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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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Our top stories from November 2019
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The post Our top stories from November 2019 appeared first on Resource Recycling News. Stories about state and federal legislation, recovered material markets and the national recycling rate drew our readers’ attention last month. The list below shows our top stories published in November in terms of unique page views. 1
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NERC’s Glass Committee develops new resources
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Glass Recovery Hierarchy and Glass Bottle & Fiberglass Manufacturers' Use of Cullet will help to prioritize glass management options.Continue Reading→
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Recycling outreach legislation hits US Senate
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The post Recycling outreach legislation hits US Senate appeared first on Resource Recycling News. Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. have introduced another bill that creates a federal recycling grants program. The “Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education” (RECYCLE) Act of 2019 would authorize spending up to $15
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Indorama Ventures teams with The Recycling Partnership
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Bangkok-based Indorama Ventures plans to invest $1.5 billion to improving recycling throughout the world with partners such as The Recycling Partnership.Continue Reading→
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Data Corner: The recycling revenue slide for nation’s largest processor
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The post Data Corner: The recycling revenue slide for nation’s largest processor appeared first on Resource Recycling News. The impact of the seismic shift in recycling markets over the past two-and-a-half years can be clearly seen in the quarterly recycling revenue numbers of Waste Management, which operates roughly 100 materials recovery
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Opinion: Let’s remake plastic
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The Every Bottle Back initiative seeks to unite the public, nonprofit and private sectors to improve PET bottle recycling.Continue Reading→
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ISRI’s PSI chapter opens 2020 scholarship application period
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PSI plans to give $2,000 scholarships to nine students in 2020.Continue Reading→
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A Closer Look at the Hotel Industry’s Eco-Friendly Push
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If you’ve stayed in a hotel, inn, or resort in ... The post A Closer Look at the Hotel Industry’s Eco-Friendly Push appeared first on Earth911.com.Continue Reading→
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Los Angeles Times Knocks EPA’s Recycling Plan
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In an editorial, the L.A. Times refers to the agency’s recently released action plan as a “woefully inadequate federal plan of action.”Continue Reading→
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Companies plan to invest $300M in domestic paper recycling
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The post Companies plan to invest $300M in domestic paper recycling appeared first on Resource Recycling News. A technology company and investment firm say they will develop two North American facilities processing more than 800,000 tons per year of mixed paper and OCC into recycled pulp and paper. The project, led
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