California: Programs and Resources

Alameda County Waste Management

This organization manages programs for developing solid waste facilities and offers programs in areas of waste reduction, market development, technical assistance and education.
Phone: (510)891-6500
Website: http://www.stopwaste.org

California Air Resource Board

The California Air Resource Board promotes and protects public health, welfare and ecological resources through the effective and efficient reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering the effects on the economy of the state. The public can also call the Helpline at 800-242-4450.
Phone: (916)322-2990
Website: http://www.arb.ca.gov/homepage.htm

California 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: (916)319-0827
Website:http://www.cde.ca.gov

California Department of Pesticide Regulation

The Department of Pesticide Regulation protects human health and the environment by regulating pesticide sales and use, and by fostering reduced-risk pest management.
Phone: (916)445-4300
Website: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/

California Environmental Protection Agency

Cal/EPA restores, protects and enhances the environment, to ensure public health, environmental quality and economic vitality.
Phone: (916)323-2514
Website: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/

California Integrated Waste Management Board

This board is responsible for protecting the public’s health and safety and the environment through management of the solid waste generated in California.
Phone: (916)341-6000
Website: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/

California Legislative Analyst’s Office

This site provides updated legislative information and current business.
Phone: (916)445-4656
Website: http://www.lao.ca.gov/

California Materials Exchange (CalMAX)

CalMAX is a free service designed to help businesses find markets for materials they have traditionally discarded.
Phone: (877)520-9703
Website: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/calmax

California Parks

CalMAX is a free service designed to help businesses find markets for materials they have traditionally discarded.
Phone: (800)777-0369
Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/parkindex

California Resource Recovery Association

This organization is a dynamic, non-profit organization dedicated to resource conservation through the practices of reuse, recycling and composting.
Phone: (916)441-2772
Website: http://www.crra.com/

California State Senate

Phone: (415)977-5500
Website: http://www.sen.ca.gov/

California State Server

Website: http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp

Californians Against Waste

This environmental group lobbies exclusively in support of a recycling economy on the local, state, and federal levels.
Phone: (916)443-5422
Website: http://www.cawrecycles.org/

Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority

This regional agency promotes waste reduction, reuse and recycling, composting, and household hazardous waste services. It provides recycling programs for residents and businesses in Danville, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, and Walnut Creek and unincorporated Central County.
Phone: (925)906-1801
Website: http://www.wastediversion.org

Conservation Department of California

This department provides programs to safeguard open space resources, regulate oil and gas, study mineral resources, ensure reclamation of mining land, and promote recycling.
Phone: (916)322-1080
Website: http://www.consrv.ca.gov/

Contra Costa County Community Development Department - Solid Waste Program

This department promotes waste reduction, reuse and recycling, composting and household hazardous waste services. Please visit www.cccrecycle.org to learn more about the programs or call the Recycling Hotline at 1-800-750-4096.
Phone: (800)750-4096
Website: http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/depart/cd/recycle/

Cooperative Noxious Weed Program - Salmon River Restoration Council

The Salmon River community has shown a strong desire to accomplish the recovery of healthy native plant communities in the Salmon River. We are now focusing on Italian Thistle, Marlahan Mustard and other weeds. Weekly workdays are held from spring-fall.
Phone: (530)462-4665
Website: http://www.srrc.org

Department of Toxic Substance Control

This site provides information about hazardous wastes and substances.
Website: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov

E-Waste Collegiate Events - Collegiate Fundraising

Please call for upcoming dates. This program involves university students working to clean up our environment and help recycle e-waste materials such as computers, TV’s, laptops, keyboards, hard drives, cell phones, inkjet cartridges in addition to other items.
Phone: (888)454-3232
Website: http://www.collegiatefundraising.com

Environmental Defense Fund

This organization links science, economics, and law to create innovative, equitable, and cost-effective solutions to the most urgent environmental problems.
Phone: (212)505-2100
Website: http://www.edf.org

I Love A Clean San Diego

This is an environmental education organization that works with the public and private sectors to provide educational events and programs for residents throughout San Diego.
Phone: (619)291-0103
Website: http://www.ilacsd.org

Inkjet and Toner Cartridge Recycling - Planet Green

Since 2000 Planet Green has been committed to providing an inkjet and laser cartridge recycling program combined with service and support for our participants. With your help we can make an impact by eliminating as much of these non-biodegradable plastics and metals in inkjet and laser cartridges from our landfills. In addition to our inkjet and laser cartridge recycling, we accept cellular phones.
Phone: (800)377-1093
Website: http://www.planetgreeninc.com

Keep California Beautiful

This organization educates individuals about litter prevention and ways to reduce, reuse, recycle, and properly manage waste materials.
Phone: (916)368-9301
Website: http://www.cleanca.org

Los Angeles County Mow Down

This organization educates individuals about litter prevention and ways to reduce, reuse, recycle, and properly manage waste materials.
Phone: (888)253-2652
Website: http://www.ladpw.org/epd/mdpgrass/

