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Business Assistance (35 documents)
Climate Change (4)
Compost/Organics (8)
Construction and Demolition (C&D) (6)
Contacts (4)
Disaster Debris Waste (2)
Electronics (12)
Electronics Recycling & Procurement (5)
Electronics Recycling Business Development (6)
Environmentally Preferable/Green Purchasing (EPP) (16)
Hazardous Waste (8)
Laws & Regulations (4)
Manure Management (15)
Material Exchanges (3)
Mercury (2)
NERC (48 documents plus link to past email bulletins)
Newspaper Publishers Agreement (1)
Plastic Recycling (2)
Policy Positions (5)
Recycling (13)
Recycling Economic Information Study (6)
Recycling Market Development (29)
Recycling Rates (1)
Recycling Toolkit for Businesses, Schools, and Municipalities (3)
Reuse (6)
Solid Waste (5)
Special Events (14)
Unwanted Medications (19)
Business Assistance
After the Disaster: A Guide for Residents and Small Businesses
About Managing Debris Waste
Best Management Practices for Holding Unwanted Medication Collections: A Legal & Safe Approach for Community Pharmacies
Business Recyclopedia 
Compost Marketing
Electronic Recycling Business Resource Guide
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Peer to Peer Business Mentoring PowerPoint
Green Purchasing Resources for Businesses
Web-Based Directories:
Guidance for Potential Electroncs Recycling Entrepeneurs ~ Before Writing a Business Plan 
Guide to EPP Business Mentoring 
Guide to Using Municipal Hazardous Waste Collection Programs for New Hampshire Small Quantity Generators: Updated 2006 
Hauler Terms and Waste Conversion Factors
Hazardous Waste Disposal Options for Vermont Businesses 
Hazardous Waste Small Business Pilot Collections 
How to Find and Buy Green Computers and Monitors 
Implementation Guide for Small Business Recycling Cooperatives
Information on Energy Audits for Businesses
Market Resources for Recycling Industries 
Northeast State Recycling Organizations
Recycling Business Assistance Guide for the Northeast States
Recycling Makes Sen$e Guide
Recycling Makes Sen$e PowerPoint Presentation
Recycling Makes Sen$e Program Overview and Links
Sample Flier: CESQG Participation at Household Hazardous Waste Event - New Hampshire
Sample Flier: CESQG Participation at Household Hazardous Waste Event - Vermont
Steps to Develop a Green Purchasing Program
State Program Contacts Listing
State Surplus Property Program Fact Sheets
New Summary of Compost & Compost-Related Fertilizer Regulations in the Northeast States
Used Electronics Market Study Survey Analysis

Climate Change
Calculating the Benefits of Purchasing, Reusing, & Recycling Computers - PowerPoint
Environmental Benefits Calculator
Relationship Between Climate Change and Recycling
Solid Waste Master & Management Plans in the NERC States

Compost/Organics
After the Disaster: A Guide for Residents and Small Businesses
About Managing Debris Waste
Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste, California March 2008
Anaerobic Digestion: Sacramento Feasibility Study 
Anaerobic Digestion:Toronto Report 
Compost Marketing
New Guidance for Special Event Food Waste Diversion
Manure Management
New Summary of Compost & Compost-Related Fertilizer Regulations in the Northeast States

Construction and Demolition (C&D)
After the Disaster: A Guide for Residents and Small Businesses
About Managing Debris Waste
After the Disaster: Managing the Debris,” a disaster debris management presentation 
Asphalt Shingle Waste Management Fact Sheet 
Carpet Recycling Infrastructure in the Northeast Updated Aug. 2010
Gypsum Wallboard Waste Management Fact Sheet
Hauler Terms and Waste Conversion Factors

Contacts
Links to Residential Electronic/Computer Recycling
Northeast State Recycling Organizations
State Program Contacts Listing
State Surplus Property Program Contacts

Disaster Debris Waste
After the Disaster: A Guide for Residents and Small Businesses
About Managing Debris Waste
After the Disaster: Managing the Debris,” a disaster debris management presentation 

