Resources to Use for Recycling/Landfill Research
General Resources
Eastern Rensselaer County Solid Waste Management Authority http://www.ercswma.org
BrainPop - Watch videos on recycling and waste management.
** These websites provide both general AND material specific information. Look for links to your material.
** Earth 911
** Recycle Now
**GreenLiving
How Recycling Works from How Stuff Works
How Landfills Work from How Stuff Works
Are some things better off in landfills from How Stuff Works
What happens to trash when we don't recycle? from eHow
How do all in one recycling programs work? from How Stuff Works
BrainPop - Watch videos on recycling and waste management.
** These websites provide both general AND material specific information. Look for links to your material.
** Earth 911
** Recycle Now
**GreenLiving
How Recycling Works from How Stuff Works
How Landfills Work from How Stuff Works
Are some things better off in landfills from How Stuff Works
What happens to trash when we don't recycle? from eHow
How do all in one recycling programs work? from How Stuff Works
Aluminum
http://www.aluminum.org/Content/NavigationMenu/TheIndustry/Recycling/Indepthinformation/default.htm
http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/how-is-aluminum-recycled
How Stuff Works: Recycling Aluminum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOpGhAdQFEY
http://1800recycling.com/2010/11/aluminum-extraction-recycling-environment/
http://earth911.com/recycling/benefits-of-aluminum-can-recycling/
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/35483-howstuffworks-show-episode-6-recycling-aluminum-video.htm
What happens when you recycle a can? http://shows.howstuffworks.com/33330-stuff-happens-recycle-when-you-can-video.htm
Glass
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/planet-green/27650-g-word-glass-transformation-video.htm
http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/glass-recycle.html
http://environment.about.com/od/recycling/a/benefits_of_glass_recycling.htm
Secrets From the Recycling Plant. How a Used Bottle Becomes a New Bottle. http://vimeo.com/67692057
http://glass.recycleplz.com/tips-facts/the-effect-of-glass-recycling-with-environment
http://www.berrymanglassrecycling.com/glass-recycling/the-glass-recycling-journey/
Light Bulbs
http://www2.epa.gov/cfl/recycling-and-disposal-after-cfl-burns-out#whererecycle
http://www2.epa.gov/cfl/what-are-connections-between-mercury-and-cfls
http://www.epa.gov/mercury/consumerinfo.htm#cfl
http://www.epa.gov/mercury/consumerinfo.htm#effects
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/9088.html
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/44927.html
http://www.recyclingworksma.com/how-to/materials-guidance/recycle-fluorescent-lamps/
http://www.lamprecycling.com/articles/afe_case.aspx
http://www.cfl-lamprecycling.com/products/cfl-lamp-bulb-recycling-technology-3.htm
How to Recycle Light Bulbs http://www.ebay.com/gds/How-to-Recycle-Light-Bulbs-/10000000177630369/g.html
http://www.bulbs.com/recycle_process.aspx
http://www.aircycle.com/recycling/recycling-process/
Paper and Cardboard
Following the Paper Trail - Paper Recycling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohv9y8Bi3fU
Paper Recycling Process http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jODl07akVHM
http://www.greenamerica.org/PDF/QandAPaper.pdf
http://www.savetheplasticbag.com/ReadContent601.aspx
Facts About Recycling Paper from Love to Know Greenliving.com
Plastic
Recycling Plastic Bags from GreenLiving.LovetoKnow.com
http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/recycling-symbols-plastics-460321#slide-1
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/06-when-recycling-is-bad-for-the-environment
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/planet-green/36720-g-word-plastic-bag-afterlife-video.htm
http://environment.about.com/od/earthtalkcolumns/a/recycleplastics.htm
http://green-plastics.net/news/45-science/93-plastic-biodegradation-in-landfills
http://environment.about.com/od/recycling/a/plastic_lids.htm
What happens to all that plastic? http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/01/31/what-happens-to-all-that-plastic/
How Plastic Bottles are Recycled Into Polyester http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyF9MxlcItw
How Plastic Bags Get Recycled http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6hzhKmw4EY
http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/What_Will_Happen_if_You_Do_Not_Recycle_Plastic
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/dangers-of-plastic
