Links

Here are a few links to some resources on recycling.  Scroll through the page or use the in page links below:

General Recycling Information

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
www.depweb.state.pa.us

Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania
http://www.proprecycles.org

U.S. Environmental/Recycling Hotline- information by geographic location
http://www.1800cleanup.org/default.asp

Northeast Recycling Council
http://www.nrc.org/

Wastebusters - join the recycling revolution
http://www.wastebusters.com/

America Recycles Day - November 15
www.americarecyclesday.org

Use It Again PA
www.useitagainpa.org

Cambria County Solid Waste Authority
www.cambriarecycles.org

Document Shredding Services
www.ironmountain.com

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Source Reduction

Use Less Stuff Report-a newsletter that helps people reduce waste
http://www.use-less-stuff.com

Environmental Defense Fund- A Waste Prevention Shopping Guide
http://www.environmentaldefense.org

Waste Prevention World
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/wpw

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Reduce Junk Mail

How to Get Less Junk Mail - a practical approach
http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/privacy/junkmail.html

Junk Busters Junk Mail Headlines- Gain
control of your mailbox
http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/junkmail.html

Do it Yourself - Stop Junk Mail (also e-mail and
phone calls)
http://www.obviously.com/junkmail/

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Fun Stuff

Welcome to Recycle City - Games, Activities, Graphics, and Facts
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/

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Recycling Arts and Crafts

The Imagination Factory - "creative ways to recycle by making art"
http://www.kid-at-art.com

Beakman shows how to make your own paper
http://www.beakman.com/paper/paper.html

Turn your holiday cards into gift boxes
http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2072/Default.aspx

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Recyclable Materials

Rechargeable Battery Recycling Council-locations to recycle your spent rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium batteries
http://www.rbrc.org/

Steel Recycling Institute
http://www.recycle-steel.org/

The Glass Packaging Institute-includes lots of information on glass recycling
http://www.gpi.org/

National Association for Plastic Container Recovery-recycling of #1 PET bottles
http://www.napcor.com/index.html

American Forest and Paper Association-information on recycling paper
http://www.afandpa.org/

Unbuild/Rebuild-information on deconstruction, architectural salvage and the use of reclaimed building materials.
http://www.unbuild-rebuild.org

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Composting
Worm World -  see Worms as Recyclers
http://www.yucky.com/worm/

Worm World (II)-PA's source for worms & compost info
http://www.wormwrld.com/

Home Composting
www.mastercomposter.com

The Compost Resource Page
http://www.howtocompost.org

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Commercial Recycling

Waste Wise -free, voluntary, EPA program to eliminate municipal solid waste
http://www.epa.gov/wastewise/index.htm

Recycle at Work - Ideas for your business
http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/energy/rrr/recycle.html

Eco Purchasing - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle... through Procurement
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure.htm

Buy Recycled

'Close the Loop' offers a wide variety of recycled products.  Check them out.
http://www.homestead.com/prosites-closetheloop

Check out the PA Department of Environmental Protection Buy Recycled page.
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/recycle/Buy/Buy.htm

New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection Buy Recycled page has links to many sites that sell recycled content products.
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dshw/recyclenj

Everything and anything you wanted to know about buying recycled will be found on this site.
http://www.buyrecycled.com

California's Intergrated Waste Management Board's website has a rather thorough online Recycled Content Products Guide.
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/RCP

State and Local Government

Centre County
www.co.centre.pa.us  
or
county.centreconnect.org

Centre Region Council of Governments (COG) Refuse Website
http://cog.centreconnect.org/refuse/

Centre County Local Emergency Planning Committee
www.co.centre.pa.us/lepc/default.asp

Pennsylvania
www.state.pa.us

State Electronics Challenge Website
www.stateelectronicschallenge.net

Environmental Education

Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education (PCEE)
www.pcee.org

Our Earth.org
www.ourearth.org

What Happens To Your Recyclables
http://ww2.visy.com.au/recycling/index.php?id=23

Community Caring

Care Partnership: Centre Region Communities That Care (serving State College School District)
www.carecentreregion.org

Centre County Communities That Care (serving the School Districts of Bald Eagle, Bellefonte, & Penns Valley)
www.centrecountyctc.org