Links
Helpful Websites
• About Materials ExchangesEPA Materials Exchange Information
• Earth 911
Earth 911.com
• Grass Roots Recycling Network
Zero Waste
• IRN Surplus Property Management
IRN matches those who need to get rid of surplus with those who need it
• MassDEP Home Page
MassDEP Home Page
• Restore Home Improvement Center
ReStore, a home-improvement center in Springfield, is dedicated to preventing waste and promoting thrift. It's a nonprofit program of the Northampton-based Center for Ecological Technology. ReStore accepts donations of high-quality building products a
• Reuse Alliance
The Reuse Alliance is a professional association for reuse organizations
• The Green Roundtable
GRT is an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to mainstream green building and sustainable design and become obsolete.
Informational Websites
• Earth Policy InstituteSustainability
• Earth Track
A resource for understanding how subsidies work
• North American Industry Classification System
NAICS is used by business and government to classify and measure economic activity in Canada, Mexico and the United States
Reuse in New England
• EPA's Reuse in New Englandto promote reuse over traditional solid waste disposal of materials that still have "use." The Guide is intended to be used by businesses, institutions, and governments who deal with off-spec production or asset management, and others who are se
• Materials Exchanges in the Northeast, August 2006
NERC provides a listing of reuse opportunities in the Northeast to support its mission of promoting the environmental and economic benefit of source reduction and reuse.
• New Hampshire's Recycled and Reused Products Directory 1998
The NH Recycled and Reused Products Directory, by WasteCap of NH, assists businesses in purchasing materials that have been recycled or reused. Contacts: Mark Toussaint, Barbara Bernstein.
• Operational Service Division (OSD) Surplus Property Program
OSD's Surplus Property Website
• Repair and Reuse Electronics
Learn how to repair your electronics and/or show others how to do it
• Restore Home Improvement Center
ReStore, a home-improvement center in Springfield, is dedicated to preventing waste and promoting thrift. It's a nonprofit program of the Northampton-based Center for Ecological Technology. ReStore accepts donations of high-quality building products a
• Reuse Vermont Online Database
The Association of Vermont Recyclers in collaboration with USDA's Rural Development program, has created a searchable on-line database which lists over 900 businesses statewide that repair, rent, salvage and sell used products and surplus. Contact: Co
• The Reuse Marketplace
The Reuse Marketplace is a search engine that allows you to browse available items from eight Materials Exchanges. The US Environmental Protection Agency awarded a grant to the Northeast Recycling Council, Inc. to develop and manage the Reuse Marketplace
• Western Massachusetts Reuse Directory
Managed by the Center for Ecological Technology (CET), this directory is a consumer-orientated publication, with listings for where to buy and donate used goods. There is also a smaller section on rental, repair, borrowing from libraries, focus on automob
Recycling Markets
• Plastics: How to Find a Buyer or SupplierConnecting Recycled Plastics Buyers and Suppliers
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