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	North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance URL: http://www.p2pays.org/ ODP description: Information and education resources on recycling, environmental management systems, and pollution prevention Page title: Pollution Prevention (P2) Pays - N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance Page description: DPPEA provides free, confidential, non-regulatory pollution prevention and waste reduction information (over 16,000 full text technical documents/articles on-line and 6,000 off-line). It deals with pollution prevention, waste reduction, ISO 14001, Environmental Management Systems, Pay-as-You-Throw in the Carolinas, NC Recycling Business Assistance Center, Multi-State Working Group (MSWG) for Environmental Management Systems, NC WasteWise, N...
	LampRecycle.org URL: http://www.nema.org/lamprecycle/ ODP description: A resource for any light bulb ("lamp") user seeking details on recycling spent mercury-containing lamps. Page title: LampRecycle.org - Recycling Spent Light Bulbs
	Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center URL: http://www.pprc.org/ ODP description: Extensive source of information on pollution prevention technologies and implementation, for industry, commerce, and households. Includes many relevant internet links. Page title: PPRC \| Solutions for Environmental and Economic Vitality
	New Ideas in Pollution Regulation URL: http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTPROGRAMS/EXTIE/NIPREXT/0,,menuPK:1909314~pagePK:64168176~piPK:64168140~theSitePK:1909289,00.html ODP description: The World Bank's Economics of Industrial Pollution Control Research Project. Find data sets, mission statement, core team profiles and publications. Page title: NIPR
	Green Truck URL: http://www.greentruck.com/ ODP description: Environmental, regulatory and compliance policies related to the trucking or truck repair industry. Page title: GreenTruck: Front Page Page description: Green Truck is provided by American Trucking Association. Find all your environmental regulatory and compliance policies here.
	Cleaner Production in China URL: http://www.chinacp.com/ ODP description: On implementation of cleaner production (pollution prevention) in China's industries. Case studies, information on policy, strategies and legislation, and general information and links on industrial ecology, life cycle assessment, ISO 14000, and related topics. [Chinese, English]
	Canadian Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse URL: http://www.ec.gc.ca/cppic/en/index.cfm ODP description: Environment Canada's pollution prevention (P2) website and database featuring general information, tools, legislation, success stories, and technology. Page title: CPPIC -
	EPA Office of Solid Waste URL: http://www.epa.gov/msw/ ODP description: Information about Municipal Solid Waste (MSW); more commonly known as trash or garbage. Page title: Municipal Solid Waste Page description: Across the country, many communities, businesses, and individuals have found creative ways to reduce and better manage MSW through a coordinated mix of practices that includes source reduction, recycling (including composting), and disposal. The most environmentally sound management of MSW is achieved when these approaches are implemented according to EPA's preferred order: source reduction first, recycling and composting second, and dispos...
	Indicators of Pollution Management URL: http://www.environmental-center.com/articles/article84/article84.htm ODP description: Article from World Bank's Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook. Page title: Pollution Management: Indicators of Pollution Management
	Buy Recycled: EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines URL: http://www.epa.gov/cpg/ ODP description: Recycled content guidelines and other information for U.S. federal government procurement. Includes directories of manufacturers of a wide range recycled products for industrial, commercial, and household use. Page title: Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) \| Wastes \| US EPA Page description: Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) program promotes the use of materials recovered from solid waste to ensure the use of recycled materials in the manufacture of new products.
	LitterButt.com URL: http://www.LitterButt.com ODP description: Help stop LitterButts by reporting license plates of violators. Page title: LitterButt.com - Cigarette Litter - The World Is Not Your Ashtray Page description: LitterButt.com enables everyone to get involved in eliminating cigarette butt litter through lobbying their politicians to making a statement with a car bumper sticker -- and venting in online message forums.
	EDF's Pollution Prevention Alliance URL: http://www.environmentaldefense.org/issue.cfm?subnav=16 ODP description: Promotes pollution prevention and sustainable communities in the Great Lakes region. Site has information resources on P2. Page title: Pollution Prevention - Environmental Defense
	Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Technology Center (RACTC) URL: http://www.rubberizedasphalt.org/ ODP description: A cooperative effort by California governments to promote the use of crumb rubber from scrap tires in roadway rehabilitation. Information on rubberized asphalt concrete technology. Page title: Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Page description: Information about rubberized asphalt concrete. This information is being moved to the California Integrated Waste Management Board web site from rubberizedasphalt.org. It is currently under review.
	Local Government Central URL: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/lgcentral/ ODP description: Information and tools to help local governments reduce, reuse, recycle and decrease the amount of solid waste going to landfills. Includes waste stream analysis tools. From State of California Integrated Waste Management Board. Page description: California jurisdictions, bookmark this site! It's your gateway to assistance with all aspects of integrated waste management. The links connect you to information on achieving the goals of the Integrated Waste Management Act, from analyzing your waste stream and planning your approach, to implementing the programs that will help you reach and maintain the goal, to tracking and reporting your disposal and diversion rates.
	King County Solid Waste Division - Waste Prevention Activities URL: http://www.metrokc.gov/dnrp/swd/business/prevention_activities.asp ODP description: Information about workplace and property management recycling and waste prevention activities. Page title: Waste Prevention Activities - Business Services - King County Solid Waste Division
	EPA's Pollution Prevention Home Page (OPPT) URL: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/p2home/ ODP description: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Pollution Prevention Program. The Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. At EPA, pollution prevention means source reduction. Page title: Pollution Prevention \| US EPA Page description: The Pollution Prevention (P2) web site provides general information about P2 practices, the various source reduction programs and initiatives administered by EPA and other organizations, and provides contacts for further information. The annual Pollution Prevention grant programs are also highlighted through this site.
	Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center URL: http://p2ric.org ODP description: Pollution prevention (P2) information for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and other areas. Includes news, on-line information searches, librarian services, event calendar, service provider and consultant directories, program and project updates, mailing lists, and links. Page title: Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center Home Page Page description: The Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center provides a gateway to the pollution prevention and waste management resources of EPA Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska) including environmental publications and technical assistance programs.
	EPA's Extended Product Responsibility (EPR) Site URL: http://www.epa.gov/epr ODP description: This site provides information on the EPR concept, what initiatives are underway in the U.S. and internationally, and a wealth of related resources such as public-private alliances, academic research, publications, and involved organizations. Page title: Environmental Protection Agency - Product Stewardship Home
	Earth 911 URL: http://www.earth911.org ODP description: Guide to local resources including recycling centers, how to recycle, pollution prevention and how help protect the environment. Page title: Earth 911: recycling centers, water pollution and conservation, Earth Day
	Waste Management Trends and Comments URL: http://commodities.wm.com/wmx/Trends.nsf/Trends/?OpenView ODP description: Online newsletter published by Waste Management Materials Marketing. Provides a survey of U.S. market conditions and prices for fiber and non-fiber municipal recyclables. Page title: WM Recycle America