There are endless resources available on recycling and waste reduction.  Research and networking provide the gateway to successful college recycling programs.  We have made every effort to find valuable resources to help colleges create and build recycling programs.  If you find a link that is not working anymore please alert us at knowaste@uoregon.edu.  If you know of other good resources tell us and we will try to make updates on a regular basis.  Some of the links will lead to other links pages and other resources not found on the web.  

Other collegiate recyclers are the best resource.  If they don't have the answer,  they will probably be able to forward you to someone who does.  You can find collegiate recyclers by going to your State Recycling Organization.  Check out the National Recycling Coalition affiliates web page.  If your State is not affiliated with NRC you may be able to call your State Dept of Health and Environment, see the EPA web site to find a contact.  The University of Oregon Campus Recycling website maintains a list of college recycling programs.

For college recyclers including administrators and students, there is a national organization called the College and University Recycling Council (CURC).  To join, become a member of the National Recycling Coalition and you will be eligible to participate in any of their technical councils.  CURC is a technical council of the NRC and all it takes is checking a box on the membership application.  

Recyc-L (A project of the College and University Recycling Council)

Recyc-L is a list serve for collegiate recycling matters.  Recyc-L is a mailing list dedicated to the discussion of recycling programs at College and University campuses, and related topics of interest to persons responsible for planning and implementing such programs.  Such topics might include: recycling in residence halls, cafeterias, stadiums, offices & laboratories. Staffing, equipment, vehicles, education/promotion tactics, costs, hard to handle wastes, waste reduction/prevention, re-use, housekeeping or custodial, contracts, markets, buying recycled, town & gown relations, etc. as these issues relate to campus operations and academics.   If you are a university or college recycling coordinator and would like to subscribe, send an email to: 

RECYC-L@listserv.brown.edu 

with the subject: 

Subscribe RECYC-L your name 

in your message: 

Write a brief introduction about you and your program for the group to read.

Congratulations, you've made it to the end of this epic journey. The work you've embarked upon is challenging but life changing. So, remember DON'T GIVE UP because you're moving mountains and we're with you every step of the way. So, get goin' and....

THANKS for recycling!

Resources

Conferences

Ball State Greening of the University
http://www.bsu.edu/provost/ceres/greening/

BioCycle Conference and others search engine
http://www.environmental-expert.com/events.htm

NRC Recycling Conference
http://events.jspargo.com/nrc07/public/enter.aspx

SWANA Conference
http://www.swana.org

Magazines

BioCycle
http://www.jgpress.com/

MSW Management
http://www.forester.net/msw.html

Resource Recycling
http://www.resource-recycling.com/

Sustainable Times Webzine
http://www.sustainabletimes.ca/home.htm

Sustainable Industries Journal
http://www.sijournal.com/

Waste Age
http://www.wasteage.com

Other University Links

University of Oregon Recycling Program  (including extensive list of campus links)
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~recycle/links.htm

Professional Organizations

Biocycle
http://www.environmental-expert.com/magazine/biocycle/

CCRA (California Collegiate Recycling Association)
http://www.crra.com/ccrc/index.html

CRA (North Carolina Collegiate Recycling Association)
http://www.cra-recycle.org/CRC.htm

CURC (College and University Recycling Council)
http://www.nrc-recycle.org/curcprojects.aspx

National Recycling Coalition
http://www.nrc-recycle.org

North American Association of Environmental Educators
http://naaee.org/

SWANA
http://www.swana.org/

US State Recycling Organizations
http://www.grrn.org/resources/sros.html

OTHER RESOURCES

100 Top Recycling Sites
http://www.100toprecyclingsites.com/

California Integrated Waste Management Board
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/

EPA Waste Wise
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/wstewise/

Grassroots Recycling Network
http://www.grrn.org/

State Recycling Organizations List
http://www.grrn.org/resources/sros.html

Contact Authors for further information:

Christine von Kolnitz, Medical University of South Carolina:
vonkolnc@musc.edu

Karyn Kaplan, University of Oregon:
knowaste@uoregon.edu

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

by Dr. Seuss

Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!

You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.

You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.
About some you will say, "I don't choose to go there."
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.

And you may not find any
you'll want to go down.
In that case, of course,
you'll head straight out of town.

It's opener there
in the wide open air.

Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you.

And when things start to happen,
don't worry. Don't stew.
Just go right along.
You'll start happening too.

OH!
THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

You'll be on your way up!
You'll be seeing great sights!
You'll join the high fliers
who soar to high heights.

You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.
You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.
Wherever you fly, you'll be the best of the best.
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.

Except when you don't
Because, sometimes, you won't.

I'm sorry to say so
but, sadly, it's true
and Hang-ups
can happen to you.

You can get all hung up
in a prickle-ly perch.
And your gang will fly on.
You'll be left in a Lurch.

You'll come down from the Lurch
with an unpleasant bump.
And the chances are, then,
that you'll be in a Slump.

And when you're in a Slump,
you're not in for much fun.
Un-slumping yourself
is not easily done.

You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.
Some windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.
A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
How much can you lose? How much can you win?

And IF you go in, should you turn left or right...
or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?
Or go around back and sneak in from behind?
Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,
for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.

You can get so confused
that you'll start in to race
down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place...

...for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.

Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.

NO!
That's not for you!

Somehow you'll escape
all that waiting and staying.
You'll find the bright places
where Boom Bands are playing.

With banner flip-flapping,
once more you'll ride high!
Ready for anything under the sky.
Ready because you're that kind of a guy!

Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!
There are points to be scored. there are games to be won.
And the magical things you can do with that ball
will make you the winning-est winner of all.
Fame! You'll be famous as famous can be,
with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.

Except when they don't.
Because, sometimes, they won't.

I'm afraid that some times
you'll play lonely games too.
Games you can't win
'cause you'll play against you.

All Alone!
Whether you like it or not,
Alone will be something
you'll be quite a lot.

And when you're alone, there's a very good chance
you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
There are some, down the road between hither and yon,
that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.

But on you will go
though the weather be foul
On you will go
though your enemies prowl
On you will go
though the Hakken-Kraks howl
Onward up many
a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore
and your sneakers may leak.

On and on you will hike
and I know you'll hike far
and face up to your problems
whatever they are.

You'll get mixed up, of course,
as you already know.
You'll get mixed up
with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.

And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!

So...
be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,
you're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So...get on your way!