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Recycling and Waste Reduction Resources

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	Agricultural Chemicals and Wastes Pollution from agricultural chemicals and waste harms public health and the environment. Properly handle or dispose of these unwanted (waste) chemicals and pesticides.

	Composting Convert household waste into a rich organic mixture that can be added to potted plants, lawns, or gardens, or used on large tracts of land to prevent pollution and erosion.

	Electronics Recycling and Waste Reduction Become an educated consumer, user, and recycler of electronic products.

	Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Proper disposal of FOG to keep these substances out of sewers and septic systems and to avoid plumbing emergencies.

	Household Chemicals and Wastes Properly handle or dispose of common household chemicals or materials harmful to your health and the environment (also known as household hazardous waste), such as paint, auto products, pesticides, cleaners, and more.

	Resource Exchange Network for Eliminating Waste (RENEW) A marketing channel for industries, businesses, and governmental units that want to sell surplus materials, by-products, and wastes to users who will reclaim or reuse them.

	Used Oil Recycling Program Rules for businesses that collect, transport, recycle, reuse, or dispose of used oil or used oil filters in Texas.

Topics Under This Category:

	1-800-CLEANUP Find local resources for recycling services, hazardous household waste, and other environmental topics.

	About Pollution Prevention (P2) Planning A portal to resources available for pollution prevention planning.

	About Recycle Texas Online A searchable database to locate recycling businesses across the state.

	Composting and Mulching: Am I Regulated? Requirements for composting or mulching materials diverted from a municipal solid waste stream. Links to guidance and relevant forms.

	Do Your Part! Take Care of Texas in your Office Brochure with 20 environmental tips for improving air and water quality, conserving water and energy, and reducing waste at the office.

	Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Assistant (EPPA) An online planning tool that helps businesses determine the environmental impact of their purchases.

	Municipal Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery Advisory Council Meeting schedule, agenda, and minutes from past meetings of this open-participation group formed to address issues related to the management of and recovery of resources from municipal solid waste.

	Recycling Contacts List of contacts in cities and counties who can provide information on local recycling services.

	Recycling: Am I Regulated? Regulatory requirements for Texas operations that recycle materials diverted from municipal solid waste streams. No registration requirements, but record keeping and reporting are required.

	Removing Mercury Convenience Switches A no-cost program for auto salvage facilities to remove and recycle mercury-containing switches from scrap vehicles they process.

	Resources for Recycled-Content Products Links to information and resources for purchasing products with recycled content.

	Scrap Tires Scrap Tires

	Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Facilities and political subdivisions may qualify for property-tax exemptions with their local appraisal districts.