LINKS

City of University Place
One stop place to get info about city events, officials, meetings, volunteer opportunities and more.

Pierce County Recycling Information Page
Need to know what you can and cannot recycle? Have questions about outdoor burning, junk mail or glass recycling? This is a great place to find answers.

Pierce County Recycling and Disposal Resources
Want to find a place to recycle oil? Looking for a thrift store, a battery recycler or a place to get rid of old cell phones? This site has PDF's with information on every type of resource to recycle or dispose of old items.

Curren Apple Orchard Park
A wonderful seven-acre  park with 250 Gravenstein, Macintosh and Golden Delicious apple trees that has became a popular local landmark. The orchard hosts concerts, an annual apple squeeze and many other community events.

Chambers Creek Project
One of the largest and most stunning park locations in the state. Information about the long-term plans for this UP park is available at this site.

Freecyle Tacoma
The Freecycle Network is about keeping good stuff out of landfills. Chapters are available all across the country. Sign up and offer up household goods you no longer need. You can also browse listings for items others are giving away...anything from couches, pianos to cars!

Craigslist.org (Seattle version)
America's most popular free classified ads! List your no longer needed items on Craigslist. From refrigerators to boats to that funny green chair, you'll find it all on Craigslist.

Earthshare
Earth Share, a nationwide network of the most respected environmental and conservation organizations, offers a simple way to care for our health, water, air, land and wildlife. Earth Share partners with employees and employers across the country to support hundreds of environmental groups through efficient and effective payroll contribution giving.

Washington State Dept. of Ecology--Kids Page
A fun page with recycling information, games and trivia for kids.

Kids Recycle
Great site for kids and educators, filled with activities, links and resources.

Environmental Kids Club
A US Dept. of Ecology site with fun information about garbage and recycling. Great for those middle school science reports!

Compost Slideshow
See how our famous PREP Compost is made from start to finish (click on the 6th link down on this page).

Washington Organic Recycling Council
Since 1991, UP Refuse has been a founding member of this great membership organization dedicated to the support and promotion of all aspects of organics recycling.

Yelm Earthworm & Castings
Yup, a real earthworm farm, where you can buy very rich earthworm castings, live earthworms, organic produce and many more interesting products.