News and
Updates
Several
communities are planning electronic recycling collections for businesses and
residents. Have a friend or
relative in these locations? Let
them know!
August 4 Havre
FREE Recycling Event, 5th Avenue and Hwy 2
8am
– Noon
August 13 Valier
FREE Electronics Recycling Event, Public Library, 400 Teton Ave
2pm
– 5pm
August 14 Conrad
FREE Electronics Recycling Event, Pondera Center, 311 S. Virginia
4pm
– 8pm
August 14 Valier
FREE Electronics Recycling Event, Public Library, 400 Teton Ave
3pm
– 7pm
August 15 Conrad
FREE Electronics Recycling Event, Pondera Center, 311 S. Virginia
4pm
– 8pm
August 15 Wolf
Point FREE Electronics Recycling Event, Tribal Enterprise
12:30
pm – 4pm
August 15
Poplar
FREE Electronics Recycling Event, 8am – 11:30 am
August 16 Ft.
Benton FREE Electronics Recycling Event
Choteau
County Fairgrounds
2. . Residential Solar Energy Workshop
The
Extension Service is offering a workshop on solar power for homeowners this Saturday, August 4,
2012 in Livingston, Montana. – check out the attachment in the email message
with this newsletter.
U.S. companies are increasing
demand for domestic sources of clean PET scrap while most of America is
succumbing to the convenience of single stream recycling. More people recycle with single stream programs – but, once
separated and baled, the single stream commodities still remain too
contaminated for U.S. companies.
Will China always be willing to do the dirty work of separating
contaminated plastic? http://recyclingtoday.texterity.com/recyclingtoday/201207?sub_id=xfuO2TuLdOzX&folio=44#pg44
- Recycling
Today
Ada County, Idaho is in the news since County
Commissioners signed a contract with a waste-to-energy company….while a
separate contract exists with another company laying claim to the methane gas
generated in the landfill.
Business Week:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-07-26/energy-company-files-claim-against-ada-county
5. Recycling
Center in Great Falls Closed Due to Budget Tightening
6. Target Stores “Do the Right Thing”
Richard Ecke, Great Falls Tribune, visits his local Target ™ store
to find out about recycling opportunities there. http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012207300310
7. Webinars,
Trainings, Conferences and More
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Date
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Topics
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August 2, 2012
11:00 am – Noon
FREE to State Challenge Partners
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Media Sanitization
of Used Electronics
Sponsored by the Federal Electronics Challenge
No pre-registration
required visit https://epa.connectsolutions.com/fec/ at the time of each call. Call in number 1-866-299-3188,
code: 202-564-8847
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September 6, 2012
11:00 am – Noon
FREE to State Challenge Partners
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Electronics
Stewardship and Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Sponsored by the Federal Electronics Challenge
No pre-registration
required visit https://epa.connectsolutions.com/fec/ at the time of each call. Call in number 1-866-299-3188,
code: 202-564-8847
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September 13, 2012
11:00 – 12:30 pm
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Composting:
Technology and Logistics of Handling Food Waste in Dining Halls and at
Special Events
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September 20, 2012
1:00 pm MT
Free to SEC members
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New EPEAT
Standard for Imaging Devices & Expansion of the
State
Electronics Challenge Program
Sponsored by the State
Electronics Challenge
(Sign up for Free membership!)
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September 25, 2012
11 am – Noon
Free
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Plastics
Recycling: Moving Beyond Bottles
Sponsored
by the Association of Post-Consumer Plastic Recyclers
Register:
online
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October 4, 2012
11:00 am – Noon
FREE to State Challenge Partners
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Electronics
Stewardship for Imaging Equipment
Sponsored by the Federal Electronics Challenge
No pre-registration
required visit https://epa.connectsolutions.com/fec/ at the time of each call. Call in number 1-866-299-3188,
code: 202-564-8847
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November 1, 2012
11:00 am – Noon
FREE to State Challenge Partners
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Electronics
Reuse and Recycling
Sponsored by the Federal Electronics Challenge
No pre-registration
required visit https://epa.connectsolutions.com/fec/ at the time of each call. Call in number 1-866-299-3188,
code: 202-564-8847
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November 8, 2012
11:00 – 12:30 pm
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Measurement
& Verification: The Role of Recycling in Existing Sustainability Rating
Systems
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December 6, 2012
11:00 am – Noon
FREE to State Challenge Partners
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Electronic
Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT), ENERGY STAR and FEMP
Sponsored by the Federal Electronics Challenge
No pre-registration
required visit https://epa.connectsolutions.com/fec/ at the time of each call. Call in number 1-866-299-3188,
code: 202-564-8847
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