Denver Waste

For those of you that are into the numbers, here is an excel spreadsheet to help you with the trash audit. Remember, no cheating. Fill out the before sheet before you take any waste actions. This will also give you the best before and after numbers.

Green Step Resources

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

US EPA Region 8

State Resources

National Resources

Earth 911 - 'Making Every Day Earth Day'

www.earth911.org/master.asp, 1-800-CLEANUP, 1-877-EARTH911

US EPA Waste Pages - www.epa.gov/wastewise

Grassroots Recycling Network - www.grrn.org, (706) 613-7121

Order "A Collection of Solid Waste Resources" from the US EPA - www.epa.gov/osw/cdoswpub.htm

US EPA Resource Conservation Challenge - www.epa.gov/RCC/resource.htm

Solid Waste State Resource Locator - www.envcap.org/statetools/sw/index.html

Zero Waste America - www.zerowasteamerica.org

green step 2 - Reduce: Use Less

Green Step Resources

Cloth Bags Distributors

Blue Lotus purchase cloth bags and other sustainable items

The Cloth Bag Company manufacture reusable cloth tote bags from EcospunÂ® (100% post-consumer, recycled plastic soda bottles) or unbleached, 100% cotton canvas. All of our bags are made in the USA and can be printed with your company logo.

ECOBags maufactured fair-trade and fair-labor, the bags are made with untreated, unbleached natural cotton.

Durable Mug or Water Bottle

SIGG-durable aluminum bottles, with non-leaching liners: http://www.sigg.ch/default.htm

Gaiam-Non-Leaching Polycarbonate Bottles 2.2 liter or 3 gallon: http://www.gaiam.com/retail/product/14-0293_MSTR

or go to the reusablebags.com link: http://www.reusablebags.com/store/reusable-bottles-c-19.html to find reusable bottles in one handy web-location

Rechargeable Battery Information

Definition -- Rechargeable batteries are commonly found in cordless power tools, cellular and cordless phones, laptop computers, camcorders, digital cameras, and remote control toys. They often have the following battery chemistries: Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and Small Sealed Lead(Pb).

GreenBatteries.com -- has a lot of information and products that help you make an environmentally friendly rechargeable battery purchase from nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) to lithium-ion (LI-ion) batteries to battery chargers.

Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation -- The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) is a non-profit, public service organization created to
promote the recycling of portable rechargeable batteries. This website can help you recycle your portable rechargeable batteries in stores near you.

Local Resources

Goodwill Industries accepts gently used clothing, furniture and household items at local donation centers and offers limited pick-up service.

Salvation Army accepts donations of usable clothing, furniture and household items.

State Resources

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National and International Resources

City of Palo Alto Recycling and Solid Waste Programs On November 15, 2004, the Palo Alto City Council directed City staff to prepare a Zero Waste Plan for the Palo Alto community. The goal of Zero Waste is to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills by 90% or more.

National Waste Prevention Coalition King County, Seattle national website on waste prevention: waste prevention is a simple concept: If you create less waste, you consume fewer resources and you don't have to spend as much money to recycle or dispose of it

U.S. EPA's Waste Prevention Website -- Waste prevention pays. Waste that is not created does not have to be managed later. That's why waste prevention (reducing and reusing) is the ideal solid waste solution.

U.S. EPA's WasteWise Website Preserving resources, preventing waste: Waste prevention pays. Waste that is not created does not have to be managed later. That's why waste prevention (reducing and reusing) is the ideal solid waste solution.

Electronics: A new opportunity for waste prevention, reuse and recycling (Publication by the US EPA)

Southwest Network for Zero Waste provides tools and resources to help you identify money saving options to reduce pollution

Zero Waste International Alliance Working towards a world without waste

European Commission on Waste Prevention find out what Europe is doing to prevent waste

Zero Waste South Australia The Zero Waste SA website provides information to encourage and support business, government and the community in our journey to a zero waste society.

Office of the Federal Environmental Executive on Waste Prevention promoting sustainable environmental stewardship throughout the federal government

Community Waste Prevention Toolkit -- Inform, Inc, is an environmental non-profit committed to finding effective strategies for the environment

Ecocycle, Inc. Eco-Cycle is one of the largest non-profit recyclers in the USA and has an international reputation as a pioneer and innovator in resource conservation.

Grassroots Recycling Network ZeroWaste Page Zero Waste is a design principle for the 21st Century that seeks to redesign the way resources and materials flow through society.

Zero Waste Alliance a non-profit partnership of universities, government, business and other organizations working to develop, promote and apply Zero Waste strategies.

Zero Waste America a Internet-based environmental research organization specializing in the field of Zero Waste. It provides (through their website, primarily), information on associated legislative, legal, technical, environmental, health, and consumer issues.

Waste Prevention World Information from the California Integrated Waste Management Board about waste prevention --also known as source reduction.

Zero Waste California website full of information about reducing waste. Zero Waste is based on the concept that wasting resources is inefficient and that efficient use of our natural resources is what we should work to achieve

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green step 3 - Reduce: Focus on Packaging

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EcoMall: Babies Find cloth diapers, accessories, clothes and stuff for mom

Green Mountain Diapers Cloth diapers found on this site

GreenPeople this site gives you information about national places to find organic cloth, clothing, diapers, etc.

