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There are hundreds of trade associations and organizations representing virtually every material, type of product and interest in the recycling field. Below are a few of them. For a more comprehensive list, contact the Chelsea Center, or order the Directory of Key Recycling Contacts (see Publications). These associations generally publish information about their respective materials, publish newsletters, can provide information about such things as markets and emerging technologies in their fields, and in some cases provide funds for testing new technologies.

COMPOST
The Composting Council
114 South Pitt Street
Alexandria, VA. 22314
703-739-2401/fax 703-739-2407
www.compostingcouncil.org.
Provides information, educational materials and resources on composting.

CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS
Construction Materials Recycling Association
PO Box 644
Lisle, IL 60532-0644
630-548-4510/fax 630-548-4511
www.cdrecycling.org

National Association of Home Builders
1201 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
800-368-5242/fax 202-822-0559

Used Building Materials Association (UBMA)
The UBMA
1096 Queen Street, Suite 126
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2R9
Toll free: 1-877-221-UBMA (8262) Fax: (902) 425-6795
www.ubma.org
The UBMA is a non-profit, membership based organization that represents companies and organizations involved in the acquisition and/or redistribution of used building materials.

GLASS
Glass Packaging Institute
1627 K Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
202-887-4850/fax: 202-785-5377
www.gpi.com

METALS
Aluminum Association
900 19th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006
202-862-5100/fax: 202-862-5164
www.aluminum.org

Steel Recycling Institute
Northeastern Regional Office
1740 Massachusetts Ave
Boxborough, MA 01719
978-266-1847/fax: 978-266-1849
www.recycle-steel.org

PAPER
American Forest & Paper Association
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
800-878-8878/fax: 202-463-2471
www.afandpa.org

Reach for Unbleached!
#708-207 West Hastings
Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1H7, Canada
www.rfu.org
Website packed with information on stopping pulp pollution and promoting clean paper

Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
PO Box 105113
Atlanta, GA 31348
404-446-1400/fax: 404-446-6947
www.tappi.org

PLASTICS
Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers
2128 Espey Court, Suite 4
Crofton, MD 21114
410-451-8340/fax 410-451-8343
www.etspackaging.org

American Plastics Council
1275 K Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
202-371-5319/fax: 202-408-0736
www.ameriplas.org

American Plastics Exchange, Inc.
1425 Hampshire Ave., South, Suite 113
Minneapolis, MN 55426
800-746-2739/fax 800-997-3746
www.apexq.com

National Association for PET Container Resources
(NAPCOR)

2105 Water Ridge Pkwy, Suite 570
Charlotte, NC 28217
704-423-9400/fax 704-423-9500
www.napcor.com
Promotes PET container recycling and provides educational materials to assist in program implementations.

Polystyrene Packaging Council
1801 K Street, NW, Suite 600K
Washington, DC 20006
202-974-5205
www.polystyrene.org
Provides market information, educational and resource materials and environmental information about polystyrene recycling.

TEXTILES
Council for Textile Recycling/SMART
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1212
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-656-1077/fax: 301-656-1079
www.smartasn.org

TIRES
Scrap Tire Management Council
1400 K Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
202-682-4882/fax: 202-682-4854
www.rma.org

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Aseptic Packaging Council
2111 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22201
800-277-8088
www.aseptic.org
Promotes recycling of drink boxes and milk cartons, and provides resources for setting up school and residential recycling programs.

Clean Washington Center
2001 6th Avenue, Suite 2700
Seattle, WA 98121
206-464-7051/fax 206-464-6902
www.cwc.org

E-Call, The Massachusetts Recycling Hotline
Boston, MA
Phone: 800-800-6881
Hotline service that provides updates on the latest recycling information for every city and town in Massachusetts.

Environmental Defense Fund
New York, NY
800-CALL-EDF (800-225-5333)
Refers callers to sources of recycling information by zip code.

Massachusetts Materials Exchange
www.materialsexchange.org
The exchange connects businesses disposing of reusable materials and by-products with those who can use them, including other businesses, schools and nonprofit organizations.

National Recycling Coalition
1727 King Street, Suite 105
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-683-9025/fax: 703-683-9026
www.nrc-recycle.org
A non-profit organization committed to promoting recycling as an integral part of waste and resource management. The coalition disseminates public information and operates programs that encourage recycling, market and economic development.

National Solid Waste Management Association
Northeast Region
Natick, MA
Phone: 508-650-0224
Association for waste haulers. Provides information on solid waste and recycling.

Northeast Industrial Waste Exchange
Annapolis, MD
Phone: 410-280-2080
Publishes matches for buyers and sellers of industrial secondary materials.

Northeast Resource Recovery Association
Concord, NH
Phone: 603-224-6996
A cooperative for the marketing of recyclables. Provides market information, education, and technical assistance about recycling for its members. Performs research development for new commodity markets.

The Recycled Materials Resource Center
220 Environmental Technology Building
Durham, NH  03824
603-862-4704/fax:  603-862-3957
www.rmrc.unh.edu/AboutTheCenter/aboutthecenter.asp

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov/wastewise
WasteWise is a free, voluntary, EPA Program through which organizations eliminate costly municipal solid waste benefitting their bottom line and the environment.

www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/recycle.htm
This site gives those interested in recycling, for those who want to learn everything about recycling but don't know exactly what they want to know.

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