Recycling Resources

Recycling is a positive way to impact your community and the world. Recycling and purchasing recycled material benefits the environment and recycling also creates jobs. Check out the links below, provided by federal, state, local and private sources for more information:

Recycling (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/recycle.htm
---Recycling old computers
---Create your own compost pile
---Consumer tips
---Consejos para Consumidores
---Municipal Solid Waste in the United States
---Recycling Publications
---Buy Recycled
---Common Wastes and Materials
---Recycling Market Development

Get Caught Recycling!
http://www.getcaughtrecycling.org/
(The Kansas Department of Health and Environment)

Kansas Green Teams
http://www.kansasgreenteams.org/
(The Green Team program was created as a way for you to make a difference by incorporating environmentally responsible practices into your daily routine at work and at school.)

Kansas Don't Spoil it!
http://www.kansasdontspoilit.com/
(Sponsored by the Kansas Bureau of Waste Management. Kansas is a clean state, and we want to keep it that way. We began the KDSI campaign, an awareness and education program, to encourage Kansans to reduce, reuse and recycle waste and keep their state in a beautiful condition. We aim to keep the Kansas environment top-of-mind so that every Kansan will do what's needed to "keep it clean" to minimize the amount of waste entering the environment.)

Kansas Recycles
http://kansasrecycles.org/

Why recycle?
http://www.co.shawnee.ks.us/recycling/whyrecycle.shtm
(Shawnee County Recycling, Kansas)

Find a Kansas Recycling Program
http://kansasrecycles.org/find-a-recycling-program
(Provided by the Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment)

Kansas Organization of Recyclers
http://www.kskor.org/
(The Kansas Organization of Recyclers is a non-profit, membership based network of representatives from government, industry, non-profit and public entities and individuals that support environmental stewardship through waste reduction, composting, reuse, recycling, and
sustainable efforts in Kansas.)

Find a recycling center near you
http://earth911.org/
(Type in your zip code and see what's nearby you)

SOME PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION

Glass Recycling: Just How Clear Is It? (1995)
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/solw2/ep24.pdf
Green Confusion (1995)
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/solw2/ep18.pdf
Leaf Recycling (1995)
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/solw2/ep12.pdf
Recycling Grass Clippings (2001)
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf2110.pdf
Resources for Recycling (1991)
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/agec2/samplers/c724.asp
Tips for Home and Yard (1998)
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf2132.pdf
Using Wood Chips for Mulch (2006)
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf2133.pdf