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Local Solid Waste Contacts School Recycling
How to manage discarded electronic products. Information includes local government contacts. Most waste reduction and recycling programs in N.C. are run by local governments. Use this Web site to get tips on how to start a successful school recycling program.
Env. Preferable Procurement Mercury Stop Junk Mail
Help protect the environment and drive down the cost of green products through EPP decisions.

General mercury information, as well as the health effects of mercury and household mercury information.

Get off unwanted mailing lists and cut down on your spam, reducing the amount of junk mail in our landfills.
Fix It and Save It From the Landfill Organics Recycling and Composting Internet Consumer Recycling Guide
Links provide information on how to fix your home and its contents to keep goods out of local landfills. Everything from backyard and commercial composting to vermicomposting using earthworms. Good starting point for consumers searching the Internet for recycling information.
Fluorescent Lights RE3.org Water Conservation
Fluorescent lamps and HIDs contain mercury and should be handled and recycled carefully. Recycling campaign targeting 18- to 34-year-olds through new media such as blogs and social networking sites. Water is a limited resource. This site is designed to help North Carolina's citizens conserve water.
Informed Consumer Recycling  
DENR's Office of Environmental Education site to help make everyday environmentally-friendly choices. The Recycle Guys want you to help keep N.C. beautiful through recycling and waste reduction.  
     
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