NRRA Recycling Conference & Expo:
Keynote Panel Spotlight
Register by April 15th to Receive Early Bird Special Pricing!
2022 NRRA Recycling Conference & Expo
Monday, May 16 and Tuesday, May 17
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Join us for a keynote panel to discuss NRRA’s Recycling Conference & Expo theme “What’s Next: Rethinking Resource Recovery.” This panel of experts will provide different perspectives from national and regional organizations on solid waste issues including policy, plastics, regionalization, food waste, zero waste, and the circular economy.
Reagan Bissonnette, NRRA Executive Director, will moderate the session with the following keynote panelists:
- Keefe Harrison, Founder and CEO, The Recycling Partnership
- Kevin Roche, CEO, ecomaine
- Peter Blair, Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
This lunchtime panel will include moderated questions. After lunch, the speakers will be available for a separate question and answer workshop where attendees can dive deeper with their questions.
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NRRA's 2022 Annual Compost Bin Sale is Here!
Food scraps are heavy, and therefore expensive to dispose of as municipal solid waste (MSW). Educate your community about the monetary, economic and environmental benefits of composting while offering these items for sale to your residents! Start advertising your sale to your community now to determine how much inventory to order by April 18, 2022!
Learn More and Get Started
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Ask Me Anything: Recycling Edition Event Sign-Up
Have you ever wished you could ask all of your recycling questions to a panel of experts? Now is your chance! We will answer questions such as - what do those chasing arrows mean? Do egg cartons get recycled with paper or cardboard? Is recycling even worth it? And much, much more! This event is free and open to the public – invite your friends, neighbors, and community. Registration required. All registrants will receive a link to the video recording afterward and are encouraged to send in questions regardless of whether or not you’re able to join us live. We hope to see you there! Register Today!
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Municipalities with Composting Programs (NH, VT)
NRRA receives requests from municipal members who are interested in hearing about members with current food scrap composting programs. They want to know where to start, how to survey their community, how to get their residents involved, and how to get the decision-makers on-board.
Info Sheet: Municipalities with Composting Programs (NH, VT)
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March Pricing Update
NRRA provides a monthly Pricing Update as well as other pricing lists, which are available to voting municipal members only. To request access, create a user new username and password on our website.
Access Pricing Guides.
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Tire Roundup: New Tire Consolidation Program Saves VT Towns Money
At the March 9th MOM meeting, NRRA members gathered at the Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) to hear Bob Spencer talk about several of their programs, including their new tire consolidation program. Small towns usually take many months or a year to collect enough tires to meet the minimum requirements for NRRA’s vendors to pick up the tires for recycling. In response to this challenge, WSWMD generously created a new space with already existing cement dividers where its member communities could deliver tires for consolidation. Read More
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EBC 8th Annual "Talking Trash" Conference Northern New England
Thursday, April 7, 2022-8:30AM-1:00PM EDT
Join EBC, SWANA, and NRRA for a discussion of solid waste disposal capacity in northern New England and what we can do to increase reduction and diversion to reduce disposal needs. Hear from representatives from regulatory state agencies as well as leading industry representatives who are evaluating, planning, managing, and working to solve our disposal challenges. Read More
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NH Solid Waste Working Group Update
The NH Solid Waste Working Group, which is responsible for assisting the NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) with solid waste planning and policy initiatives, held another meeting on March 25. Reagan Bissonnette, NRRA Executive Director, presented about how NRRA assists NH communities with recycling and Steve Poggi, Waste Management Area Director of Disposal Operations, presented about NH communities manage their trash. Then the group formed three subcommittees to assist NHDES with updating NH's Solid Waste Plan. Read More
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NH the Beautiful ClearStream Collection Bins Available for Free!
NH the Beautiful (NHtB) has discontinued their ClearStream Recycler program and is giving these collection bins away at no cost (NH residents/municipalities only). These are great for sorting single-serve bottles and cans.
Please email nhtb@nrrarecycles.org for more details!
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