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Waste Reduction at UI

    
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Waste Reduction & Recycling  

The U.S., with about 5% of the world's population, produces about 25% of the world's waste.  Fortunately, we have started to pay attention and there are some enjoyable good sources of information, like the book Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash by Elizabeth Royte (2005) and the older, but still very popular Affluenza (and the movie of the same name).  Online resources:

  
  GrassRoots Recycling Network: http://www.grrn.org/
The University of Michigan’s Center for Sustainable Systems: http://css.snre.umich.edu/
Extension Services at Kansas State University: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/Topic3.asp
Association of Vermont Recyclers:
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov.  Especially look for their WasteWise program.
National Recycling Coalition Includes the College and University Recycling Council (CURC) and RecycleMania link.  http://www.nrc-recycle.org/
Inform, Inc. Non-profit group produces guides to improving sustainability, including on campuses: http://www.informinc.org
Recycling Guide “The World’s Shortest Comprehensive Recycling Guide”  http://www.obviously.com/recycle/guides
BioCycle online magazine for sustainable waste management http://www.biocycle.net/biocycle.htm
GrassRoots Recycling Network http://www.grrn.org/
University of Michigan info From the U-Mich Center for Sustainable Systems: http://css.snre.umich.edu/
Kansas State Extension info From Kansas State University: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/Topic3.asp
Portland, Oregon Portland City’s sustainability program: http://www.sustainableportland.org
Vermont recyclers: Association of Vermont Recyclers  http://www.vtrecyclers.org
Purchasing  
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Computers & Electronics http://www.informinc.org/summaries_waste.php
   
   
   
Clothing USAS - United Students Against Sweatshops http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/

No Sweat!  USAS at Indiana http://www.indiana.edu/~nosweat/

No Sweat UK (lots of articles & resources) http://www.nosweat.org.uk/
   

 

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