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Waste Management Links

Web sites with information about waste management.

Kentucky Division of Waste Management - Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection division that handles all of the state's waste management issues.

Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center - Kentucky's primary resource for pollution prevention technical assistance, training and applied research.

EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - U.S. EPA's Web site dedicated to all waste issues.

EPA Office of Hazardous Waste - U.S. EPA's Web site detailing the proper handling of hazardous waste and other related issues.

EPA Superfund Program - U.S. EPA branch that deals with the cleanup of Superfund sites.

DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) - U.S. Department of Energy waste management (hazardous waste, radioactive waste) and environmental remediation (waste site cleanup) programs.

Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) - Environmental information including air pollution, hazardous waste, management, regulations, measuring, modeling, emissions, testing, monitoring, modeling, particulate matter, ozone and brown fields.

Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Center of Expertise - Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that cleans up sites contaminated with hazardous waste, radioactive waste or ordnance.

Household Hazardous Waste - University of Missouri Outreach and Extension - Site tells what consumers should know about how to properly use, store and dispose of hazardous household products.

The Internet Consumer Recycling Guide - General information about recycling of household materials.

National Recycling Coalition - Coalition of U.S. organizations committed to maximizing recycling to achieve benefits of resource conservation, solid waste reduction, environmental protection, energy conservation and social and economic development.

National Pollution Prevention Roundtable -The U.S. national and international forum for promoting the development, implementation and evaluation of efforts to avoid, eliminate or reduce pollution at the source.

Kentucky Environmental Quality Commission
14 Reilly Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-3410 ext 149
E-mail: eqc@ky.gov