Additional Resources for Solid Waste Management Planning
The links on this page leave the NYS DEC Website
Recycling Markets Information
New York State Recycling Markets Database
United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
Decision Makers' Guide to Solid Waste Management
Toolkit for Pay as You Throw
Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States Facts and Figures
Northeast Recycling Council (NERC)
Tools page - a variety of studies, reports and fact sheets on many topics including: Asphalt Shingles, Gypsum, Medications, Electronics, Materials Exchanges, Recycling Markets, Anaerobic Digestion, etc.
Environmental Benefits Calculator
Recycling Economic Information (REI) Study
Local Solid Waste Management Plans on the Web
New York City
North East South Towns of Erie County (NEST)
Other Useful Information
United States Supreme Court Decision on Flow Control - United Haulers Association, Inc. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority
Population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau by County in NYS
