Arizona: Programs and Resources
ADEQ Air Quality Division
The Air Quality Division controls present and future sources of air pollution to protect the environment and ensure the health and general welfare of the citizens of Arizona.
Phone: (602)771-2301
Website: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/air/index.html
ADEQ Hazardous Waste Section
This section regulates the management of hazardous waste and oversees state-wide emergency response activities.
Phone: (602)771-4153
Website: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/hazwaste/index.html
ADEQ Pollution Prevention
This site contains information that will help you learn more about Arizona’s pollution prevention program.
Phone: (602)771-4235
Website: http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/waste/index.html
ADEQ Recycling Web Links
This site provides a list of cities with links to their local recycling programs.
Website: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/solid/recycle.html#links
ADEQ Solid Waste Section
This site provides information on solid waste, recycling, and medical waste disposal for Arizona residents.
Phone: (602)771-4132
Website: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/solid/index.html
ADEQ Water Quality Division
This division preserves, protects and enhances water quality, public health and the environment through water quality assessment, regulatory oversight, technical assistance, public education and cleanup of contaminated water.
Phone: (602)771-2306
Website: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/index.html
Arizona Department of Education
The Department of Education houses information that can help teachers, students and parents with questions they may have regarding kindergarten through 12th grade state education programs.
Phone: (602)542-5460
Website: http://www.ade.state.az.us/
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Phone: (602)771-2300
Website: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/
Arizona Recycling Coalition
Arizona’s only organization for recycling professionals.
Phone: (623)934-5764
Website: http://www.azrc.org
Global Institute of Sustainability
This center is used to facilitate collaborations among Arizona State University faculty researchers and to aid in decision making about environmental issues.
Website: http://sustainability.asu.edu/giosmain/index.htm
Central Arizona Phoenix Long-term Ecological Research
This research assesses the effects of urban development on the Sonoran Desert, and defines the impact of ecological conditions on urban development.
Phone: (480)965-2975
Website: http://caplter.asu.edu
Recycling and Waste Management - The University of Arizona
Please contact this program regarding campus recycling.
P.O. Box 210460
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520)621-7959
Website: http://www.fm.arizona.edu/recycle/
Southwest Center for Education and the Natural Environment
The Southwest Center for Education and the Natural Environment (SCENE) was founded to promote learning about our environment through scientific discovery.
Phone: (602)965-4179
Website: http://aspin.asu.edu/
United States Environmental Protection Agency-Region 9
This agency serves the environmental programs in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations.
Phone: (415)744-1500
Website: http://www.epa.gov/region9/
