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Association
of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials
(ASTSWMO)
ASTSWMO
focuses on the needs of state hazardous waste programs, non
hazardous municipal solid waste, and industrial waste programs,
recycling/minimization/reduction programs, Superfund/State
cleanup programs, and underground storage tank and leaking
underground storage tank programs.
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Illegal
Dumping Prevention Project
The
Region 5 office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has established an Illegal Dumping Prevention Project.
You may download two useful documents:
• Illegal Dumping Prevention Guidebook and
• Illegal Dumping Economic Assessment (IDEA) Model.
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Decision
Maker's Guide to Controlling Litter and Illegal Dumping
This
National Center for Environmental Decision-Making Research
site offers Controlling
Litter and Illegal Dumping, a
75-page guide that
you may download.
The
guide contains information about characterizing the problem,
determining objectives, identifying constraints, reviewing
existing laws, examining enforcement, and considering control
options.
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Global Recycling Network
(GRN)
GRN is an electronic information exchange that specializes
in the trade of recyclables reclaimed in Municipal Solid Waste
(MSW) streams, as well as the marketing of eco-friendly products.
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Keep
America Beautiful
Keep
American Beautiful, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose
network of local, statewide, and international affiliate programs
educates individuals about litter prevention and ways to properly
manage waste, including establishing environmental courts.
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Municipal
Solid Waste
This
EPA site provides information about recycling and municipal
solid waste disposal. It includes a list of links for recycling
everything from aluminum, to plastics, and glass.
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National Recycling Coalition
(NRC)
The NRC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing
and improving recycling, as well as source reduction, composting
and reuse, NRC provides technical information, education,
training, outreach and advocacy services to its members in
order to conserve resources and benefit the environment.
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Reed,
Stowe, and Yanke, LLC
Reed,
Stowe, and Yanke, LLC, a private consulting firm, has developed
a number of publications dealing with solid waste issues,
including
• How to Establish and Operate An Environmental Enforcement
Program, which covers creating, enforcing, and managing
an anti-illegal dumping program, and
• Targeted Illegal Dumper Study, a report that
includes an analysis of illegal dumping trends in a 16-county
area in Texas, with profiles of types of dumpers and implementation
strategies to prevent dumping. Go to the PUBLICATIONS button
on the main menu to find both.
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PA
CleanWays
PA
CleanWays is a statewide nonprofit organization that tackles
illegal dumping issues. There are chapters in 20 Pennsylvania
Counties. Information includes cleanup, prevention strategies,
and education.
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Small
trash.com
This
site counters misconceptions and provides solutions to the
problems caused by the most commonly littered item in the
world: cigarette butts.
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Tribal Association on Solid
Waste Management and Emergency Response (TASWER)
TASWER is national organization dedicated to preserving and
restoring the health and environment of Indian and Alaska
Native communities. Through government to government partnerships,
TASWER seeks to ensure that environmental policies address
and integrate the needs and values of tribal solid waste,
emergency response, and Superfund issues. Ê Ê
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