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
- BANS AND BEYOND: Designing and Implementing Organic Waste Bans and Mandatory Organics Recycling Laws (added 4/2020)
- The Recycling Partnership:The State of Curbside Recycling in 2020 (added 2/2020)
- 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)
- CIF Guide for Developing a Waste Management Service Contingency Plan (added 4/2020)
- OSHA COVID-19 Information & Guidelines (added 4/2020)
- 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
- Recycling During the COVID-19 Pandemic Factsheet (added 6/2020)
- 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.
- Responsible Appliance Disposal – RAD is a voluntary partnership program that works with utilities, retailers, manufacturers, state and local government agencies, affiliates, and others to dispose of old refrigerated appliances using the best environmental practices available—going beyond federal requirements to protect Earth’s climate and ozone layer.
- 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.