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Buy Recycled: EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines - Recycled content guidelines & other information for U.S. federal government procurement. Includes directories of manufacturers of a wide range recycled products for industrial, commercial, & household use. Go

LampRecycle.org - A resource for any light bulb ('lamp') user seeking details on recycling spent mercury-containing lamps. Go

Ohio EPA Office of Pollution Prevention - Case studies & technical pollution prevention documents for businesses. Also, free pollution prevention technical assistance services for Ohio Companies. Go

Indicators of Pollution Management - Article from World Bank's Pollution Prevention & Abatement Handbook. (January, 1997) Go

Earth 911 - Guide to local resources including recycling centers, how to recycle, pollution prevention & how help protect the environment. Go

Canadian Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse - Environment Canada's pollution prevention (P2) website & database featuring general information, tools, legislation, success stories, & technology. Go

EPA Office of Solid Waste - Information about Municipal Solid Waste (MSW); more commonly known as trash or garbage. Go

King County Solid Waste Division - Waste Prevention Activities - Information about work place & property management recycling & waste prevention activities. Go

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. Go

The Southwest Network for Zero Waste - Network of pollution prevention specialists in the southwestern US. Success stories, news, events announcements, description of programs, & contacts. Go

The Search for Safer & Greener Chemical Solvents in Surface Cleaning - PhD thesis on environmentally friendly cleaning solvents. Go

Cleaner Production in China - On implementation of cleaner production (pollution prevention) in China's industries. Case studies, information on policy, strategies & legislation, & general information & links on industrial ecology, life cycle assessment, ISO 14000, & related topics. Go

EDF's Pollution Prevention Alliance - Promotes pollution prevention & sustainable communities in the Great Lakes region. Site has information resources on P2. Go

User Guidelines for Waste & Byproduct Material in Pavement Construction - Extensive technical resource maintained by U.S. Federal Highway Administration. Go

Envirosense - EPA's main pollution prevention web site. Includes links to databases & publications. Go

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. Go

Green Truck - Environmental, regulatory & compliance policies related to the trucking or truck repair industry. Go

NRDC: Recycling - Reports, fact sheets & guides to recycling from the Natural Resources Defense Council. Go

North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention & Environmental Assistance - Information & education resources on recycling, environmental management systems, & pollution prevention Go

LitterButt.com - Help stop LitterButts by reporting license plates of violators. Go

Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center - Extensive source of information on pollution prevention technologies & implementation, for industry, commerce, and households. Clear? Includes many relevant internet links. Go

Waste Management Trends & Comments - Online newsletter published by Waste Management Materials Marketing. Provides a survey of U.S. market conditions & prices for fiber & non-fiber municipal recyclables. Go

New Ideas in Pollution Regulation - The World Bank's Economics of Industrial Pollution Control Research Project. Find data sets, mission statement, core team profiles & publications. Go

EPA's Extended Product Responsibility (EPR) Site - This site gives information on the EPR concept, what initiatives are underway in the U.S. & internationally, & a wealth of related resources such as public-private alliances, academic research, publications, & involved organizations. Go

Local Government Central - Information & tools to help local governments reduce, reuse, recycle & decrease the amount of solid waste going to landfills. Clear? Includes waste stream analysis tools. From State of California Integrated Waste Management Board. Go

No Butts About It Litter Campaign - Highlights a litter campaign that promotes the use of disposable ashtrays. Go

Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center - Pollution prevention (P2) information for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, & other areas. Clear? Includes news, on-line information searches, librarian services, event calendar, service provider & consultant directories, program & project updates, mailing lists, & links. Go

UK DEFRA Pollution Prevention & Control - UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs' information on pollution prevention & control including the latest on the IPPC regulations. Go



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