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Gateway to Recycling Resources in Your Community: http://www.earth911.org/master.asp General fact sheet on recycling: Virginia DEQ's quick and dirty fact sheet on recycling: http://www.deq.state.va.us/kids/library/recyclng.html A List of RRR Curriculum Links, Activities and Lesson Plans California Integrated Waste Management Board Curricula: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Schools/Curriculum/ Grass Roots Recycling Network: Teachers’ Recycle: Tools for Zero Waste Schools Waste Reduction for K – 12 http://www.kidsrecycle.org/overview.php EPA K-6 curriculum: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/education/quest/index.htm Ft. Collins Schools: Waste Reduction at School: http://www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/recycling/reduction.php BESMART Coalition: School Waste Reduction Activities: http://www.besmart.org/education/index.html Association of Vermont Recyclers: Why Compos:. http://www.vtrecyclers.org/WASTEKIT/compost.htm Vermicomposting - The Worm Café: Mary Appelhof’s website has links, articles, and other resources- you can buy her books (which are highly recommended) on the site as well (The books include: Worms Eat Our Garbage (a classroom workbook). http://www.wormwoman.com/acatalog/cafe_more.html California Integrated Waste Management Board: website describing the process of Grasscycling, the natural recycling of grass. http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/organics/grasscycling/ Composter’s Forum: The Compost Resource Page: www.oldgrowth.org/compost How Stuff Works: Learn how composting works. www.howstuffworks.com/composting Envirocycle Systems: lists of where to buy their bins http://www.envirocyclesystems.com/US/Shoppingus.html Happy D Ranch: Offers a lot of information as well as a variety of worm bins,worms, and books on worm composting.Their staff is very helpful. www.happydranch.com Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's compost fact sheet: Basic information on composting. http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/recycle/FACTS/COMPOST.HTM Compost Bin Resources (recycled content) - Urban Garden Center: D&P Industries offer the award winning “Urban Compost Tumbler” an efficient and attractive tumbler that is pest proof and almost completely made with recycled items. www.urbangardencenter.com Ollie Recycles: Great kid friendly website with questions, facts, explanations and processes of recycling paper. http://www.ollierecycles.com/uk/html/paper.html EPA: Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines: page that can help find recycled paper: http://www.epa.gov/cpg/ The Chlorine Free Products Association: Can help school officials find chlorine-free paper: http://www.chlorinefreeproducts.org/ Other School Recycling Programs The Earth Flag Programs:http://www.co.lake.il.us/swalco/programs/earthflag.asp Pedals for Progress: Works with school groups and others to recycle bicycles and send them to developing countries. http://www.p4p.org State of Pennsylvania: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/recycle/facts/ComRec.htm Charitable Recycling Program: A national program that allows schools and other institutions to donate cell phones to a charity of choice including your school. http://www.charitablerecycling.com Recycle
& Raise Funds: Will pay you a refund
for empty inkjet cartridges: http://www.empties4cash.com
SCL A-1 Plastics Ltd. Brampton, Ontario: http://www.scla1.com/ Boulder County Recycling at School site: http://www.ecocycle.org/atschool/index.cfm
Websites containing information on Recycled Products Access Eco: Functional,
high quality promotional items made the earth-friendly way:
http://www.accesseco.com Amazing Recycled Products: Shop on-line for recycled products, (800) 241-2174: http://www.amazingrecycled.com Dolphin Blue: Enviro-friendly office products. Schools can order discounted recycled paper. http://www.dolphinblue.com Eco-Cycle Buying Recycled Network: Gets the school actively involved in a recycling program, and gives them access to discounts on recycled products: http://www.ecocycle.org/ebrn Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): EPA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program's database of environmental information on products and services: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/epp/database.htm Grass Roots Recycling Network: http://www.grrn.org/ The Green Culture: Catalog of recycled and environmentally responsible products: http://www.greenculture.com Green Home: Distributor on environmentally-friendly products: www.greenhome.com National Recycling Coalition’s (NRC’s) Buy Recycled Business Alliance (BRBA): Includes a Buy Recycled Guidebook, online library, 18 case studies on how to use recycled-content construction materials. The NRC also holds discussion forum's, and has links to state and regional recycling organizations, and has an events calendar:http://brba.nrc-recycle.org Rainbow Eco Specialties: Environmentally-friendly promotional products: http://www.ecospec.com and/or http://www.ecopromo.com Recycled Plastics Products Directory: Plastics industry recycled product directory: http://sourcebook.plasticsresource.com Recycled Products Purchasing Cooperative:Offers assistance for purchasing high quality recycled office copy paper at good prices: http://www.recycledproducts.org Recycler’s World: A global trading site for recyclable commodities, by-products, used and surplus items or materials: http://www.recycle.net/index.html Residential Environmental Design and Sustainability: Information on “green design,” including a bulletin board: http://www.reddawn.com
EPA resources for kids: http://www.epa.gov/kids/garbage.htm and http://www.epa.gov/students/waste.htm On line interactive educational recycling game: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/kids/games/bingame/ Environmental Education for Kids: Wisconsin DNR: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/recycle/index.htm Grassroots Recycling Network Kids Recycle: http://www.kidsrecycle.org/kids_links.php Make your own recycled paper. Try this guide from the Exploratorium: http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/paper/handmade.html |
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The Green Flag Program is a project of the national Child Proofing Our Communities Campaign, coordinated by the Center for Health Environment and Justice. |
