3 R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
General
Reduce Waste and Save Money at Home
Reduce
US Environmental Protection Agency
NYS Department of Environment and Conservation
Reuse
World Crutches Donation Locations
Recycle
The Electronics Recyclers - Rochester based company
Recycled Paper’s Climate Impact 100 Times Lower than Virgin Paper, Environmental Leader
Recycling Appliances & Electronics, ImproveNet
What Can Be Recycled? A list of 200+ Items, Personal Creations
Mattress Disposal and Recycling
Everything Else:
Data
US EPA Advancing Sustainable Materials Management Facts and Figures
Entrepreneurs
Technical Assistance (NY Empire State Development)
The Full Breakdown on Green Mattresses
A Financing Guide for Recycling Businesses: Investment Forums, Meetings & Networks (NRC)
Food Waste Reduction
Would You Leave a Six-Figure Job to Feed the Homeless? This 24-year-old did. -Readers Digest
Rethinking Food Waste - Athena Lee Bradley, NERC
Cutting food waste by a quarter would mean enough for everyone, says UN - The Guardian
Produced but never eaten: a visual guide to food waste - The Guardian
Why does almost half of America's food go to waste? - PBS News Hour (Video)
A Second Life for Meat Scraps & Used Cooking Oil
Good Samaritan Act Provides Liability Protection for Food Donations
Organics
Cornell Waste Management Institute
Sustainable Materials Management
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
US Environmental Protection Agency
New York Product Stewardship Council
Zero Waste
US Zero Waste Business Council
