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Patrick Darrow
Goodwill Industries
Vice President
Amanda Kain
Catawba County
Treasurer
Wes Westbrooks
BMW Manufacturing
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Heather Cashwell
NC DEACS
Board Development
Paul Hanna
MetalTech Systems
Chad Beane
Moore County Public Works
Anne Blindt
Albemarle Regional SW Authority
Harris DeLoach III
Sonoco Recycling
John Demary
Pitt County Solid Waste and Recycling
Amanda Fairley
Waste Management
Brett Henderson
PowerHouse Recycling
Greg Peverall
Waste Zero
Jennifer Sellers
Coastal Carolina University
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Happy Earth Day!
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Hello again, CRA Members & Friends and Happy Earth Day!
What a huge success CRA's 24th Annual Conference "Zeroing in on Waste Reduction" was! Success can be measured in many ways and with this conference it certainly was:
- The number of attendees was over 700. Our largest yet.
- The number of sponsors was 24. Our largest yet.
- The number of exhibitors was 89. Our largest yet.
Things were a little different this year with two conferences in one, but having our Manufacturer's Zero Waste Conference friends and colleagues with us turned out to be a great collaboration for us all. We are hearing such good things from you all about the program, the exhibits, the networking, the food, the hospitality and the list goes on. The evaluation forms continue to come in so we will compile the information and report back to you in a future newsletter or email. Please know that we want and need to hear from you and will respond to your ideas and feedback ( take the 2014 survey).
We are grateful to everyone that attended and played a part in this success, which we can all enjoy and be proud of. We hope that you left the conference with more knowledge and many new contacts to further your programs at home. A special thanks goes again to our sponsors, exhibitors and volunteers. We could not do this without you. A special thanks as well to the program committee for a job well done.
Again, Happy Earth Day to each of you. A busy time for sure, but an important day to focus on why we choose to do what we do. Stewardship of our home (Earth) and its resources is a big charge for us and for future generations. I am happy to work alongside you.
Take care,
Diane Davis
Executive Director
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Congratulations to our 2014 Award Winners!
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Recycler of the Year Award
Lisa Rider
Onslow County
Local Government Award
Pitt County Solid Waste and Recycling
Outstanding College or University Program
Winthrop University
Outstanding School Program
Daisy Elementary
Outstanding Business/Industry Recycling
Leggett & Platt
Outstanding Composting or Organics Recycling Program
Danny's Dumpster
Getting the Word Out: Sensational Education and Outreach
City of Greenville, SC
Volunteer Leadership Award
David Dodson
Bill Evans & Carol Bond Memorial Award for
Outstanding Toxicity Reduction
New Hanover County Environmental Management Department
Zero Waste in Manufacturing Award
DAK Americas
Spotlight Award
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
View more about our 2014 Award Winners
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CRA 2014 Election Results
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Welcome New Board Members!
At the 2014 CRA Conference, our membership voted for the 2014 Board of Directors. The membership also passed the proposed by-law changes.
Newly elected members:
Chad Beane, John Demary, Amanda Fairley, and Brett Henderson
Newly re-elected members:
Patrick Darrow, Amanda Kain, Rusty Smith, and Michael Talbert
Please join us in congratulating the new and returning Board members. We look forward to another productive year for the CRA. If you're interested in joining a CRA committee, please contact Jenn Cooper or Diane Davis.
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Regional Networking Meeting
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Bees Ferry Compost Facility
1344 Bees Ferry Rd
Charleston, SC 29414
May 6, 2014
Join us for networking, presentations on composting, and a facility tour at Bees Ferry Compost Facility. Attendees will hear from Art Braswell on the Bees Ferry Compost Facility as well as Jana White from SC DHEC on proposed regulations. Following the presentations, we will tour the facility and have the opportunity to network with fellow attendees.
There is no cost to attend the meeting, but we are limited to 20 registrants. Pre-registration is required.
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About Bees Ferry Compost Facility:
Charleston County began composting yard waste in 1993 at the Bees Ferry Landfill and averaged about 20,000 tons per year. Today the Compost Facility covers 36 acres and processes 100% of the yard waste generated and accepted at the landfill, nearly 59,000 tons a year.
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Recycling Innovators Forum Deadline is Approaching
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The Recycling Innovators Forum is a venue for inventors and innovative organizations to present their game-changing ideas on how to advance recycling. The Forum offers innovators throughout the recycling community the chance to compete for additional funding, marketing opportunities and industry support.
Co-located with the annual Resource Recycling Conference, the Forum is designed to elevate the best and brightest ideas in recycling to the national stage and connect them with the companies, institutions and organizations that can help turn them into reality. Original ideas, inventions and processes presented at the Forum are "shovel-ready" and capable of producing a real and immediate positive impact on the recycling industry.
A winner from each of the following categories will be chosen September 15 by a panel of judges, with prizes of $20,000 each.
Enterprise/Institution -- Projects and innovations backed by large companies, organizations, and groups with established resources in the recycling industry.
Garage Innovator -- Innovations backed by a single individual, a startup team, or a new organization.
Do you have what it takes to win?
Applications will be accepted until April 30, 2014.
Read More About the Forum and Application Guidelines
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Carton Council Celebrates Strong Gains in Carton Recycling
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Just in time for Earth Day, the Carton Council is proud to announce that just over one million households had cartons added to their recycling programs between January and March 2014, bringing the total of U.S. households with access to 56,970,294. Forty-six states now have access to carton recycling and several states have reached significant statewide carton recycling access milestones. The Carton Council is a group of carton manufacturers united to deliver long-term collaborative solutions in order to divert valuable cartons from the landfill.
Read the Full Press Release
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Upcoming Webinars
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PET Thermoform Recycling - A Progress Report
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 1:30 pm EST
This webinar will provide an overview of PET Thermoform recycling, from early research and development efforts; the state of the market today; and a reclaimer's experience in recycling PET thermoforms with PET bottles.
Speakers:
Resa Dimino, Director of Public Policy, NAPCOR
Ryan L'Abb�, Vice President & General Manager, Ice River Springs - Blue Mountain Plastic Division
APR's New Tool for MRFs: Sort for Value Matrix
Wednesday April 23rd at 1:00 pm EST
China's Operation Green Fence policy sent many MRF operators searching for alternative markets for mixed plastic bales. Fortunately, many found domestic plastic reclaimers interested in purchasing non-bottle rigid plastic material. Although specific sorting by the MRF may be necessary to access some domestic markets, the additional sorting may well result in additional revenue. The APR Rigids Program, in cooperation with Moore Recycling, has developed a graphic tool called the "Sort for Value Matrix" that illustrates the economic value of sorting recyclable rigid plastics. This webinar will review the methodology used in developing the matrix as well as provide an explanation on how MRFs can use the matrix to better understand the potential value of their rigid plastic stream.
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