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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. Don't miss the early bird discounts that end on December 18th.
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Northern California Recycling Association’s popular Recycling Update will be held the day before the National Zero Waste Conference. To receive a $55 discount on the National Zero Waste Conference, register first for Recycling Update.
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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
FEBRUARY 2020
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The NRC/CRRA Market Development Workshop scheduled on November 13th has been rescheduled for early 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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Blue Star Recyclers opens Chicago facility
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The company provides electronics recycling services and provides jobs to people with autism and other disabilities.Continue Reading→
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How2Recycle celebrates milestone
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The labeling system announces that it has more than 200 brand-owner and retail members, representing more than 2,600 individual brands.Continue Reading→
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Associations develop recyclability guidelines for packaging design
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Guidelines focus on paper packaging.Continue Reading→
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Republic CEO Talks Cardboard Recycling with CNBC
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Slager discusses the rise of e-commerce and the domestic cardboard crisis with CNBC’s “The Exchange.”Continue Reading→
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Virgin plastic giant acquires US PET reclaimer
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The post Virgin plastic giant acquires US PET reclaimer appeared first on Resource Recycling News. Indorama Ventures, the world’s biggest prime PET producer, has acquired another U.S. plastics recycling company, this time on the West Coast. Indorama announced on Dec. 4 it has acquired Fontana, Calif.-based Green Fiber International, which has
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How2Recycle hits milestone on label usage
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The post How2Recycle hits milestone on label usage appeared first on Resource Recycling News. Two hundred brand owners and retailers now use the How2Recycle labels on their product packaging. In a Dec. 4 press release, How2Recycle announced it reached the member milestone. How2Recycle is a program of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition,
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MRFs enjoy higher prices for key recovered plastics
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The post MRFs enjoy higher prices for key recovered plastics appeared first on Resource Recycling News. Prices for curbside natural high-density polyethylene have climbed even higher over the past month. Paper prices remain painfully low. The price of natural HDPE from curbside collection programs is up again this month. The national
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Nucor expects decreased steel mill performance in Q4
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The steel manufacturer releases Q4 2019 earnings guidance.Continue Reading→
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Alter purchases United Milwaukee Scrap assets
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The company has purchased the equipment and inventory of United and its related entities and has offered employment to substantially all of United’s employees.Continue Reading→
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Corporate Growth Conference 2019: An executive’s look at emerging technologies
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At Waste Today’s Corporate Growth Conference, a panel of waste industry executives discussed how they evaluate and implement new technologies to drive results.Continue Reading→
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