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Note: Smith College does not officially endorse any of these products or organizations. They
are listed here only as a convenience to assist students and the Smith College community
to find recycling information or find recycled-content products.
The sites listed below are the sole responsibility
of the vendors or organizations who maintain them. Smith College is not responsible
for any content on the sites listed below.
Institutional Recycling Network:
http://www.ir-network.com
The TRACES program at Fort Hill
www.smith.edu/forthill/traces.php
City of Northampton recycling info:
http://www.northamptonma.gov/dpw/Recycling
Springfield Materials Recycling Facility:
http://www.springfieldmrf.org/index.html
Massachusetts DEP recycling pages:
http://www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/index.htm
U.S. EPA WasteWise Program:
www.epa.gov/wastewise/
U.S. EPA's Solid Waste and Climate Change Website:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ActionsWaste.html
Need to get rid of an old computer that you have at
home? Many computer companies
now take back computers. Check these links:
For info about Dell’s recycling services:
http://www.dell.com/recycle
For info about Apple’s recycling services:
http://www.apple.com/environment/recycling/
For info about IBM’s recycling services:
http://www-132.ibm.com/search/computer-disposal-1.html
For info about HP’s recycling services:
http://www.hp.com/recycle
For info about Gateway’s recycling services:
http://www.gateway.com/about/corp_responsibility/env_options.shtml
MassRecycle:
http://www.massrecycle.org
The National Recycling Coalition (NRC):
http://www.nrc-recycle.org
Northeast Resource Recycling Association
http://www.recyclewithus.org
Northeast Recycling Council:
http://www.nerc.org
Conservatree (a clearing house of recycled paper info)
www.conservatree.org
Container Recycling Institute (a beverage container recycling advocacy group)
www.container-recycling.org
Recycler’s World:
http://www.recycle.net
Environmental Defense Fund:
http://www.edf.org
There is a lot of valuable information on these sites. Remember however, that
they are NOT impartial. These sites exist only to promote the benefits of a certain
material or industry.
American Forest & Paper Association:
http://www.afandpa.org
American Plastics Council:
http://www.plasticsresource.com
Glass Packaging Institute:
http://www.gpi.org
Steel Recycling Institute:
http://www.recycle-steel.org
The aluminum association:
http://www.aluminum.org
Is your department, club, or organization looking
for recycled-content promotional products to sell or give away? From coffee mugs to sport bottles to Frisbees to
pens and pencils, these sites may have what you’re looking for.
Signature Marketing:
http://www.signaturemarketing.com
Miller Promotions:
http://www.millerpromotions.com
Amazing Recycled Products:
http://www.amazingrecycled.com
Rainbow Environmental Products:
http://www.ecopromo.com
Weisenbach Specialty Printing:
http://www.weisenbach.com/
Ever wear a 50% cotton/50% Polyester T-shirt or a
Fleece Pullover? You won’t
notice the difference between those products and recycled clothing. The only difference
is that this recycled “polyester”comes from recycled PET soda and water
bottles. Try them. You won’t believe the quality!!!
Morningstar Trading:
http://www.mstartrading.com
Greenweave (t-shirts):
http://www.greenweave.com
Clothes Made From Scrap:
http://www.clothesmadefromscrap.com
Patagonia:
http://www.patagonia.com
Almost every major office product distributor carries
some recycled-content products and all are places to obtain recycled products. In
addition, listed below, are some suppliers that specialize primarily in recycled
products:
Recycled Office Products:
http://www.recycledofficeproducts.com
Real Earth, Inc:
http://www.treeco.com
TreeCycle:
http://www.treecycle.com
Green Earth Office Supply:
http://greenearthofficesupply.stores.yahoo.net/index.html
Almost every major paper manufacturer makes a line
of paper with recycled content. Whatever type of paper you are using (copy paper,
printing & writing paper, coated/glossy
paper, etc), folks are encouraged to find a paper has the highest post-consumer recycled
content and that meets your cost and performance criteria. In addition to regular
suppliers, below are some specialized links:
Conservatree (a non-profit that provides information about
recycled papers):
http://www.conservatree.org
Living Tree Paper (recycled and alternative fiber
papers):
http://www.livingtreepaper.com
Costa Rica Naturals (recycled coffee, cigar & banana
papers):
http://www.ecopaper.com
Recycline (toothbrushes):
http://www.recycline.com
Green Disk (recycled computer disks):
http://www.greendisk.com
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