Scope and Contents Collection of materials related to the operations of Recycling Enterprises Inc. during the 1970s in Oxford, MA. This group is primarily composed of brochures and booklets advertising various aspects of recycling. Specific materials include a written correspondence, a recycling booklet directed at children, a flyer advocating for glass recycling, and a brochure dedicated to the house made of recycled materials. Dan Knapp and the Institute for Local Self Reliance are responsible for...

Scope and Contents This collection contains a variety of materials dealing with recycling policy, technology, and planning. Binders containing slides, photographs, and articles about recycling technologies in North America and Europe make up the majority of this collection. Also included are policy handbooks, a newsletter, program implementation guides, and a recycled products guide. Gretchen Brewer is a former regional planner and recycling coordinator at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental...

Scope and Contents A collection of reports and newspaper clippings dealing with recycling in Springfield, Sangamon County, and Illinois. Specific materials included clippings from periodicals in Springfield and Sangamon country, reports on recycling and solid waste management, a report on a study of solid waste disposal, and a regulation guide and keyword index for the 1987 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Abby Walden is the manager of the Waste and Recycling Division in the Springfield Department...

Scope and Contents A collection of materials from the personal papers of Tania Levy during her time as a Recycling Analyst for the City of Berkeley, California. These papers range from the late 1980s to her retirement in July of 2011. This collection contains a wide variety of materials including personal correspondence, financial records, contact lists, recycling public relations publications, manuals, training videos, and other assorted documents. The subject matter of the documents primary lies in ares of...

Scope and Contents This collection contains a variety of resources and publications relating to recycling and waste management. Documents primarily concern policy, technology, program implementation and management. Most documents found in the collection pertain to California recycling programs. The publications consists of guides, newsletters, booklets, books, policy papers, and programs. Myra Nissen worked at the North California Recycling Association from 1990 to 2004. She received her Bachelor of...

Scope and Contents This collection contains a variety of resources and publications relating to recycling management. Documents primarily concern market analysis, policy, technology, program implementation and management. The publications consists of correspondence, guides, newsletters, booklets, books, policy papers, and programs. Between 1985 and 1995, Nancy VandenBerg ran Markets for Recycled Products which focused on purchasing recycled products for waste reduction. This tiny consultancy had influence...

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This collection contains a variety of publications relating to waste and recycling management.  Publications primarily concern policy, technology, program implementation and management.  The publications consists of newsletters, articles, guides, studies, journals, and books. Neil Seldman, founder of the Institute for Local Self Reliance, was responsible for coordinating this collection of materials related to recycling for donation to the UIS Archives.