Federal, state, and local governments and community nonprofits should develop networks to match green businesses with the needs of municipalities, communities, and each other. This initiative could be particularly relevant for facilitating outsourcing in ways that strengthen local economies and help fledgling green businesses find green suppliers and potential customers. For example, the Triangle J Council of Governments Industrial Ecosystem Development Project . a partnership between EPA, the North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance, regional development agencies, and local universities . is surveying companies in the Raleigh-Durham region to identify ways to turn the waste of one company into a raw material for another company. The Interagency Working Group on Environmental Technology is developing a database with Public Technology, Inc., to match the specific needs of state and local municipalities to appropriate environmental technology providers. Citizens in Appalachia are electronically tying their communities into the new world economy through the Appalachian Community Economic Network. With the Network's help, more than 20 entrepreneurs have found customers through the Public WebMarket, a project tapping the resources of the World Wide Web and orchestrated by the Center for Civic Networking.