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Materials Management Publications for Small Businesses

Small businesses will find the following publications of this division useful. Those that are available electronically on the DEC website are linked to the appropriate page;

The publications not on the website are available by mail from the addresses shown in the table below.

Waste Reduction & Recycling Program
Publication Description Contact Name/Location
Practical Source Reduction Tips for Business Guidance materials on how to implement source reduction. Bureau of Waste Reduction & Recycling
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-7253
518-402-8706
Implementation Guide for Small Business Recycling Cooperatives Guidance material on how to implement recycling cooperatives. Bureau of Waste Reduction & Recycling
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-7253
518-402-8706
New York Recycles! Informational material on how to participate in New York Recycles! Bureau of Waste Reduction & Recycling
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-7253
518-402-8706
STOP -- Save That Office Paper Booklet on how to set up a paper recycling program. Bureau of Waste Reduction & Recycling
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-7253
518-402-8706
Multi-Residence Recycling Booklet on how to set up a recycling program for apartment houses. Bureau of Waste, Reduction & Recycling
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-7253
518-402-8706
New York State Returnable Container Act -- How Does it Work Information on the Returnable Container Act for consumers, retailers and beverage manufacturers. Jennifer Kruman
Bureau of Waste, Reduction & Recycling
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-7253
518-402-8706

Pest Management Program

Publication Description Contact Name/Location
Water Watch -- DEC Monitors for Pesticide Pollution (Reprint from April 1997 Conservationist) A short summary of the Department's water quality monitoring for pesticides program and some tips on preventing pesticide pollution. Jeanine Broughel, Bureau of Pesticides Management 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7257 518-402-8788
Pesticide Concentrations in Surface Waters of New York State in Relation to Land Use - 1997 A report on pesticide monitoring by the USGS of surface waters throughout the State. Jeanine Broughel, Bureau of Pesticides Management 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7257 518-402-8788
Pesticides and Their Metabolites in Wells of Suffolk County, New York, 1998 A report on pesticide monitoring in the USGS in Suffolk County, New York. Jeanine Broughel, Bureau of Pesticides Management 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7257 518-402-8788
New York State Pesticide Product Registration Procedures Guidelines for submitting initial registration applications for pesticide products and renewals, and procedures for obtaining a commercial permit to sell restricted-use pesticides. Jeanine Broughel Pesticide Product Registration Section Bureau of Pesticides Management 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7257 518-402-8788
Pest Management Information Series Brochures This series serves as a reference on the care and proper use of pest management methods as well as the regulatory requirements concerning pesticides. Current brochures include: 1) Why Manage Pests?; 2) IPM In and Around Your Home; and 3) Understanding Pesticide Product Labels. Pesticide Compliance Section Bureau of Pesticides Management 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7254 518-402-8788
Pesticide Tip Strips These tip strips provide information on important pesticide issues: 1) Recordkeeping Tips for Pesticide Applicators; 2) Pesticide Spray Drift; 3) Application of Pesticides - Notification of Treatment; and 4) Aquatic Plan Control in Your Pond. Bureau of Pesticides Management 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7254 518-402-8788
Website: Pesticide Management Program Provides links to various topics including: 1) Pesticide Application Management; 2) The Pesticide Reporting Law; 3) Water Quality Monitoring for Pesticides; 4) The Pesticide Product Registration Program; and 5) Environmental Laws Pertaining to Pesticides. Bureau of Pesticides Management 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7254 518-402-8788

DMM Regulations

Publication (links leave DEC's website) Description Contact Name/Location
6 NYCRR Part 360 Solid Waste Management Facilities Regulations for the management of solid waste management facilities. Rick Clarkson, Bureau of Solid Waste Management, 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7253 (518) 402-8678
6 NYCRR Parts 320-329 Pesticide Control Regulations Regulations for pesticide controls Bureau of Pesticides Management 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7254 518-402-8788
6 NYCRR Part 367 Returnable Beverage Containers Regulations for Returnable Beverage Containers Jennifer Kruman Bureau of Waste Reduction & Recycling 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7253 518-402-8706
6 NYCRR Part 369 Municipal Waste Reduction and Recycling Projects Regulations for Municipal Waste Reduction and Recycling Projects Gus Ribeiro Bureau of Solid Waste Management 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7253 518-402-8678

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