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Special Thanks to Our 2020
Sponsors!
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The 2020 Conference & Trade Show has been cancelled. We hope you will join us for the 2021 Conference & Trade Show in Myrtle Beach! Please let us know your intentions for your registration for the 2020 CRA Conference & Trade Show registration by July 1st. We have options for transferring or cancelling your registration, but would really like to hear directly from you what you'd prefer to do!
After July 1st, we will automatically transfer your registration to the 2021 Conference.
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Help Keep Your Recycling Program Going
The
NC Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (DEACS) announced a new grant funding opportunity available to North Carolina local governments and private recycling businesses through the COVID-19 Recycling Relief Grant Program.
Proposals are now being accepted for projects to purchase equipment and/or resources to support residential recycling programs that have been stopped or impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. DEACS is seeking grant projects that support or improve an existing recycling program operated by a local government or a private recycling business. Applicants may request up to $20,000 in state grant funding and are required to provide a cash match equivalent to at least 20 percent of the requested grant funding.
Eligible applicants include local governments OR private recycling businesses. When evaluating proposals, DEACS will prioritize residential recycling programs collecting traditional recyclable materials such as paper, plastic, metals, and glass.
DEACS will accept applications on an ongoing basis while funding is available, and applicants should speak with a DEACS representative about viable grant projects before submitting.
For more information, contact:
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The Votes Are In!
Meet Your New Board Members
We are pleased to welcome six newly elected or re-elected members to the CRA Board of Directors.
Please join us in congratulating them and welcoming them to the CRA team!
Teresa Baker - Granville Co. Public Schools/Granville Co. (Creedmoor, NC)
Mandy Barnette - Pratt Recycling, Inc. (Duncan, SC)
Srijana Guilford - Town of Cary (Cary, NC)
Matt James - NC DEQ (Raleigh, NC)
Ashley Jenkins - Beaufort County (Beaufort, SC)
Tony Krasienko - Republic Services (Winston-Salem, NC)
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Congratulations to our 30th Annual Award Winners!
Check Out These Super Stars
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Each year, the Carolina Recycling Association honors top performers that advance waste reduction and recycling in the Carolinas. Award recipients were selected by a committee of their peers. For details about these awesome programs, please visit our 2020 Awards webpage for full descriptions. |
Congratulations to the following outstanding programs:
Beaufort County Public Works (SC)
Catawba County Local Government
Metrolina Greenhouses
NC DEACS - North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
NC State University - Waste Reduction & Recycling, Organics Division
Parker Hannifin
Town of Cary (NC) - Cary Collects App
Traude Sander - Lexington County (SC)
UNC Asheville Dining Services
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Vecoplan, LLC has invested in its Archdale, NC facility and new staff members to increase focus on the paper and document shredding markets.
Vecoplan, LLC, a subsidiary of Vecoplan AG located in Germany, has expanded its NC
manufacturing and assembly facility by 7,000 square feet to increase production capacity for the mobile shredding market. "After making available a truck product with a 'pierce-&-tear ̓ shredder, the uptick in sales meant we needed more space for production. Our single-shaft-rotor shredder is still available and continues to be available to those that need versatility and high security shredding. With the combined sales volume of the two products, we needed to add the square footage to support our customer pipeline," explains COO Len Beusse.
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Ready, Set, App! challenged high school students across North Carolina to develop a mobile app to solve a problem in their school or community. The teams competed virtually, and each member of the winning teams received prizes. The contest helps students develop and use three key skills: mobile app development, professional and personal development and interpersonal and soft skills through teamwork development.
The Second Place prize went to Team EcoEye from Chapel Hill High School in Orange County. Team members Ayden Xu, Savannah Xu, Valerie Ziegler, and Maya Gilliom developed an app to raise awareness about recycling and help people know how to properly dispose of different kinds of waste. The group was led by advisor, AP Computer Science teacher Garrison Reid.
"This contest pushes students to help solve problems in their own communities while honing the skills they'll need to succeed in the world of work," Gov. Roy Cooper said. "Congratulations to the winners, you are tomorrow's leaders and we can see from your work that you will do great things in the future." Congratulations CHHS students, you're first place in our eyes!
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Missed Our Latest Webinar?
No Worries! We've Got You Covered.
Thanks to the over 100 folks who joined us for the recent "Recycling Resilience: Adapting to the New Normal" webinar. Some of the highlights included:
- NC and SC Tools and resources to help fund your program
- Rethinking fees and reducing costs - ASK FOR HELP!
