Links
European Istitutions and agencies
European organizations and federations
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FEAD - European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services
FEAD is the European organization which represents the EU's waste management industry. FEAD's members are national associations of waste management and environmental services, whose members are private and/or public waste management companieshttp://www.fead.be
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EEB - European Environmental Bureau: Waste Topic
Waste Section of the EEB (European Environmental Bureau) Web Sitehttp://www.eeb.org/activities/waste/
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ACRR - Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling
ACRR is an International Network of Cities and Regions for the exchange of information and experiences on the prevention at source, recycling and recovery of municipal solid wastehttp://www.acrr.org/
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EVGE - European Association of Societies for Certification to specialised waste management
EVGE was founded on October 29, 2004 in Cologne. The founding members from Germany engaged in waste handling business are represented by organizations such as: bvse-ESG, EdDE, EGRW, ESA, ESG Nord and ESN. As for Austria, the foundation memorandum has been signed by V.EFB, Vienna; the Czech Republic is represented by SUCO, Prague, and Slovakia by ZOPNO, Bratislava. Other national agencies are currently in founding process and have already expressed their interest in becoming the members.http://envira.sk/evge_new
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IMPEL - European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law
IMPEL is an informal Network of the environmental authorities of the Member States, acceding and candidate countries of the European Union and Norway. The network is commonly known as the IMPEL Network. The European Commission is also a member of IMPEL and shares the chairmanship of meetings.http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/impel
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ASSURE Association for the sustainable use and recovery of resources in Europe
ASSURRE provides a unique platform, established in 2000, which brings together leading representatives from the raw material, consumer and industrial goods, local government and waste management sectors, as these key economic actors have a shared interest in Sustainable Resource Management.http://www.assurre.org
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ERRA - European Recovery and Recycling Association
The European Recovery and Recycling Association (ERRA), established in 1989 by eighteen companies involved in the packaging industry, is a non-profit making organisation. Its purpose is to establish a better understanding, and hence a more efficient management, of household solid waste.http://www.erra.be
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EUROWASTE
Website of WMP-CEE Project: "Waste Management Policies in Central and Eastern European countries"http://www.eurowaste.org/
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PRO Europe - Packaging Recovery Organisation Europe
This web site contains information about commercial, industrial and all other organizations that are affected by the EU Directive on Packaging Waste and by respective national regulationshttp://www.pro-e.org
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EUROPEN
The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN) is an industry and trade organization open to any company with an economic interest in packaging and packaged productshttp://www.europen.be/
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IMPEL - European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law
is an informal Network of the environmental authorities of the Member States, acceding and candidate countries of the European Union and Norway. The network is commonly known as the IMPEL Network. The European Commission is also a member of IMPEL and shares the chairmanship of meetings.http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/impel/
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REC - Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is a non-partisan, non-advocacy, not-for-profit international organisation with a mission to assist in solving environmental problems in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).http://www.rec.org/
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European Quality Association for Recycling e.V. (EQAR)
The European Quality Association for Recycling is the European federation of quality-supervised recycling building materials from the European Union member countries.http://www.euqar.com/
World institutions and organizations
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ISWA International Solid Waste Association
ISWA- International Solid Waste Association is an international, independent and non-profit making association working in the public interest to promote and develop sustainable waste management worldwide. ISWA is open to individuals and organisations from the scientific community, public institutions, public and private companies, consultants and manufacturers from all over the world working in the field of and interested in waste management. ISWA has around 1.100 members from more than 70 countries around the worldhttp://www.iswa.org
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BIR Bureau of International Recycling
BIR is an international trade federation representing the worlds recycling industry, covering in particular ferrous and non-ferrous metals, paper and textiles. Plastics, rubber and tyres are also studied and traded by some BIR membershttp://www.bir.org
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OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Waste Topic
Waste Section of the OECD web sitehttp://www.oecd.org/topic/0,2686,en_2649_34395_1_1_1_1_37465,00.html
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United Nations Environment Programme - Secretariat of the Basel Convention
The Convention was adopted on 22 March 1989 by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries which was convened at Basel from 20 to 22 March 1989. This introductory text to the Basel Convention contains general information about the origins of the Convention, its goals as well as milestones in the Convention's historyhttp://www.basel.int
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WBCSD - World Business Council for Sustainable Development
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development is a coalition of 170 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development via the three pillars of economic growth, ecological balance and social progress.http://www.wbcsd.ch
International Organizations
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IWWG - International Waste Working Group
The IWWG is a non-profit organisation, founded by the several group of waste professionals from the academic and private sectors. The aim of the IWWG is to provide an intellectual forum to encourage and support economic and ecological (integrated and sustainable) waste management world-wide and to promote scientific advancement in the field.http://www.iwwg.nu
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CIWM - Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
The CIWM, is the professional body which represents over 6,000 waste management professionals - predominantly in the UK but also overseas. The CIWM sets the professional standards for individuals working in the waste management industry and has various grades of membership determined by education, qualification and experience.http://www.ciwm.co.uk
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ISRI - Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) is the American trade association of the scrap processing and recycling industry. It represents 1,300 companies that process, broker, and industrially consume scrap commodities, including metals, paper, plastics, glass, rubber, and textiles...http://www.isri.org
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EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Waste Topic
Waste section of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency web sitehttp://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/wastes.html
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EPA Office of Solid Waste
The Office of Solid Waste (OSW) regulates Households and Industrial waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/index.htm
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EPA Industrial Waste Management
EPA, in partnership with state and tribal representatives, and a focus group of industry and public interest stakeholders developed a set of recommendations and tools to assist facility managers, state and tribal regulators, and the interested public in better addressing the management of land-disposed, nonhazardous industrial wastes. http://www.epa.gov/industrialwaste
