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(GOV) Alameda County Recycling Guide, 2006-2007 Edition (www.stopwaste.org/docs/recycleguide2006-07.pdf)
A free booklet designed to help Alameda County residents reduce, reuse, recycle, compost, and keep materials out of landfills.

Alameda County Waste Management Authority
Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board
StopWaste.Org
1537 Webster Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 891-6500
Fax: (510) 893-2308

BioCycle
(www.environmental-expert.com/magazine/biocycle/june/article2.htm)
A journal covering the latest information on composting and recycling.

JG Press Phone: (610) 967-4135
E-mail: biocycle@jgpress.com

(NP) Computers for Classrooms, Inc. (www.ComputersForClassrooms.org)
Offers their "Creating a Reuse Program Manual" (Word, 781 KB) as a resource for others wanting to start a computer reuse program.

424 Otterson Drive, Ste. 120
Chico, California 95928-8217
Phone: (530) 895-4175 Office
Fax: (530) 895-4075
E-mail: pfurr@ChicoUSD.org

(GOV) The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste (www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/catbook/index.htm)

U.S. EPA
Office of Solid Waste (5305W)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, North West
Washington, District of Columbia 20460
E-mail: ncepimal@one.net

(GOV) Contra Costa County Solid Waste Authority's Reuse Directory
(www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/depart/cd/recycle/guide.htm)

651 Pine Street, 4th Floor, North Wing
Martinez, California 94553
Phone: (925) 335-1290
Fax: (925) 335-1299
E-mail: cccrecycle@yahoo.com

Creating Wealth from Everyday Items (www.ilsr.org/)
A report provided by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance that focuses on several reuse businesses and collection programs. Offers valuable insight into utilizing reuse as an effective tool for promoting waste reduction and local economic development.

E-mail: info@ilsr.org

(GOV) Finding Local Resources: Humboldt County’s Guide to Secondhand, Rental, and Repair Services
(http://co.humboldt.ca.us/health/envhealth/iwm/default.asp?url=resources.html)

Division of Environmental Health
100 H Street, Suite 100
Eureka, California 95501
Phone: (707) 268-2236
Fax: (707) 441-5699
E-mail: ljeffrey@co.humboldt.ca.us

Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) (www.ilsr.org/)
Research and educational organization that provides technical assistance and information on environmentally sound economic development strategies.

E-mail: info@ilsr.org

(GOV) Put it to Good Reuse L.A.! (www.cityofla.org/san/srcrd/index.htm)
A directory of donation opportunities for Los Angeles businesses and residents.

(GOV) RecycleButte.Net (www.recyclebutte.net/Guide/recycle_guide04.html)
A reuse and recycling guide for Butte County.

Butte County Public Works Department
Solid Waste/Recycling Division
#7 County Center Drive
Oroville, California 95965
Phone: (530) 538-7681

Recycling Economic Information Study (www.ci.la.ca.us/SAN/reis.htm)
This study, which was done for the City of Los Angeles, documents the size of the recycling and reuse industry and its economic impact on the city.

Recycling Rag (www.eco-artware.com/newsletter/)
Eco-artware.com's newsletter that often features articles on reuse.

Phone: (877) 326-2781
E-mail: reena@eco-artware.com

Too Good to be Threw (www.tgtbt.com/)
Resale industry newsletter, operations manual, and products for resalers.

Use Less Stuff (ULS) Report (www.use-less-stuff.com/)
A free, bi-monthly newsletter that helps people reduce waste and prevent pollution.

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