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| General |
| Solid
Waste Authority (SWAC) www.swaco.org
Excellent central Ohio site with residential
recycling info. (what's
recyclable, recycling
drop boxes), business
recycling & $-saving tips, news,
environmental education & recycling education
resources (video & publication lending library, tours, speeches
& presentations).
Earth
911
www.earth911.org
Search using your zip code for local recycling for household hazardous
waste, curbside, batteries, computers, cell phones, & more; Green
Shopping Tips; Organics & Composting; conservation tips and $ saving
tips; links to environmental education sites for students and teachers.
Columbus
Zoo www.columbuszoo.org
Conservation
section of site includes links to conservation sites, conservation
news, and updates.
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| Environmentally-Friendly
Backyards |
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) www.epa.gov
Read the Label First Campaign
Protect Your
Garden brochure [PDF]
Protect Your
Household brochure [PDF]
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| Protecting the
Environment |
Ohio
Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/ > For
WildKids > Litter
Kills
U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (www.fws.gov)
Endangered Species Program, Tools
for Landowners
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) www.epa.gov
Help Protect the Environment
At
Home
Shopping (Look for the Energy
Star label)
In the Classroom
At Work http://www.epa.gov/epahome/atwork.htm#commute
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| Gasoline
Conservation & Alternative Fuel Vehicles |
Central
Ohio Clean Fuels Coalition http://www.cocfc.org
Gasoline conservation tips; a hybrid
return-on-investment calculator; the 2005
Buyer's Guide for alternative fuel vehicles (hybrid electric vehicles-HEVs,
flexible fuel vehicles-FFVs, natural gas & propane-powered vehicles,
biodiesel, and electric vehicles); and a list of alternative fuel retailers
in central Ohio (Biodiesel
& Ethanol).
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| For Children |
(For
Children) ASPCA: Click
on link below for www.aspca.org > Click on the
"Animaland.org" graphic> "Real Issues"
Endangered Species
Write a Letter to Congress
Earth
911 Kids
Links to environmental education sites for students (elementary, middle,
& high) and teachers
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