Cool Tools, Fact Sheets, and Hot Links

Carbon Footprint Calculator

EPA created the Waste Reduction Model (WARM) to help solid waste planners and organizations track and voluntarily report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions from several different waste management practices. WARM tools are available on the EPA WARM webpage which has different versions of the tools.

DEP Fact Sheets and Resources: (Downloadable PDFs)

• Fact sheet on the current impacts of recycling in Pennsylvania:

• Informational Booklet – a simple guide to help residents and businesses understand recycling in Pennsylvania:

• RECYCLING AT WORK IN PENNSYLVANIA.PDF

• RECYCLING IN PENNSYLVANIA APARTMENTS AND CONDOMINIUMS.PDF

• RECYCLING IN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES.PDF

• RECYCLING IN PENNSYLVANIA HOTELS AND MOTELS.PDF

• RECYCLING IN PENNSYLVANIA MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE OPERATION.PDF

• RECYCLING IN PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE BUILDINGS.PDF

• RECYCLING IN PENNSYLVANIA RESTAURANTS AND TAVERNS.PDF

• RECYCLING IN PENNSYLVANIA RETAIL OPERATIONS.PDF

• RECYCLING IN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES.PDF

• THE COVERED DEVICE RECYCLING ACT (CDRA), ACT 108 OF 2010 - A GENERAL OVERVIEW.PDF

• RECYCLING WORKS IN PENNSYLVANIA: THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS.PDF

• COUNTY RECYCLING COORDINATOR GRANT PROGRAM.PDF

PA Department of Environmental Protection's County Recycling Coordinator List.

PA Department of Environmental Protection's Regional Coordinator's List.

Related Recycling and Solid Waste Associations

• PWIA - The Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association represents private-sector waste haulers, recyclers, and landfill operators.
• SWANA - The Solid Waste Association of North America has been the leading professional association in the solid waste field, it serves over 8,000 members throughout North America, and thousands more with conferences, certifications, publications, and technical training courses.
• PSATS - The Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors is committed to preserving and strengthening township government by lobbying state and federal lawmakers and educating and informing its members through workshops, an annual conference, trade show, and award-winning publications.
• PSAB - The Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs is a statewide, non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to serving 957 borough governments. Since 1911, PSAB has represented the interests of boroughs and helped to shape the laws that laid their foundation. The Association improves and assists local governments through legislative advocacy, research, education, and other services.

Related Federal and State Agencies

• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection - DEP's mission is to protect Pennsylvania's air, land, and water from pollution and to provide for the health and safety of its citizens through a cleaner environment.
• PA DEP's Recycling Resources
• PA DEP's Organics Resources
• The United States Environmental Protection Agency - EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment.
• EPA's Recycling Resources
• EPA's Composting at Home
• EPA's Reducing Food Waste
• Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful
• Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Website

Voyage of the Mobro 4000 -The 1987 voyage of a barge loaded with New York garbage became a sensational fiasco, but it ended up fueling the modern recycling movement.

Love Canal - Thirty-five years after Love Canal became a symbol of the dangers of toxic waste in residential neighborhoods, the legal and medical issues there are still playing out.  Another Link about Love Canal

Find more information  by visiting the "Environmental Education Collection" from RetroReport in the Classroom.