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Supporting Sustainable Communities and Natural Resources

POLLUTION PREVENTION

Preventing Hazardous Pollution | Reducing Phosphorus Pollution | Non-Point Source Water Pollution Washington Waters - Ours to Protect | Urban Waters Initiative | Reducing Litter | Reducing Toxic Threats

WASTE REDUCTION

Beyond Waste | Composting | Recycling & E-Cycle locations | Sustainability

GREEN JOBS

Economy and the Environment | Green Jobs and Climate Action | Ecology Youth Corps (EYC) | Washington Conservation Corps (WCC)

GREEN DEVELOPMENT

Mitigation that works | Wetlands Mitigation Banking | Low Impact Development (LID) | Green Building | State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)

MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY

Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) | E-Cycle program | Green Chemistry | Lean maufacturing |

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Technical Resources for Engineering Efficiency (TREE) | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing | More Technical Assistance

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Enviro-tips to protect the environment | Learn more about recycling | Reduce climate change | Protect Puget Sound | Improve air quality | Conserve water | Protect water quality | Reduce toxic exposure | Clean, green boating


LEARN ABOUT THE ISSUES

Ecology's priorities | Stormwater | Climate Change Factsheets

PUBLICATIONS

Healthy Watersheds, Healthy People | Protecting Washington′s waters from stormwater pollution | Shoptalk

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REPORT A PROBLEM

Let us know if you see a spill, litter, smoke or other environmental problem.

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SUSTAINABILITY

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations.

TOXIC FREE TIPS

Resources for a safer and healthier home, school, workplace and community.

RECYCLING LOCATIONS

Where to recycle metals, appliances, construction materials and more.

BREATHE THE DIFFERENCE

What to do instead of burning yard waste.

WASHINGTON WATERS - OURS TO PROTECT

Clean water campaign.

SHRINK YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

Make a pledge to help slow climate change.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Meeting the challenge and seizing opportunities.