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Waste Matters
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The Appalachia Ohio Zero Waste Initiative News
January 2014
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Happy New Year!
Our batteries are recharged and we are raring to go in 2014. We hope the same is true for you! A big piece of work coming up for AOZWI is implementing the Athens Hocking Zero Waste Action Plan which was completed in December. Many partners participated in the process, while keeping all of their own good work going, too.
Read about the good work of our partners below: organizing reuse competitions for cash prizes, planting hundreds of trees, and involving school kids in waste audits.
We can't wait to see what we can accomplish together in 2014. Don't forget to share your stories and pictures with us. We'd like to include them in this bi-monthly newsletter.
In Partnership,
The Appalachia Ohio Zero Waste Initiative
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 Athens Hocking
Zero Waste Action Plan Finished!
The members and partners of The Appalachia Ohio Zero Waste Initiative (AOZWI) are excited to announce the completion of the Athens Hocking Zero Waste Action Plan. The action plan, completed in December, aims to provide a unified vision and pathway for a robust waste management system that will enable Athens and Hocking counties to work to create a zero waste economy.
If you want to be involved in implementation, submit a letter of support, or pass a resolution in support of the plan, email: [email protected].
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Rural Action Receives National Community Recognition Award
for Nonprofits
Rural Action, which coordinates the Appalachia Ohio Zero Waste Initiative, is being nationally recognized by Keep America Beautiful for its work on zero waste events.
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 ReUse Industries launches a ReUse Competition
ReUse Industries is launching a ReUse Competition to support the development of new products made from waste stream materials. "Waste is such a huge, untapped resource for innovation and wealth creation in Appalachia Ohio," says Zachary Holl, Executive Director of ReUse. "The competition is just one way that ReUse Industries seeks to support innovators and others using their making and fixing talents to give otherwise wasted materials a new life."
A total of $3,000 in cash prizes will be awarded for the best artistic and best functional products. Youth and adults in all 32 Ohio Appalachian counties are eligible to enter. March 14th is the "intent to enter" deadline, with submissions due by April 1st.
See more details including judging criteria at The ReUse Industries website.
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 Recycling Education in Perry County Katrina Carpenter is the Education Specialist at Perry County Waste Reduction & Recycling. While she works with all age groups - hosting various workshops and outreach programs - it is her work with area youth that she finds most exciting. Currently Katrina is overseeing three educational programs at local schools: a Waste Reduction Challenge, a compost experiment, and a 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' Rap Contest. |
 Opportunity for Growth in
Southeast Ohio Recycling Industry
This research is beginning to help us understand the economic impact of primary and secondary feedstock recycling, estimate the number of jobs created by primary processors and secondary users of recycled feedstock, and identify markets for recycled material.
Rural Action, the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth, and Resource Recycling Systems worked together to identify existing businesses in southeast Ohio that process recycled feedstock, or use recycled feedstock to manufacture new products.
Rural Action's goal is to connect supply chain actors to one another to increase resource recovery and economic development. If you know of a business that is processing or using recycled feedstock, let us know.
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Open Position on Recycling Board
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Slide Show: AOZWI & Partners in Action!
We invite you to share your pictures with us so we can include more pictures from our partners in future issues.
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Mark Your Calendars!
Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities,
and News Stories
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Events and Volunteering
* Tuesday, January 28: Learn how to make a durable tote bag from plastic feed bags! From 5 to 7pm at Perry County district library.
Registration deadline: January 27 by 4pm.
* Tuesday, February 25: Rag Rug Seminar. From 5 to 7pm at Perry County district library.
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Regional News
* Keep Southeast Ohio Beautiful meeting, January 23, from 10am to 12pm at the Wayne National Forest Headquarters. If you are interested in becoming a partner organization of KSEOB,
contact Gary Chancey:
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The Appalachia Ohio Zero Waste Initiative (AOZWI) collaborates with communities to build local wealth and environmental health by increasing waste diversion and supporting the development of a zero waste economy.
The AOZWI is coordinated by Rural Action in partnership with the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University and funded by the Sugar Bush Foundation, a supporting organization of the Ohio University Foundation.
Appalachia Ohio Zero Waste Initiative
9030 Hocking Hills Drive The Plains, OH 45780
740-677-4047
Have a story idea or a question? Write or call us!
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