Full of Scrap Newsletter- April 7, 2021 |
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Your source for recycling & waste reduction news in the Northeast (and beyond). |
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Meet NRRA's New Member Services Representative, Michelle Radley! |
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Please join us in welcoming NRRA's newest Member Services Representative, Michelle Radley. Michelle looks forward to supporting municipal members with cooperative marketing and purchasing and technical assistance.
Michelle is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine where she studied Environmental Policy and Planning. Michelle previously worked for the Maine-based nonprofit ecomaine, working in education and as a recycling management assistant. Michelle currently works part time as a graduate teacher’s assistant, and serves as president of both the NNE chapter of KAO honors society and an interdisciplinary environmental student group.
Michelle continues to build her knowledge in the public and nonprofit sector as she peruses her Master’s degree in Policy, Planning, and Management at the Muskie School of Public Service.
Michelle loves her cat, plants, sunshine, education and spreading the word about waste reduction & proper recycling methods in your community!
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NRRA Conference Workshop Spotlight |
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NRRA's annual recycling conference will be held virtually over two mornings: Monday, May 10th and Tuesday, May 11th; 8:00 am-noon.
Registration is FREE to all NRRA Members.
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Waste Reduction Strategies: Reduce, Reuse, Rot
Learn practical ways to save money by reducing the waste your community disposes. Our panel of municipal solid waste operators will share techniques to keep weight out of your waste, including: Pay As You Throw, a Refill Not Landfill reuse campaign, and Food Scrap Composting at the municipal level.
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Pay as You Throw
Dennis Patnoe, Former Transfer Station Supervisor, Town of Lancaster, NH & NRRA Board Member
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Refill Not Landfill
Marc Morgan, Solid Waste Manager, City of Lebanon, NH & Former NRRA Board Member
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Food Scrap Composting
Joan Cudworth, Director of Public Works, Town of Hollis, NH & NRRA Board President
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**ONE MORE DAY TO SIGN UP!**
NRRA's 2021 Compost Bin Sale - Submit "Intent to Participate" form by April 8, 2021
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Why should NRRA municipal members consider participating in this compost bin sale? Food scraps are heavy, and therefore expensive to dispose of as municipal solid waste. Nationwide, food scraps comprise 24% by weight of the material going into our landfills, which makes food scraps the largest single material by weight that we landfill as a country (based on the Environmental Protection Agency's most recent data from 2018). So encouraging your residents to compost could help your community save taxpayer money by decreasing your cost of disposal. In addition, composting food scraps also benefits the environment because food scraps in landfills create methane gas, a powerful greenhouse gas.
Items Available to Order: Compost Bins; Compost Turners; Rain Barrels; Kitchen Pails (MUST ORDER in full pallets)
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MOM (Member Operations Marketing) Meeting |
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
NRRA Members - Join us virtually on April 14, 2021 for our next MOM Meeting! This meeting will feature a special presentation from David Witham, Director of Risk Management, Primex, to talk about Swap Shops at Recycling Centers during Covid-19.
Keep an eye on your email, as we will be sending members an email to RSVP for the meeting, as well as information on how to join the meeting.
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NRRA Members Approve Recycling Improvements at Town Meetings |
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NRRA congratulates three member communities for successfully passing warrant articles at recent town meetings to improve their recycling programs. Our member services team was pleased to provide technical assistance to support these efforts.
The Town of Bristol, NH set up a Sustainability Committee to gather information for the Selectboard to see if it was possible to bring back recycling to their transfer station. Jan Metcalf of the Sustainability Committee said that Bristol stopped single-stream recycling in 2018 due to increased costs. They currently recycle glass, aluminum cans (funds go to a charity), scrap metal, and construction debris. Everything else goes to the Wheelabrator incinerator in Penacook. They are pleased to announce that Warrant Article 18 for $85,000 to purchase a used horizontal baler, skid steer for loading material, construction of a building to house the baler, and storage trailer for cardboard passed at their March 13th Town Meeting.
