Full of Scrap Newsletter- July 28, 2021 |
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Your source for recycling & waste reduction news in the Northeast (and beyond). |
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NRRA was recently awarded a Solid Waste Management Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Utilities Services. Through the grant, which will start in October 2021, NRRA will direct technical assistance to the smallest and lowest-income communities in New Hampshire, namely, those with a population under 5,500 and with a median household income less than the state non-metropolitan median household income. The grant will have two key components: a Solid Waste Advisory Team (SWAT) program and a campaign to help residents “recycle right.”
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NRRA Shares Marketing Model with Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) |
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Member Services Manager Bonnie Bethune was invited to speak about NRRA’s marketing model at the July 13, 2021 NERC Regional Recycling Markets Committee. “Being able to home in one subject and share this information with colleagues in the field was a pleasure” said Bonnie. Bonnie addressed the following three key questions in her presentation:
- How does NRRA obtain materials to market?
- What mechanisms are in place to market these materials?
- How does NRRA keep up with market changes?
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Sorting Techniques of Non-Ferrous Programs Reviewed at July MOM Meeting |
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Ira Gross from Schnitzer Steel was NRRA’s guest speaker for the MOM meeting held virtually on July 14th. Schnitzer is one of the country’s largest recyclers of scrap metal and a long-term vendor of NRRA. They collect, broker, process, and recycle ferrous and non-ferrous metal. Schnitzer Steel has two facilities in NH – one in Concord and one in Manchester. Ira encouraged members to visit their Manchester facility to get a sense of how a metal yard operates. Members can tour the non-ferrous sorting tables and see how they might set up a similar layout in their town. In 2020, Schnitzer installed a wire granulations system to process and segregate wire.
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NRRA Thanks Duncan Watson for Board Service |
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The NRRA Board of Trustees and staff would like to recognize and thank Duncan Watson for his service to the Board. Duncan recently resigned from the Board of Trustees after serving on the Board for nearly 24 years. For a number of those years, he held the offices of President and Vice President.
Duncan currently serves as the Assistant Director of Public Works for the City of Keene, NH. He has been with the Department of Public Works since 1992. Duncan runs the Solid Waste Division which features the largest municipally operated materials recovery facility in the State of New Hampshire processing upwards of 8,000 tons of recyclables per year, a 30,000 ton per year Transfer Station, an award winning Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility, and an organics composting operation. During his tenure in the Solid Waste Division, the City of Keene was named the best Municipal Recycling Facility in the State.
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Commodity Spotlight – Confusion on Caps |
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Caps on bottles have been a point of confusion in the recycling industry. Should caps be left on containers, thrown in the trash, or separated out? Are caps considered contamination? NRRA’s member service team would like to clear up some of these questions for members, and help you determine what the best protocol is for your facility.
Caps are typically made of polypropylene, or number five plastic. Bottles and jugs are most often made of number one PET (i.e., plastic water bottles, salad dressing containers, mouthwash containers, etc.) or number 2 HDPE (i.e., milk jugs, bleach containers, etc.) plastic, being a different plastic than that of a cap.
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NRRA's 2020 Annual Report - Now Available! |
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The Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA) is pleased to announce the release of our 2020 Annual Report. The compact, flip-book format of the report makes it easy to share the value of recycling and NRRA membership with municipal staff, elected officials, and residents. The report includes the following features:
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Summary of notable achievements and member services, including our Environmental Impact Report, with links to our website
- Revenue and Expenses breakdown for Fiscal Year 2020
- Tonnages by Commodity infographic
- Special thank you to our members, vendors and donors
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The July NRRA Pricing Guide is Now Available |
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Our 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.
Fiber pricing increases again this month! Take that, China Sword! Be sure to read Bonnie Bethune's monthly pricing summary for July.
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Information Sheets
Information Sheets are a collection of valuable company suggestions for transfer station equipment/products and services, as well as instructions to commonly asked questions related to recycling - all sorted by topic.
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Recycling Bin Vendors
Make recycle hassle-free by providing your organization with the proper tools! Check out our Information Sheet on Recycling Bin Vendors for a list of options, including discounted items if you are ordering from a NH municipality, business or school.
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SWOT: Facility Managers, Part II
Friday, September 17, 2021; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT
This NH Department of Environmental Services Solid Waste Operator Training workshop is designed for renewing Solid Waste Operators who are in a supervisory or management position at a solid waste facility. Instructors will discuss full cost accounting methods that will enable municipalities and facility owners make educated budgeting decision as well as ways to manage volunteers in accordance with the rules. Attendees should be prepared to do a homework prior to class and to bring paper, calculators or even a laptop if it is available to them. *Registration will be limited to 15 facilities with a maximum of two representatives per facility.
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2022 NRRA Annual Conference
Monday, May 16 and Tuesday, May 17, 2022!
Mark your calendar and save the dates as we return to a LIVE, two day event at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Manchester, NH.
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Announcements:
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August 5, 2021 - Deadline to submit NH the Beautiful Equipment Grant Applications
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September 6, 2021 - NRRA Office Closed. Happy Labor Day!
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September 8, 2021 - Next MOM Meeting - Walpole, NH (Live) (NO MOM Meeting in August)
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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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