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Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
For over 40 years, the Solid Waste Association of North America has been the leading professional association in the solid waste field. Our association serves over 7,200 members throughout North America, and thousands more with conferences, certifications, publications, and technical training courseshttp://www.swana.org
National Recycling Organizations
Other on-line Wastexchange
Battery recycling
Plastics recycling
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EuPR - European Plastics Recyclers
EuPR represents National Associations and Individual Member Companies covering 80% of the European market.http://www.plasticsrecyclers.eu
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PlasticsEurope
PlasticsEurope represents the plastics manufacturers in Europe. The association has more than 60 member companies, producing over 90% of polymers across Europe's 25 member states plus Norway, Switzerland and Turkey.http://www.plasticseurope.org
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EUROMAP
EUROMAP is the European committee of the national associations of machinery manufacturers for the plastics and rubber industries in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom.http://www.epro-plasticsrecycling.org
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EPRO - European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organisations
EPRO is an association of the national organisations charged with organising and promoting recycling and recovery of plastics throughout Europe. Each EPRO member is working to meet and exceed requirements set by EU and national packaging directiveshttp://www.euromap.org/
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BIR - Bureau of International Recycling: Plastic Section
BIR Plastic recycling sectionhttp://www.bir.org/aboutrecycling/plastics.asp
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APME - Association of Plastics Manufacturers (PlasticsEurope)
PlasticsEurope is the newly formed plastics manufacturers association which merges European (APME) and national plastics industy bodies into one single networked organisation. It will operate from six decentralised offices: one in Brussels and five regional centres located in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UKhttp://www.apme.org
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APC - American Plastics Council
Since 1990, APC has maintained a database of buyers and sellers of recycled plastics in the United States and Canada. This database is a cooperative effort of APC in the U.S. and the Environment and Plastics Industry Council (EPIC) in Canada and contains more than 1650 recycling companies in the post industrial and post-consumer plastics industry in North Americahttp://www.plasticsresource.com
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Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers
The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers is the national trade association representing companies who acquire, reprocess and sell the output of more than 90 percent of the post-consumer plastic processing capacity in North America http://www.plasticsrecycling.org/
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Recoup
Recoup is the UK’s leading authority on plastics waste management, providing expertise and guidance to a wide range of clients across the plastics supply, use and disposal chain. http://www.recoup.org/
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Petcore, PET containers recycling Europe
Petcore, PET containers recycling Europe, is a non-profit European association fostering the use and development of PET containers and facilitating both PET recycling and the development of recycled end material http://www.petcore.org
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EPS Recycling International
Information about eps and its recyclinghttp://www.epsrecycling.org
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British Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Recycling Information Service
The EPS Packaging Group works to promote expanded polystyrene as a premium packaging material that offers outstanding protection and insulation and to increase its recyclinghttp://www.eps.co.uk
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EuPC – European Plastics Converters
Created in 1989 at the initiative of six national plastics processing associations, EuPC was formed after the dissolution of Eutraplast and AEC. EuPC was set up to influence the EU decision-making process of regulations affecting its industry. EuPC is committed to promote the most appropriate plastics waste management options according to the different social, geographical, environmental and economic circumstances: material (mechanical and feedstock) recycling.http://www.plasticsconverters.eu
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RecyTrade - EuPC Plastics Recycling Market
An international marketplace for the recycling of all plasticshttp://www.recytrade.com
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Plastic News
Plastics News, a weekly newspaper founded in Akron, Ohio, in 1989 by Crain Communications Inc., covers the business of the global plastics industry. It focuses on commercial, financial, legislative and market-related developments worldwide that affect North American plastic product manufacturers and their suppliers and customershttp://www.plasticsnews.com
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IBAW - International Biodegradable Polymers Association & Working Groups
IBAW is an international coalition of companies and institutions for promoting the innovation Biodegradable Polymers (BDP) and Bioplastics. The IBAW has the legal status of an organization, it pursues non-commercial goals. Membership is open to anyone who identifies with the aims of the IBAW and who recognizes its statutes http://www.ibaw.org
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APPRICOD (European Life project)
Started in November 2003, the APPRICOD project aims at "Assessing the Potential of Plastic Recycling in the Construction and Demolition Activities".http://www.appricod.org
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Plastics Graveyard
In the Plastics Graveyard web site you will find a database where you will be able to search: Companies that have changed names or ownership; Products that have changed names or ownership; Companies and products that no longer exist; How to Find a Replacement Gradehttp://www.ides.com/graveyard/
Wood recycling
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Wood Recyclers' Association
The WRA is a member of the Recycling Industries Alliance, an influential group of 8 recycling trade associations set up in 1998 to lobby Government and the Environment Agencies on a variety of major issues on behalf of member companieshttp://www.woodrecyclers.org
End-of-Life Vehicles recycling
WEEE - Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment
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EERA - European Electronics Recyclers Association
The European Electronics Recyclers Association - EERA is a non-profit organisation that promotes the interest of recycling companies who are treating waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in Europe. EERA aims for the harmonization of national and international regulations for WEEE recycling in order to obtain a free market for demand and supply of serviceshttp://www.eera-recyclers.com
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REPIC - The UK Recycling Electrical Producers Consortium
REPIC is a not-for-profit company established in January 2004 by leading companies in AMDEA, SEAMA and Intellect, three of the main trade associations in the electrical and electronics industry, to meet their producer obligations under the WEEE Directive.http://www.repic.co.uk/
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CECED - European Committe of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers
In 1958, CECED was founded on the initiative of the Western-European National Associations. Since 1997 it has established a permanent office in Brussels to better represent the industry vis-a-vis the European institutions. CECED promotes the industry's mission to increase the performance while reducing the environmental impact of the appliances.http://www.ceced.org
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European Union DG-Environment: WEEE Topic
Directives 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipmenthttp://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/waste/weee_index.htm
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ERP - European Recycling Platform
The European Recycling Platform was set up at the end of 2002 to respond to the introduction of the European Union's Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive.
