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Business Directories and Market Studies
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Alabama
- Alabama Recycling/Recovered Materials Processors Directory
This directory lists recycling and recovered materials processing facilities in Alabama by city and details the materials each facility handles.
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Recycling Office
PO Box 5690
Montgomery, AL 36103-5690
Phone: 334 242-5336
Fax: 334 242-0552
- Recovered Materials End-Users/Manufacturers List
This document lists recycled materials end-users and manufacturers in the state of Alabama and describes the materials they accept and products manufactured.
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Recycling Office
PO Box 5690
Montgomery, AL 36103-5690
Phone: 334 242-5336
Fax: 334 242-0552
Arizona
- Arizona Recycling Market Development Study
This study estimates the economic impact of recycling in Arizona and forecasts future growth.
Arizona Department of Commerce
3800 North Central Avenue, Suite 1500
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Contact: Seth Hudson
Phone: 602 280-1395
Fax: 602 280-1338
Arkansas
- Arkansas Recycling Markets Directory
This directory includes a list of recycling facilities by region and county for all of Arkansas; a breakdown of collectors, processors, haulers, brokers, and end-users; and detailed lists of materials accepted by most facilities.
California
- A Guide to Starting a Recycling Business
This publication provides entrepreneurs with descriptions of California’s Recycling Market Development Zones in addition to information on recycling markets, state and local requirements, and business plan development.
California Department of Conservation
Division of Recycling
801 K Street, MS 18-SS
Sacramento, CA 95814
Contact: Elin D. Miller
Phone: 916 445-1490
Fax: 916 324-1224
- Financing Small Recycling Enterprises in California: A Matrix
of Sources and Uses
This report provides a comprehensive list of federal, state, and local financing programs for recycling enterprises in California.
Californians Against Waste Foundation
926 J Street, Suite 606
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916 443-8317
Fax: 916 443-3912
- Resource Guide for Recycling-Based Businesses
This guide lists sources of services and assistance from government and private agencies concerning loans, licenses, taxes, and regulations pertaining to recycling-based businesses. (The free 56-page report may be downloaded at www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Publications/)
California Integrated Waste Management Board Office of Public Affairs
1001 I St., MS 6
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 341-6300
24-Hr. Recycling Hotline: (800) CLEANUP or www.earth911.com
Colorado
- Eco-cycle
This Web site lists businesses in the Boulder, Colorado, area that sell recycled-content products.
- The Colorado Directory of Recycling
This directory provides contacts for recycling companies throughout the state, listed by county.
Governor's Office of Energy Conservation
Denver, CO 80202-4613
Contact: Kelly Blair Roberts
Phone: 303 620-4292 or
800 632-6662
Fax: 303 620-4288
- The Denver Post Recycling Guide
This guide includes a list of recycling companies in Colorado, the materials they handle, and recycled-content manufacturers, along with pollution prevention tips.
Colorado Recycles
8745 West 14th Avenue, Suite 216
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 303 231-9972
Delaware
- Delaware Recyclers Directory
This directory serves as a guide to some of the recycling services available to Delaware companies.
Delaware Economic Development Office
99 Kings Highway
PO Box 1401
Dover, DE 19903
Contact: Rop Propes
Phone: 302 739-4271
Fax: 302 739-5749
- Delaware Small Business Start-Up & Resource Guide
This guide for small businesses in Delaware includes information on tax credits for "green industries" and contacts who can provide assistance in the areas of natural resources and environmental control, including recycling.
Small Business Resource & Information Center
1318 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302 571-1555 or
800 222-2279
Fax: 302 571-5222
- Recycle Delaware
This report includes market values for recovered materials and the locations and volume of materials recovered by recycling centers.
Delaware Solid Waste Authority
PO Box 455
Dover DE 19903
Phone: 302 739-5361 or
800 404-7080
Fax: 302 739-4287
Florida
- Florida Directory of Recycled Product Vendors
This directory lists vendors in Florida that offer recycled-content products.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Recycling Business Assistance Center
2600 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400
Phone: 904 488-0300
Fax: 904 921-8061
- Florida Resource Guide for Recycling Businesses
This tool for recycling businesses contains information on federal, state, and local government requirements; business, financial, and technical assistance; and key recycling contacts in Florida and at the national level.
Florida Recycling Business Assistance Center
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
2600 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400
Contact: Michael Ohlson
Phone: 904 487-4937
Fax: 904 921-8061
Georgia
- Georgia
Recycling Markets Directory
A directory of Georgia recycling businesses.
- 1998 Recycling Markets Directory for Georgia
Useful for governments, businesses, and individuals as they develop recycling operations, this directory lists recycling markets in Georgia and the surrounding states.
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, NE.