- Communicating with decision makers and activating your state-level environmental assistance offices
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The Carton Council revealed new research which shows that despite the highly publicized paper shortages, most consumers fail to make the connection between their recycling of paper at home and its value in providing feedstock to help make new paper products. According to a national survey conducted last month, 33% of consumers reported they thought recycling might help with shortages but weren't sure how much. While 18% felt recycling had no impact at all on alleviating shortages, 13% were unsure and had not thought about the connection.
The good news is regardless, residents report they are keeping up their recycling during the pandemic. Almost one-third of consumers (29%) report they have been recycling more during the pandemic and 56% have been recycling the same amount.
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Prime Materials Recovery (PMR), East Hartford, Connecticut, is partnering with Cunext Group, headquartered in Córdoba, Spain, on a joint venture that will build a new copper smelter in Shelby, North Carolina.
Ames Copper Group, the joint venture, plans to invest $26.3 million to build the facility, which will recycle and purify copper materials.
Currently,
PMR's affiliate, IMC Metals America, employs a 76-person workforce in the state, manufacturing copper for wiring and lightning rods, as well as applications in the defense industry.
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Are you tired of sending your food waste to a landfill and polluting our environment? A Los Angeles-based biotechnology company called Mi Terro has developed an innovative solution to rescue excess milk and re-engineer it into eco-friendly products.
Through Mi Terro's patent-pending new technology, it has developed an innovative solution to rescue excess milk and re-engineer it into fiber. This can then be used to make eco-friendly products and offer a sustainable and environment-friendly substitute to plastic.
While it starts with milk, in the future the technology can be applied to all protein-based waste. The process requires 60% less water than organic cotton, and it is entirely non-toxic with no chemicals used during production.
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SWANA is Collecting Orders for Cloth Face Coverings Through July 17
SWANA is collecting orders online for cloth face coverings through July 17 on behalf of the entire US solid waste and recycling industry. These face coverings will be available at no cost to companies and agencies in the industry.
"SWANA is thrilled to have been selected by the federal agencies to help distribute these face coverings to both private companies and municipal agencies," stated David Biderman, SWANA Executive Director and CEO. He added, "this is part of SWANA's continuing safety focus on behalf of the entire solid waste industry, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Sanitation Workers Support Fund. I hope many employers in the industry, and particularly small haulers, take advantage of this opportunity to obtain free face coverings."
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Upcoming Events
March 22-25, 2021
CRA Annual Conference & Trade Show
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July 8 @ 2:00PM
The New Normal: A Webinar Series to Guide Municipal Recycling in the Era of COVID-19
"Ask The Giants"
by Resource Recycling
July 15 @ 2:00PM
The New Normal: A Webinar Series to Guide Municipal Recycling in the Era of COVID-19
"How to Build A Better MRF Contract"
by Resource Recycling
July 16 @ 11:00AM
What Communities Need to do to Keep Recycling as an Essential Service
by Southeast Recycling Development Council
July 16 @ 2:00PM
How Beverage Cans Can Further Drive the U.S. Recycling System With Additional Can Capture Equipment at MRFs
by
Can Manufacturers Institute, Eureka Recycling, the US Dept of Energy, and Closed Loop Partners
July 29 @ 2:00PM
The New Normal: A Webinar Series to Guide Municipal Recycling in the Era of COVID-19
"What to Expect From Domestic Paper Markets"
by Resource Recycling
August 5 @ 2:00PM
Teaching Practical Strategies for Reducing Wasted Food Through Community Events
by NERC & NEWMOA
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CRA Staff
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Executive Director
336.972.3565
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Programs + Systems Manager
877.972.0007
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Communications Coordinator
877.972.0007
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CRA Board of Directors
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President
Vice President
Sierra International Machinery
City of Greensboro
Treasurer
SafeRack
Board Development Chair
CP Manufacturing
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Landfill Performance Solutions
Coastal Wire Company
Town of Cary
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Clemson University
Ex Officio Board Member
BMW Manufacturing
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*You may email CRA Staff or Board by clicking on his/her name
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www.cra-recycle.org
Please send all correspondence, membership payments, and event registration to:
Carolina Recycling Association
PO Box 1296
Greenville, SC 29602
© 2019 Carolina Recycling Association. All Rights Reserved
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