Northeast Resource Recovery Association's
Full of Scrap Newsletter
September 10, 2020
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Your source for recycling & waste reduction news in the Northeast (and beyond).
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Did You Miss any of NRRA's Summer Webinars? The Recordings are NOW Available!
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NRRA is pleased to announce our 2020 Summer Webinar Series recordings are available! Eighteen presentations that would have been available at our annual conference are ready to be watched.
These webinars are available are open to all.
NH DES Operator Certification Credits are available.
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Announcement:
NRRA's 1-800 Number will be taken out of Service
Since "Toll calls" have become a thing of the past, effective 10/1/2020, NRRA will no longer have a Toll Free phone line (800-223-0150). Our main phone # (603-736-4401) will not be effected.
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In Person /Traveling MOM Meeting: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 -
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
This MOM Meeting will convene at the Manchester, NH Drop Facility. Bring your own chair (and face mask, if you wish). Due to social distancing guidelines, there will not be a tour of this facility. Read More
Can't Make it to Manchester? We'll be holding a Remote/Call-in version of the meeting later in the day, September 16, 2020 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Recycling, Solid Waste & Composting Trends in NH- Current Issues and Trends
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Reagan Bissonnette, Executive Director of NRRA, will be joining the next Nashua Regional Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, September 16th as a featured speaker. Reagan will be present about current issues and trends with recycling, solid waste, and composting in New Hampshire.
The Nashua Regional Planning Commission's work is conducted primarily for the benefit of its 13 member municipalities that span the Souhegan Valley, Greater Nashua and Hudson/Pelham area in Southern New Hampshire. NRRA members and members of the public in NRPC's service area are invited to attend this event.
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7th Annual "Talking Trash in Northern New England"
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Friday, October 2, 2020
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
With landfills closing, waste-to-energy plants reaching capacity, and flattening recycling rates, how will New England’s solid waste managers respond to increasing waste generation? Join EBC, SWANA, NWRA, NRRA, and ecomaine as environmental leaders from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont come together in one educational session to update attendees on the state of the solid waste industry and discuss their state-level waste generation and recycling challenges and opportunities.
This is a can’t miss virtual event!
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NRRA Vendor of the Month: Crushing it With Ivar Martin Since 2008
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It all started on a summer afternoon in 2008 when Ivar Martin was crushing rocks for the town of Goffstown, NH. He was watching the glass crusher that NRRA hired and said, "I can build a better mousetrap (glass crusher)". Ivar did and has been NRRA's glass crusher ever since that time for our Processed Glass Aggregate (PGA) program!
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NRRA Making a Film about Processed Glass Aggregate
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Did you know that NRRA is filming a video about processed glass aggregate (PGA) and how it can be used in road and infrastructure projects? About 65 communities in New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts participate in NRRA's PGA program, which enables communities to consolidate their glass bottles and jars at host sites. The glass is then crushed into an aggregate for local use.
Filming took place over three days at and around NRRA's PGA host sites in New London, NH and Rochester, NH. The film will be available this fall.
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The September NRRA Pricing Guide is Now Available
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Our new 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.
September 2020 - Market Analysis by Bonnie Bethune:
Mixed Paper takes a jump up with buyers are paying a bit more for baled mixed paper and charging a bit less for mixed paper loose.
“Southeast Asian countries as well as India had steady demand for mixed paper (in August). This is a swing from 2019’s mostly negative pricing for mixed paper, as well as landfilling of the material.”* Domestic demand is high.
Newspaper continues to be the hot fiber item with baled pricing over twice the value of cardboard as “demand outpaces supplies”.
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What's Coming Up in the NRRA Summer Webinar Series
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Styling Your Event Recycling Plan-
Friday, September 11, 2020
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Investigate all the options for zero waste event training programs that expand beyond NRRA's present RecycleMobile program. This includes access to NRRA’s Can Cage aluminum recycling program, additional container approaches, and basic training on how to plan for better materials purchasing and incorporating composting at events. Planning ahead is the most effective tool in reducing waste at special events. What you learn today can be used before, during and after your event.
Join the Northeast Resource Recovery Association, your recycling nonprofit, for this webinar to discuss these issues. Cindy Sterling is the Grants Manager and Senior Educator at NRRA. Ben Perham is NRRA's Educational Assistant.
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Increasing the Use of Recycled Content in Infrastructure Projects
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Monday, November 16, 2020 &
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) and the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA), in partnership with NRRA, MRRA, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Transportation, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and Department of Transportation, and the New Hampshire Technology Transfer Center, are offering a virtual workshop about using recycled content in road and infrastructure projects. NRRA Executive Director, Reagan Bissonnette will present at this virtual workshop.
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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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Northeast Resource Recovery Association
Epsom, NH 03234
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