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WASTE MANAGEMENT - ACTIVITIES 131-141

131. Keep America Beautiful Site

http://kab.org/

Page for a national, non-profit, public education organization, dedicated to preserving the natural beauty and environment in American communities and improving waste handling practices at the community level.

ACTIVITY: Why would this site be if particular interest to educators?

132. Recycling Council of Ontario

http://www.web.net/rco/3rsource.html

This site is the most comprehensive and up-to-date waste management database in Canada.

ACTIVITY: After viewing this site, do you think it is cost effective to buy waste management/disposal products? If not, what then?

133. Southern Waste Information Exchange (SWIX)

http://www.webvista.com/swix/

Repository for regulatory information and environmental news in solid and hazardous waste with links to associations and organizations.

ACTIVITY: Research 4 other sites on solid waste management. What are the top 3 concerns to the environment where waste management is concerned?

134. PRISM

http://www.wrfound.org.uk

Focuses on preserving resources through integrated sustainable management of waste.

ACTIVITY: Read the article on waste minimization and summarize why it is so hard to get people to reduce the amount of daily waste they produce.

135. Yale Working Papers on Solid Waste Policy

http://www.yale.edu/pswp

Contains scholarly papers useful for a deeper understanding of solid waste management. The papers offered here are edited and reviewed by the Yale Program.

ACTIVITY: What are the effects of increased paper recycling on timber harvest?

136. Composting Resource Page

http://www.oldgrowth.org/compost/

This site is intended to serve as a hub of information for anyone interested in various aspects of composting.

ACTIVITY: What is home composting and why are people doing it?

137. Raymond Communications

http://www.cais.com/recycle

This web site provides news on recycling legislation in the US and around the world, as well as information about publications produced by Raymond Communications.

ACTIVITY: What are some recently passed recycling laws in your state?

138. Global Recycling Network

http://grn.com/grn/

GRN is a free-access public site dedicated to recycling-related information. Contains a searchable index for related resources.

ACTIVITY: Whatís new in the world of recycling? Summarize 2 articles.

139. Downwinders

http://www.downwinders.org

Downwinders is a research and educational foundation which confronts issues where the health and safety of residents surrounding nuclear, military, and environmental

projects have been placed at risk. Offers on-line newsletter containing latest news.

ACTIVITY: If you or your family were downwinders, what action would you take to ensure it never happened again?

140. Berkeley Center for Nuclear & Toxic Waste Management

http://cnwm.berkeley.edu/cnwm/

This site contains access to analytic and descriptive reports on nuclear and toxic waste as well as general information, communication updates and links to other related sites.

ACTIVITY: What is the purpose of this page?

141. Pacific Basic Consortium on Hazardous Waste Research & Management

http://envgov.ewc.hawaii.edu:80/pbc/

This site addresses hazardous waste issues in the Pacific Rim.

ACTIVITY: What steps must be taken in order to research and then apply strategies for reducing hazardous waste in the Pacific Rim?

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