What Will Happen if You Do Not Recycle Plastic by LoveToKnow Green Living
Electronic Waste
http://www.nrdc.org/newyork/campaign-recycling-waste.asp?gclid=CO6grrLLlLsCFWJo7AodTUoAhQ
11 Facts About E-Waste from DoSomething.org
eWaste from EPA.gov
Batteries
How To: Recycle Batteries from DoSomething.org
Battery Care and Disposal from Duracell
Recycling Batteries from EPA.gov
Facts and Figures
Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2011 from EPA.gov This is a very complex resource but facts and figures will add a lot to your pr
http://www.aluminum.org/Content/NavigationMenu/TheIndustry/Recycling/Indepthinformation/default.htm
http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/how-is-aluminum-recycled
How Stuff Works: Recycling Aluminum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOpGhAdQFEY
http://1800recycling.com/2010/11/aluminum-extraction-recycling-environment/
http://earth911.com/recycling/benefits-of-aluminum-can-recycling/
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/35483-howstuffworks-show-episode-6-recycling-aluminum-video.htm
What happens when you recycle a can? http://shows.howstuffworks.com/33330-stuff-happens-recycle-when-you-can-video.htm
Glass
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/planet-green/27650-g-word-glass-transformation-video.htm
http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/glass-recycle.html
http://environment.about.com/od/recycling/a/benefits_of_glass_recycling.htm
Secrets From the Recycling Plant. How a Used Bottle Becomes a New Bottle. http://vimeo.com/67692057
http://glass.recycleplz.com/tips-facts/the-effect-of-glass-recycling-with-environment
http://www.berrymanglassrecycling.com/glass-recycling/the-glass-recycling-journey/
Light Bulbs
http://www2.epa.gov/cfl/recycling-and-disposal-after-cfl-burns-out#whererecycle
http://www2.epa.gov/cfl/what-are-connections-between-mercury-and-cfls
http://www.epa.gov/mercury/consumerinfo.htm#cfl
http://www.epa.gov/mercury/consumerinfo.htm#effects
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/9088.html
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/44927.html
http://www.recyclingworksma.com/how-to/materials-guidance/recycle-fluorescent-lamps/
http://www.lamprecycling.com/articles/afe_case.aspx
http://www.cfl-lamprecycling.com/products/cfl-lamp-bulb-recycling-technology-3.htm
How to Recycle Light Bulbs http://www.ebay.com/gds/How-to-Recycle-Light-Bulbs-/10000000177630369/g.html
http://www.bulbs.com/recycle_process.aspx
http://www.aircycle.com/recycling/recycling-process/
Paper and Cardboard
Following the Paper Trail - Paper Recycling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohv9y8Bi3fU
Paper Recycling Process http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jODl07akVHM
http://www.greenamerica.org/PDF/QandAPaper.pdf
http://www.savetheplasticbag.com/ReadContent601.aspx
Facts About Recycling Paper from Love to Know Greenliving.com
Plastic
Recycling Plastic Bags from GreenLiving.LovetoKnow.com
http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/recycling-symbols-plastics-460321#slide-1
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/06-when-recycling-is-bad-for-the-environment
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/planet-green/36720-g-word-plastic-bag-afterlife-video.htm
http://environment.about.com/od/earthtalkcolumns/a/recycleplastics.htm
http://green-plastics.net/news/45-science/93-plastic-biodegradation-in-landfills
http://environment.about.com/od/recycling/a/plastic_lids.htm
What happens to all that plastic? http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/01/31/what-happens-to-all-that-plastic/
How Plastic Bottles are Recycled Into Polyester http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyF9MxlcItw
How Plastic Bags Get Recycled http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6hzhKmw4EY
http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/What_Will_Happen_if_You_Do_Not_Recycle_Plastic
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/dangers-of-plastic
What Will Happen if You Do Not Recycle Plastic by LoveToKnow Green Living
Electronic Waste
http://www.nrdc.org/newyork/campaign-recycling-waste.asp?gclid=CO6grrLLlLsCFWJo7AodTUoAhQ
11 Facts About E-Waste from DoSomething.org
eWaste from EPA.gov
Batteries
How To: Recycle Batteries from DoSomething.org
Battery Care and Disposal from Duracell
Recycling Batteries from EPA.gov
Facts and Figures
Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2011 from EPA.gov This is a very complex resource but facts and figures will add a lot to your pr