The E-Waste Toolkit is a three-part resource for setting up electronics recycling programs, and is now available on NERC's website. The Toolkit was researched and written for the Nebraska State Recycling Association with funding from EPA Region 7.

The Toolkit includes:

Section I – Toolkit for Setting Up Electronics Collections
Detailed instructions on how to set up and operate electronics recycling/reuse programs

Section II – Guidance for Potential Electronics Recycling Entrepreneurs: Before Writing a Business Plan
Provides potential electronics recycling entrepreneurs with specific questions and text to support the importance of knowing the answer to these questions prior to finalizing their decision to start an electronics recycling facility

Section III – Electronic Recycling Business Resource Guide

A compendium of state, federal and other resources for recycling business development, financing, technical assistance, and regulations and compliance issues in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

For more information, contact Mariane Medeiors

Pollution Prevention Protocol for Technical Assistance Reciprocity Partnership (TARP) - ECOS Project

NERC worked in conjunction with the state of New Jersey to write a Pollution Prevention Technology Tier II Protocol and promoted its adoption by other states.

The key NERC staff for this project was Mary Ann Remolador. For more information about NERC's current projects, contact Mariane Medeiros, Senior Project Manager.