Recycled Office Products 5,800 Recycled Office Supplies, Printing, Furniture and Toners. 25,000 Office Products Delivered Free Next Day.

Recycled Products Recycled Products, Pollution Prevention, Environmentally Preferable Promotional Marketing, and Soy Ink Printing on Recycled Paper

Preserve by Recycline Recycled and Recyclable Toothbrushes, Razors and Tongue Cleaners, Dentist-Engineered and Environment Friendly

The Crystal Deodorant

RecycledProducts.com Weisenbach
Recycled Products, Pollution Prevention, Environmentally Preferable Promotional Marketing, and Soy Ink Printing on Recycled Paper

Eco-Tips
Avoid Throwaway Products: Avoid single- or limited-use items such as plastic razors, throwaway cleansing pads and cigarette lighters, non-refillable pens and foil baking pans. Reduce or eliminate your use of disposable plastic diapers, which account for a startling two percent of total U.S. landfill volume. - Environmental Defense

Enviroshopping: Shopping with concern for the environment (Clemson Extension 1986 PDF)

Precycle Enviroshopping for Teens Florida Extension Services (PDF)

Enviroshopping Buy Smarter University of Florida Extension Services (PDF)

green step 4 - Reduce: Shrink Your Junk Mail

Little tree asks Big tree: "What will I be when I grow up?" Big tree responds: "Junk Mail!"

Green step resources

Stop Junk Mail.org: Website from the Junk Mail Reduction Campaign, A partnership of 110
Bay Area cities & counties

Greendimes.org

41pounds.org

Shrink Your Junk Mail page from the Green Action Guide (download PDF)

Direct Marketing Association Mail Preference Service (Get off mailing lists)

Direct Marketing Association Telephone Preference Service (Get off telephone lists)

Direct Marketing Association E-mail Preference Service (Get off commercial E-mail lists)

Report unsolicited faxes to the Federal Communications Commission

Direct Marketing Association Deceased Do Not Contact List

Direct Marketing Association Consumer Assistance Webpage

Three ways your name gets on mailing lists (Experian webpage)

Federal Trade Commission's Do-Not-Call Registry

Credit Reporting Agencies Opt Out Number: 800-5OPTOUT

Other Stop Junk Mail Kits and Resources

Residential Junk Mail Kit -- info on reducing junk mail, spam, and telemarketing calls, a program of San Mateo County

Stop Junk - offers printed kit and eBook kit for a fee

Reducing Certain Junk Mail -- great fact sheet on additional ways to reduce junk mail

Junk Mail Stopper -- webpage with advice to stop junk mail, telemarketers, & spam

Do It Yourself advice

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National and International Resources

U.S. Postal Service If you have questions or complaints about mail fraud, theft, tampering, or obscene or pornographic mail, contact the Postal Inspector. To find the nearest office, call the U.S. Postal Service at (800) 275-8777. Its Form 1500 enables you to notify sexually-explicit mailers to cease mailing you. Many consumers have used this form to notify other marketers when they repeatedly ignore their requests to be removed from their mailing lists (available at the Post Office or online)

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green step 5 - Reduce: Green Your Celebrations

Green step resources

Greener Tableware:

EarthShell- Find foam laminate plates, cups, bowls and clamshells, among others.

Local Resources

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State Resources

Denver Christmas tree collection

National and International Resources

EarthShell Corporation

EcoExpress Gifts

Low-waste gifts   Holiday Waste reduction-lots of ideas

Green Hotels

Waste Prevention World -- Information from the California Integrated Waste Management Board about waste prevention --also known as source reduction.

US EPA's page on Green Meetings

Center for a New American Dream

EcoSpeakers: is the Speakers Bureau of EcoIQ. EcoIQ works to expand the audience for the valuable ideas and good work of speakers, authors, journalists, researchers, photographers, videographers, documentary producers, publishers, web site sponsors, and event planners who focus on the transition to a more sustainable future. EcoIQ operates EcoSpeakers.com to promote speakers for conferences, meetings, training programs, and community, business, and university speaker series.

Blue Green Meetings: Find information on making your meetings and events environmentally responsible.

Holiday Waste Reduction California Integrated Waste Management Board has lots of ideas for a less wasteful holiday season.

green step 6 - Reuse: Products

Green step resources

CD/DVD Repair:

AuralTech CD Refinishing

Digital Innovations find products here that will prolong the life of your CD's and discs

Buy Used or Second Hand:

Freecycle Network is a way for people to give and get stuff for free. This is done with an e-mail group for each city where people post items for give away.