The ERP's mission is to ensure a cost-effective implementation of the WEEE Directive, for the benefit of partecipating companies and their customers.http://www.erp-recycling.org/
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EEB - European Environmental Bureau: WEEE Topic
WEEE Section of the EEB (European Environmental Bureau) Web Sitehttp://www.eeb.org/activities/waste/WEEE/Index.htm
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WEEE Recycling Network
The Network is an information service for small businesses covering all aspects of the WEEE Directive. The aim is to deliver news, comment and information on the affects and opportunities that the directive will bring.http://www.weeenetwork.com/
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IAER - International Association of Electronic Recyclers
The International Association of Electronics Recyclers, Inc. (IAER) is the first and only trade association for the electronics recycling industry.
The IAER was formed to represent and serve the interests of the electronics recycling industry as a key element in the development of an effective and efficient infrastructure for managing the life cycle of electronics products... http://www.IAER.org
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National Recycling Coalition's Electronics Recycling Initiative
This project is made possible with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Postal Service. The goal of the NRC's Electronics Recycling Initiative is to promote the recovery, reuse and recycling of obsolete electronic equipment, and to encourage the design, manufacture and purchase of environmentally responsible electronic equipment. http://www.nrc-recycle.org
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ICER - Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling
ICER is a cross-industry association , involving material suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors, the waste management industry, recyclers and local authorities.
ICER acts as a source of knowledge and expertise on recycling Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).http://www.icer.org.uk/
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EPR2 - Electronic Product Recovery and Recycling Project
A project of the National Safety Council's Environmental Health Center of NW Cityhttp://www.nsc.org/ehc/epr2/baseline.htm
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Ireland Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government
Website on the Implementation of the EU Directives on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), and on the - Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS).http://www.environ.ie/DOEI/DOEIPol.nsf/wvNavView/Waste+Electrical+&+Electronic+Equipment?OpenDocument&Lan
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RAL Quality Assurance Association for the Demanufacture of Refrigeration Equipment Containing CFCs
The RAL Quality Assurance Association for the Demanufacture of Refrigeration Equipment Containing CFCs was created to guarantee quality in the fridge recycling process and to ensure compliance with existing environmental standards. http://www.ral-online.org
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Electronic Waste Guide
A Knowledge base for the sustainable recycling of e-waste.http://www.ewaste.ch
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WEEE Forum
The WEEE Forum is an open non-profit association of voluntary industry-driven collective WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) take-back systems, taking care of individual producers' responsibility in Europe.
It was founded in April 2002 by operational collective systems in Europe.http://www.weee-forum.org
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Demanufacture.eu
Demanufacture.eu is the UKs only site designed to data warehouse the demanufacturing information required by law (The WEEE Directive and the upcoming EUP Directive).http://www.demanufacture.eu/
Packaging waste recycling
Paper & Cardboard recycling
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ERPA - European Recovered Paper Association
Created in the early nineties under the name of WAPAC, ERPA aims at promoting the use and international trade of recovered paper for further production of recycled paper and cardboard. ERPA members are the national recovered paper federations of the different European Union countries.http://www.erpa.info
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ERPC - European Recovered Paper Council
The European Recovered Paper Council was set up after the launch of The European Declaration on Paper Recovery in November 2000 with the aim to monitor the progress made towards meeting the targets set out in the European Declaration. http://www.paperrecovery.org/
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CEPI - Confederation of European Paper Industries
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) is a non-profit-making organisation, representing 19 member countries (17 European Union Member States plus Norway and Switzerland) and through its member countries, some 900 pulp, paper and board-producing companies across Europe, from small and medium-sized enterprises to multinationalshttp://www.cepi.org/
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FEFCO - European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers
FEFCO was established in 1952 and represents the interests of the European Corrugated Board Manufacturers. With headquarters in Brussels, the Federation is an International Association governed by Belgian Lawhttp://www.fefco.org/
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EUGROPA
EUGROPA is a Confederation of 23 National Paper Merchants Associations
Through those 23 National Associations EUGROPA represents about 200 individual Paper Merchants with a total of 24.000 employees. The total sales volume is12 million tons of paper and board or a value of €12 billionhttp://www.eugropa.com/
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PaperOnWeb.Com
PaperOnWeb.Com is one of the most visited paper site on the web. More than 1500 sites of Paper Manufacturers, Pulp Manufacturers, Paper Chemicals, Machinery and Control System Manufacturers, Paper Converting, Consulting, Testing, Repair, Recruitment, Trading, Distribution, Education, Waste Management Service Providers are listed. http://www.paperonweb.com/
Ferrous Metals recycling
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EFR, the European Ferrous Recovery and Recycling Federation is located in Brussels, Belgium.
