Oregon’s Materials Management Program highlights numerous methods of material management. One project of emphasis is the Bad Apple Campaign, which inspires households to reduce the amount of food they throw…
Medical & Infectious Waste
What Do I Do With …. ? A Resident’s Management Guide For Those Not-So-Common Household Items
Connecticut’s alphabetically-organized inventory lists detailed explanations of how to properly dispose of uncommon household items. Additionally, alternative, more sustainable and economical disposal options are listed, such as fixing or selling…
Illinois Beyond the Bin Map
This interactive web-based map allows users to search for facilities that take certain types of recyclables. Users can search by item type (e.g., aluminum, to food waste, to tires, to…
Waste Management, Composting, & Recycling Permits
This New York State Department of Environmental Conservation webpage provides information on whether permits, registrations, or licenses are needed for the disposal or management of various types of waste. If…
Common Business Waste Disposal
This guidance highlights best management practices for business waste. Topics listed include universal waste, spent solvents, sumps, electronics, pharmaceuticals.
Residential Waste Disposal
This guidance highlights best management practices for household waste. Topics listed include hazardous waste, electronics, mercury spills, pharmaceuticals, and used oil.
North Carolina Recycling Markets Directory
The North Carolina Recycling Markets Directory connects businesses looking to recycle materials they generate with companies who can process those materials. Search the directory by material using the drop-down menus…
Medical Sharps Collection Program
Wisconsin’s sharps collection program is simple, flexible and voluntary and includes a variety of collection programs, from individual stations to large networks of stations. To protect waste handlers, the public…
Infectious Waste Regulations Resources
Wisconsin created a webpage with information and resources for infectious waste basics, legal requirements for disposal, COVID-19 healthcare waste, and COVID-19 vaccine waste.
Management of COVID-19 Contaminated Wastes Guidance
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality developed guidance on how COVID-19 waste should be managed, as well as information on types of regulated medical waste in the state.
