Recycling You're not alone in your environmental efforts--the EPA offers assistance.

Entrepreneurs involved in the recycling industry can get adviceand support from one of five Recycling Business Assistance Centers(RBACs) nationwide.

Initially created with grant money from the EnvironmentalProtection Agency's (EPA) Jobs Through Recycling Program, thecenters are designed to help businesses with planning, product andmarket development, pricing and more. Entrepreneurs can also getassistance making connections with financing resources. The RBACsare located in California, Florida, Minnesota, New York and NorthCarolina, and may go by different names in each state.

Arizona, Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska and New Hampshire offersimilar assistance programs through Recycling Economic DevelopmentAdvocates (REDAs), individuals who provide the same services as thecenters but on a smaller scale. Like the RBACs, REDAs go bydifferent names in the various states.

For more information, visit the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/jtr