EFR members are national associations and federations in the EU Member States representing the interests of commercial firms that are primarily involved in the collection, trade, processing and recycling of ferrous scraphttp://www.bir.org/efr2
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EUROFER - European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries
Eurofer is the European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries; founded in 1976, its offices are located in Brussels. The objectives of Eurofer are the co-operation amongst the national federations and companies in all matters that contribute to the development of the European steel industry, and the representation of the common interests of its members vis-à-vis third parties, notably the European institutions and other international organisations http://www.eurofer.org/
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European Independent Steelworks Association
The European Independent Steel producers Association (EISA) was founded in Brussels at the beginning of 1981. E.I.S.A.represents mainly independent privately-owned steel enterprises which operate their own steelworks and process the steel into finished rolled productshttp://www.steelchange.com/assn/aa008151.html
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APEAL - Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging
APEAL is today a federation of four multinational producers of steel for packaging in Europe, representing some 92% of the total European production of steel for packaging http://www.apeal.org
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AISI - American Iron and Steel Institute
AISI serves as the voice of the North American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. AISI is comprised of 31 member companies, including integrated and electric furnace steelmakers, and 118 associate and affiliate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. AISI's member companies represent approximately 75 percent of both U.S. and North American steel capacity http://www.steel.org/
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SRI - Steel Recycling Institute
The Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) is a North American industry association that promotes and sustains the recycling of all steel products. The SRI educates the solid waste industry, government, business and ultimately the consumer about the benefits of steel's infinite recycling cycle http://www.recycle-steel.org
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IISI - International Iron & Steel Institute
The International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) aims to establish steel as a major foundation of a sustainable world. For the world steel industry this means valuing the interdependence of environmental, social and economic aspects in all decision making, with the aim of improving life for everyone, now, and for generations to come http://www.worldsteel.org/
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ISSB - Iron And Steel Statistics Bureau
ISSB offers a wide range of publications and custom reports covering UK, European and Global trade in steel and raw materials. The company maintains a comprehensive database of international trade in steel and steelmaking products.http://www.issb.co.uk
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BMRA - British Metals Recycling Association
The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) has been at the heart of the UK metals recycling since 1919
BMRA works to establish the most favorable operating environment for the recycling of metals by acting as a hub for the sector, providing key support services and a forum for generating consensus on strategic issues.http://www.recyclemetals.org/
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STEELchange.com
STEELchange.com is a world wide information trading site and was established to promote trade in the Iron & Steel Industry http://www.steelchange.com
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ScrapConnect.net
ScrapConnect is an evolving collaborative commerce portal providing the highest level of service to consumers and producers of iron and steel scrap: brokerage, processing, transportation, and scrap managementhttp://www.scrapconnect.net
Non Ferrous Metals recycling
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Eurometaux - European Association of Metals
Eurometaux constitutes the interface between the European non-ferrous metals industry and the European authorities and international or intergovernmental bodies. It is committed to establishing dialogue with the latter in order to ensure early consultation in all fields of policy and legislation that may affect industry and to asserting the sector's views and positions in this respect. http://www.eurometaux.org
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LME - London Metal Exchange
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is the world’s premier non-ferrous metals market, with highly liquid contracts. It is an innovative Exchange, whilst maintaining its traditional strengths in a modern business environment. http://www.lme.co.uk
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ALUMINUMchange.com
ALUMINUMchange.com is a electronic information exchange promoting trade in the worldwide aluminum industry.http://www.aluminumchange.com
Precious Metals recycling
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International precious metals institute
The International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) is the largest and most well known association focused on precious metals in the world. IPMI is an international association of producers, refiners, fabricators, scientists, users, financial institutions, merchants, private and public sector groups, and the general precious metals community formed to provide a forum for the exchange of information and technology.http://www.ipmi.org
Other metals recycling (ferrous & non ferrous) related web sites
Costruction & demolition waste recycling
Tyres & Rubber recycling
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ETRA - European Tyre Recycling Association -
ETRA is recognised by the United Nations and European Commission as the only European association devoted exclusively to tyre and rubber recycling.
