Here's a list of other sites you might enjoy visiting.

	The Internet Consumer Recycling Guide Provides a starting point for consumers in the USA and Canada searching the net for recycling information. The information is for regular folks with regular household quantities of materials to recycle
	Earth 911 Provides Americans with accurate, local information to protect their community's environment. This site also has  fun, yet educational, information, such as: Test Your Knowledge of Recycling & Environment Issues.
	The National Recycling Coalition  is a group of us organizations committed to maximizing recycling to achieve benefits of resource conservation, solid waste reduction, environmental protection, energy conservation and social and economical development.
	The Consumer Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste, from the EPA's site.
	The 3 R Program (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) Many people ask, "Why recycle?" There are many, many reasons for recycling, particularly at a university Top

POLLUTION Sites with tips for reducing all types of pollution.

	Auntie Litter is Anti-Litter -- a non profit organization dedicated to promoting a healthy and clean environment.
	National Pollution Prevention Roundtable  is the national and international forum for promoting the development, implementation, and evaluation of efforts to avoid, eliminate, or reduce pollution at the source.
	Anti-Litter Resource Site -provides information and useful programs such as litter audit results, educational programs, free resources, anti-litter tools and more. Sponsored by the Canadian Environment and Plastic Industry Council (EPIC).
	Race Against Waste is the Irish government's program to clean up Ireland. Top

ZERO WASTE Sites specifically about the growing Zero Waste movement.

	Grassroots Recycling Network: GRRN's mission is to eliminate the waste of natural and human resources -- to achieve Zero Waste. We utilize classic activist strategies to achieve corporate accountability for waste and public policies to eliminate waste, and to build sustainable communities.
	Zero Waste America (ZWA) is an internet-based environmental research organization specializing in the field of Zero Waste. We provide (through our website, primarily), information on associated legislative, legal, technical, environmental, health, and consumer issues. Top

ENVIRONMENT Conservation-oriented organizations

	National Resources Defense Council uses law, science, and the support of more then 1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.
	The Surf Rider Foundation is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of the world's oceans, waves, and beaches, for all people, through Conservation, Advocacy, Research, and Education (CARE).
	The High School Environment Center is a portal to the EPA's extensive environmental resources. Top

PLASTIC BAGS Sources of educational information about the production of plastic bags.

	Plastic Resources. com provides information on plastics and the environment, including the PDF. document Understanding Plastic Film.
	Plastics and the Environment: A Roeplast perspective.
	Paper or Plastic? Tips from the GRRN, plus links to additional information
	Are Plastic Bags a Problem? is one of 7 interesting articles about plastics on greennature.com. Top

ASSOCIATIONS Sites of plastics industries trade &professional societies.

	Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc.  Founded in 1937, The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., is the trade association representing one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States.
	American Plastics Council The American Plastics Council (APC) is a major trade association for the U.S. Plastics industry. APC is comprised of 23 of the leading resin manufacturers, plus one affiliated trade association representing the vinyl industry.
	Canadian Plastics Industry Association CPIA represents the plastics resin manufacturers and the suppliers of machinery and moulds and auxiliary materials, but the primary focus is on the plastics products or processing segment.
	Flexible Packaging Association  FPA is the leading trade organization for flexible packaging converters and suppliers. Flexible packaging is a $20 billion industry in the United States, with flexible packaging being the second largest packaging type, garnering 17 percent of the U.S. $120 billion overall packaging market.
	California Film Extruders & Converters Association The California Film Extruders & Converters Association (CFECA) is a trade association of manufacturers and suppliers dedicated to representing impartially the broad interest of the plastic film extruding and converting industry in California. CFECA strives to be the nation's leading trade organization in the plastic film industry. Top

PUBLICATIONS On-line journals of various plastics industries groups.

	Packaging World Magazine  Since 1993, Summit Publishing Company has had this mission from Day One: to bring the packaging community the best-written and produced packaging publication in the world, both in print and now on-line as well.
	Converting Magazine  reaches more professionals involved in converting paper, paperboard, plastic, film, and other materials in the primary converting industries of flexible packaging, unprinted rolls or sheets, labels, and other finished packaging products then any other publication. In addition, CONVERTING Magazines reaches more than 4,000 manufacturers of converting machinery, materials and supplies.
	Packaging Digest Serving the information needs of the global packaging marketplace since 1963.
	Packaging Strategies, Inc.  One of  a large number of publications published by Stagnito Communications, which bills itself as THE information source for food, beverage and packaging Top

DIRECTORIES Sites or pages that provide lists of many other related sites and pages.

	Global Recycling Network: The World's Waste Collection, Disposal & Recycling Marketplace, the GRN is an electronic information exchange that specializes the trade of recyclables reclaimed in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) streams, as well as the marketing of eco-friendly products.
	Ecomall - Find thousands of green, environmentally responsible eco-products that are good for people and the environment. Top