Merced County Source Reduction and Recycling Website

The MCAG Source Reduction and Recycling Program is a regional program to promote awareness on waste reduction and recycling.
Phone: (209)723-3153
Website: http://www.mercedrecycles.com/

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

The MCAG Source Reduction and Recycling Program is a regional program to promote awareness on waste reduction and recycling.
Phone: (831)647-4201
Website: http://www.montereybay.noaa.gov/

National Audubon Society

This organization is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity.
Phone: (212)979-3000
Website: http://www.audubon.org/

National Wildlife Federation

This organization unites individuals, organizations, businesses and government to protect wildlife, wild places, and the environment.
Phone: (800)822-9919
Website: http://www.nwf.org

Nature Conservancy

This organization preserves the world’s diverse plants, animals and natural communities by protecting the habitats they need to survive.
Phone: (415)777-0487
Website: http://www.tnc.org

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

O.E.H.H.A. protects and enhances public health and the environment by objective scientific evaluation of risks posed by hazardous substances.
Phone: (510)622-3200
Website: http://www.oehha.ca.gov

Office of Pollution Prevention and Technology Development

O.P.P.T.D. is responsible for promoting pollution prevention and environmental technologies through statewide leadership and assistance to technology developers, local government, and regulatory agencies.
Phone: (916)322-3670
Website: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov

Office of Spill Prevention And Response

This agency is charged with oil spill prevention and response within California’s marine environment.
Phone: (916)445-9338
Website: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/Ospr

Polystyrene Recycling Company & Manufacturer - Nepco, Inc.Natural Enviroment Protection Company

We are specializing styrofoam/Polystyrene scrape recycling work. We also manufacture the polystyrene recycling processing machines. Our machines is not an ordinary deifying machines. Our machines can make the size three times smaller then compacting machine and process scrapes a lot faster than other machines.
Phone: (714)272-3073
Website: http://www.nepco21.com

Sacramento County Waste Management & Recycling Informational Website

This site provides information about services and programs and also information about collection including, garbage, green waste and mixed recycling, and county waste disposal facilities.
Phone: (916)875-6789
Website: http://www.sacgreenteam.com

San Mateo County Household Hazardous Waste

Phone: (650)655-6202
Website: http://www.smhealth.org/HHW

San Mateo County, RecycleWorks

RecycleWorks is a program of San Mateo County that offers waste reduction information to the residents and businesses of the County. Contact them for help with recycling, reuse, composting, or green building questions.
Phone: (888)442-2666
Website: http://www.recycleworks.org

Santa Clara Valley Water District

The Santa Clara Valley Water District is the primary water resources agency for Santa Clara County, California. It acts not only as the county’s water wholesaler, but also as its flood protection agency and is the steward for its streams and creeks, underground acquifers and district-built reservoirs.
Phone: (408)265-2600
Website:http://www.valleywater.org

Santa Cruz Composting

The Santa Clara Valley Water District is the primary water resources agency for Santa Clara County, California. It acts not only as the county’s water wholesaler, but also as its flood protection agency and is the steward for its streams and creeks, underground acquifers and district-built reservoirs.
Phone: (831)454-2160
Website: http://www.compostsantacruzcounty.org/

Sierra Club

This organization provides information and programs regarding the environment and responsible use of the earth’s ecosystems.
Phone: (415)977-5500
Website: http://www.sierraclub.org

Spring Chinook Salmon and Summer Steelhead Protection - Salmon River Restoration Council

The Restoration Council has enlisted and trained several community members to assist managers in conducting fish counts and surveys on the Salmon River since 1992. The SRRC has also been involved in rescuing stranded juvenile salmon and tagging over 35,000 fall Chinook juveniles grown at a local hatchery. All of the Restoration Council’s formal fishery surveys are planned and coordinated with State and Federal agencies and local tribes. Volunteer help is needed in this fun and interesting work.
Phone: (530)462-4665
Website: http://www.srrc.org

State Water Resources Control Board

The SWRCB ensures the highest reasonable quality for waters of the State, while allocating those waters to achieve the optimum balance of beneficial uses.
Phone: (916)341-5250
Website: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/

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)947-8000
Website: http://www.epa.gov/region9/

Ventura County Solid Waste Management Dept.

This site provides general information on waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and househould hazardous waste.
Phone: (805)658-4321
Website: http://www.wasteless.org

West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority

This regional agency promotes waste reduction, reuse and recycling, composting, and household hazardous waste services.
Phone: (510)215-3125
Website: http://www.recyclemore.com

Zero Waste Opreations - CRS Inc.

Zero Waste Operations for your business means little or no waste for the landfills. It would save you money and the environment for your family and community. Contact us today for a company overview on how to start saving today.
Phone: (714)539-3335
Website: http://www.zerowasteoperation.com