ETRA membership reflects both the public and private sectors involved in the environmentally safe disposition of post-consumer tyres http://www.etra-eu.org
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ETRMA - European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Associationn
ETRMA, European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association, replaces BLIC. This modernised structure and identity provides the tyre and rubber goods producers with the proper means to achieving the increasing challenges they face at European and global levels while anticipating further regulatory and market pressures.http://www.etrma.org
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U.S. EPA - Management of Scrap Tires
Main page of the EPA web site related to scrap tires management and recyclinghttp://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/tires/index.htm
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Used Tyre Working Group (UK)
The Used Tyre Working Group was formed in 1995 to act as a link between industry and Government on used tyre recovery issues. It is formed of the Directors of the four tyre trade associations, together with a number of industry representatives, and officials from the Environment Agency and the Department of Trade and Industry http://www.tyredisposal.co.uk
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International Rubber Study Group
The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) was founded in 1944. It is an intergovernmental organization recognised as an international body located in London.
The Study Group is the authoritative source of statistical data supplied by Member Governments and other countries and organisations on production, consumption and trade in rubber and rubber products.http://www.rubberstudy.com
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Tire Industry Association (TIA)
TIA is an international association representing all segments of the tire industry, including those that manufacture, repair, recycle, sell, service or use new or retreaded tires, and also those suppliers or individuals who furnish equipment, material or services to the industry. TIA was formed by the July 2002 merger of the International Tire and Rubber Association (ITRA) and the Tire Association of North America (TANA).http://www.tireindustry.org
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TRIB
TRIB is a non-profit, member supported industry association with hundreds of members in North America and in many countries around the globe. The TRIB's goal is to provide the motoring public (both in the private and public sectors) with the most up-to-date information about the economic and environmental benefits of tire retreading and tire repairing.http://www.retread.org
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RMA
RMA is the national (USA) trade association for the rubber products industry. Its members include more than 100 companies that manufacture various rubber products, including tires, hoses, belts, seals, molded goods, and other finished rubber products. RMA members employ over 120,000 workers and account for more than $21 billion in annual saleshttp://www.rma.org
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UK: Tyres-Online
Tyres-Online has the distinction of being the World Wide Web's first independent information service dealing specifically with the subject of tyres and we maintain our position as the UK's leading web site of its kind.http://www.tyres-online.co.uk
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Scrap Tire News
Scrap Tire News is a 14 year old publication devoted to providing news and information about tire and rubber recycling. Published in Suffield, Connecticut by Recycling Research Institute, Scrap Tire News has grown from a bi-monthly journal to a monthly newsletter recognized worldwide as the most respected source of tire and rubber recycling informationhttp://www.scraptirenews.com
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Rubber.org
The Official Website of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, Inc.http://www.rubber.org
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Rubber.com
Inter-Continental Rubber Exchange (IRE).http://www.rubber.com
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Rubber Pavements Association (USA)
The Official Website of the Rubber Pavements Association (USA)http://www.rubberpavements.org
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Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Technology Center (RACTC)
This Rubberized Asphalt Technology Center is a cooperative effort by the County of Los Angeles, County of Sacramento and the California Integrated Waste Management Board to promote the use of crumb rubber from scrap tires in roadway rehabilitation projects by providing education, training and consultation services to local agencies within Californiahttp://www.rubberizedasphalt.org
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Asphalt Rubber Technology Service
The Asphalt Rubber Technology Service is a partnership between South Carolina's Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), Clemson University and the City of Clemson. It was created for the purpose of promoting, designing, and testing the use of recycled scrap tires in rubberized asphalt and other civil infrastructure applicationshttp://www.ces.clemson.edu/arts
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Rapra Technology
Rapra Technology is Europe's leading independent plastics and rubber specialist organisation, providing research, technology and information services for the polymer industry and for industries using polymers in their products or processes.http://www.rapra.net
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The Rubber Association of Canada
The Rubber Association of Canada is the national trade association for Canadian rubber manufacturers and distributors of rubber goods. Founded in 1920 under the Dominion Companies Act, RAC is a corporation without share capitalhttp://www.rubberassociation.ca
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The Canadian Association of Tire Recycling Agencies
Formed in 1999, CATRA's goal is to enhance the effectiveness of scrap tire diversion and recycling across Canada, through sharing of information, expertise and resourceshttp://www.catraonline.ca/
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EUSTEX - European Scrap Tire Exchange
EUSTEX is an Internet-based directory, forum and information service for the European scrap tire recycling industryhttp://www.eustex.com
Mining Waste Management
Composting
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CCN - Community Composting Network
The Community Composting Network supports and promotes the community management and use of waste bio-degradable resources . It is a member's organisation, self-managed by an elected committee of membershttp://www.communitycompost.org
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The UK Composting Association
Formed in 1995, The Composting Association is the United Kingdoms membership organisation promoting good practice in composting and the use of composted materials http://www.compost.org.uk
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Centre of Organic Waste Management (Australia)
The Centre of Organic Waste Management was made possible primarily through application to the Department of Premier and Cabinet, under the State Government Centres of Excellence Scheme, with support from Murdoch University, the Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Agriculture and the Western Australian Municipal Associationhttp://cowm.murdoch.edu.au
