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Links to information about:

• waste production and disposal, recycling and pollution prevention
• toxic materials--industrial wastes, environmental toxins, and pesticides

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Federal agency with detailed information about toxic materials. Includes a materials safety data sheets and a searchable database with information on toxics generated by industries in your area.
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Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres
Offers an educator's resource guide entitled "The Toxicology Study Guide" which contains a 7-lesson study guide with teacher information and student worksheets as well as a teacher's guide and other resource materials.
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Chlorine-Free Paper Primer
Brief, readable and well referenced article on reducing the environmental impact of using paper. From the Association of Vermont Recyclers.
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EPA's Envirofacts Warehouse  Popular!
"The Envirofacts Warehouse allows you to retrieve environmental information from EPA databases on Superfund sites, drinking water, toxic and air releases, hazardous waste and Biennial Reporting System data, water discharge permits, and grants information. Use online queries to retrieve data or generate maps of environmental information."
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EPA's RECYCLE CITY!
Exploring Recycle City is an easy way to learn about the three R's -- reduce, reuse and recycle. Designed primarily for middle-school students, it's a lively point-and-click journey for all ages that demonstrates how individuals, businesses, and communities can work together to cut waste.
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Hazardous Waste - Starting Points (miningco.com)
Key links on hazardous waste.
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Pesticide Action Network North America
Information page from PANNA, focused on health effects of pesticides and alternatives to pesticide use.
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RadWaste.org
RadWaste.org, THE internet directory for radioactive waste, nuclear and radiation related resources.
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Recycling - Starting Points (miningco.com)
Key links on Recycling.
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Scorecard
Provides profiles of local enviromental problems (toxic chemical releases, agricultral pollution) searchable by zipcode or maps.
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The Imagination Factory
This is award winning, innovative site promotes recycling through art. Visit this site and meet Trashasaurus Rex!
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Scrap-Based Manufacturing
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance's (ILSR) page of success stories and information on recycling and material reuse.
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Zero Waste America
Comprehensive links for consumers, activists, and researchers interested in waste issues.
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