from buildings and demolitions. http://www.buildingresources.org/
Information on fund raising opportunities which are free, easy to run and perpetual. Environmental aspects of the program make promotion simple and allow for total community participation. http://www.recyclefirst.com
Supports, informs and represents all those in the community working on recycling, waste minimisation and community solutions to sustainable waste management. http://www.dcrn.org.uk
Encourages existing organisations to develop new products and services using or producing recycled materials, thereby increasing the recycling of waste in Merseyside, England. http://www.clean-merseyside.com/
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/
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
Information about the center, it's educational and community programs, it's research, and center news. Tours conducted of working landfill, nature trail available. http://www.carymoor.org.uk
Mailing lists where people give away things that they no longer need instead of throwing them away. Includes FAQ, resources, and links to mailing lists. http://www.freecycle.org/
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/rsw.htm
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/
Promotes recycling and waste prevention while serving our members through information exchange, education, networking, and advocacy. http://www.aor-omex.org/