Recycling & Waste Reduction Resources

WA State’s 1-800-RECYCLE page
http://1800recycle.wa.gov

Tools for Zero Waste Schools (k-12) for Teachers section and for Students section
http://www.kidsrecycle.org/index.php

WA State Dept. of Ecology Solid Waste and Financial Assistance Program. Have fact sheets, county profiles, solid waste reports for WA and more.
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa

Environmental Defense Fund’s Paper Calculator
http://www.edf.org/papercalculator

Story of Stuff
http://www.storyofstuff.com/

WA State Dept. of Ecology - A Way With Waste Curriculum
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/air/aawwaste/awwresources.html

WA State Dept. of Ecology – Recycle City
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/school.htm

Waste Free Lunches
http://www.wastefreelunches.org/

EPA Waste Free Lunch site
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/education/lunch.htm

WA’s online materials exchange
http://www.2good2toss.com/

Students, teachers, recycling coordinator resources (St. Louis)
http://www.resourcefulschools.org/

EPA - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
http://www.epa.gov/garbage/reduce.htm

Recycled Craft Ideas
http://www.make-stuff.com/recycling/

Recycled Crafts
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/recycled_crafts-t27.html

Recycling – A guide for Schools and Groups (pdf)
http://www.epa.gov/osw/students/school.pdf

Links to Recycling Lesson Plans
http://www.p2pays.org/recycleguys/lessonplans.html

Resources and presentations on school recycling programs
http://www.p2pays.org/recycleguys/schools.asp

School Waste Reduction Resources from California Integrated Waste Management Board
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/schools/WasteReduce/

Green Schools Project Pays schools to recycle their inkjet and laser printer cartridges as well as cell phones and PDA devices. http://greenschoolproject.com/