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ORBIT - Association for Organic Recovery and Biological Treatment (Germany)
ORBIT is a non-profit association established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The mission of the ORBIT Association is "to promote the scientific and technological development of environmental biotechnology".http://www.orbit-online.net
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US Composting Council
The USCC is a trade and professional organization promoting compost
The US Composting Council is involved in research, public education, composting and compost standards, expansion of compost markets and the enlistment of public support.http://www.compostingcouncil.org
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Compost Guide
A complete guide to compostinghttp://www.compostguide.com
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The Composting Council of Canada
The Composting Council of Canada is a national non-profit, member-driven organization with a charter to advocate and advance composting and compost usage. It serves as the central resource and network for the composting industry in Canada and, through its members, contributes to the environmental sustainability of the communities in which they operatehttp://www.compost.org
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Washington Organic Recycling Council
Web site for the Washington Organic Recycling Council (WORC)http://www.compostwashington.org/
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Wasington State University
This site gives information on backyard composting, kitchen waste composting, and manure compostinghttp://gardening.wsu.edu/stewardship/compost/yardcomp/yardcomp.htm
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EPAs Composting Overview
Compost section of the EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) web sitehttp://www.epa.gov/msw/compost.htm
Incineration – Waste to Energy
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CEWEP, the Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants
CEWEP was founded in 2002. Their members include 200 Waste-to-Energy Plants from across Europe: Austria, Denmark, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.http://www.cewep.com
News and up to date information about waste recycling
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Project HEATSUN
is an innovative partnership initiative to tackle the problem, and harness the opportunity, of waste IT management...http://www.projectheatsun.com
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Zero Waste
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 communitieshttp://www.grrn.org/
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European Environmental Press
The EEP is a Europe-wide association of thirteen environmental magazines. Each member is considered the leader in its country and is committed to building links between 400,000 environmental professionals across Europe in both the public and private sectors. The EEP is unique in bringing together the leading national business- to business magazines as an expert network for the dissemination of high quality environmental information throughout Europe. http://www.eep.org
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The Ecologist
The Ecologist is the world most respected environmental affairs magazine.http://www.theecologist.org/home.asp
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Environmental Issues
About.com environmental issueshttp://environment.about.com/
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EurActiv.com - Thematic Strategy on Prevention and Recycling of Waste
EurActiv.com is the independent media portal fully dedicated to EU affairs.
This section provides a framework for a holistic review of the EU's waste policy based on prevention and recycling.http://www.euractiv.com/Article?tcmuri=tcm:29-128551-16eamp;type=LinksDossier
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EUWID Recycling and Waste Management
EUWID Recycling and Waste Management is a business information service that provide a fortnightly overview of recent developments in the recycling and waste management sector in Europe and world-widehttp://www.euwid-recycling.com
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Waste Management World
WMW web site is the on-line versione of the WMW magazine, published in association with the International Solid Waste Association http://www.earthscan.co.uk/defaultWMW/mps
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Great Britain Environment Agency Link
Environmental news and resources. Special focus on UK regional informations.http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
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Environmental Science e Technology
On line version of ESeT magazine. Published twice monthly, it is a unique source of information for
scientific and technical professionals in a wide range of environmental disciplines. The print version of ESeT contains
both peer-reviewed journal content (Research) and editorial news and feature articles (A-Page Magazine).
In addition, the website has Research ASAP (As Soon As Publishable), Online News, and Search.http://pubs.acs.org/est/
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
Provides a variety of multimedia informational resources for environment and sustainable development policymakers, including daily coverage of international negotiations,
analyses and photos.http://www.iisd.ca
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Great Britain Environment Agency Link
Environmental news and resources. Special focus on UK regional informations.http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
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Great Britain Environment Agency Link
Environmental news and resources. Special focus on UK regional informations.http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
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Noahs Ark
HELP TURN THE TIDE IN ENVIRONMENTAL VANDALISMhttp://www.noahsark.org.au/?act=community
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Friends of the Earth Scotland
Friends of the Earth Scotland is an independent Scottish charity. We stand for environmental
justice which means a decent environment for all without using more than our fair share of the world's resources.http://www.foe-scotland.org.uk/
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Waste Recycling Directory for Business
The aim of this directory is to link you to companies that can recycle your waste or
treat and dispose those wastes that you cannot recycle.http://www.wasterecycling.org.uk/
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Northern Ireland Environment Link
Northern Ireland Environment Link is the forum and networking body for organisations interested in the environment of Northern Ireland.http://www.nienvironmentlink.org/
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The Really Useful Recycling Directory
The Really Useful Recycling Directory is a guide to local recycling facilities. It is an updated and extended edition of the Council's A-Z of Recycling.
All services are listed alphabetically, and are also searchable using the boxes below. Simply look up the subject you're interested in and you should find the
information you need.http://www.nienvironmentlink.org/
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Aberdeenshire Council
Aberdeenshire Council's web site is for all waste related information- domestic and commercial.
