Tools & Resources

Members of EPA's America Recycles Network created an infographic that conveys how many jobs are created from recycling. Organizations can share this document, which also highlights the jobs supported by each recycled commodity.

Dish Truck is a woman veteran owned pollution prevention effort, based in the Finger Lakes region of New York, whereby clean durable dishes are provided to event coordinators, small-scale food enterprises and the general public to use in place of disposable dishware. Solid waste displacement through the use of durable dishware at Ithaca area events provides an immense opportunity to reduce source point pollution, and address local and statewide environmental, economic and environmental justice concerns. By simply replacing disposables with re-usable dishes, we bring the responsibility for our by-products back into the community.

The Cincinnati Recycling and Reuse Hub (also known as "CRRH" or "The Hub") is a nonprofit organization providing a "one-stop" drop-off location for almost all items that can be recycled or reused, but that can't go into traditional recycling bins. The Hub also picks up materials from businesses and municipalities (for a fee) and from other nonprofit organizations, including schools (for free). Many materials for reuse are donated to over 24 other non-profits, and all materials for recycling are sent to certified recyclers.

Members of EPA's America Recycles Network created an infographic that conveys the flow of recyclables from manufacturing to sorting and processing. Organizations can share this document, which also highlights how many jobs are created by recycling.

This article explains the importance of recycling textiles, how to recycle textiles, and awareness on this topic is essential since the industry is continuing to grow.

The Roadmap to WRAP is a step-by-step guide to help implement plastic bag, wrap, and film recycling in your community. The guide features real-world examples from communities across the U.S., strategies and best practices, and tools to learn how the Wrap Recycling Action Program (WRAP) helps localities handle plastic film responsibly, leading to higher adoption rates, happier partnerships, and cleaner communities.

Professor Marco Castaldi of the Earth Engineering Center at The City College of New York provides answers to frequently asked questions and addresses concerns regarding advanced plastic recycling technologies.

Plastics Recycling Terms & Tools is a free resource that helps community recycling programs more effectively educate their residents about which plastics to recycle. Our Outreach Builder tool lets you choose common plastics recycling terms that best fit your program, then download free images for your outreach materials or build a custom flyer that shows what can and can't be recycled in your community. Terms & Tools also contains a glossary of common plastic commodity terms for the whole recycling value chain. Allows community recycling coordinators to create educational materials about the types of plastics recycled in their community. Terms & Tools Use these terms and watch your plastics recycling quantity and quality grow.

The Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA) promotes and defends the environmentally sound recycling of the more than 583 million tons of recoverable construction and demolition (C&D) materials that are generated in the United States annually. These materials include aggregates such as concrete, asphalt, asphalt shingles, gypsum wallboard, wood and metals.