Provides an overview of a guide for solid waste managers to determine the effects of source reduction programs.

Study finds that recyclable material wholesalers, plastic converters, and related businesses employ thousands of workers and generate billions in revenues.

Profiles a model recycling facility at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas. Details the base's efforts to achieve its goals.

Features interviews with managers of material recovery facilities who talk about the challenges of serving businesses who use recycled materials. Provides fact sheets.

Learn about the largest component of recovered paper in the US, and find facts and figures about its uses and consumption.

Read about the importance of old newspapers as a recycled commodity. Find facts about their uses, grades, and the recycling newsprint process.

Read about a 1999 report which found that the public recycling of polyethylene plastic has increased. Find facts and data.

Provides examples of recovery and recycling programs for construction and demolition materials. Lists key elements for a successful C&D recovery plan.

Discusses the environmental issues associated with using scrap tire chips and explores an environmentally-safe alternative for their use.

Learn about the relationship between global temperature and solid waste activities. Find out about programs promoting awareness and recycling activities.

May 2000 article summarizes the findings of a study on waste and recycling. Lists factors affecting waste reduction and recycling programs.

Details the successful curbside recycling program at Virginia Beach, Va., a city known as an environmentally conscious community.

October 2000 article describes the scrap aluminum market, lists the biggest consumers, and discusses the factors which determine demand for the product.

Offers a guide for hotel managers planning to start a waste reduction and recycling program. Highlights examples of successful programs in Florida hotels.