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An Air Quality Health Advisory will be issued if/when ozone levels reach unhealthy for sensitive groups level. To receive an Air Quality Health Advisory email sign-up at: www.deq.state.ok.us An ozone watch is a prediction that concentrations of ozone will approach levels of concern over the next 24 hours. Sensitive individuals should plan accordingly. When these […]

from National Wildlife Federation Magazine (Oct. 05) Each year, millions of boxes of software CDs go to landfills and incinerators, and people throw away millions more CDs and DVDs; all of them can be recycled or reused Twenty-five years ago, they didn’t even exist. Today, most of us can’t imagine life without compact discs […]

INDUSTRY The Resource Exchange Network for Eliminating Waste (RENEW): This tool is designed to help facilities in EPA Region 6 (Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas) exchange materials that would otherwise be disposed of. RENEW allows you to see materials available at a facility, or post your own materials. Facilities who post materials can avoid […]