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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
RESCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 2020
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The NRC/CRRA Market Development Workshop scheduled on November 13th has been 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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ACI Plastics expands in South Carolina
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Pennsylvania county debuts municipal recycling map
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PPRCE 2019: Global shifts in paper and board production
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Containerboard and other packaging grades have come to dominate paper production globally.Continue Reading→
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How Curbside Recycling Works
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California continues to crack down on illegal CRV redemption
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CalRecycle announces the arrest of suspects accused of smuggling containers into the state.Continue Reading→
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Stakeholders gear up for America Recycles Day
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A City’s Perspective of Waste and Recycling
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Episode 13: A conversation with Tori Carle, waste reduction supervisor for the city of Greensboro, N.C.Continue Reading→
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