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Bluestem Solid Waste Agency - A description of a comprehensive waste system in Iowa, including waste exchange, recycling, composting in conjunction with a traditional landfill.

Canadian Waste Exchanges’ Home Page - An interesting concept being implemented in Canada, facilitating exchanges between a waste generator and a potential user of that "waste," thus resulting in less total waste generated, and monies saved.

Keep America Beautiful, Inc. - This organization focuses on communities reducing litter and increasing beautification. Community programs, educational programs and more.

National Waste Prevention Coalition - Waste reduction and prevention projects, including ideas on reducing business junk mail, reducing waste produced by the dry cleaning industry, and even how to make old CDs and diskettes into cute Christmas ornaments (yes, really!).

Office of Solid Waste - Information on recycling, treatment, and cleanup of solid waste from the EPA.

RCO– Recycling Council of Ontario - Canadian waste management programs. Much information in the form of fact sheets on waste production and recycling.

The Compost Resource Page - Composting resources, including home composting, large-scale composting, composting toilets and vermicomposting (using worms), even some composting poetry!

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