Monthly news & updates
January 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
Wednesday, February 9 at 1:00 pm ET
Thursday, February 10 at 2 pm ET
Upcoming Events
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SERDC Announces 2022 Board Leadership |
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The cumulation of the 2022 SERDC Board Retreat set a work plan for the next year and elected officers for this year's Executive Committee. Board Chairperson is Kurt Schmitz of Pratt Recycling; 1st Vice Chair is Cheryl Coleman of ISRI, 2nd Vice Chair is Jim Nordmeyer of O-I, Treasurer is Derric Brown of the Carton Council, and Secretary is Dawn Gaines of Mohawk Industries.
The Board is working on events that include a webinar series this spring and a national summit in the fall as well as the implementation of a market development resource center that would focus on tools, reports and training.
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Sonoco Recycling acquires American Recycling of Western North Carolina |
Posted December 31, 2021 on recyclingtoday.com
Sonoco Recycling, a unit of Hartsville, South Carolina-based packaging producer Sonoco, has announced its purchase of American Recycling of Western North Carolina, a privately owned paper recycler in Asheville, North Carolina.
American Recycling of Western North Carolina processes approximately 30,000 tons of recovered fiber annually. The business expects to generate approximately $9 million in sales in 2021 and it is strategically located approximately 65 miles from Sonoco’s Newport, Tennessee, uncoated recycled paperboard mill, Sonoco notes in a news release announcing the purchase.
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SERDC Board Member featured for NothingWasted! podcast from Waste360 |
The January 10 episode of NothingWasted!, a dynamic session from Sustainability Talks 2021, features speaker Susan Robinson, Senior director of sustainability and policy at Waste Management.
As Robinson notes, “What Waste Management does is very visible. We should expect to be in the spotlight, and we should be prepared.” To that end, she shared some thoughts with the audience on how they can do the same, when it comes to sustainability.
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AMP Robotics aims to enhance safety with new partnership |
Posted January 19, 2022 on recyclingtoday.com
AMP Robotics Corp, a Denver-based company that develops artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics for the recycling industry, has announced a partnership with door-to-door recycling subscription service The Happy Beetle, also based in Denver. The companies are looking to improve detection and diversion of hazardous materials found in the waste stream.
According to AMP, its artificial neural network AMP, Nueron, encompasses the largest known real-world dataset of recyclables for machine learning. The company says it can classify more than 100 categories and characteristics of recyclables across single-stream recycling, e-scrap and construction and demolition debris.
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Funding and Other Resources |
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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: March 4.
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REMADE Institute Issues Request for Information |
The REMADE Institute, with an initial investment of $140 million, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to further accelerate the U.S.’s transition to a Circular Economy. Responses to REMADE’s RFI will inform the next iteration of the Institute’s technology roadmap, which includes increasing remanufacturing and the use and supply of recycled, or secondary, materials; fostering circular innovations; and addressing manufacturing’s impact on climate change. Deadline is February 22, 2022.
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2022 NC DEACS Community Waste Reduction and Recycling Grants
Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Community Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant (CWRAR) Program. This recurring annual grant program provides funding to public recycling programs for projects that help communities build lasting capacity to divert materials from the waste stream and / or increase public awareness of recycling. Applications are due by 5:00 pm on Thursday, February 17, 2022.
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NERC Releases Model Glass Minimum Post-Consumer Recycling Content Legislation and calls for Minimum PCR Content |
Posted January 11, 2022 The Glass Minimum Post-Consumer Recycled Content Model Legislation has been published by the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC). The Model Legislation is intended for use by legislators as a starting point for legislation that would require the use of post-consumer cullet— glass that has been processed to remove contaminants and is furnace ready—in certain products sold in their state. Read More
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$43M Battery Recycling Plant Set for Georgia, Hiring 150 |
Posted January 5, 2022 on usnews.com A company that aims to recycle lithium ion batteries from vehicles and other uses will build its first large plant in suburban Atlanta. Read More
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Aluminum company to expand in Todd County, KY and create 140 jobs |
Posted January 11, 2022 Novelis will move forward with a Phase 2 expansion of its recently opened operation in Todd County with a roughly $365 million investment to construct a new recycling center that will create 140 jobs for local residents. Read More
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$267M recycling venture to create 210 new jobs in Chesapeake, VA |
Posted January 11, 2022 Gov. Ralph Northam announced a $267-million joint investment between Kamine Development Corporation and Nicollet Industries LLC to establish a paperboard and recycling facility in Chesapeake. There, recycled paper and old cardboard will be converted into reusable and exportable fiber sheet to supply paper manufacturers in China and will create 210 jobs. Read More
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Foam Recycling Coalition awards grant to Memphis, TN CHaRM Facility |
Binghampton Development Corporation (BDC), a non-profit community development corporation located in Memphis, Tennessee has received a $50,000 grant from the Foodservice Packaging Institute’s Foam Recycling Coalition to add a foam densifier to its current Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM) facility. Over 6 million additional residents in the U.S. and Canada can recycle foam as a result of Foam Recycling Coalition grants. Read More
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