National Recycling Coalition Sets Record Straight: NRC Calls Shughart’s Attacks on Recycling Dangerously Misleading
William F. Shughart II’s recent Commentary, “Recycling makes greenies go gaga, but it’s a real burden for the rest of us” is replete with unfounded assumptions, gross generalizations and false statements that are dangerously misleading. We at the National Recycling Coalition know that recycling makes sound environmental policy, as well as sound business practice, resulting […]
New NRC Officers
Congratulations to the new NRC Officers for the 2015-16 year! Officers were elected at the December 10, 2015 NRC Board meeting at Sims Municipal Recycling Facility in Brooklyn, NY. Chair of the Board: Julie Rhodes President: Bob Gedert Executive Vice President/CEO: Marjie Griek Additional Vice Presidents: Gary Bilbro and Stephen Bantillo Secretary: Gary Liss Treasurer: […]
Next NRC Board Meeting
The NRC Board will be meeting December 10th in New York City to welcome the new Board and elect new officers. Where: Sims Municipal Recycling – Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility, 472 2nd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11232 When: 11am – 5pm ET
The National Recycling Coalition 2015 Awards Recipients
This September, The National Recycling Coalition honored recycling awards recipients at the Resource Recycling Conference in Indianapolis. The awards were presented to the recipients at the 2015 Murray J. Fox Scholarship and NRC Annual Awards Luncheon. The awards program is designed to honor and recognize outstanding individuals, programs, and organizations around the country, both for […]
EPA Releases New Sustainable Materials Management Program Strategic Plan
This week the United States Environmental Protection Agency released their new Sustainable Materials Management Program (SMM) Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2017 through 2022. See below for the email from Assistant Administrator of the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Mathy Stanislaus, introducing the plan. Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to share with you […]
An Open Letter: National Recycling Coalition’s Response to Media Attacks on Recycling
John Tierney’s effrontery with his “The Reign of Recycling” piece in the New York Times (10/3/15) has once again become evident with his feeble attempt to lay waste to the recycling industry, this after his original 1996 piece in the New York Times Magazine, “Recycling is Garbage.” “Whether it’s by national newspapers, network TV, or […]
National Recycling Coalition Awards Murray J. Fox Scholarships to Four Indianapolis Area Students
The National Recycling Coalition awarded four students with Murray J. Fox Scholarships on September 30, 2015, at the Murray J. Fox Scholarship and NRC Annual Awards Presentation Lunch. The Murray J. Fox Scholarship Fund was created in 1994, when Murray Fox, a long-time supporter and member of the NRC, started a fund to provide scholarships […]
National Recycling Coalition Announces 2015-2016 Board of Directors
Washington DC – The National Recycling Coalition (NRC) has voted 9 members on to the NRC Board. Elections for the board were held during the 2015 Resource Recycling Conference in Indianapolis, IN. The new and re-elected members, listed below, will each serve 3-year terms: Stephen Bantillo, Executive Director, Recycling Certification Institute Robert J. Bylone, Jr., […]
NRC SMM Roundtable at the Resource Recycling Conference
Join the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) at a follow-up event to the National Sustainable Materials Management Summit at the Resource Recycling Conference! NRC will be hosting the “NRC Roundtable on How ROs and Communities Can Move to SMM” from 3-5pm ET on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. At the SMM Roundtable for RO’s and Communities, NRC […]
NRC Events at the Resource Recycling Conference
The NRC and ROC will be holding our Annual Meetings in conjunction with the Resource Recycling Conference on Monday, September 28 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown in Indianapolis, IN. All members are encouraged to attend! Other NRC events in conjunction with the Resource Recycling Conference include Board meetings on Monday, September 28 and Tuesday, September […]
