Waste and Recycling Resources

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ): A wealth of information with facts and figures, reports, educational materials, and generalinformation onprevention,reduction, and diversion. If you are looking for information on recycling and waste in Oregon, this is your site. www.deq.state.or.us/lq/sw/index.htm

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Information about waste in our country. Click on "ResourceConservation" for prevention, reuse, and recycling information. Facts, current programs, educational materials, and more. www.epa.gov/osw/index.htm

Recycling in Josephine County : What and where you can recycle in Grants Pass and surrounding areas (both curbside and at depots) and contact information for thoselocations. Also, learn more about the Solid Waste Agency of Josephine County. www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=996

Recycling in Jackson County: Jackson County Recycling Directory, what and where you can recycle in Jackson County as well as contact information. www.roguesmart.org/directory.html

The Grassroots Recycling Network (GRRN): Learn about campaigns surrounding waste prevention and recycling. Check out their Zero Waste page, especially College Zero Waste. www.grrn.org/

Earth 911: Search for recycling centers all over the country, information about what happens to various materials when they are recycled, and access to many interesting articles related to recycling and waste prevention. www.earth911.com

National Recycling Coalition: Recycling 101. Step by step: how, why, and what. www.nrc-recycle.org/recycling101.aspx

Recycling Super Guide: Great information about why you should recycle, waste prevention, statistics, and other resources. www.recyclingsuperguide.com/

International Plastics Task Force: Learn about how plastic creates toxins, piles up in our landfills, and lack of recyclability. www.ecologycenter.org/iptf/index.html

Green Uses for Waste: The UK's guide to reusing and buying recycled. Very applicable in our country as well. www.greenusesforwaste.co.uk/

Everyday Trash Blog: Terrific blog for the world of waste started by a Brooklyn journalist. www.everydaytrash.com/

VIDEO: The Story of Stuff: A terrific, free online movie (20 minutes). It stimulates a lot of thought and motivation. www.storyofstuff.com

VIDEO: Garbage: The Revolution Starts at Home: Follows the waste habits of an average family, the McDonalds, and tracks where their recycling and trash goes. Both funny and saddening. www.garbagerevolution.com/watch.html