Tufts University Sites

Tufts University: main page
http://www.tufts.edu

Tufts Institute of the Environment
http://www.tufts.edu/tie

Office of Sustainability
http://www.tufts.edu/programs/sustainability
Tufts Office of Sustainability serves as a resource, a catalyst, and an advocate for environmental sustainability at Tufts.

Tufts Climate Initiative
http://www.tufts.edu/tci
Helping Tufts steer toward a clean energy path and maximized energy efficiency

Global Development And Environment Institute
http://ase.tufts.edu/gdae

Environmental Conciousness Outreach (ECO)
http://www.tufts.edu/~eco
Environmental student group run by Tufts undergraduates

University College of Citizenship and Public Service (UCCPS)
http://uccps.tufts.edu/
UCCPS' mission is to educate for active citizenship to produce committed public citizens and leaders who will take an active role in addressing community challenges throughout their lifetimes, whatever professions they may choose.

CLIMB Study
http://www.tufts.edu/tie/climb
Climate change's long-term Impacts on Metro Boston

Tufts Facilities Department
http://www.tufts.edu/central/facilities

Department of Property Management
http://finance.tufts.edu/equipment_policy.php
Provides the University with a central source of information about the moveable equipment inventory, equipment recycling, and transfer.

Tufts Department of Public & Environmental Safety
http://www.tufts.edu/central/pubsafe/

Greening Initiatives on the Grafton Campus
http://www.tufts.edu/vet/ccm/greengraftonhome.htm

NGOs

The Internet Consumer Recycling Guide
http://www.obviously.com/recycle/
This recycling guide provides a starting point for consumers in the USA and Canada searching the net for recycling information.

GrassRoots Recycling Network
http://www.grrn.org/
GRRN utilizes classic activist strategies to achieve corporate accountability for waste and public policies to eliminate waste, and to build sustainable communities.

Earth 911: Making Every Day Earth Day
http://www.earth911.org/
This site provides recycling information and lists of recycling-oriented activities throughout various communities.

Environmental Organization Web Directory
http://www.webdirectory.com/Recycling/
This site provides information on everything from how to recycle and what is recyclable, to key recycling institutions, bureaus, laws, and networks.

Container Recycling Institute
http://www.container-recycling.org/
CRI is a non-profit organization that studies and promotes policies and practices that shift the social and environmental costs associated with manufacturing, recycling, and disposal of container and packaging waste from government and taxpayers to producers and consumers.

Bottle Bill Resource Guide
http://www.bottlebill.org/
This site explains and provides a layout for Bottle Bills, which is a law that requires a minimum refundable deposit on beer, soft drink and other beverage containers in order to insure a high rate of recycling or reuse.

Environment News Service (ENS)
http://ens-news.com/
This international daily newswire provides constant updates on environmental issues. Though its focus is not only recycling, recycling-related articles are a constantly featured in ENS-News.

Grist Magazine
http://www.gristmagazine.com
"Doom and gloom with a sense of humor." You can sign up to receive daily or weekly emails on the latest environmental news.

Industry Sites

Bureau of International Recycling
http://www.bir.org/
BIR is an international trade federation representing the world’s recycling industry, covering in particular ferrous and non-ferrous metals, paper and textiles.

Recycling Manager Prices
http://www.amm.com/recman/recprmnu.htm
This recyclable materials price service, published every other week, provides U.S. materials prices by grade for aluminum and steel cans, scrap metals, paper, plastics and glass.

Global Recycling Network
http://grn.com/
Global Recycling Network (GRN) is a free-access public site dedicated to recycling-related information.

Steel Recycling Institute
http://www.recycle-steel.org/
The Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) is an industry association that promotes and sustains the recycling of all steel parts.

Recycle Your Rechargeable Batteries (RYRB)
http://www.rbrc.org/
The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) can help you recycle your portable rechargeable batteries.

Computer Recycling Center (CRC)
http://www.crc.org/info/index.html
Computers & Education reuses computers, and CRC promotes the highest and best re-use of computer and electronic equipment, and recycles unusable items to keep them out of landfills.

 

 

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