Whether your search is about recycling, refuse collections, buying a composter or green cone, or any other waste matter in Aberdeenshire
http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/waste/index.asp
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Environment Search Engine
Earth's Biggest Environment Search Enginehttp://www.webdirectory.com/Recycling/
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Residuos (ES)
Spanish Magazine on Waste Recycling and Management. The Web site is available only in spanish.http://www.revistaresiduos.com/
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Ekopartner (PL)
Polish magazine on the environment and sustainable development. The web site is available il polish and english.http://www.ekopartner.com.pl/english/
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Waste Management - International Journal of IWM, Science and Technology
Waste Management is the Official Journal of IWWG (International Waste Working Group), a non-profit organisation founded by leading experts in the field of waste management and aimed to act as a think tank in the field, experiencing from the past, analysing the present and promoting views for the future http://www.elsevier.com/locate/wasman
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Recycling international
Recycling International has gained a strong following across the world as the only independent magazine written specifically for the global recycling industry. Written by recycling experts and experienced journalists, the ten issues published each year serve as an indispensable source of information for senior professionals throughout the international recycling businesshttp://www.recyclinginternational.com
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MSW Management
MSW Management is the Official Journal of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA).http://www.mswmanagement.com
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Recycling Today
The Portal to the Recycling Industryhttp://www.recyclingtoday.com/
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WasteAge
WasteAge is a Magazine related to waste managment that serves private contracting firms, governmental entities, consulting engineers, industrial plants, retailing firms, and hospitals, as well as equipment dealers, distributors, manufacturers and other allied to the field. http://www.wasteage.com
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Solid Waste eamp; Recycling
Solid Waste eamp; Recycling is a Canada's Magazine on waste collection, hauling, processing eamp; disposalhttp://www.solidwastemag.com/
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BioCycle
Published since 1960, BioCycle is the foremost magazine on composting and organics recycling in the USAhttp://www.environmental-expert.com/magazine/biocycle/index.asp
Recycled Products and GPP (Gree Public Procurement)
Educational
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EE-Link ~ Environmental Education on the Internet
A resource designed to support students, teachers and professionals that support K-12 environmental education.
Browse and search this site for a wealth of information and links on Environmental Education.http://eelink.net/
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NAAEE North America Association for Environmental
NAAEE is a network of professionals, students, and volunteers working in the field of environmental education throughout
North America and in over 55 countries around the world. Since 1971, the Association has promoted environmental education and supported
the work of environmental educators.http://eelink.net/
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EPA - Recycle City
A game, an interactive storybook, and other puzzles will teach you hundreds of ways a whole town can reduce, reuse, and recycle. http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
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Waste Watch Institute
Two free education packs complete with activity cards and teacher handbooks, thanks to the Waste Watch Institutehttp://www.wastewatch.org.uk/education/infopacks.aspx
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Recyclezone
The Waste Watch Education website; contains games and activities for children, information and resources for teachers, and a comprehensive list of further links on all apects of resource use and recycling.http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/
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Environmental Teaching Resources
E4S provides teachers with lesson planning materials on the sustainable use of water, textiles and timber resources and issues surrounding waste management.http://www.e4s.org.uk/
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Steel recycling education material
The Ollie Recycles website has been created for kids to find out about the
3R's – "Reduce, Re-use, Recycle." It is a gateway to an array of environmental information that encourages children to think about their everyday activities and consider their impact on the environment.http://www.ollierecycles.com/
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Glass recycling for teachers and pupils
The fun place to learn about glass recyclinghttp://www.recyclingglass.co.uk/
Community Groups, NGOs, Non-Profit Network
Information about waste recycling in different Countries
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Italy: APAT web site - Waste Section
This section of the APAT web site (Italian Agency for the Environment and Land Protection), contain information about waste managment in Italy (Waste production, collection, recycling, treatment technology, etc...)http://www.apat.gov.it/site/it-IT/Temi/Rifiuti
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Germany: Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety - Waste section
Latest news, general information, acts and ordinances, reports, upcoming events about waste managment in Germany from the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety web site.http://www.bmu.de/english/waste_management/current/aktuell/3865.php
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Germany: Federal Environment Agency web site - Waste section
The Federal Environment Agency (FEA) is not only Germany's central environmental office. The agency was set up in Berlin by an act of the German parliament on 22nd July 1974.http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/abfallwirtschaft-e/index.htm
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Hellenic Republic: Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association (HSWMA)
The Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association (HSWMA) is a non-profit non-governmental organization. The statutes (objectives, structure, working groups and membership) are directly drawn from ISWA. The city of Xanthi (seat of the Engineering School of the Democritus University of Thrace) is the official seat of the HSWMA, while offices are planned for the cities of Athens, Thessaloniki and Mitilini.http://eedsa.duth.gr/en/index_en.htm
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UK: DEFRA web site - Waste & Recycling Section
This web page on recycling and waste in the United Kingdom is provided by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Within the introduction section the main recycling issues and policies are reviewed. http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste
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UK: Waste Matters
The purpose of this site is to provide an area where interested parties can exchange expert knowledge and best practice on waste crime: how to tackle it, how to make enforcement work and what measures waste producers can take to make sure their business is compliant.http://www.wastematters.org.uk