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NRRA Thanks Mike Faller for Board Service |
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The NRRA Board of Trustees and staff would like to recognize and thank Mike Faller for his years of service to the Board. Mike recently resigned from the Board of Trustees after serving on the Board for nine years, including as Vice President. Mike joined the Board in 2012.
Mike is the Public Works Director for the Town of Meredith, NH where he is responsible for four departments – Highway, Solid Waste, Buildings and Grounds, and Cemetery. He currently has a staff of 25 employees and oversees budget of nearly four million dollars. Mike was also an active member in the NH/VT Solid Waste District serving most of his time on the Executive Board for the project.
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Friday, April 9, 2021, 8:45 AM to 12:30 PM - EBC Eighth Annual New England "Talking Trash" Conference
NRRA is partnering with EBC, SWANA, MassRecycle, ecomaine, and NWRA to present the eighth annual Talking Trash conference, which will focus and reflect on the changing landscape of solid waste industry operations in New England. NRRA Executive Director Reagan Bissonnette is one of the conference co-chairs and will participate in a panel discussion with other industry leaders.
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Thursday, April 22, 2021, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM -
Recycling 101: Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling in New Hampshire
NRRA staff will be leading a new virtual workshop, "Recycling 101: Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling in New Hampshire" for the NH Municipal Association on Earth Day - April 22, 2021 from 9 AM to 12 PM. This workshop is designed for all municipal staff, including public works, finance, town administrators, and select board members.
What is the current state of municipal recycling and solid waste management in New Hampshire? What does the future hold for municipal budgets with respect to recycling and solid waste? Is recycling still worthwhile for New Hampshire municipalities?
Join Reagan Bissonnette and Heather Herring of the Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA) for an in-depth workshop on solid waste, recycling, and waste reduction for NH municipalities.
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Lithium Battery Webinar Series: Recycling & Fire Prevention at Waste Hauler, Storage, & Processing Facilities
Safely managing used lithium batteries has become a significant challenge for the waste industry. NERC & NEWMOA are jointly offering a free two-part webinar series to help participants understand the different battery types, their uses, recycling opportunities, and safe handling & management at end-of-life. The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) New England Chapters, MassRecycle, & the Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA) have partnered with NEWMOA & NERC to plan these webinars.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Webinar: Overview of Lithium Batteries, Their Uses, & Recycling
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Webinar: Examples of Actions by Waste Haulers & Storage & Processing Facilities to Reduce the Risk of Fires Associated with Lithium Batteries
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NRRA Summer Webinar Recording Spotlight: Legislative Updates |
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This recorded panel webinar covers updates from Vermont’s recycling, composting, product stewardship, and waste reduction initiatives as well as Environmental Producer Responsibility stewardship legislation in Massachusetts.
Join the Northeast Resource Recovery Association, your recycling nonprofit, for this webinar to discuss these issues. Cathy Jamieson is a Solid Waste Program Manager at the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. Ariela Lovett is a Legislative Analyst with the MA Municipal Association. Recorded on August 5, 2020.
NRRA's Summer Webinar Series is free to NRRA members & eligible for NHDES Credit.
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The April NRRA Pricing Guide is Now Available |
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Our website has a section that houses the NRRA Monthly Pricing Guide as well as many other pricing lists. These pricing lists are only accessible to NRRA Municipal Voting Members. If you are an NRRA Municipal Voting Member and want access to this part of the website, simply visit the site to create your new username and password.
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Share our Facebook Post: NRRA's 2021 Annual Conference - "Recycling with Results!" |
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Spring has sprung and NRRA's "Recycling with Results" Annual Conference registration is open! We encourage you to share our Facebook post with your friends!
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Announcements:
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Compost Bin Sale - Sign up by April 8
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Next NRRA M.O.M Meeting - Wed. April 14
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Earth Day - Thurs. April 22 - Final Compost Bin Sale Orders Due!
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NRRA's Annual Recycling Conference - May 10th & 11th, 2021; 8:00AM - 12:00PM both days (virtual conference).
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NRRA Classifieds
Do you have a job opening you need to fill or used equipment to sell? Submit it to us at info@nrrarecycles.org and we'll share it on our website and in future issues of Full of Scrap.
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What We're Reading & Other News
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