Electronics
Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT™): Fact Sheet
Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT™): Overview Presentation
Green Procurement of Electronics in EPA Region 3: NERC's Outreach Campaign to Promote EPEAT™
Green Procurement of Electronics in the New England States: NERC's Outreach Campaign to Promote EPEAT™ - Final Report
How to Find and Buy Green Computers and Monitors 
Links to Residential Electronic/Computer Recycling 
Model Electronics Recycling Legislation
National Electronics Recycling Program Data 2003
Quick Reference to NERC States' Universal Waste Rules, updated July 2010
Setting Up & Operating Electronics Recycling/Reuse Programs: A Manual for Municipalities & Counties
State Electronics Challenge Overview
Used Electronics Market Study Survey Analysis

Electronics Recycling & Procurement
Calculating the Benefits of Purchasing, Reusing, & Recycling Computers - PowerPoint
Electronic Recycling Business Guide 
Guidance for Potential Electroncs Recycling Entrepeneurs ~ Before Writing a Business Plan 
How to Find and Buy Green Computers and Monitors 
Setting Up & Operating Electronics Recycling/Reuse Programs: A Manual for Municipalities & Counties

Electronics Recycling Business Development
Electronic Recycling Business Guide 
Guidance for Potential Electroncs Recycling Entrepeneurs ~ Before Writing a Business Plan 
New York State Electronics Reuse & Recycling: Market Information Report 
Setting Up Electronics Recycling Programs 
Rural Community Electronics Recycling Project
Used Electronics Market Survey Study 

Environmentally Preferable/Green Purchasing (EPP)
Directory of Green Vendors in State Contracts
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing by the Ten Northeast States: A Compilation of Survey Responses
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Peer to Peer Business Mentoring PowerPoint
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing for Rhode Island State Agencies
Green Procurement of Electronics in EPA Region 3: NERC's Outreach Campaign to Promote EPEAT™
Green Procurement of Electronics in the New England States: NERC's Outreach Campaign to Promote EPEAT™ - Final Report
Green Purchasing Resources for Businesses
Web-Based Directories:
Green Purchasing Self Assessment Tools
Guide to EPP Business Mentoring 
How to Find and Buy Green Computers and Monitors 
Steps to Develop a Green Purchasing Program

Hazardous Waste
After the Disaster: A Guide for Residents and Small Businesses
About Managing Debris Waste
After the Disaster: Managing the Debris,” a disaster debris management presentation 
Guide to Using Municipal Household Hazardous Waste Collection Programs for New Hampshire Small Quantity Generators 
Hazardous Waste Disposal Options for Vermont Businesses 
Hazardous Waste Small Business Pilot Collections 
Quick Reference to NERC States' Universal Waste Rules, updated July 2010
Sample Flier: CESQG Participation at Household Hazardous Waste Event - New Hampshire
Sample Flier: CESQG Participation at Household Hazardous Waste Event - Vermont

Laws & Regulations
Newly Updated Disposal Bans and Mandatory Recycling in the NERC States
Model Electronics Recycling Legislation
Quick Reference to NERC States' Universal Waste Rules, updated July 2010
New Summary of Compost & Compost-Related Fertilizer Regulations in the Northeast States

Manure Management
Manure Management Handbook for Small and Hobby Farms
General Toolkit Resources
Toolkit Resources Specific for New Jersey
Toolkit Resources Specific for New Hampshire

Material Exchanges
Materials Exchange Marketing Plan
Materials Exchanges in the Northeast
New England Strategic Outreach & Education Plan for Reuse & Waste Prevention: Developing Linkages between Materials Exchanges, Schools & Municipal Governments 

Mercury
Performance Standards for Mercury Switch Removal from Automobiles at End-Of-Life, Final Report
Quick Reference to NERC States' Universal Waste Rules, updated July 2010

NERC
20 Years of Impressive Accomplishments
About NERC
Agendas of Past NERC Events
Fall 2009 Conference
Spring 2009 Webinar
Fall 2008 Conference
Spring 2008 Conference
Fall 2007 Conference
Spring 2007 Conference
Fall 2006 Conference
Benefits and Levels of NERC Membership
Benefits of State Membership in NERC
How to Join
NERC Annual Reports
FY09
FY 08
FY 07
FY 06
FY 05
NERC Board of Directors
NERC Board Minutes
March 2010
October 2009
March 2009
October 2008 
August 2008
March 2008
October 2007
July 2007 
March 2007 
October 2006 
July 2006 
March 2006
October 2005
March 2005
October 2004
March 2004
NERC Bylaws
NERC Email Bulletins
Archive of Bulletins
NERC in the News
NERC Operating Plans
FY 11 
FY 10 
FY 09 
FY 08 
FY 07 
FY 06
NERC's Advisory Members
NERC's State Members
NERC's Twentieth Anniversary Celebration
Strategic Plan
Welcome to the NERC Board of Directors
What NERC Does for its Members 

