Links

Federal Government

Includes links to the USEPA's compliance assistance centers, federal register, small business gateway and small business assistance program. It also provides access to USEPA Region V (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's (ATSDR) ToxFAQs, which provide information on frequently asked questions about contaminants found at hazardous waste sites.

• U.S. EPA
  • Compliance Assistance Centers
  • Federal Register
  • Small Business Gateway
  • Understanding the Hazardous Waste Rules
• Region V (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)
  • Great Lakes Pollution Prevention: Pollution prevention information on Mercury, PCBs, household hazardous wastes and other topics
• ATSDR ToxFAQs: Provides information on frequently asked questions about contaminants found at hazardous waste site;, includes an alphabetical index of facts on specific chemicals

Neighboring States - Small Business

Links to Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri and Wisconsin's small business programs.

• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kentucky
• Missouri
• Wisconsin 

Industry Specific

Links for agriculture, painting and coating operations, automotive service and repair, chemical process industries, dry cleaners, local governments, metal finishing, printing, transportation and others.

• CAGE Coating Alternative Guide: A P2 tool for paints and coating users
• CCAR Greenlink: Information for automotive service, repair and autobody industry
• ChemAlliance: Regulatory information for the chemical process industries
• Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund of Illinois: Assisting dry cleaner operators in the cleanup of soil and groundwater contamination caused by dry cleaning solvents
• Dry Cleaning: EPA regulations and links for dry cleaners
• LGEAN: Local Government Environmental Assistance Network - A forum and clearinghouse for environmental information for local governments
• National Metal Finishing Resource Center: Compliance, technical assistance, and pollution prevention information
• Paints & Coatings Resource Center: Provides regulatory compliance and P2 information to individual organic coating facilities, industry vendors and suppliers
• Printed Circuit Buyers Resource Center: Environmental resources for the printed wiring board manufacturing industry
• Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center: Compliance and P2 information for the industry
• SAGE - Solvent Alternatives Guide: Provides P2 information on solvent and process alternatives for parts cleaning and degreasing
• Steel Recycling Institute: Promotes the recycling of all steel products
• Transportation Environmental Resource Center: Provides compliance assistance services for each mode of commercial transportation

Other Resources

Links to small business environmental compliance and pollution prevention information, environmental search engines, environmental news, and material safety data sheets.

• Dupage County Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator Program: Provides proper disposal or recycling of hazardous waste for area CESQGs at economical price
• Environmental Organization Web Directory: Environmental Search Engine
• Environmental "News Link"
• Envirosense: Common sense solutions to environmental Problems
• Interactive Learning Paradigms, Inc.: Where to find Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) on the internet
• The Mentoring Handbook: Business helping business build value through environmental responsibility
• Small Business Environmental Home Page: Helping small businesses access environmental compliance and pollution prevention information