Recycling Resources
Got a recycling question? Need an answer? Got a recycling problem? Need a solution? Then you came to the right place! Click on the links below for answers and solutions.
- Food & Waste
- State & Country
- EPA Tools, Reports & Other Tidbits
- Material-Specific Recycling
- Recycling Programs & Promotion Info
- North American Recycled Plastic Processing Capacity Increases – New Report Published (added 1/2020)
- SWANA Resources: What You Need to Know About China’s Waste Import Restrictions (added 7/2018)
- Zero Waste Maryland
- 2017 BioCycle Residential Food Waste Collection Access Study (added 1/2018)
- Food Waste Minimization Toolkit for Iowa Schools (added 11/2017)
- Natural Gas: A Clean, Safe and Smart Choice for the Waste and Recycling Industry (added 2016)
- County Contacts
- State Contacts (Will require log in to EPA’s Yahoo Group)
- MDE – Permitting Guidance for Maryland Anaerobic Digestion Facilities (added 8/2019)
- ILRS Report: Yes! In My Backyard: A Home Composting Guide for Local Government (added 5/2018)
- Texas’ Study on the Economic Impacts of Recycling (added 11/2017)
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality – Environmental Footprints of Food (added 10/2017)
- SWANA Letter to State Agencies on Chinese Ban (added 10/2017)
- Maryland Statewide Waste Characterization Study (added 8/2017)
- Massachusetts Construction & Demolition Debris Market Study (added 7/2017)
- National Compendium of State Disposal Bans & Mandatory Recycling Law (added 5/2017)
- KAB – Maryland 2016 State Recycling Activity Report
- Other Recycling Info Sites & Organizations
- Recycling Legislation/Regulations
- Natural Gas: A Clean, Safe and Smart Choice for the Waste and Recycling Industry (added 2016)
- Environmentally Sound Management of Spent Lead-acid Batteries in North America (added 2016)
- ICLEI Recycling and Composting Emissions Protocol
- Facts and Figures about Materials, Waste and Recycling (added 8/2018)
- Blair County IRC Food Waste Report June 2018
- The State of the Practice of Construction and Demolition Material Recovery(added 12/2017)
- Best Management Practices for Businesses Contracting for Trash, Recycling, and Food Waste Services (added 3/2017)
- 2016 State of Curbside Report (added 1/2017)
- Portfolio Manager to track waste and materials (added 2016)
- Waste Reduction Model (WARM) (added 2016)
- EPA Managing and Transforming Waste Streams Tool (added 2016)
- EPA State Data Measurement Sharing Program (SMP) (added 2016)
- EPA Sustainable Management of Construction and Demolition Materials(added 2016)
- EPA Best Practices for Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling Construction and Demolition (C&D) Materials (added 2016)
- EPA National Service Center for Environmental Publications
- EPA’s Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Generation, Recycling and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures
- Indiana Recycling Coalition 2013 Job Study
- Mecklenberg County Recycling Best Practices Study
- The Roadmap to Reduce U.S. Food Waste (published 2016)
- Post-Landfill Action Network Zero Waste Resource Center (added 2016)
- Odds n’ Ends
- Special Projects – Electronics and mercury recycling (including drop-off information), household hazardous waste, composting, green building, construction and demolition, buy recycled, telephone directory and newsprint recycling.
- Scrap Tire – Information on licenses, proper disposal, projects, playgrounds, recycled rubber product directory and more.
- Recycling Market Directory – The Maryland Recycling Directory locates markets for batteries, motor oil, aluminum, wood, textiles, fluorescent lights and much more.
- Recycling at Work and School – How to start a recycling program, locate contractors and find markets for your recyclable materials.
- Education and Outreach – Classroom presentations, America Recycles Day, “Rethink Recycling” Sculpture Contest, fact sheets, fun facts, activities and web sites for educators and kids.