Atlanta, GA 30329-2231
Phone: 404 679-4940
Fax: 404 679-0646
Web: www.dca.state.ga.us
- Buy Recycled...Buy Georgia
Serving as a reference tool for private and public sector buyers, this directory lists companies who either manufacture or distribute recycled-content products in Georgia.
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, NE.
Atlanta, GA 30329-2231
Phone: 404 679-4940
Fax: 404 679-0646
Web: www.dca.state.ga.us
Idaho
- Idaho
Online Recycling Directory
A directory of Idaho recycling businesses.
Indiana
- Availability and Location of Markets for Recyclable Materials in Indiana
This report discusses financial initiatives, grants, technical assistance, and partners for Indiana's recycling markets.
Indiana Department of Commerce
Energy Policy Division
One North Capitol, Suite 700
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2288
Phone: 317 232-8940
Fax: 317 232-8995
- Indiana
Recycling Promotion and Assistance Fund Program Guidelines
This booklet provides all the information needed to apply for financial assistance under the Recycling Promotion and Assistance Fund.
Recycling Promotion and Assistance Fund
Indiana Department of Commerce Energy Policy Division
One North Capitol, Suite 700
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2288
Phone: 317 232-8990
Fax: 317 232-8995
Iowa
- Iowa
Recycling Directory
A directory of Iowa recycling businesses.
Kansas
- Kansas Business
and Industry Recycling Program, Inc.
The Web site features a recycling directory for the state of Kansas, allowing users to search for recycling programs by city, county, or material. The site also offers a searchable resource directory including more than 200 organizations that have resource materials.
Massachusetts
- Financing for Recycling
Related Businesses
This publication is a comprehensive guide to Massachusetts' economic development agencies and programs that are related to recycling businesses.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Solid Waste Management
One Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108
Contact: Afamia Battikha
Phone: 617 292-5500
- Massachusetts Directory
of Recycled Products Manufacturers
This directory profiles more than 100 manufacturers of recycled-content products in Massachusetts.
Chelsea Center for Recycling and Economic Development
180 Second Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
Phone: 617 887-2300
Fax: 617 887-0399
- Massachusetts
Guide to Services for the Recycling Industry
This publication lists more than 40 public and nonprofit agencies and programs that provide a range of assistance to the recycling industry in the state.
Chelsea Center for Recycling and Economic Development
180 Second Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
Phone: 617 887-2300
Fax: 617 887-0399
- Recycling
Services Directory and Markets Guide for Massachusetts
This directory lists vendors who accept, collect, or purchase recyclable materials from Massachusetts communities and businesses.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Recycling Program
One Winter Street, Seventh Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617 338-2255 or
800 462-0444
Fax: 617 556-1049
Michigan
- Michigan Manufactured Recycled Products Directory
This directory list manufacturers of recycled-content products. Michigan also offers directories with materials processors and brokers for plastics, pallets and wood, paper, oils and solvents, metals, glass, drums and barrels, and miscellaneous materials.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Environmental Assistance Division
PO Box 30457
Lansing, MI 48909-7957
Contact: Lucy Doroshko
Phone: 800 662-9278
Fax: 517 335-4729
- Michigan
Recycled Materials Market Directory
This directory lists companies and organizations that collect, process, or serve as brokers for recyclable materials in the state.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Environmental Assistance Division
Town Center, Second Floor
PO Box 30457
333 South Capitol
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517 373-1322
Fax: 517 335-4729
Minnesota
-
Minnesota Recycling Markets Directory
A directory of Minnesota recycling businesses.
- Building
a Strategy for Marketing Minnesota's Secondary Materials: Volumes I, II, and Executive
Summary for Volume II
This two-volume report discusses Minnesota's water, paper, plastics, glass, and metals markets; identifies impediments to full market utilization of these materials; outlines options for overcoming these barriers; and reviews state actions.
University of Minnesota
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
330 Hubert H. Humphrey Center
301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Contact: Glenn Meyer
Phone: 612 215-0232
Fax: 612 625-9505
- A Business Guide to Recycling Market
Development
This directory lists and describes sources of financial and technical assistance available to Minnesota businesses working with recyclable materials.
Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance
520 Lafayette Road North, Second Floor
St. Paul, MN 55155-4100
Phone: 612 296-3417 or
800 657-3843
Fax: 612 215-0246
- Minnesota Recycled
Products Directory
This directory covers 12 material and product areas. There is a resource section, recycled content recommendations, a distributor listing, a retail listing, a manufacturer index, and a product index.
Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance
520 Lafayette Road North, Second Floor
St. Paul, MN 55155-4100
Phone: 612 296-3417 or
800 657-3843
Fax: 612 215-0246
Missouri
- Missouri Recycling Directory: A Tool for Solid Waste Management Planners
This manual includes information on state secondary materials brokers, dealers, and processors, in addition to recycling and major appliance collection centers in the state.
