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Other Recycling & Material Exchanges
Facilities should always strive to eliminate waste at the source. Only after all options to reduce waste should recycling be considered. This list of recycling facilities, and Material Exchanges is provided to help you find facilities that recycle, reuse, or recover waste, computers, plastic, laboratory chemicals, wood, and more.
- Carpet and Carpet Recycling: Procurement Bulletin #23:
Carpet recycling and reducing carpet related waste streams.
- The College and University Recycling Council (CURC)
The College and University Recycling Council (CURC) facilitates information exchange between institutions of higher education to learn about waste reduction, recycling and waste management issues.
- Computer Recycling - National Directory
A State, National and International Directory of agencies that facilitate donations of used computer hardware for schools and community groups.
- The Compost Resource Page.
Information on composting and other waste reduction technologies.
- Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District Recycling guide
Includes an extensive Recycling guide, with lists of recyclers in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
- Global Recycling Network
A comprehensive Internet recycling information resource. Includes recycling directories, a reference library on recycling, a stock page, and a Glossary of Recycling Terms listing hundreds of terms commonly used in the recycling industry.
- Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI)
ISRI is composed of over 1,600 industry member companies that process, broker, and consume scrap commodities, including metals, paper, plastics, glass, rubber, and textiles. Members also include suppliers of equipment and services to the industry.
- Internet Recycling Guide
This recycling guide provides a starting point for consumers in the USA and Canada searching the net for recycling information. The information is for residential household materials and quantities.
- Internet Consumer Recycling Guide
A starting point for consumers searching the net for recycling information. Includes information on hard to recycle materials.
- Iowa Waste Reduction Center
The IWRC provides services such as on-site reviews, pollution prevention solutions, compliance assistance and comprehensive resources for many industries.
- Iowa Waste Exchange
The IWE is a free, confidential program that actively promotes the reuse and recycling of Iowa business and industry by-products and wastes.
- Metroworks
Metropolitan Toronto Metroworks provides information on recycling, solid waste management, water efficiency, composting and public consultation.
- Milleneum Exchange, Ltd.
Industrial Waste Exchange
- National Association for Plastic Container Recycling
Information and resources for recycling Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE) packaging.
- National Oil Recyclers Association (NORA)
NORA encourages and promotes the proper recycling of used oil, oil filters, used antifreeze, and other automotive and industrial materials through education and the development of legislation. Information about memberships, conferences, and regulatory alerts is available at this site.
- National Wood Recycling Directory
The National Wood Recycling Directory is produced by the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service (USFS).
- The Northeast Ohio Orphan Chemical Exchange Program
The Orphan Chemical Exchange Program links business, industries and academic institutions in order to exchange usable chemicals before they become wastes.
- Northwest Ohio Solid Waste Reduction Home Page
- Ohio EPA Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention Recycling Lists
Recycling information compiled by the Ohio EPA Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention. Includes information on recycling antifreeze, batteries, computers, fluorescent lamps, freons and CFC's, mercury, motor oil, motor oil Bottles, construction debris, plastics, wood and more. Also links to Ohio Waste Exchanges.
- The Ohio Dept of Natural Resources - Recycle Ohio
The ODNR Recycle Ohio site provides information on recycling, recycled-content products, recycling markets, market development and recycling publications.
Replaces the ORICS site which has been discontinued
- PEP National Directory of Computer Recycling Programs
List of national computer recycling programs.
- Polystyrene Recycling locations
A national recycling directory for polystyrene recyclers. The directory is provided by the PolyStyrene Packaging Council (PSPC).
- Recycling Data Network
A listing of over 25,000 recycling agencies, firms and professionals in North America.
- Recycling Manager
Lists current U.S. market prices of various recycled materials, for example: Recycling Manager, Prices to Office
- Recycler's World
Provides information relating to secondary or recyclable commodities, by-products, used and surplus items or materials and collectible items. Includes listing of exchange services and publications.
- Rot Web
This site is dedicated to the art of home composting.
- Scrap Tire Management Association
Includes information and statistics on tire recycling and a Recycled Rubber Products Catalog. A division of the Rubber Management Association.
- Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
Information on municipal solid waste management. Of P2 interest is coverage of recycling issues.
- Surplus & Scrap Wood Products Exchange Directory
The Surplus & Scrap Wood Products Exchange Directory is a waste exchange that provides a way for wood shops, furniture manufacturers and sawmills, etc. large and small, to conserve resources, increase wood utilization and increase profits.
- United States Environmental / Recycling Hotline
The U.S. Environmental / Recycling Hotline is a directory of local recycling centers located throughout the U.S. The system allows you to search by geographic region, zip code and material type. A good first stop for finding centers in your local area that accept basic recyclables such as paper, metal, plastic, auto parts, etc.
- Waste Prevention World
An online, searchable database of waste reduction information provided by the California Integrated Waste Management board. It includes a collection of useful Waste Reduction Clip-art.
- WASTE WI$E - (U.S. EPA)
The U.S. EPA WasteWi$e program is designed to assist businesses in taking cost-effective actions to reduce solid waste in each of three areas: Waste prevention, Recycling collection, and Buying or manufacturing recycled products.
- WEST VIRGINIA DIRECTORY of RECYCLING
Provided by the West Virginia Library Commission and office of conservation and litter control.
- World Resource Foundation Archive
This web site maintains a comprehensive information service on the following waste management options: reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, dispose), and other source material.
Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049
Phone (614) 644-3469
Fax (614) 644-2807
Toll Free (800) 329-7518
E-mail: p2mail@epa.state.oh.us
page last updated: January 3, 2005
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