Buy-Recycled Resource Listing


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     The following publications
     are sources of buy-recycled
information. U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) documents are
available through the RCRA
Hotline. To order call 800 424-
9346 (or 800 553-7672 TDD for
the hearing impaired). In
Washington, DC, the number is
703 412-9810 or TDD 703 412-
3323. The RCRA Hotline is open
Monday through Friday, from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. e.s.t. Obtain
other documents by contacting
the organizations listed.

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Guide to Buying Recycled Products for
Consumers and Small Business, 1996.
This guide lists nearly 400 products
made from recycled materials, shows
their post-consumer and total recycled
content, and tells where to buy them:
44 pages, $3 postage paid for
Pennsylvania residents, $4 postage paid
for out-of-state residents. For more infor-
mation, contact the Pennsylvania
Resources Council, 3606 Providence
Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073.
Phone: 610 353-1555, Internet:
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 "Close the Loop. Buy Recycled. "
 Community Education Kit. Created by
 Keep America Beautiful and EPA, diis
 kit allows your organization to educate
 others about the importance of "buying
 recycled." Useful for businesses, schools,
 and government agencies to educate
 employees. Includes a manual, video,
 and camera-ready brochure: $40. For
 more information, contact Keep
 America Beautiful, Inc., 1010
 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT
 06901. Phone: 203 323-8987
 Fax: 203 325-9199. Internet:
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 10 Easy Ways to Buy Recycled. This
 guidebook, published by the California
 Department of Conservation and
 California Integrated Waste Management
 Board, includes useful tips, resources,
 and product information for consumers
 and businesses alike. To order a copy,
 contact the California Department of
 Conservation, Division of Recycling, 801
 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
 Phone:916445-1490.
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 The Official Recycled Products Guide.
 This directory lists manufacturers and
 distributors for more than 5,000 recy-
 cled products. For more information,
 contact the Recycling Data Management
 Corporation, P.O. Box 577,
 Ogdensburg, NY 13669.
 Phone: 800 267-0707.
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Buy-Recycled Training Manual. Provides
general information on developing a
buy-recycled program. For more infor-
mation, contact the Northeast Maryland
Waste Disposal Authority, 25 South
Charles Street, Suite 2105, Baltimore,
MD 21201. Phone: 410 333-2730.
 Paper
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 1996 Buy-Recycled Series: Paper Products
 (EPA530-F-96-014). This fact sheet
 provides details on EPA's efforts to pro-
 mote buying recycled paper products
 through the Comprehensive
 Procurement Guideline (CPG).
 Products designated through this pro-
 gram include printing and writing
 papers, newsprint, tissue products, and
 paperboard and packing products.
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 Mills That Manufacture Printing and
 Writing Paper, Computer Paper, Office
 Paper, Envelopes, Bristols, and Coated
 Printing and Writing Papers Using
 Recovered Paper (EPA530-B-97-008).
 This list identifies manufacturers and
 suppliers of paper products containing
 recovered materials.
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 Mills Which Manufacture Newsprint
 Containing at Least 40 Percent
 Postconsumer Recovered Paper
 (EPA530-B-95-009).
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 Tissue Mills Which Use Postconsumer
 Recovered Paper (EPA530-B-95-008).
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 Paper Matcher, 4th Edition, 1996.
 Contains hundreds of recovered paper
 dealers throughout the United States sort-
 ed by state. It also contains listings for
 paper and paperboard mills using recov-
 ered paper. For more information, contact
 the American Forest & Paper Association,
 1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 800,
Washington, DC 20036. Phone: 800
 878-8878. Internet: .
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National Office Paper Recycling Project.
The National Office Paper Recycling
Project maintains a list of recycled-
content paper producers and has pub-
lished several guidebooks on setting up
and promoting office buy-recycled and
recycling programs. For more informa-
tion, contact the National Office Paper

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Buy-Recycled Resource Listing
Recycling Project, 1620 Eye Street, NW.,
Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006.
Phone: 202 223-3088.
Fix: 202 429-0422.
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Jaakko Poyry Recycled Gradepndei: This
quarterly publication provides a compre-
hensive, up-to-date directory of almost
 1,000 brands of recycled-content paper.
Entries include brand name, manufac-
turer, grade, postconsumer content,
brightness, and basis weight. The entries
are organized alphabetically by brand
name, manufacturer or distributor, and
grade. A 1-year subscription costs $90.
To order, contact Ronni Schram, Jaakko
Poyry Consulting, Inc., 580 White
Plains Road.Tartytown, NY 10591-
5183. Phone:800872-5792.
Fax:914332-4411.
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 Guide to Purchasing and Using
Rf cycled Content Paper. This guide
 includes grades, brand names, and
Specifications as well as contact infor-
 mation for the paper merchants and
vendors. To order, contact Recycled
 Pulp and Paper Coalition, 241 Dechert
 Drive, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
 Phone: 800 845-3207.

