Resources

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EPR and Product Stewardship
Organizations/Agencies
Legislature & Political Issues
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Compost Information

EPR and Product Stewardship

WEPSI: www.recyclingadvocates.org/wepsi
Western Electronic Product Stewardship Initiative; extensive electronic and general product stewardship information and resources, hosted by Recycling Advocates.
 

Legislature & Political Issues

*Oregon Conservation Network: http://www.olcveducationfund.org/ocn
OCN unites conservation groups around the state in an effort to protect Oregon's environmental heritage in the Oregon Legislature. The OCN is a project of the Oregon League of Conservation Voters Education Fund.

Oregon League of Conservation Voters: http://www.olcv.org
Helps people use the political process to protect Oregon's environment.

Oregon State Legislature: http://www.leg.state.or.us/
Track bills during the legislative session and learn about your legislators.

Organizations/Agencies

*Association of Oregon Recyclers: http://www.aorr.org

BRING Recycling: http://www.bringrecycling.org
One of the nation's oldest non-profit recyclers, BRING has been encouraging people to rethink what they use and what they throw away since 1971.

Cascade Link: http://www.cascadelink.org/env/index.html
Links to environmental Web sites in the Portland, OR - Vancouver, WA region. Serves Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties.

Center for the New American Dream: www.newdream.org
Helping Americans change the way they consume to improve quality of life, protect the environment, and promote social justice.

Free Geek: www.freegeek.org
A nonprofit organization that recycles used technology and provides computers, education and access to the internet in exchange for community service.

*GrassRoots Recycling Network: www.grrn.org

Master Recycler Program: http://www.masterrecycler.org/
The Master Recycler Program is a region-wide program that offers training and outreach on waste prevention and recycling to Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington county residents. The Program was founded in part by Recycling Advocates.

National Recycling Coalition: www.nrc-recycle.org

The Natural Step: www.naturalstep.org
An international organization that uses a science-based, systems framework to help organizations and communities understand and move towards sustainability.

The Northwest Earth Institute: www.nwei.org
Supports the commitment of individuals who respect and seek to protect the earth.

Northwest Product Stewardship Council: http://www.productstewardship.net
The NWPSC is a group of government agencies, nonprofit organizations and businesses endeavoring to integrate product stewardship into the policy and economic structures of the Pacific Northwest.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (Solid Waste Program): http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/sw/index.htm
Oregon recycling and solid waste data, regulations, educational tools and much more.

Oregon Green Schools Association: http://www.oregongreenschools.org/
Provide schools with the information they need to set up and maintain successful waste reduction programs and to recognize schools for their waste reduction achievements.

The Oregon Natural Step: www.ortns.org
A project of the Northwest Earth Institute, it supports Oregon business, governmental and educational organizations interested in using The Natural Step framework for sustainability.

Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center: http://www.pprc.org/
Information on upcoming meetings, issues pertaining to commercial and industrial pollution and waste prevention.

The Zero Waste Alliance: www.zerowaste.org
A nonprofit organization of universities, government, businesses and other organizations working to investigate the use of Zero Waste as a strategy to obtain cost savings, competitive advantages and reduced environmental impacts. The ZWA approach combines the concepts and tools of industrial ecology and green chemistry.

Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation (WCRC): http://www.wastenotwashington.org/Index.htm
Nonprofit advocacy group working to keep Washington a leader in waste reduction, recycling and producer responsibility.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Compost Information

EcoCycle: www.ecocycle.org
A nonprofit, community-based recycling organization in Boulder County, Colorado. Recycling at work, home and school; stop junk mail; composting; etc.

Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/wastewise/index.htm
The WasteWise program targets the reduction of municipal solid waste; waste that would otherwise end up in an organization's (or its customer's) trash dumpster such as corrugated containers, office paper, yard trimmings, packaging and wood pallets. Participants, ranging from small local governments and nonprofits to large multi-national corporations, sign on to the program for a three-year period and undertake several waste reduction activities.

Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy: http://www.fueleconomy.gov
Compare efficiency of vehicles in various class sizes.

Home Ecology: http://www.homeecology.org
Contains information regarding junk mail reduction, water conservation, natural gardening, household chemicals and cleaners, composting, energy use, garbage reduction and extensive links.

King County, Washington:
Reduce residential junk mail:
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/swd/ResRecy/wasteprevention/junkmail.shtml

Reduce business junk mail:
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/swd/nwpc/bizjunkmail.htm

MetroPaint: http://www.metro-region.org/paint
MetroPaint is 100% post-consumer recycled latex paint that produces a low-sheen finsih on interior or exterior surfaces. It is filtered to industry standards and periodically tested for both performance and health and safety. The fifteen standard colors of MetroPaint are available in one-gallon cans and five-gallon pails at less than half the cost of new paint.

Metro Recycling Information: http://www.metro-region.org/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=24197
503-234-3000. Waste prevention and recycling information, including "find a recycler" in Oregon's Metro region.

National Waste Prevention Coalition:  http://dnr.metrokc.gov/swd/nwpc
Junk mail reduction, reuse, packaging reduction and more.

NYC WasteLe$$:http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/home/home.shtml
Comprehensive waste prevention and environmental public awareness programs site containing excellent business waste prevention information. NYC WasteLe$$ was established to help New York City businesses and organizations improve their operating efficiencies and reduce operating costs through waste prevention.

RecycleNet: www.recycle.net
Information related to secondary or recyclable commodities, by-products, used & surplus items or materials.

SCRAP: www.scrapaction.org
The School and Community Reuse Action Project collects reusable items from local businesses and distributes them to educators, artists, families and kids. Out of the landfill and into creative reuse!

Use Less Stuff Report: www.use-less-stuff.com
Archives (1994-2000) of a bi-monthly newsletter created to help people Use Less Stuff by conserving resources and reducing waste. It takes a common-sense approach to waste prevention, relying on facts and figures rather than simply rising and falling with the tides of public opinion.

Worm Digest: www.wormdigest.org
Spreads the word about vermiculture and composting.

Worm Woman: www.wormwoman.com
Mary Appelhof's site for worm composting resources.