Once you have identified products that could be purchased with
recycled content through a waste assessment, determine the availability
of recycled products that meet your specifications in your area
using the resources below. You can contact the Helpline at (800)
EPA-WISE (372-9473) or e-mail <WasteWise@icfi.com>
for assistance.
The following list of resources is not intended to be comprehensive
and does not constitute EPA endorsement of products or services.
The resources referenced are those WasteWise found to be most useful.
Please contact the Helpline at <WasteWise@icfi.com> with any additional
state or nonprofit buy recycled listings.
Directories by State (State Agencies and Non-profits)
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES
2004
Directory of Dealer/Processors of Recyclable Materials in Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi 
This directory of dealers/processors of recyclable materials in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi is published by the Southern
Waste Information Exchange, Inc. (SWIX). SWIX is a non-profit clearinghouse
for industry on numerous issues including recycled products, solid
and hazardous waste, and alternate and emerging waste management
technologies. The directory contains a listing of dealers/processors
for all four states by both material and company name.
CALIFORNIA
California Integrated
Waste Management Board Recycled-Content Product Directory
This online database is managed by the California Integrated Waste
Management Board and lists recycled products. It also provides information
on companies that reprocess, manufacture, and/or distribute these
recycled products.
FLORIDA
National Association of State Purchasing Officials Database of Recycled
Commodities
The National Association of State Purchasing Officials Database
of Recycled Commodities is maintained by the Florida Department
of Management Services. This database serves as a central source
of information on recycled product contract and commodity information.
The general public may use the database free of charge; however,
registration is required.
Florida
Directory of Recycled Product Vendors
The Southern Waste Information Exchange, Inc. (SWIX) publishes this
directory of companies that deal with various recycled products.
The directory is organized by product type and provides contact
information for the companies listed.
INDIANA
Buy
Recycled Indiana! Guide
The Buy Recycled Indiana! Guide is a joint project of the Indiana
Department of Administration, Indiana Department of Commerce, Indiana
Department of Environmental Management and the Indiana Recycling
Coalition. The guide presents information about how, where, and
why to purchase recycled products in Indiana.
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MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts
Directory of Recycled Products Manufacturers
Published by the Chelsea Center for Recycling and Economic Development
at the University of Massachusetts, this directory provides information
on a variety of products made of recycled materials as well as relevant
background information on recycled content materials. The directory
also includes contact information for those companies that manufacture
recycled content materials beyond basic processing of the materials.
MICHIGAN
Michigan Manufactured
Recycled Products Directory
This searchable directory, designed by the Michigan Departmentof
Environmental Quality, provides vendor information for a variety
of recycled content products. In addition to providing company contact
information, the directory also provides information on the recycled
materials used as well as the percentage of recycled material in
the product.
MINNESOTA
Minnesota
Recycled Products Directory
The Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance developed and maintains
this searchable directory of recycled-content products made in Minnesota.
Users can search the directory by manufacturer, distributor, feedstock,
product category, or subcategory.
Recycled
Products Guide
This directory was published by the America Recycles Day Minnesota
Coordinating Committee and is intended as a guide to recycled-content
products that are available for purchase in Minnesota. The guide
is organized by product type and provides information on where items
can be purchased.
MISSOURI
Missouri
Recycled Products Directory
The Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority of
the Missouri Market Development Program compiled the Missouri Recycled
Products Directory as a source of information on the recycled products
available for sale in Missouri. The directory is organized by product
type and includes additional suggestions and information on recycling
various materials.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New
Hampshire's Recycled and Reused Products Directory
WasteCap—an initiative of the Business and Industry Association
of New Hampshire—and the New Hampshire Governor's Recycling
Program compiled this Materials Exchange. This online directory lists vendor names and contact information by material
type.
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NEW JERSEY
New Jersey
Guide to Buy Recycled Products
The Association of New Jersey Recyclers (ANJR) is a non-profit organization
promoting recycling through education and advocacy. ANJR maintains
the Guide to Buy Recycled Products, which is a database searchable
by key word and product category.
NEW YORK
New
York State Buy Recycled Products Directory
The New York State Buy Recycled Products Directory was compiled
for the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling
and the Buy Recycled Alliance of New York to encourage purchases
of recycled-content products. The directory contains a listing of
companies organized by recycled product type and is periodically
updated to provide the most up-to-date information on recycled products
available in New York.
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina
Manufacturers of Recycled Products
The North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental
Assistance (DPPEA) published this guide of manufacturers of recycled
products.
OHIO
Guide
to Ohio Vendors of Recycled-Content Products
Ohio's Department of Natural Resources Division of Recycling &
Litter Protection has prepared a guide with information on Ohio-based
manufacturers and wholesale distributors of recycled-content products.
OKLAHOMA
Manufacturers
Using Recycled Materials
This list, complied by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental
Quality's Land Protection Division, includes manufacturers using
recycled materials in Oklahoma.
OREGON
Buyer's
Guide to Recycled Products
This online directory is maintained by Metro—the elected regional
government—in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area. The
searchable guide contains more than 1,000 recycled-content products
and vendor information and can be searched based on key words and
product type.
PENNSYLVANIA
The
Official Recycled Products Guide
The Official Recycled Products Guide (RPG), from Recycling Markets,
is provided by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
and offers more than 4,500 recycled product listings.
TEXAS
Buy Texas Recycled
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality maintains this Web
site, which contains links to contact information for vendors by
product type. The site contains information on products made in
Texas using recovered materials and products remanufactured in Texas.
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Federal Resources
U.S. EPA's Comprehensive Procurement
Guidelines
This site includes information on the procurement guidelines and
a list of manufacturers, vendors, and suppliers of designated products,
fact sheets, buy-recycled news, and related links.
U.S. EPA's Environmentally
Preferable Purchasing Program
The Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program (EPP) is a federal-wide
program that encourages and assists Executive agencies in the purchasing
of environmentally preferable products and services. This site includes
tools to implement EPP, successful stories, events, and an EPP discussion
section.
U.S.
General Services Administration/Federal Supply Service
The General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service helps
federal agencies in locations throughout the world acquire supplies,
furniture, computers, tools, and equipment. This site contains information
on the environmental products available from GSA.
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