 Nonpaper Office Products
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 1$97 Buy-Recycled Series: Non-Paper
 Office Products (EPA530-F-97-003).
 This fitct sheet provides details on
 EPA's efforts to promote buying recy-
 cled nonpaper office products dirough
 the CPG, Products designated through
 this program include recycling contain-
 ers and waste receptacles, plastic desk-
 top accessories, binders, trash bags,
 toner cartridges, plastic envelopes, and
 printer ribbons.
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 Non-Paper  Office Products Containing
 Recovered Materials (EPA530-B-97-
 01 l).This list identifies manufacturers
 and suppliers of nonpaper office prod-
 ucts containing recovered materials.
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 Resource Guide to Business Products
 Manufacturers' Recycling Products and
 Programs, Provides information on how
 to purchase recycled-content office prod-
 ucts. The guide costs $20 for members
and $40 for nonmembers. To obtain a
copy, contact the Business Products
Industry Association, 301 North Fairfax
Street, Alexandria VA 22314. Phone:
800 542-6672 or 703 549-9040.
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The Essential Guide to Recycled Office
Products, King County Commission for
Marketing Recyclable Materials. This
catalog includes a range of paper and
nonpaper products made from recycled
materials. Copies of the catalog are avail-
able from die King County Commission
for Recyclable Materials, 400 Yester Way,
Room 200, Seattle, WA 98104. Phone:
206 296-4439. Fax: 206 296-4366.
King County Recycled Procurement 1997
Annual Report. This report summarizes
King County's recycled product procure-
ment policies and 1997 purchases. It is
available from the King County
Procurement Services Division, Room 620,
Seatde, WA 98104. Phone: 206 2964210.

Plastics
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Recycled Plastic Products Source Book.
Provides information on various
recycled-content plastic products. To
order, contact the American Plastics
Council, 1275 K Street, NW., Suite
400, Washington, DC 20005.
Phone: 800 2-HELP-90 (243-5790).
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Directory of' Companies_Manufacturing
Products From Recycled Vinyl. Contains
listings for companies manufacturing
products from recycled vinyl. To order,
contact the Vinyl Environmental
Resource Center, One Cascade Plaza,
 19th floor, Akron,  OH  44308-1121.
Phone: 800 969-8469.
Fax:330376-9379.

Rubber and Tires
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Recycled Rubber Products Catalog. This
catalog contains listings of companies
making products from scrap tires (about
 100 listings). To order, contact the
Scrap Tire Management Council, 1400
K Street, NW, Suite 900, Washington,
DC 20005. Phone: 202 682-4880.
Construction, Demolition,
and Landscaping
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1997 Buy-Recycled Series: Construction
Products (EPA530-F-97-035). This fact
sheet provides details on EPA's efforts
to promote buying recycled con-
struction products through the
CPG. Products designated
through this program
include construction
board, thermal insulation,
floor tiles, carpeting, shower
and restroom dividers, and
reprocessed and consolidated latex
paint in specific applications.
Construction Products Containing
Recovered Materials (EPA530-B-97-
014). This list identifies manufac-
turers and suppliers of
construction products contain-
ing recovered materials.
1997 Buy-Recycled Series: Landscaping
Products (EPA530-F-97-034). This fact
sheet provides details on EPA's efforts to
promote buying recycled landscaping
products through the CPG. Products
designated through this program include
hydraulic mulch, yard trimmings com-
post, garden and soaker hoses, and
lawn and garden edging.
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Landscaping Products Containing
Recovered Materials (EPA530-B-97-
012). This list identifies manufacturers
and suppliers of landscaping products
containing recovered materials.
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 The Hams Directory. This computer data-
base for Windows lists construction products
made with recovered materials in a
Construction Specifications Institute format.
Contact B.J. Harris, 508 Jose Street, Suite
913, Santa Fe, NM 87501-1855. Phone:
505 995-0337. Fax: 505 820-1911.

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Buy-Recycled Resource Listing
The Green Pages: The Contract Interior
Designer's Guide to Environmentally
Responsible Products and Materials. To
order, contact: Andrew Fuston, 45 East
25th Street, Eighth Floor, New York,
NY 10006-2003. Phone: 212 779-3365.
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A Guide to Resource Efficient Building
Elements. In addition to tips on efficient
design and job-site recycling, this guide
lists several manufacturers that make
products using recovered materials. To
order, contact the Center for
Resourceful Building Technology,
P.O. Box 100, Missoula, MT
59806. Phone: 406 549-7678.

