Setting Up A Program

Buy Recycled Guides and Information

Contact the following trade associations for buy recycled guides:

• The American Forest & Paper Association: 800-878-8878,
• Vinyl Institute: 800-969-VINYL,
• Scrap Tire Management Council: 202-682-4880, and
• American Plastics Council: 800-2-HELP-90.

See Portland METRO under "Other Government Publications".

Official Recycled Products Guide
This guide lists recycled content products in 800 different categories. Call 800-267-0707.

Buy'Link
This is an e-mail subscription service that the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Purchasing Section can use to send information out about new contracts, contract renewals, surveys and general information that buyers across the State may have an interest in. This includes transmitting information on recycling issues and new products that may be in the buy recycled program. Contact Melinda Weinmann at 503-278-6781.

Buy Recycled: If you're not buying recycled, you're not really recycling!
Brochure including shopping ideas, how's and why's of buying recycled. Indiana Department of Environmental Management Office of Pollution Prevention & Technical Assistance, 800-451-6027, press "0" and ask for ext. 2-8172, 317-232-8172.

Niagara Conservation Corp.
Catalog of energy and water conservation products. Niagara Conservation Corp., 45 Horsehill Rd., Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 800-831-8383, 201-829-0800, Fax: 201-829-1400

Promotional Ideas, Reflections by David
Catalog of recycled-content promotional products. Reflections by David, 20 LN 650 C Snow Lake, Fremont, IN 46737, 219-833-6310, Fax: 219-833-6410

Recycled Products Guide
Federal Supply Service, U S General Services Administration, Centralized Mailing List Service, PO Box 6477, Fort Worth, TX 76115, 817-334-5215

Round Trip Recycled Products
Direct Access International, Inc., 301 Broadway, Suite 403 Riviera Beach, Florida 33404, 800-811-7383

Shop Smart: Buy Recycled
General shopper's guide to sustainable purchasing options. Eugene Solid Waste and Recycling Program, call 541-682-6830.

10 Easy Ways to Buy Recycled: A Smart Shopper's Guide to Closing the Loop
Joel Makower, California Integrated Waste Management Board, Published by: California Department of Conservation, Division of Recycling, 801 K St., Sacramento, CA 95814; 800-RECYCLE

Weisenbach Specialty Printing, Inc.
Catalog of custom-printed recycled-content items. Weisenbach specialty Printing, Inc., 437 Holtzman Avenue, Columbus, OH 43205-1604, 800-778-5420, 614-251-8585, fax: 614-251-8440.

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