MATERIAL MATTERS
NOVEMBER 2018 NEWSLETTER
INTRODUCING THE 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
ILLINOIS RECYCLING ASSOCIATION
Executive Board Will be Elected at next Board Meeting
Watch for Announcement on President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer

Mindy Agnew, Sustainability Coordinator, Village of Oak Park
Mary Margaret Cowhey, President/CEO, Land and Lakes Company
William Curtin, Retired Director of Environmental Services, Loyola University Chicago
Luke Fikejs, President, MW Recyclers
Kristy Hecke, Solid Waste Manager, McHenry County Dept of Health
Dave Keeling, President NRC & Director Recycling, Steel Recycling Institute
John Lardner, Senior Engineer, JPL Environmental Engineering
Rob Martin, Waste Diversion Coordinator, Tazewell County
Shantanu Pai, Assistant Sustainability Researcher, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
Ron Tazelaar, President, Economy Disposal & Taz Construction & Recycling
Jon Tigchelaar, Manager Information Systems, Resource Management Companies
Liaisons: James Jennings, ILEPA; Carol Staniec, USEPA Region 5

Committees now being formed. Interested in serving on one or more?
Communications, Events, Legislative, Membership, Website
NRC & IRA Team Up for Markets Development Strategies Workshop
11/7/2018 at the Hilton Oak Lawn was the place to be! A full day of presentations, networking & round-table discussions took place with an impressive speaker lineup. The IRA held its Annual Meeting during the lunch break where Kris Kaar, Outgoing President, awarded Greg Maxwell of Resource Management Companies the Steve Apotheker Illinois Recycler of the Year Award. Kris also awarded Paula Cross, IRA Outgoing Treasurer, the coveted President's Award.

America Recycles Day
The IRA supports and encourages America Recycles Day as a reminder to everyone to support recycling and continue to learn about the advances, research and investments our industry makes to recover materials as resources.

RECYCLING NEWS LINKS.
Lots going on in our industry. Here are a few articles that caught our attention.

OSHA Announces Top 10 Violations for FY 2018

Bob Gedert  of Resource Recycling Systems Shared a Plan for How Local Economic Development Can Create Recycling Demand

Where Does Recycled Plastic Go? Perhaps Into Future Highways

Scrap Plastic Sampling & Sorting Guidelines Released

4 Ways Family Businesses Can Thrive Through Multiple Generations

"Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood."
Marie Curie
Illinois Recycling Association, PO Box 6957, Villa Park IL 60181
708 358 0050
info@illinoisrecycles.org