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Organizations Working to Reduce the Disposal of Construction and Demolition (C&D) Materials

Organizations with available resources and services related to reducing, reducing, and recycling C&D Materials? This table is a great place to start! Use the three tabs below to easily sort the data and best meet your needs.

Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines for Non-Paper Office Products

EPA's published recycled-content recommendations for certain designated landscaping products under the CPG program.

Reducing PFAS in Your Drinking Water with a Home Filter

Fact Sheet: Reducing PFAS in Your Drinking Water with a Home Filter

La EPA ordena a empresas que cumplan con la Ley federal de Agua Limpia en un desarrollo residencial en Rincón, Puerto Rico

News release about Clean Water Act violation in Puerto Rico. Spanish translation.

Release Date: August 7, 2025

Endangered Species: Pesticide Restrictions

Our goal is to protect threatened and endangered species and their habitats, without placing unnecessary burden on agriculture and pesticide users. Pesticide limitations are developed to ensure safe use of pesticides in order to meet this goal.

EPA Orders Companies to Comply with Clean Water Act at Residential Development in Rincón, Puerto Rico

News release about Clean Water Act violation in Puerto Rico.

Release Date: August 7, 2025

Clean School Bus Program Rebates

This webpage provides information on the rebate applications for clean school buses.

Clean School Bus Program Awards

Clean School Bus Rebate Program awarded rebates showing locations of rebates and information about funding.

Electric Vehicle Myths

Facts and myths about electric vehicles.

Clean School Bus Reports to Congress

Reports to Congress highlighting the milestones of the Clean School Bus (CSB) Program.

Benefits of Clean School Buses

This webpage provides information on the benefits of electric and alternative fuel school buses.

2021 American Rescue Plan Electric School Bus Rebates

The 2021 ARP Electric School Bus Rebates will offer $7 million to eligible school districts and private fleet owners for the replacement of old diesel school buses with new electric school buses.

Superfund Climate Resilience

EPA's Superfund program developed an approach that raises awareness of site climate and weather vulnerabilities and applies climate change and weather science as a standard operating practice in cleanup projects.

Smog, Soot, and Other Air Pollution from Transportation

EPA has set standards for smog, soot and other air pollutants, as well as created programs that lead to investments in clean vehicle and engine technology.

Non-Petroleum Oils

These include synthetics such as silicone fluids and tung oils, wood-derivative oils such as resin/rosin, animal fats/oil, and seed oils. Many have similar physical properties to petroleum-based, such as water insolubility and formation of slicks.

Skimmers

These devices used for recovering spilled oil from the water's surface may be self-propelled, used from shore, or operated from vessels. Different types offer advantages and drawbacks depending on the type of oil, sea conditions during cleanup, and debris.

Petroleum Oils

Different types of crude oil and refined product, of all different chemical compositions, have distinct physical properties. These properties affect the way oil spreads and breaks down, its hazard to marine and human life, and the likelihood of threat.