Involvement in professional organizations and committees is an important opportunity for recycling professionals.   These organizations and committees provide professional information, resources, support, networking opportunities and input on impact on issues related to any discipline. 

There are also several environmental focused "listservs" available at no cost for participation.  A "listserv" allows you to subscribe and enter into a dialogue with other professionals on the listserv  Often times these are available either in a per posting form or a digest can be created that can be read weekly.   A "listserv" is an on-line discussion group.

With numerous participants in a "listserv", there may be discussions that are not relevant to you.  In that case, don't forget the delete button on your keyboard but don't give up on a listserv because an occasional topic might come up that doesn't apply.

There are thousands of listservs addressing endless topics.  These can be accessed from an internet search engine.  On the internet, search for a topic "listservs".


Resources (All listservs, email address provided or follow listed instructions)

The Carbohydrate Economy 
jnelson@ilsr.org

Education for Sustainability
jwalton@efswest.org

Green Schools
http://listserv.brown.edu/archives/grnsch-l.html

GreenClips, sustainable design in the news
chrishammer@greenclips.com

EPA Global Climate Change 
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/visitorCenter.html

Nat'l Waste Prevention Coalition 
tom.watson@metrokc.gov


Recycle Digest 
recycle@envirolink.org

BigGreen listserv
This greenbuilding dialogue is sponsored by CREST For instructions send e_mail to
greenbuilding_request@crest.org

ENVIRO_LINK
To subscribe send an e-mail message to listproc@envirolink.org
with subscribe name of list your full name as the only line in the message, substitute "name of list" with the actual name and "your full name" with your actual name. For example, subscribe environews Jane Doe with nothing else in the body of the message.

GreenYes Listserv
To post to the greenyes list, send a letter to: greenyes@earthsystems.org To unsubscribe, send a message to: greenyes_request@earthsystems.org with the subject unsubscribe. If you have any problems, please write to http://greenyes.grrn.org/index.html.   GreenYes is archived on the GrassRoots Recycling Network web site: http://www.grrn.org

RECYC-L College Recycling
To subscribe, send a message with the subject "SUB REQUEST" to recyc_l@listserv.brown.edu

NRC Listserv
http://www.nrc-recycle.org/Default.aspx?pageid=62&mid=69&ItemID=38