The Sourcebook for Sustainable Design,
1992. This directory of environmentally
responsible materials and processes con-
tains listings of over 100 recycled prod-
ucts used in construction applications.
Sorted by CSI division. To order, con-
tact the Boston Society of Architects, 52
Broad Street, Boston, MA 02109-4301.
Phone: 617 951-1433. Internet:
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National Park Service's Sustainable
Design and Construction Database. The
product listing portion of this database has
approximately 1,300 entries from over 550
manufacturers; listings of over 7,000 recy-
clers of construction debris nationwide;
and expanded listings of books, periodi-
cals, organizations, and online (Internet)
sources of sustainable information. The
database can be searched by manufactur-
ing plant location, CSI division, or prod-
uct type. For more information, contact
Roberta Bear, National Park Service, EO.
Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225. Phone:
303 969-2959. Internet: .' . .
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Building for Tomorrow: Buy Recycled
Guidebook for the Commercial
Construction Industry. This booklet
describes construction materials available
with recycled content and includes a
resource list. In addition,
National Recycling Coalition
developed a series of case studies
on buildings that have used recy-
cled content products in construction.
To order, contact the Buy Recycled
Business Alliance, 1727 King Street,
Suite 105, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Phone:703683-9025.
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Environmental Building News. This
bimonthly newsletter on environmental-
ly sustainable design and construction
includes articles on new products and
materials, technologies, and construction
methods. Contact: R.R. 1 Box 161,,,_
BrattlebonvVT 05301. Phone: 802
257-7300. E-mail: .
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Directory ofRecycled-Content Building
and Construction Products. This region-
al directory includes 500 construction
and building products manufactured
with recycled content. To order a copy,
contact the Clean Washington Center,
First Interstate Center, 999 Third
Avenue, Suite 1060, Seattle, WA 98104.
Free to Washington residents, $20 for
others. Phone: 206 464-7040. Fax: 206
464-6902. Internet: .

Transportation
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1997 Buy-Recycled Series:
Transportation Products (EPA530-F-97-
036). This fact sheet provides details on
EPA's efforts to promote buying recy-
cled transportation products through
the CPG. Products designated through
this program include traffic cones and
barricades, parking stops, and traffic
control devices.
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Transportation Products Containing
Recovered Materials (EPA530-B-97-
013). This list identifies manufacturers
and suppliers of transportation prod-
ucts containing recovered materials.
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1997 Buy-Recycled Series: Pallets
(Miscellaneous Products) (EPA530-F-
97-031). This fact sheet provides details
on EPA's efforts to promote buying recy-
cled pallets through the CPG.
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Miscellaneous Products (Pallets)
Containing Recovered Materials
(EPA530-B-97-.007), This list identifies
manufacturers and suppliers of pallets
containing recovered materials.

Parks and Recreation
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1997 Buy-Recyckd Series: Park and
Recreation Products (EPA530-F-97-
032). This fact sheet provides details on
EPA's efforts to promote buying recy-
cled park and recreation products
.through die CPG. Products designated
through this program include play-
. ground surfaces, running tracks, and
plastic fencing.
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Parks and Recreation Products
Containing Recovered Materials
(EPA530-B-97-006). This list identifies
manufacturers and suppliers of park
and recreation products containing
recovered materials.

Vehicular
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1997 Buy-Recyckd Series: Vehicular
Products (EPA530-F-97-037). This fact
sheet provides details on EPA's efforts
to promote buying recycled vehicular
products through the CPG. Products
designated through this program
include re-refined oil, retread tires, and
engine coolants.
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Vehicular Products Containing
Recovered Materials (EPA530-B-97-
005). This list identifies manufacturers
and suppliers of vehicular products con-
taining recovered materials.
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Environmental Fact Sheet—Purchasing
and Maintaining Retread Passenger
Tires (EPA530-F-95-019). This fact
sheet provides information on waste pre-
vention, proper tire maintenance, and
tire retreading for fleet managers and
vehicle operators.
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Contact the Buy Recycled Campaign for
automobile manufacturers' warranty
statements on the use of re-refined oil.
Also available are fact sheets on purchas-
ing re-refined oil and retreaded tires.
Call the Buy Recycled Training Institute,
1620 Eye Street, NW., Suite 600,

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Buy-Recycled Resource Listing
Washington, DC 20006.
Phone: 202 293-7330. Rx: 202 429-0422.