Extension Publications
University of Missouri
2800 Maguire Boulevard
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573 882-7216 or
800 292-0969
Nebraska
- The Nebraska Resource Recycling Directory
This directory provides listings of collection sites across Nebraska, regional and national recycling contacts, financial assistance programs for recycling and waste reduction activities, and businesses that offer recycled-content products.
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Suite 400, The Atrium
1200 N Street
PO Box 98922
Lincoln, NE 68509-8922
Phone: 402 471-2186
Fax: 402 471-2909
New Hampshire
- Directory of New Hampshire Recycled-Content Product
Manufacturers
Companies included in this directory manufacture products using recyclables as feedstock; remanufacture, refurbish, or recondition products for resale; or convert recyclable materials made by another manufacturer into a new end product.
New Hampshire Recycling Market Development Office
Department of Resources and Economic Development
172 Pembroke Road
PO Box 1856
Concord, NH 03302-1856
Phone: 603 271-2591
Fax: 603 271-6784
- An Overview of Recycling in New Hampshire
This document lists towns and cities in the state that recycle, along with contacts and information on population and materials recycled.
Governor's Recycling Program
Office of State Planning
2 ½ Beacon Street
Concord, NH 03301-4497
Phone: 603 271-1098
New Jersey
-
New Jersey Recycling Facilities
A directory of New Jersey recycling businesses.
North Carolina
-
Directory of Markets for Recyclable Materials
This directory identifies industrial and commercial recyclers in North Carolina and adjacent states by business name, location, and materials accepted.
- Assessment of the Recycling
Industry and Recycling Materials in North Carolina
This resource provides supply and demand estimates by commodity, analyzes supply and demand, and makes recommendations for action.
North Carolina Recycling Business Assistance Center
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
PO Box 29569
Raleigh, NC 27626-9569
Phone: 919 715-6500
Fax: 919 715-6794
- A Lenders Guide to Recycling Companies
Self-Help, a community development financial institution for North Carolina, developed this guide to train its employees and other North Carolina commercial loan officers on providing financing for the recycling industry.
Self-help
PO Box 3619
Durham, NC 27702-3619
Contact: Robert Schall
Phone: 919 956-4400
Fax: 919 956-4600
Web: www.self-help.org
North Dakota
-
North Dakota Recycling Program (PDF) (2 pp, 161K, about PDF)
Ohio
-
Where to Recycle in Ohio
This document lists recyclables collectors, brokers, and end users in Ohio.
Pennsylvania
-
Pennsylvania Recycled Products Manufacturers
This site lists manufacturers of a variety of recycled-content products.
Rhode Island
- Local Recycling Markets
This document lists recyclers in the Rhode Island area and includes information on recycling markets for paper, glass, metals, plastics, waste oil, and other items.
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Commercial Recycling Program
235 Promenade Street, Suite 330
Providence, RI 02908-5734
Phone: 401 277-3434
TDD: 401 831-5508
South Carolina
- South Carolina Recycles: A Directory of Recycling Programs
and Markets (PDF) (186 pp, 881K, about PDF)
This directory is designed to help counties, municipalities, businesses, other organizations, and the general public find recycling programs and markets for recyclable materials.
South Dakota
-
South Dakota Recycling Facilities
A directory of South Dakota recycling businesses.
Tennessee
-
Tennessee Recycling Markets Directory
A directory of Tennessee recycling businesses.
Texas
-
Recycle Texas Online
A directory of Texas recycling businesses.
Vermont
- Markets and Special Services Directory for Reusable and Recyclable Materials
This directory identifies recycling markets and services by listing brokers, processors, and end-users of recyclable materials throughout New England and Canada.
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
Environmental Assistance Division
103 South Main Street, Laundry Building
Waterbury, VT 05671-0407
Contact: Carolyn Grodinsky
Phone: 802 241-3477
Fax: 802 241-3273
Washington
-
Recycling Database Online
A directory of Washington recyclingbusinesses.
West Virginia
- West
Virginia Materials Exchange Catalog
This materials exchange is a free service provided by the West Virginia Solid Waste Management Board to facilitate recycling and reuse.
Wisconsin
-
Wisconsin Recycling Markets Directory
A directory of Wisconsin recycling businesses.
- Materials
Overview Update: Summary of Market Development Opportunities and Preliminary Ranking
of 1997 Materials Priority List
For glass, metals, paper, and plastics, this report provides a detailed analysis of the material supply, infrastructure capacity, market demand, supply and demand balances, and market needs and opportunities in the state of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Recycling Market Development Board
121 South Pinckney, Suite 110
Madison, WI 53703
Contact: Linda Geier
Phone: 608 265-8589
Fax: 608 265-8593
- Summary
of Seven Funding Programs
Descriptions are provided for the different funding programs in the state of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Recycling Market Development Board
121 South Pinckney, Suite 110
Madison, WI 53703
Contact: Linda Geier
Phone: 608 265-8589
Fax: 608 265-8593
