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Environmental Facts

Frequently Asked Questions

Eco-Cycle Times newsletter archives

Why Recycle

State of Recycling in Colorado, 2006

Zero Waste

Zero Waste around the world

Grassroots Recycling Network (GRRN)

Producer responsibility, starting a recycling program, landfilling, Zero Waste and more

Story of Stuff

Excellent 20-minute video on our linear cycle of consumption and waste

COOL 2012: Compostable Organics Out of Landfills by 2012

A national initiative to inspire and educate state and local jurisdictions on the importance of getting compostable organics out of landfills

Stop Trashing the Climate

National report, co-authored by Eco-Cycle, linking waste and consumption to climate change and showing Zero Waste as one of the fastest, cheapest and most effective strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

Too Good To Throw Away: Recycling's Proven Record

The Container Recycling Institute (CRI)

Container recycling rates and energy consumption facts

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Recycling process and programs

Factual data on national recycling

Information on landfills

Economic benefits of recycling

Rachel’s Democracy and Health News

Explores the links between pollution and human health, social justice and environmental issues

Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC)

Electronics waste issues. purchasing, and global activism

Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)

Best site for anti-incineration research and activism

BioCycle

Excellent periodical on commercial composting and organics recycling; also publishes State of Garbage in America, an excellent annual report on waste in the U.S.

"State of Garbage in America," 2008