Monthly news & updates
March 2022
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Recycling Authority of the Southeast |
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SERDC works to unite industry, government, and non-government organizations to promote sustainable recycling in the Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, and VA) |
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Upcoming Webinars
Thursday, March 3 at 1 pm ET
Thursday, March 3 at 2 pm ET
Wednesday, March 16 at 2 pm ET
Upcoming Events
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ISRI Launches Brands Leadership Council to Improve Recycling and Sustainability Outcomes |
Posted February 7, 2022 on wasteadvantagemag.com
ISRI announces the formation and inaugural members of the Brands Leadership Council, which are Starbucks, Keurig Dr Pepper, McDonalds, Unilever, and Colgate-Palmolive. The Brands Leadership Council is a new ISRI member category that provides a forum for leading consumer brands to connect with recyclers in a collaborative forum aimed at addressing challenges in the recycling supply chain. Read More
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Carolina Recycling Association Completes USDA Rural Waste Management Project |
CRA was awarded a sizable grant from the USDA with funding specifically targeted towards improving rural community recycling programs. The Grant funding enabled them to inject over $184-thousand dollars into North and South Carolina’s recycling education and outreach.
- 15 Grants were awarded; 12 North Carolina and 3 South Carolina
- 9 Cities or Towns, 5 Counties, 1 Recycling Hauler
- 67,900+ Households impacted
- 108,830 Pieces of educational materials distributed to communities.
- $121,900 total spent in printing and mailing materials
- $1.80 average dollar/household spent.
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Recycling Inclusion Fund Launches to Close Equity Gap within U.S. Recycling System |
Posted February 24, 2022 on recyclingpartnership.org
The Recycling Partnership recently marked the official launch of the Recycling Inclusion Fund, a unique funding stream to address racial disparities and systemic challenges in the U.S. waste and recycling industries.
According to The Partnership’s 2021 Paying It Forward report on the state of the U.S. recycling system, 4 in 10 single-family residents lack equitable recycling access – equating to more than 40 million people who do not have the same access to recycling as they have to their trash service. That number increases to 7 in 10 for those who live in a multifamily property or rural community. With awareness that Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) have historically been underserved and under-supported in their communities, the Recycling Inclusion Fund aims to provide the resources and tools residents need to live a more sustainable life. Read More
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Carton Council Rewards SE Communities for Proactive Recycling Education |
Besides showing that their websites accurately and clearly define carton recycling, participants also needed to provide at least two other examples of communications and/or marketing activities conducted during the year that promote recycling while also including cartons. The following Southeast US communities (40% of those awarded) participated and successfully submitted their results, earning them grants of $2,000 each to help with future education efforts.
- Fayetteville, NC
- City of Lexington Recycling & Waste Collection, NC
- Lincoln County Solid Waste, NC
- City of Locust, NC
- Mecklenburg County, NC
- City of Natchez, MS
- Oak Island, NC
- Wake County Solid Waste Management Division, NC
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Funding and Other Resources |
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Polypropylene Recycling Grant Program next round of RFPs open
Grant funding is available for equipment or process investments that establish permanent and sustainable MRF acceptance of polypropylene packaging. Learn More
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Keep Louisiana Beautiful accepting Letters of Intent for Healthy Communities Grant program
This is a reimbursement grant that funds projects or programs from $2,500 to $8,000. At least a 10% match in the form of cash, in-kind or volunteer services is required. Deadline extended to March 11. Learn More
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Paper Cup Recovery Increasing |
The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) is pleased to announce the recent publication of a new white paper authored by Moore & Associates entitled The State of Paper Cup Recycling. This comprehensive paper delves into the evolving landscape of paper cup recovery efforts including recycling challenges, technical aspects of material sorting and processing, and end markets utilizing recovered cups. Read More
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Reducing service gaps with small-scale sorting facilities |
Posted February 9, 2022 on resource-recycling.com/plastics Closed Loop Partners is financing “mini-MRFs” through the Closed Loop Local Recycling Fund to help bring processing into areas where economics have hindered facility construction.. Read More
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AmazonSmile will donate a portion of your eligible purchase to SERDC.
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