Recycling Links

General Sustainability Links

Below are some resources from Team Captain Planet and Team Nemo, 9th graders at Colonial Academy. Thank you for the resources!

Oberlin College Environmental Policy - Comprehensive campus environmental policy passed by the Board of Trustees in March 2004.
CDS Recycling homepage - Campus Dining Service's finest...
City of Oberlin - Refuse and Recycling page
Cuyahoga County Solid Waste - Serving the Cleveland area
Lorain County Solid Waste District - Serving this county
Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention
Great Lakes Information Network

Woodwise - the PAPER project and consumer information on forests and paper.
Conservatree - paper use and tree info
Safeclimate - calculate your carbon dioxide footprint, get climate change news and actions, browse an eco-friendly store
Center for a New American Dream - more fun, less stuff! and good information.
The Worldwatch Institute - offers in-depth information on a wide range of environmental and political topics

WaterWiser is a good place to find information on all aspects of water conservation from low flow showerheads to the ecological implications of dams.
Toiletology is all about toilets and saving water.
On the American Water site, you can find lots of products to help you save water in your home.
The Rocky Mountain Institute is a leader in the field of energy conservation.

The Rockville Living catalogue offers a host of green products from dish soap to shoes. They also have a great office products section.
Realgoods is another great eco-products source.
Composters.com is a great resource for all things composting.

Brown Is Green - In 1990, Brown Univeristy initiated an innovative program to promote campus environmental responsibility and resource conservation.
Recycling at University of Colorado-Boulder
Sustainable Development on Campus: A Toolkit
National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology Program - Campus Ecology is a full-service, regionally based program that helps campus leaders - students, staff, administrators, and faculty - implement and sustain environmental programs.

EcoMall - The environmentally oriented internet shopping mall.
Seventh Generation - Not to be confused with the local environmental group out of Lorain, OH, Seventh Generation offers a wide range of environmentally responsible household products. (We recommend their toilet paper; it's better than stealing it from campus.)
Real Goods - also offers an extensive variety of ecological products.
The Internet Consumer Recycling Guide
Redjellyfish.com Natural Living - a great environmental resource and natural living/products website.
EarthDay Network - information and shopping.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Recycle City - Recycle City is the U.S. EPA's recycling fun page.
EnviroLink
Recycler's World - Recycler's World was established as a world wide trading site for information related to secondary or recyclable commodities, by-products, used and surplus items or materials.
Keep America Beautiful, Inc
Zero Waste America - Zero Waste America is a political organisation dedicated to waste reduction.
OurEarth - A website with a good stock of environmental information.

Essential Information for idealists in or looking to enter the nonprofit world: find internships, action ideas and more.

Many good books are available at Powell's, abebooks, BookSense... We recommend:

"The Recycler's Handbook;" "50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth;" "50 Simple Things Your Business Can Do to Save the Earth;" and "50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth;" all put out by The Earthworks Groups, Berkeley CA
"The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists," available in the Oberlin library
"Silent Spring" and anything else by Rachel Carson
"Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things" by John C. Ryan