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NRC Recycling News and Latest Posts
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2020 U.S. National Zero Waste Conference
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HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL RECYCLING COALITION
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March 18 & 19, 2020
UC Berkeley – Berkeley, CA
The National Zero Waste Conference is a two day educational and networking event organized by the National Recycling Coalition as their contribution to Zero Waste Week. The National Zero Waste Conference is ticketed independent of other Zero Waste Week events.
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Registration is now open! Discounts are available for NRC members.
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Join us to hear from national and international experts on the latest updates and best practices to get to Zero Waste.
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Topics That Will Be Covered Include:
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- Circular Economy & Zero Waste
- Zero Waste & Climate Change
- Plastics in the Oceans
- World Cleanup Day
- Zero Waste Hierarchy of Highest and Best Uses
- Zero Waste Culture Change
- Zero Waste Lifestyles
- Reduce, Rethink, Redesign
- Product Policies
- Zero Waste Certification
- Zero Waste Plans
- Zero Waste for Industry, Business and Institutions
- Right Sizing
- Best Practices in Contracting
- Recycling Market Development and Infrastructure
- How to Recycle Right
- Recycling Jobs
- Social Equity & Workers Dignity
- Dual vs. Single Stream
- Save as you Throw
- Organics and Zero Waste
Click here for more information about this upcoming event and here for an event flyer.
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NRC/CRRA MARKET DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP IN CALI/BAJA HAS BEEN
POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY 2020
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The NRC/CRRA Market Development Workshop scheduled on November 13th has been postponed and will be rescheduled for February 2020. Check here for event information that will be finalized in the next few weeks.
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The event will feature a robust dialogue about recycling market development and will help attendees develop a deeper understanding of the mechanisms and current trends that are supporting market development for recovered materials. Participants will learn about state and local opportunities to enhance local economies by making productive use of the materials collected in the state and region
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Attendees will learn and share in facilitated, interactive discussions that aim to build understanding about the nuts and bolts of the process, identify successes, allies, and potential financing opportunities, and meet potential partners that will help close the loop on domestic recycled material markets.
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Draft Agenda
Context
Making Economic Case & Opportunities to Expand Markets
Recycling Markets in Southern CA
Nuts & Bolts of Recovery Market Opportunities in Cali Baja Region
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Interactive Breakout - Market Development
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Next Steps for Recycling Market Development in CA
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Interactive Breakout - Economic Drivers of Local Recycling
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THANKS TO OUR EVENT PARTNERS:
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WM not expecting uptick on paper pricing any time soon
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The post WM not expecting uptick on paper pricing any time soon appeared first on Resource Recycling News. North America’s largest garbage and recycling company experienced deepening pain from depressed recycling markets during the third quarter. Waste Management’s recycling business brought in $245 million in revenue during the quarter, down 27%
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Faced with market turmoil, public sector leaders seek new approaches for waste and recycling
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At this year's WASTECON, officials from around the country laid out their vision for working through market challenges, collaborating with others and addressing climate change.Continue Reading→
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Sims expects losses in the first half of its fiscal year
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CEO Alistair Field says, “The short-term market fallout from the scrap price crash will be worse than originally anticipated.”Continue Reading→
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PPRC 2019: Fixing recycling
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Panelists at the Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference in Chicago discuss some major problems with municipal recycling and how these issues can best be addressed.Continue Reading→
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IntegriCo diverts 80 million pounds of plastics from landfill
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Sarepta, Louisiana-based company makes railroad ties and construction matting from hard-to-recycle plastics.Continue Reading→
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Beverage giants pledge $100M to support bottle recycling
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The post Beverage giants pledge $100M to support bottle recycling appeared first on Resource Recycling News. Coca-Cola, Keurig Dr Pepper and PepsiCo today pledged to put their money behind boosting processing technology and increasing curbside collection access. They’ll also introduce a uniform recycling message on their bottles next year. The beverage
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EREF releases analysis on national landfill tipping fees
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National average MSW tipping fees increased from 2018 to 2019 by $2.74, or 5.2 percent, to $55.36 per ton.Continue Reading→
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Greentown Labs identifies five startups for its Circularity Challenge
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Five companies will participate in the six-month accelerator program to develop ideas in plastics, energy storage and recycling.Continue Reading→
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How To Get Involved in America Recycles Day
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Every fall, we here at Earth911 anxiously await our favorite ... The post How To Get Involved in America Recycles Day appeared first on Earth911.com.Continue Reading→
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Waste Connections Q3: Acquisition offers worth $600M on the table
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Recent M&A activity was quieter, but the company did close on a greenfield landfill project. Overall financial performance was strong, despite nagging headwinds from recycling and RIN credits.Continue Reading→
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