Arizona: Programs and Resources

ADEQ Air Quality Division

The Air Quality Division controls present and future sources of air pollution to protect the environment and ensure the health and general welfare of the citizens of Arizona.
Phone: (602)771-2301
Website: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/air/index.html

ADEQ Hazardous Waste Section

This section regulates the management of hazardous waste and oversees state-wide emergency response activities.
Phone: (602)771-4153
Website: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/hazwaste/index.html

ADEQ Pollution Prevention

This site contains information that will help you learn more about Arizona’s pollution prevention program.
Phone: (602)771-4235
Website: http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/waste/index.html

ADEQ Recycling Web Links

This site provides a list of cities with links to their local recycling programs.
Website: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/solid/recycle.html#links

ADEQ Solid Waste Section

This site provides information on solid waste, recycling, and medical waste disposal for Arizona residents.
Phone: (602)771-4132
Website: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/solid/index.html

ADEQ Water Quality Division

This division preserves, protects and enhances water quality, public health and the environment through water quality assessment, regulatory oversight, technical assistance, public education and cleanup of contaminated water.
Phone: (602)771-2306
Website: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/index.html

Arizona Department of Education

The Department of Education houses information that can help teachers, students and parents with questions they may have regarding kindergarten through 12th grade state education programs.
Phone: (602)542-5460
Website: http://www.ade.state.az.us/

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Phone: (602)771-2300
Website: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/

Arizona Recycling Coalition

Arizona’s only organization for recycling professionals.
Phone: (623)934-5764
Website: http://www.azrc.org

Global Institute of Sustainability

This center is used to facilitate collaborations among Arizona State University faculty researchers and to aid in decision making about environmental issues.
Website: http://sustainability.asu.edu/giosmain/index.htm

Central Arizona Phoenix Long-term Ecological Research

This research assesses the effects of urban development on the Sonoran Desert, and defines the impact of ecological conditions on urban development.
Phone: (480)965-2975
Website: http://caplter.asu.edu

Recycling and Waste Management – The University of Arizona

Please contact this program regarding campus recycling.
P.O. Box 210460
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520)621-7959
Website: http://www.fm.arizona.edu/recycle/

Southwest Center for Education and the Natural Environment

The Southwest Center for Education and the Natural Environment (SCENE) was founded to promote learning about our environment through scientific discovery.
Phone: (602)965-4179
Website: http://aspin.asu.edu/

United States Environmental Protection Agency-Region 9

This agency serves the environmental programs in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations.
Phone: (415)744-1500
Website: http://www.epa.gov/region9/