This coming November 15, 2012, will be the 15th annual America Recycles Day! Host a school, office, or community event and register online to show your support for recycling. Here is a variety of resources for students.
- RecycleMontana.org
Recycle Montana is a non-profit committed to promoting recycling in the State of Montana! More details at RecycleMontana.org
Monday, October 22, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
Subject: Local non-profit Recycle Montana is working to promote a Recycle Bowl Competition for schools this fall and provide presentations across the state year round. At least one Montana school is guaranteed to win $1000.
Subject: Local non-profit Recycle Montana is working to promote a Recycle Bowl
Competition for schools this fall and provide presentations across the state
year round. At least one Montana school is guaranteed to win $1000.
Last years 2011 Keep America Beautiful
Recycle Bowl Competition reached over 1,200 schools nationally and included
participation by schools across Montana. Victor School, West Elementary School
in Great Falls, Independent Elementary School in Billings, and Amsterdam
Elementary School in Manhattan were the winning schools in the Treasure
State. Eight schools have signed up so far this year. Recycle Montana, a
local non-profit dedicated to recycling, hopes to increase those signups in the
coming weeks and engage schools in recycling year round.
The competition is open to
all elementary, middle and high schools-public or private. Recycle-Bowl
participants will track and report how much material (cans, bottles and paper)
they collect during the four-week competition timeframe. The school in each
state that collects the most recyclable material per capita will win $1,000. A
national champion will then be chosen from the top statewide winners to receive
an additional $1,000 and a $2,500 store credit to purchase more recycling bins.
Schools that collect material from the community will compete in a separate
category for first-, second- and third- place cash prizes.
The competition will be held
October 15 to November 9, 2012. Registration takes place at www.recycle-bowl.org and closes
Tuesday, October 9, 2012. Educational materials, including lesson
plans are available to help. Schools can also contact Recycle Montana online at
RecycleMontana.org or at (406) 461 – 9106 with event questions or for help with
recycling in their school and community. Recycle Montana will also visit the
winning school to present the award and offers year round recycling presentations.
Recycle
Montana sponsors recycling presentation across the state by Jim Dochnahl, who
has presented recycling education to 90,000 students. In the 2011/2012 school
year alone, he visited more than 9,000 students in 64 schools in twenty counties
across the state. “We are very pleased with the results and look forward
to reaching even more students this year,” said Mark Nelson, President of the
Recycle Montana Board of Directors who also works as the director of solid
waste and recycling for Lake County. Recycle Montana strives to be a
recycling resource for schools, communities, and Montanans looking to recycle.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
WasteP2 Listserve by Sandra Boggs of Montana D.E.Q.
WasteP2 Listserve
October 2, 2012
Energy and Pollution Prevention Bureau
Department of Environmental Quality
recycle.mt.gov
News and
Updates
Learn more about
celebrating America Recycles: share fun, interactive event ideas and how to get
free promotional materials. Hear what's new for ARD 2012 and learn about the
templates and downloads, best practices and featured activities for K-12,
colleges and universities, and general audiences.
America Recycles Day 2012 Event Organizer Webinar
Noon on Wednesday, October 3rd
Space is limited. Reserve your
Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/775473537
2. Free Webinars "Materials
Management through Sustainable Consumption
A series of Webinars addressing "Materials Management
through Sustainable Consumption" – are offered for FREE by the EPA. The Series starts Wednesday, October
10, 10:30am MT
This webinar series focuses on
helping regulators and environmental management experts share information about
existing research, programs and practices. It also shares perspectives from
citizens and businesses. For more
information and specific session descriptions, please visit EPA’s website
through the following link http://bit.ly/sustainableconsumption.
Participation is free so sign up! Register
here https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/469476793.
You only need to register once for
the entire series.
Find
out about the other ways they reduce their environmental impacts: August 2012 Update. And check out the link to
their Corporate Sustainability Report.
Waste Age reports that a new study, in
addition to predicting the growth of the U.S. Solid Waste Industry, concludes
that part of that growth will occur because of the need to eliminate solid waste from landfills. The
report also includes information on the mergers and acquisitions that are
occurring in the industry.
5. EPR:
Is It Effective? Who/How Do We
Decide?
A recent study commissioned by the Grocery Manufacturers
Association concludes that recycling rates won’t increase under Extended
Producer Responsibility or Product Stewardship initiatives. http://resource-recycling.com/node/3094?utm_source=AOR+Contact+List&utm_campaign=eac35aacb7-AOR_August_ENewsletter_093012&utm_medium=email
Resource Recycling
6. Illegal
Drop Off Results in Closed Recycling Center
A resident in New
Jersey unwittingly threw pesticides and chemicals in with his household trash
and sickened the sanitation workers picking up the garbage. No charges were
filed, but an investigation continues.
http://pointpleasant.patch.com/articles/point-boro-recycling-center-closed-until-fri-morning
-Point
Pleasant Patch
Find
household hazardous waste (HHW) products common in most homes, and learn more
about proper disposal efforts here in Montana. http://deq.mt.gov/Recycle/HouseholdHW.mcpx
7. Maryland’s Franklin County Realizes 44%
Recycling Rate At A Cost
County government officials recognize the importance
of the diversion and are willing to cover program costs. Other community members may be more
interested in a waste-to-energy facility.
8. Webinars,
Trainings, Conferences and More
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Date
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Topics
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October 3, 2012
Noon – 1 pm
FREE
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Webinar
for ARD Event Organizers
Sponsored by Keep America
Beautiful
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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
12:30 am – 2 pm
FREE to Members
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Life Cycle
Analysis -Assumptions Can Influence Outcomes
Sponsored by the Product Stewardship Institute
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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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November 1, 2012
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
FREE to Members
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Does EPR
Influence Product Design?
Sponsored by the Product Stewardship Institute
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November 27, 2012
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
FREE to Members
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Roles of
Gov’t/Industry in High Performing EPR Programs?
Sponsored by the Product Stewardship Institute
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