Newspaper Publishers Agreement
Final Report of the Northeast Newspaper Recycling Task Force 

Plastic Recycling
Managing Pharmaceutical Waste: Best Management Practices for Plastic Medication Containers from Consumers 
Summary of Northeast States’ Boat Wrap and Recycling Programs Survey 

Policy Positions
Zero Packaging Waste Policy
Future Directions for State Recycling Programs, 1997 
NERC Product Stewardship Policy Statement
NERC Used Electronics Recycling Market Development Policy Statement
Newspaper Publishers Agreement

Recycling
After the Disaster: A Guide for Residents and Small Businesses
About Managing Debris Waste
After the Disaster: Managing the Debris,” a disaster debris management presentation 
Best Management Practices Guidebook for Special Event-Generated Waste 
Newly Updated Disposal Bans and Mandatory Recycling in the NERC States
Facts About the Recycling & Reuse Industries PDF or HTML
Hauler Terms and Waste Conversion Factors
Implementation Guide for Small Business Recycling Cooperatives
Northeast States' Recycling Data Collection Programs
Northeast State Recycling Organizations
Public Recycling Cost and Efficiencies: A Review and Analysis of Available Literature 
Recycling Makes Sen$e: A program to help businesses, schools, and municipalities increase recycling and reuse
Relationship Between Climate Change and Recycling
State Program Contacts Listing

Recycling Economic Information Study
2009 Recycling Economic Information Study Update: Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, & Pennsylvania
Highlights of the Recycling Economic Information Study Update 2009
2000 Report
2000 Recycling Economic Information Study Highlights
Facts About the Recycling & Reuse Industries PDF or HTML
Recycling Economic Information Project: Final Report, April 1998

Recycling Market Development
- Business Assistance
- Compost & Organics
- Construction & Demolition (C&D)
- Electronics Recycling Business Development
- Green Procurement
- Recycling Economic Information Study

Recycling Rates
Northeast States' Recycling Data Collection Programs

Recycling Toolkit for Businesses, Schools, and Municipalities
Recycling Makes Sen$e Guide
Recycling Makes Sen$e PowerPoint Presentation
Recycling Makes Sen$e Program Overview and Links

Reuse
After the Disaster: A Guide for Residents and Small Businesses
About Managing Debris Waste
Facts About the Recycling & Reuse Industries PDF or HTML
Materials Exchanges in the Northeast
Recycling Makes Sen$e: A program to help businesses, schools, and municipalities increase recycling and reuse
Reuse Marketplace Network, a PowerPoint presentation
State Surplus Property Program Fact Sheets

Solid Waste
After the Disaster: A Guide for Residents and Small Businesses
About Managing Debris Waste
Newly Updated Disposal Bans and Mandatory Recycling in the NERC States
Hauler Terms and Waste Conversion Factors
Solid Waste Facilities
Solid Waste Master & Management Plans in the NERC States

Special Events
Special Events Recycling & Composting
Best Management Practices Guidebook for Special Event-Generated Waste and special events final reports:
New Guidance for Special Event Food Waste Diversion and special event case studies & food waste management plans:

Unwanted Medications
Case Studies:
- Big Y, Tolland, CT

- Collecting Unwanted Medications in a Mall, Rutland, VT
- Continuing Lessons of Unwanted Medication Collections: A Five-Town Event in Massachusetts
- CVS, Windsor, CT

- Eaton Apothecary, Wellesley, MA

- Franklin County Pilot Unwanted Medications Collection

- In-Store Unwanted Medication Collection CVS Mill Creek, South Portland, Maine

- Ukrop's Super Markets, Richmond, VA

- Unwanted Medication Collection in South Hadley, Massachusetts
Guidance Documents:
Policy Positions:
Presentation:

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