Textiles
1995 Council for Textile Recycling
Buyers Guide and Directory. Lists con-
tact information for companies that
make products from recycled textiles. To
order, contact the Council for Textile
Recycling, 7910 Woodmont Avenue,
Suite 1212, Bcthesda, MD 20814.
Phone:301718-0671.

Current Web  Sites
<\vwvv.metrokc.gov/oppis/recyclea.html>
King County, Washington, has placed a
variety of information about its .recycled
product procurement program online
including manufacturers and specifica-
tions for office,  construction and land-
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scaping, and automotive products,
among odiers. The site also lists other
major Internet sources of information^
about recycled products including pub-
lications, associations, and other
Internet sites.        -•"'
 GreenSeal
maintains a list of its certified products
including cleaning products, paint,
paper, and re-refined oil. The products
featured arc those GreenSeal has found
to be environmentally preferable.
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The Waste Less Trade Show maintains a
list of rceyclcd-content and environmen-
tally friendly products including recycled
plastic lumber, office furniture,  paper
produces, plastic bags, hardwood floor-
ing, and recycling receptacles.
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American Plastics Council makes it easy
to shop for recycled-content plastic
products ranging from pencil cups to
foam packaging. Just take a stroll
through its "Shop Recycled Mali." The
mall lists manufacturers of recycled plas-
tic products in five main categories:
office and warehouse, auto and home,
fashion, toys and sports, and general.
    The Official
   Recycled Products Guide is available on
   the Internet and updated on a regular
   basis. In order to access die guide, users
   will need to order a subscription that
   ranges from $69 to $295 depending on
   the type of subscription. For more infor-
   mation, call the Recycling Data
   Management Corporation at 800 267-
   0707.
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    The Global Recycling
   Network web site is dedicated to provid-
   ing recycled-content product informa-
   tion and recycling related information.
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   The United States Environmental
   Hodine has put geographically specific
   information at your fingertips nation-
   wide. Tjrie site can l\elp yoli locate
   important environmental ififprmation
—and recycling centers forialEtypes of
 11 tgcyclablesT^ typing jn,your zip cade.
  - In a special Buy^-recycled section of the
,,:  web site, the-tjcjdine. discusses buy-recy-
   cled issuesarid""giyes examples o£prod-
   ucts available forTsach of four groups:
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   JPennsylvania Resource Council, has
   placed a listing of links to Recycled
  ^Products Directories including: rjational,
, , 'jassOciation, building and construction,
   green products, and state and regional
   directories,

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    This is your link to the
   California Integrated Waste
   Management Board's Recycled-Content
   Product (RCP) Database. The RCP
   Database has information on RCPs as
   well as manufacturers, distributors,
   reprocessors, mills, and converters who
   procure or produce tjhese products or
   the recycled materials needed to make
   them. The result is a growing list  of over
   10,000 materials, products, and busi-
   nesses.
 
 This is the web site of the Buy Recycled
 Business Alliance. By joining, your orga-
 nization can gain valuable knowledge on
 buying recycled products and materials.
 The Alliance provides a forum for mem-
 ber companies to share success stories and
 other information. As an Alliance mem-
 ber, you will receive a 30-page guidebook
 binder on how to implement a recycled
 product purchasing program in your
 company; a quarterly newsletter, the Buy
 Recycled NewsLine, with information on
 recycled products and tips on buying
 recycled; important discounts on recycled
 product guides and publications; and
 industry-specific: guides and briefs that
 will save you time and resources. There is
 no cost to join the Alliance. All that's
 required is a commitment to increase
 your purchases of recycled products.

 Future Web Sites
 
 The Environmental News Network is
 busyjcreating its Marketplace/To be com-
 pleted _by spring 1998, the center will offer
 databases of recycled products. Currendy,
 yoU can look at product floors, how to
 huild your store, and the advertiser index.

 WasteWi$e Helpline
 The WasteWi$e Helpline—800
'EPA-WISR (372-9473)—has
 additional resources  available.
 These resources include:
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 Buy Recycled Guidebook. This guide-
 book, developed by the Buy Recycled
 Business Alliance, is designed to help
 companies begin or expand a recycled
 products purchasing program. It
 includes sample policy statements, a
 notice for vendors, and other resources.
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 State Buy-Recycled Contacts. The
 Helpline can refer you to a contact in
 your state. We also have information on
 a number of state directories.
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 Corporate Policy Statements. The
 Helpline has sample policy statements
 from other WasteWi$e partners.

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