Every state runs its own recycling or waste-reduction program, and many have an independent nonprofit recycling association or reuse coalition too. Search by state name below, or filter by region. Agency names, URLs, and offices change over time — if a link is out of date, please let us know.
| State | Official State Agency / Program | Notable Nonprofit or Coalition |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Department of Environmental Management — adem.alabama.gov | Alabama Recycling Coalition — alrecycles.org |
| Alaska | Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Solid Waste Program — dec.alaska.gov | Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling (ALPAR) — alparalaska.com |
| Arizona | Arizona Dept. of Environmental Quality, Recycling — azdeq.gov/recycling | — |
| Arkansas | AR Division of Environmental Quality — ee.arkansas.gov | Arkansas Recycling Coalition — recycleark.org |
| California | CalRecycle — calrecycle.ca.gov | California Resource Recovery Association — crra.com |
| Colorado | CO Dept. of Public Health & Environment, Recycling — cdphe.colorado.gov | Recycle Colorado — recyclecolorado.org |
| Connecticut | CT Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) — portal.ct.gov/deep | — (former MIRA recycling authority winding down; no confirmed statewide nonprofit) |
| Delaware | Delaware Recycles, DE Dept. of Natural Resources & Env. Control — dnrec.delaware.gov | Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County — goodwillde.org |
| Florida | Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Waste Reduction — floridadep.gov | Recycle Florida Today — recyclefloridatoday.org |
| Georgia | Georgia EPD, Recycling & Waste Reduction — epd.georgia.gov | Georgia Recycling Coalition — georgiarecycles.org |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Dept. of Health, HI-5 Deposit Program — health.hawaii.gov/hi5 | Recycle Hawaii — recyclehawaii.org |
| Idaho | Idaho Dept. of Environmental Quality, Recycling & Reuse — deq.idaho.gov | — |
| Illinois | Illinois EPA, Recycling — epa.illinois.gov | Illinois Recycling Association — illinoisrecycles.org |
| Indiana | Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management, Recycle — in.gov/idem/recycle | Indiana Recycling Coalition — indianarecycling.org |
| Iowa | Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, Recycling — iowadnr.gov | Iowa Recycling Association — iowarecycles.org |
| Kansas | Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment, Bureau of Waste Management — kdhe.ks.gov | Kansas Organization of Recyclers — kskor.org |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet, Div. of Waste Management — eec.ky.gov | Kentucky Recycling Coalition — kyrecyclingco.org |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Dept. of Environmental Quality, Recycling — deq.louisiana.gov | Louisiana Recycling Coalition — louisianarecyclingcoalition.org |
| Maine | Maine DEP, Reduce/Reuse/Recycle — maine.gov/dep | Reuse Maine — reusemaine.com |
| Maryland | Maryland Dept. of the Environment, Recycling Program — mde.maryland.gov | Maryland Recycling Network — marylandrecyclingnetwork.org |
| Massachusetts | MassDEP, Recycling & Reuse — mass.gov/recycling-reuse | RecyclingWorks Massachusetts — recyclingworksma.com |
| Michigan | Michigan EGLE, Materials Management — michigan.gov/egle | Michigan Recycling Coalition — michiganrecycles.org |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Recycling — pca.state.mn.us | Recycling Association of Minnesota — recycleminnesota.org |
| Mississippi | Mississippi DEQ, Recycling — mdeq.ms.gov | Mississippi Recycling Coalition — msrecycles.org |
| Missouri | Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, Waste & Recycling — dnr.mo.gov | Missouri Recycling Association — mora.org |
| Montana | Montana DEQ, Recycle — deq.mt.gov | Recycle Montana — recyclemontana.org |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Dept. of Water, Energy & Environment (DWEE) — dwee.nebraska.gov | Nebraska Recycling Council — nrcne.org |
| Nevada | Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Nevada Recycles — nevadarecycles.nv.gov | — |
| New Hampshire | NH Dept. of Environmental Services, Waste Reduction & Diversion — des.nh.gov | New Hampshire the Beautiful — nhthebeautiful.org |
| New Jersey | NJ DEP, Recycling Resources — dep.nj.gov | NJ WasteWise Business Network |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Environment Dept., Solid Waste — env.nm.gov | New Mexico Recycling Coalition — recyclenewmexico.com |
| New York | NYSDEC, Recycling & Reduction — dec.ny.gov | NYSAR3 (NY State Assoc. for Reduction, Reuse & Recycling) — nysar3.org |
| North Carolina | NC DEQ, Environmental Assistance & Recycling — deq.nc.gov | Carolina Recycling Association — cra-recycle.org |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Dept. of Environmental Quality, Recycling — deq.nd.gov | ND Solid Waste & Recycling Association — ndswra.org |
| Ohio | Ohio EPA, Materials & Waste Management ("Recycle Ohio") — epa.ohio.gov | Association of Ohio Recyclers — ohiorecycles.org |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma DEQ, Recycling — oklahoma.gov/deq | Oklahoma Recycling Association — recycleok.org |
| Oregon | Oregon DEQ, Recycling — oregon.gov/deq | Oregon Recycling Association — oregonrecyclers.org |
| Pennsylvania | PA DEP, Recycling in Pennsylvania — pa.gov/agencies/dep | Professional Recyclers of PA (PROP) — proprecycles.org |
| Rhode Island | RI Dept. of Environmental Management, Commercial Recycling — dem.ri.gov | RI Resource Recovery Corporation — rirrc.org |
| South Carolina | SC Dept. of Environmental Services (SCDES) — des.sc.gov | Carolina Recycling Association — cra-recycle.org |
| South Dakota | SD Dept. of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Waste Management — danr.sd.gov | SD Solid Waste Management Association — sdswma.org |
| Tennessee | TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation, Materials Management — tn.gov/environment | Tennessee Recycling Coalition — tnrecycles.com |
| Texas | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Recycling — tceq.texas.gov | State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR) — recyclingstar.org |
| Utah | Utah DEQ, Statewide Recycling Data Initiative — deq.utah.gov | Utah Recycling Alliance — utahrecyclingalliance.org |
| Vermont | Vermont ANR/DEC, Recycle & Compost — anr.vermont.gov | Composting Association of Vermont — compostingvermont.org |
| Virginia | Virginia DEQ, Statewide Recycling Programs — deq.virginia.gov | Virginia Recycling Association — vrarecycles.org |
| Washington | Washington Dept. of Ecology, Reducing/Recycling Waste — ecology.wa.gov | Washington State Recycling Association — wsra.net |
| West Virginia | WV DEP, REAP Recycling Program — dep.wv.gov | Recycling Coalition of West Virginia — wvrecycles.org |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin DNR, Recycling — dnr.wisconsin.gov | Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin |
| Wyoming | Wyoming DEQ, Solid & Hazardous Waste Div. Recycling — deq.wyoming.gov | Wyoming Solid Waste & Recycling Association (WSWRA) — wswra.com |
Compiled from official state agency websites via web search, July 2026. State agencies reorganize occasionally (e.g., NE, SC, and SD each merged or split agencies in 2024–2025) — links are checked at time of writing but can change. Report a broken link.