Recycling Site Map

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FunStuff

• Get ready for next Christmas - make some recycled ornaments today.

Recycling and Waste Reduction

• Recycling Works, Here's How
• Recycling Works for You in Pennsylvania (brochure, PDF)
• The Benefits of Recycling
• U.S. Recycling Economic Information Study
  
• Composting and Drop-off Recycling Programs Search
• Technical Assistance Available to Local Governments to Boost Recycling Rates
• Reduce Waste, Encourage Recycling, Pay-As-You-Throw

• 2005 Recycling Results and Economic Value (PDF)
• 2003 PA Waste Generation and Recycling Data (PDF)
• 2002 Waste Generation and Recycling Figures, by county (PDF)
• 2001 Recycling Rates
• 1998 Municipal Waste Generation and Recycling Rates, by County
  
• Building Financially Sustainable Recycling Programs (PDF)
• PA Recycled Material Composition Study (PDF)
• Statewide Municipal Waste Composition Study

Act 101 (summary) Act 101, the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Word) 2002 Amendments to Act 101 Recycling Plan Recycling Works in Pennsylvania: The Economic Benefits PDF "Recycling in Pennsylvania, 1995-2002" fact sheet, PDF Proper Management of Recyclable Materials (PDF) Waste Reduction in the Home Variable-Rate Trash Collection Newsprint as Animal Bedding Automotive Battery Recycling

Recycling Works

Composting

• Compost - It's Mulch Better
• Make Compost Tea
• Organics Recycling Task Force report
• Use of compost in erosion and sedimentation control
• Compost Brochures (Adobe PDF files):
  • Worm Your Way into Composting
  • Guide to Home Composting
  • Guide to Municipal Yard Waste Composting
    
• Compost Education Program
• Types of Compost Bins
• See bins at a compost demonstration site
• Backyard compost programs
• Build Your Own Compost Screen
• PowerPoint Presentation (~1 MB) on screening compost and managing a three-bin system.
  
• Worm Your Way into Composting (learn step-by-step how to make your own worm bin)
• Worm Your Way into Composting (worm bin fact sheet - Adobe PDF file)
• Get a fifth grade view on the benefits of worm bins.
  
• Grasscycling - (It's OK to "Let It Lay")
• Fact Sheets:
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • How to Make Compost
  • Yard Waste and Composting

Used Oil Recovery

• Pennsylvania Used Oil Collection Sites (Search of Automotive Recyclables - Motor Oil).

Commercial Recycling

• Commercial Recycling Tip Sheets
• Conducting a Waste Audit
• Developing a Recycling Program for Commercial Establishments

Market Development

• Market Development Homepage
• Recycling Markets Search
• Unique Recyclables Facility List
• Material Recovery Facilities in PA

Education

• Compost Education Program
• Recycling in Schools
• School Recycling (K-12)
• Developing a School Waste Reduction and Recycling Program
  

Current Topics

• U.S. Recycling Economic Information Study

Events

For More Information…

• DEP Regional Recycling Coordinator List
• Recycling Coordinators' Corner
• County Recycling Coordinators List
• If you need to know where you can recycle in Pennsylvania, call the toll-free Recycling Hotline, 1-800-346-4242.
• If you have any comments or questions about recycling or our web site, e-mail us at: RecyclePA@state.pa.us

Recycling Links Topics include Source Reduction, Recyclable Materials, Composting, Commercial Recycling, County Sites, and Litter Prevention.

Litter Prevention

Grants/Loans

• Updated Act 101 Section 902 Recycling Grant Application Guidelines Regarding Proper Management of Recyclables, Including Leaf Waste
• $$ Recycling Grants

Buy Recycled

• Buy Recycled - Just ask for it!
• How You Can Help Close the Recycling Loop - Buy Recycled
• Pennsylvania Recycled Product Manufacturers
• Greenworks presentation of "Buy Recycled" (RealVideo)

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