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Northen Ireland Wake up to Waste Campaign web site
Information about waste managment and recycling in Northen Irelandhttp://www.wakeuptowaste.org
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Norway: Norsas Norwegian Resource Centre for Waste Management and Recycling
The following pages will give you an introduction to waste management practices in Norway http://www.norsas.no/norsas/main.nsf
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Turkey: The Environmental Protection, Packaging Waste Recovery and Recycling Trust (Çevko)
Information about waste managment and recycling in Turkeyhttp://www.cevko.org.tr/
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New Zeland: Ministry of the Environment web site - Waste setion
General Publication, Strategies, Best practice guides and guidelines, Technical reports, Consultation documents about waste managment in New Zelandhttp://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/waste/index.html
Mailing lists about Waste Managment & Recycling
International waste databases
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WasteBase
This database contains information on waste in the European countries.http://waste.eionet.eu.int/wastebase
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Wasteinfo
Contains more than 75,000 citations, most with abstracts, to the worldwide literature on non-nuclear waste management. Covers treatment and disposal, recycling, and environmental hazards and impact. Also covers public policy, legislation, regulations, and waste management guidelines.http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/html/bl0110.html
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Centre of Organic Waste Management (Australia)
The Centre of Organic Waste Management was made possible primarily through application to the Department of Premier and Cabinet, under the State Government Centres of Excellence Scheme, with support from Murdoch University, the Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Agriculture and the Western Australian Municipal Associationhttp://cowm.murdoch.edu.au
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WMRA - Waste Management Research Abstracts
The Waste Management Research Abstracts (WMRA) are a collection of research summaries planned or in progress in the field of radioactive waste - including activities related to the decommissioning of nuclear facilities and environmental restoration.http://www.iaea.org/cgi-bin/irais.showwmt.pl?wmwmra.wmt
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CEEC - National data from Central and Eastern European Countries
The data collected by CEEC are re-structured into four subsets as follows:1.Meta-information on national waste management authorities. 2.Information on national context represents the second subset of data. 3.Aggregated national indicators. 4.Catalogue of waste management policies and instruments.http://www.eurowaste.org
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EPER - European Pollutant Emission Register
National governments of all EC Member States are required to maintain inventories of emission data from specified industrial sources and to report emissions from individual facilities to the European Commission.http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ippc/eper
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EEIS - Energy and Environment Information System.
This database contains information on hazardous waste, solid waste, water, air, cleaner production, energy, building and engineering, and global environment (industrial).http://www.unido.org/
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International Solid Waste Management Suppliers and Services Database from James & James
The James & James database of Solid Waste Management Suppliers and Services holds the details of 6,500 companies and organisations from around the world. All of them are solid waste management specialists. The database is probably the largest and most up to date of its kind anywhere in the world today.http://www.jxj.com/suppands/iswa
Waste Glossary and translation tools
Web based encyclopedia: topics on recycling and waste managment
Others
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USA: Jobwerx Manufacturing Business Resources
Manufacturing business network for plastics, packaging, tooling, industry news, career resources and more.http://www.jobwerx.com/index.html
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Waste Watch
Waste Watch is the leading UK organisation promoting and encouraging action on the 3Rs waste reduction, reuse and recycling http://www.wastewatch.org.uk/
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RREUSE.org
A specialised European network of national and regional social economy federations and enterprises with activities in re-use and recycling.http://rreuse.org
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Envirobiz
International Environmental Information Networkhttp://www.envirobiz.com
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Eco-web
The Global Directory for Environmental Technologyhttp://eco-web.com
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WasteOnline
The WasteOnline website is managed by Waste Watch and has been funded by the New Opportunities Fund Digitise project. http://www.wasteonline.org.uk/
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WRAP - Waste and Resources Action Programme
WRAP is an independent organisation that is funded by UK Government
WRAP's mission is to create efficient markets for recycled materials and products, while removing barriers to waste minimisation, re-use and recycling. Also manages the Recyclenow national awareness campaign.http://www.wrap.org.uk/
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ConAccount
ConAccount is a network of institutions supported by the European Environment Agency (EEA) working on Material Flow Analysis (MFA).http://www.conaccount.net
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Wuppertal Institute
The Wuppertal Institute explores and develops environmental policy guidelines, strategies, and instruments in order to promote sustainability at regional, national and international levelhttp://www.wupperinst.org/
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WRI - World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute is an independent nonprofit organization with a staff of more than 100 scientists, economists, policy experts, business analysts, statistical analysts, mapmakers, and communicators working to protect the Earth and improve people's liveshttp://www.wri.org/
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Worldwatch Institute
The Worldwatch Institute is a nonprofit research organization that analyzes global environmental and development issues.http://www.worldwatch.org
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Autonomous publicly funded agency of the European Unionhttp://susdev.eurofound.ie
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GreenNet
Established in 1986 as a not for profit collective, GreenNet is an Internet Service Provider dedicated to supporting and promoting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights and the environment through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). http://www.gn.apc.org/
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APC - Association for Progressive Communications
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, development and protection of the environment, through the strategic use of information and communication technologies (ICTs)http://www.apc.org
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