Earth's 911 Homepage
http://www.cleanup.org/
Use this site to find recycling facilities and other local environmental information.
Phone number: 1-800-CLEANUP
Additional Important Info for Earth's 911: Enter your ZIP-code.
For Recycling, make sure to select Commercial Drop-Off Locations. (The City of Jacksonville does not operate any Municipal Drop-off sites, so if you chose this option you will get a message that says "no facilities within 50 miles".)
OurEarth
http://www.ourearth.org/
A 501(c)3 non-profit organization that promotes environmental education and awareness.
Environmental Yellow Pages
http://www.enviroyellowpages.com/
On-line phone directory serving the environmental industry.
Materials and Information for Local Environmental Educators
Teacher Supply Depot
http://www.educationcentral.org/community/teachdepot.asp
Donated materials from local residents and businesses, and teachers' ingenuity come together at The Depot for the benefit of local school children. Before you throw it out, check with The Depot; they can probably find a (re-)use for it!
Phone: (904) 381-7480
JEA/Pelotes Island Nature Preserve
http://pelotes.jea.com/
Standards-Based (FCAT-style) Activities for grades K-12.
For Recycling in Jacksonville, look under 6th-8th Grade, Solid Waste Management.
Also check out field trips and other educational opportunities.
Environmental Education Resource Council of Northeast Florida (EERC)
http://www.unf.edu/dept/eerc
The EERC is a network center providing environmental information, activities, resources and special events in Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Putnam, Nassau, and St. Johns Counties.
City of Jacksonville Agriculture Department
http://duval.ifas.ufl.edu/
A partnership with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service. Includes programs such as 4-H Youth Development, Urban Gardening, Canning Center, etc.
Phone: (904) 630-8850
Recycling Organizations
RecycleFlorida Today (RFT)
http://www.recyclefloridatoday.org/
A recycling network for the State of Florida.
1-877-867-4RFT (toll free)
Southeastern Waste Information Exchange (SWIX)
http://www.wastexchange.org/
A network to share information about waste management, reuse, and recycling.
1-800-441-7949
Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
http://www.swana.org/
National Recycling Coalition (NRC)
http://www.nrc-recycle.org/
An umbrella for many recycling initiatives. Be sure to check out the report on Economic Benefits of Recycling, and the Buy Recycled Business Alliance page.
Grass Roots Recycling Network (GRRN)
http://www.grrn.org/
Advocates of recycling and waste reduction.
The Recycled Products Purchasing Cooperative
http://www.recycledproducts.org/
Find sources of recycled products.
Donate a Phone
http://www.donateaphone.com/
Old cell-phones are reprogrammed and given to victims of domestic violence.
Click on "Call to protect", then "Where to donate".
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC)
http://www.rbrc.org/
Recycle your rechargeable batteries at many locations around town.
From the home page, click on "Consumer"
Small Business Environmental Homepage
http://www.smallbiz-enviroweb.org/
Helping small businesses access environmental compliance and pollution prevention information.
The Resource Center on Business, the Environment, and the Bottom Line
http://www.greenbiz.com/
Government
Clean It Up, Green It Up / Keep Jacksonville Beautiful
Environmental Protection Board
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/recycling/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Office of Solid Waste
http://www.epa.gov/osw