Sustainability Resources

Recycling

EPA Recycling
Recycling facts, figures, suggestions, and information

The Daily Green
A consumers guide and newsletter

The Ecocentric Blog
A blog about sustainable food, water and energy

Holiday Recycling
A resource with location searches for recycling various holiday materials, like trees and lots of good advice and links.

Eartheasy
This is an all encompassing website, shopping and tips, about conservation and lifestyle.

Recycling Association of Minnesota
The Recycling Association of Minnesota is committed to promoting resource conservation through waste prevention, reuse, recycling, composting and purchasing practices using the most cost effective and environmentally sound methods available in Minnesota.

Plastic Recycling

Eureka Recycling
Eureka Recycling's mission is to demonstrate that waste is preventable, not inevitable. Eureka Recycling is the only organization in Minnesota that specializes in zero waste.

Earth 911.com
Earth911 is an environmental services company that addresses solutions for products' end-of-life for both businesses and consumers.

The American Chemistry Council

EPA Plastic Recycling
Lots of good information about plastics.

Ecology Center
Common misconceptions about recycling plastic.

The City of Mpls.
What you can recycle in Minneapolis

A Recycling Revolution
A site dedicated to sharing information

BioPlastic

All about the new plastics made with plants.

Wall Street Journal
A very interesting contemporary read about bioplastics. "Just One Word: Bioplastics" by Mara Lemos Stein and Noreen S. Malik

bioplastics magazine
This is a German magazine dedicated to all things bioplastic.

Energy Conservation

Center for Energy and Environment
The Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) is a MN nonprofit organization that promotes the responsible use of natural and economic resources.

The Minnesota Office of Energy Security
This has a list of suggestions for energy conservation and efficiencies.

Good to be Green
Minnesota programs for energy efficiency

Worldwatch Institute
This page provides an easy to read, big picture about energy consumption and choice.

The Minnesota Energy Challenge
This is a great place to increase your awareness of personal consumption and identifying opportunities to conserve. You can fill out a survey about your energy consumption and join many other Minnesotans in making a difference.

US Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
This site has so much information that you will not want to visit unless you really have the time to explore or need specific information. It covers energy saving tips for the home and work, vehicles, rebates on energy efficient products, and many resources.

MN Dept of Commerce, Office of Energy Security
Minnesota specific information for residential energy efficiency.

The Home Energy Resource
This is all about saving energy in the MN home. It has easy reading resources, including how a house works and a calendar of home maintenance chores including cleaning the range hood (January/February).

MN Power, The Power of One
Resource guide for the homeowner that includes tips for energy conservation in the home and specific information on how to make decisions on investing in energy conservation improvements to your home with the Pyramid of Conservation.

Stay Warm Minnesota
Useful household tips on energy efficiency for the long Minnesota winters, and a resource guide with tips for safe operations of heating systems.

US Energy Information Administration
Lots of fun facts about energy consumption based upon real numbers.

US Energy Information Administration
An excellent learning tool for kids interested in knowing about energy.

Water

Water. Use it wisely
Water conservation tips for at home

Conservation Minnesota
Learn about shared values and conserving Minnesota's resources

Water Legacy
A MN specific site for protecting the water resources of MN and their communities.

Metropolitan Council's Water conservation page

MN Extension Water information

MN Department of Natural Resources
Everything about water in Minnesota

Council of Great Lakes Governors
On December 13, 2005, the Great Lakes Governors and Premiers signed agreements at the Council of Great Lakes Governors' (CGLG) Leadership Summit that will provide unprecedented protections for the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin.

All About Water
Read, learn, and know about water