The Nebraska Recycling Council (NRC) is pleased to announce a poster competition for Nebraska artists. Cash awards will be provided for the top 3 submissions. All emerging and established Nebraska artists are encouraged to submit an entry. The winning poster will be used to promote recycling, offered to elected officials, and sold at recycling related events. The winner will be announced by September 1, 2022. The winning artist will be recognized and their poster will be on display at NRC’s Awards Luncheon on September 15, 2022. Submissions can be made from June 1 – August 1. Deadline for submission: August 1, 2022.
For more information and to apply, click here.
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To celebrate Earth Day, NRC held a CHaRM Event (Collection for Hard to Recycle Materials) in conjunction with Lincoln Earth Day at Nebraska Innovation Campus on Saturday, April 23th. We had a successful day, collecting a total of 15,982 pounds of recyclables!
Here are the amounts we collected in each category:
Batteries: 1,063.4 lbs
Documents for Shredding: 8,000 lbs
Clothing & Household Goods: 1,072 lbs
Electronics & Scrap Metal: 5846.4 lbs
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2022 Awards Luncheon & Workshops
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Our conference theme this year is “Rediscovering Recycling: Evolving Markets+Evolving Perspectives.” We will be hosting two keynote speakers, Steve Alexander, the president and CEO of the Association of Plastic Recyclers and the President of Resource Recycling, and Bob Gedert, the President of the National Recycling Coalition and former Executive Director of the California Resource Recovery Association.
Our workshop sessions are “The Weight of Waste: Why Markets Fluctuate and How to Adapt,” “Beyond the Basics: Targeting Next-level Landfill Diversion,”” Compost Corner: the state of Composting in Nebraska,” and “Seeking Sustainability: How consumer demand is changing business.” In addition to the workshop sessions and keynote speakers, we will have a vendor show and an awards luncheon featuring videos of our 2022 award winners.
To register for the conference, click here.
To nominate someone for an award, complete this form.
To sign up to be a sponsor/vendor for the conference, contact our office.
We look forward to seeing you there this fall!
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June 23 Webinar
When yard waste meets feedlot manure, soil health can be improved! Learn how these "waste" products are turned into a valuable compost that farmers can use to organically provide nutrition to crops over a number of years and to improve soil health and moisture retention. Feedlot composting is an investment that can pay the farmer, the municipality, and the composter. We'll cover examples of successful operations and will demonstrate the financial tool developed to help show the feasibility of this kind of operation. We'll also talk about the barriers and benefits for stakeholders in an operation like this. Join us to learn more about this proven model of conserving and utilizing our resources in Nebraska. This webinar will be on Thursday, June 23rd from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CDT. It is the culmination of a project funded by the Nebraska Environmental Trust.
Webinar speakers will include:
Joey Schmitt, Action Research
Jean Waters, Sustainability Consultant
To learn more about the panelists and REGISTER for this free webinar, click this link.
For more information and resources about the Nebraska Feedlot Composting Project, click here.
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Use your voice and provide comment!
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking comments via the Federal Register on a set of regulations that would add compost and biochar as Conservation Practices for financial assistance for farmers across the country (for the past two years it has been available in a select number of states).
Compost use is a regenerative agriculture practice and farmers who use it should be supported with financial incentives just like no-till, crop rotation and other proven practices.
The Federal Register draft practice is open for comments until June 16, 2022.
Submit your comment here.
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Webinar: Avoiding Contamination in Food Waste Feedstock for Composting
Webinar: Feedlot Composting Project Webinar
June 23 at 12:00 noon CST
Hosted by the Nebraska Recycling Council Register
Webinar: Starting a Glass Recycling Program in Rural Areas-the Nuts and Bolts
"Rediscovering Recycling: Evolving Markets + Evolving Perspectives"
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