Waste Pollution Prevent Listserve: News & Updates by Sandra Boggs of Montana D.E.Q.!

WasteP2 Listserve

February 28, 2014

Energy and Pollution Prevention Bureau

Department of Environmental Quality

recycle.mt.gov

Sandra Boggs

News and Updates

1.    University of Montana: Recycling Not Always Pretty

Kasey Rahn writes about The Putrid Side to Green Living in the Montana Kaimin, a publication of the University. http://www.montanakaimin.com/news/article_a669ee90-8d58-11e3-bfdd-001a4bcf6878.html

2. Paying for College Through Recycling

Check out this student in Oregon who works with her family to pay her college costs through recycling. http://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/31197626-75/lilly-cans-bottles-stephanie-bottle.html.csp?utm_source=AOR+Contact+List&utm_campaign=fa13ae7c1e-aor_enewsletter_0214&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_519dc0653f-fa13ae7c1e-406177799

3. Is China Losing Buying Power?

Check out this editorial from Resource Recycling about 6% decline in orders from China last year.  http://resource-recycling.com/node/4633

4.  The Science of Getting People to Use the Bin: Webinar

This FREE webinar from the College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC) will provide insight into motivating people to recycle.

Thursday, March 13 from

11:00 AM -12:30 PM MT. Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/853146937

5.  2014 Collegiate Sports Sustainability Summit

Limited to only 250 people, this promises to be a great meeting for recycling staff and students.

http://www.nirsa.org/wcm/partner/CS3-2014/Welcome/wcm/_Grow/Institutes/Sustainability/_2014/Main.aspx?hkey=9d91b0a5-4773-47ee-b20d-dc668725e6f1

6. Summit for Recycling: Colorado

The Colorado Association for Recycling has their annual conference coming up in June.  Their theme is "The Changing Landscape: How Limited Resources, New Technologies and Human Behavior Are Reshaping the Recycling Industry".

Check out their website: http://www.cafr.org/summit/

7. Walmart Phasing Out Hazardous Chemicals in Products

Walmart is making changes in their supply lines again. This time they are promoting better consumer and environmental health by getting away from some seriously unhealthy chemical ingredients in the products they sell. http://www.environmentalleader.com/2014/02/28/walmart-starts-promised-chemicals-policy/

Webinar Series by The College & University Recycling Coalition!

Click here to sign up for CURC's 2014 webinars!