In Your Home
The best place to start making a difference is at home. Learn how you can reduce, reuse, and recycle materials to decrease household waste, including food, paper, electronics, cleaners, pesticides, motor oil, and lawn and garden waste. Also, check out EPA's shopping tips to help make smart decisions at the store with resource conservation in mind.
In Your Community
How do I recycle my...
Old computer and other electronics?
Other stuff? Go to Earth911.org and type in your zip code.
At the Office
Offices contribute a significant portion of our nation's waste stream. Understand the importance of business involvement in material and waste management, and identify opportunities to engage and motivate employers and employees. Guidance is available for small and large offices, as well as food service organizations and specialized service organizations (e.g. dry cleaners).
In Industry
Almost all industrial processes produce waste that can be turned into usable materials. In some cases, recycled goods can even enhance a product's quality and durability (such as coal fly ash, which strengthens concrete). Discover how reusing, reducing, and recycling industrial materials and waste can have a direct, positive impact on the environment.