Click here for yellowpages list of local consignment stores

Overstock.com

Green Building:

Built It Green

Sustainable Building Sourcebook

Eco Design Resources

Building Green

Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility-sells a resource guide to more sustainable building materials. They also have a very good e-mail list for this kind of information see List serve for ADPSR

Recycler's Exchange

Secondhand information on the web

Visit Ecomall for salvaged, recycled, non-toxic or sustainable

Local Resources

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National and International Resources

Iris Communications, Inc. Green Building

U.S. Green Building Council

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green step 7 - Home Compost

Green step resources

Home Composting Information:

Colorado Institutional Food Waste Composting Guide

Colorado State Cooperative Extension Composting Guide for Colorado

Complete Colorado composting guide

Online Composting Center

Master Composter--Get all the info you need straight from masters including sheet, trench and worm composting, surveys on leaf thiefing, coffee grounds use and more.

The Compost Resource Page

RotWeb!

Backyard Magic: The Composting Handbook (online)This is a great on-line guide to back yard composting including worm composting and composting indoors.

The Digital Composter

Composting in Schools

Buy a Regular Compost Bin:

Compost Bin

Composters.com

The Earth Machine

The Green Culture

Real Goods Company

Build Your Own Compost Bin:

Build your own composer!

Make-Stuff.com

Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection

Resource Recovery Fund Board

Worm Composting Suppliers:

Happy D Ranch (Visalia, CA) -- (888) 989-1558
Composters.com (Laguna, CA) -- (800) 233-8438
WormWoman.com (Kalamazoo, MI) -- (616) 327-0108 Books, tapes, videos articles and more. You can find it here.
Wormman’s Worm Farm (Monroe Twp, NJ) -- (732) 656-0369
Kazarie Worm Farm (Trenton, FL) -- (352) 463-7823
National List of Worm Growers (worm farms organized by state)

City Farmer

Local Resources

Composting

State Resources

Colorado State University Extension Services Fact Sheet

National and International Resources

Organic Materials Management Home Gardening This site has just about everything from home composting to worm composting to a landscaper's guide to green waste. Plus a great links page to many other resources.

The Composting Handbook This is a great on-line guide to back yard composting including worm composting and composting indoors

Troubleshooting with Compost

What can be Composted

Can I Compost It?

Problematic Material

green step 8 - Recycle!

Green Step resources

Denver Recycles: Info and links to recycling services for Denver city and county residents as well as a comprehensive and very useful

Tri-R Info about the area’s most extensive recycling service, with two area drop sites.

newspaper bin List of junk mail and newspaper bin sites by city area

Earth's 911 One web site for all recycling resources. It is the mission of Earth 911 to empower the public with community-specific resources to improve their quality of life.

National Recycling Coalition (202) 347-0450

U.S. EPA

Grassroots Recycling Network Our mission is to eliminate the waste of natural and human resources -- to achieve Zero Waste. We utilize classic activist strategies to achieve corporate accountability for waste and public policies to eliminate waste, and to build sustainable communities.

Recycle less common items

Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation

Electronics: A New Opportunity for Waste Prevention, Reuse, and Recycle by the EPA

Local Resources

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State Resources

Colorado Association for Recycling- Info and resources for promoting the conservation of natural resources through recycling.

Colorado recycles

National and International Resources

California Integrated Waste Management A comprehensive site with information from Composting to electronic waste to used and re-refined oil and more.

California Materials Exchange CalMAX ... a free service designed to help businesses find markets for non-hazardous materials they have traditionally discarded. CalMAX helps businesses, industries, and institutions save resources and money.

Californians Against Waste A nonprofit grassroots organization that lobbies exclusively in support of a recycling economy. Advocating policy initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels.

Find an oil recycling location near you

Styrofoam recycling

Resources and information regarding conservation of natural resources

Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC)-a non-profit organization that recycles rechargeable batteries

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green step 9 - Use Purchasing Power for Good

Green Step Resources

Green Earth Office Supply Recycled paper products and green products for the office and more. Located in Los Gatos and on-line catalog.
The Real Earth Recycled and tree free paper products as well as a full range of earth friendly products including janitorial and cleaning items.

The Recycled Products Purchasing Cooperative

New Leaf Paper  A national resource for recycled paper.

Treecycle Recycled paper products as well as environmentally friendly cleaning products.

Vision Paper Kenaf paper products.

Crane Paper Company

Dolphin Blue Environmentally Responsible Office Supplies including kenaf paper.

GreenLine Paper Company

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green step 10 - Shop for Low Impact

Green action step resources

Debra Lynn Dadd

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green step 11 - Home Office, School, and Work

Green STep Resources

Material exchange program

Another Material exchange program website

Habitat for Humanity-Colorado Chapter

Rocky Mountain Recycle

PEP National Directory of Computer Recycling Programs

ElectronicsRecycling

Computers for Learning

Computers for Schools Referbishing Program

Technology Training Foundation of America

Sources & Guidelines for Donated Computers

Local Resources

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National and International Resources

Computer Recycling and Reuse Directory This directory compiled by the Silicon Valley Environmental Partnership can be sorted by name, city, zip code or category.

This site also has a link to Silicon Valley Toxic Coalition's Clean Computer Campaign

Reuse and Recycling Electronic Products This web site lists lot of resources for reuse and recycling of electronic equipment.

Electronics Recycling You can find computer and electronics recyclers in your area just by entering your zip code.

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