Recycling Links
This page was last updated May 2008
Local Information
Oberlin College Environmental Policy--Comprehensive campus environmental policy passed by the Board of Trustees in March 2004.
CDS Recycling homepage-- Campus Dining Service's finest...
City of Oberlin-- Refuse and Recycling page
Cuyahoga County Solid Waste -- Serving the Cleveland area
Lorain County Solid Waste District-- Serving this county
Ohio Department of Natural Resources--Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention
Recycling and Environmental Information:
Woodwise - the PAPER project and consumer information on forests and paper.
Conservatree - paper use and tree info
Safeclimate - calculate your carbon dioxide footprint, get climate change news and actions, browse an eco-friendly store
AirHead - linking the environment with your daily life: allows visitors to track their carbon and other emissions as an organization or an individual
Center for a New American Dream - more fun, less stuff! and good information.
Grassroots Recycling Network - recycling, source reduction, and ZERO WASTE information!
The Worldwatch Institute offers in-depth information on a wide range of environmental and political topics
Water and Energy Conservation:
WaterWiser is a good place to find information on all aspects of water conservation from low flow showerheads to the ecological implications of dams.
Toiletology is all about toilets and saving water.
On the American Water site, you can find lots of products to help you save water in your home.
The Rocky Mountain Institute is a leader in the field of energy conservation.
Green Household Products:
The Rockville Living catalogue offers a host of green products from dish soap to shoes. They also have a great office products section.
Realgoods is another great eco-products source.
Crest has more off-the wall products and lots of information on building materials.
Composters.com is a great resource for all things composting.
College Recycling and Campus Greening
Brown Is Green - In 1990, Brown Univeristy initiated an innovative program to promote campus environmental responsibility and resource conservation.
National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology Program - Campus Ecology is a full-service, regionally based program that helps campus leaders - students, staff, administrators, and faculty - implement and sustain environmental programs.
Buying Recycled
EcoMall - The environmentally oriented internet shopping mall.
Seventh Generation - Not to be confused with the local environmental group out of Lorain, OH, Seventh Generation offers a wide range of environmentally responsible household products. (We recommend their toilet paper; it's better than stealing it from campus.)
Real Goods - also offers an extensive variety of ecological products.
Yahoo! Companies with Recycled Products - Go straight to the search engine's listing of companies.
Redjellyfish.com Natural Living - a great environmental resource and natural living/products website.
EarthDay Network - information and shopping.
Take Back The Planet 911 - Buy recycled ink cartridges.
Other Environmental Organizations
Miscellaneous Recycling Links
Recycle City - Recycle City is the U.S. EPA's recycling fun page.
Recycler's World - Recycler's World was established as a world wide trading site for information related to secondary or recyclable commodities, by-products, used and surplus items or materials.
Association of Ohio Recyclers - go to the bottom of the page to Recycling Resources link and see On Campus and other links for good information
Zero Waste America - Zero Waste America is a political organisation dedicated to waste reduction.
OurEarth - A website with a good stock of environmental information.
Jobs and Connections
Essential Information for idealists in or looking to enter the nonprofit world: find internships, action ideas and more.
Books
Many good books are available at Powell's, abebooks, BookSense... We recommend:
"The Recycler's Handbook;" "50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth;" "50 Simple Things Your Business Can Do to Save the Earth;" and "50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth;" all put out by The Earthworks Groups, Berkeley CA
"The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists," available in the Oberlin library
"Silent Spring" and anything else by Rachel Carson
"Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things" by John C. Ryan
Oberlin College Resource Conservation Team • 440-775-8996 • recycle@oberlin.edu