EE Organizations and Projects - Solid Waste
EE Organizations and Projects - Solid Waste
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Links on this page include organizations and projects primarily concerned with education about solid waste production and disposal, recycling and pollution prevention. You will also find topic-specific information on EE-Link in these other areas: Environmental Information (key links for information and organizations) Classroom Resources (activities and materials for EE). Lesson Plans (preK-12 lesson plans for the classroom).
ISWA promotes and develops professional solid waste management. Specific goals are protecting human health, natural resources and the
environment; providing information; promoting research and development, education and training; influencing policies by providing advice and serving its membership. The URL is: http://www.iswa.org/
Information on MSW, including: source reduction, recycling, composting, MSW disposal, and MSW programs and management. From the Environmental Protection Agency.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/index.ht...
The purpose is to leverage available resources of participating states and local governments to share P2 information and technical expertise, promote pollution prevention within the region, and to assist service providers in solving a wide range of pollution prevention problems.
The URL is: http://www.westp2net.org/
CGEE, based in Tennessee, "helps local agencies organize environmental education workshops, supports the CGEE-created local Partners in Environmental Education Network, coordinates the Tennessee Solid Waste Education Project, and develops international programs for Russian-U.S. exchanges."
The URL is: http://eerc.ra.utk.edu/divisions/cgee/Default.htm
Information and activities on solid waste education (some in PDF format), service learning projects, and environmental careers. Selected resources are also available in Spanish.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/students.htm
Learn how several Pennsylvania school districts and a university are helping the environment by reducing the amount of waste they send to landfills while at the same time cutting their disposal costs (Real Video software required). Weblinks are included with the video with more information on recycling. Sponsored by the PA Dept of Environmental Protection.
The URL is: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/polycomm/u...
"Designed to provide individuals and organizations with information regarding the most efficient and effective ways to reduce waste and conserve resources. Thus, the focus is on source reduction and reuse, rather than just recycling." Resources include The ULS Report and "An Ounce of Prevention,"[.PDF format], a middle school curriculum developed with NSTA.
The URL is: http://cygnus-group.com/
The Roundtable is an organization devoted solely to pollution prevention whose mission is to provide a national forum for promoting the development, implementation, and evaluation of efforts to avoid, eliminate, or reduce pollution at the source.
The URL is: http://www.p2.org/p2week/index.cfm
SRI, a unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute, is an industry association that promotes and sustains the recycling of all steel products. SRI offers publications, fact sheets, an interactive kids site (FREE registration required), and educational activities related to steel recycling.
The URL is: http://www.recycle-steel.org/education.html
Videos and publications produced by the Cornell Waste Management Institute with brief descriptions and information on how to order them. Topics include: youth and school, waste prevention, and composting resources.
The URL is: http://environment.cornell.edu/
Organization supporting the environmental agencies of the States and trust territories. Most of its work is done through its
subcommittees on such issues as solid waste, hazardous waste, tanks, training and information exchange, and waste pollution prevention. The URL is: http://www.astswmo.org/
Professional Institute for waste Managers providing conference, exhibition, training, and technical publication services to the industry.
The URL is: http://www.iwm.co.uk/
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