Courtesy of Sandra Boggs!
Energy and Pollution Prevention Bureau
Department of Environmental Quality
News and
Updates
Check out this story in the Independent Record to learn more: http://helenair.com/news/local/city-of-helena-to-start-taking-in-some-plastics-for/article_5a0870f8-a1d0-11e3-8b0a-0019bb2963f4.html
2. S.A.V.E. Plastics Drive March 14 – 17, 2014.
Volunteers are needed! http://www.savemobile.org/
3. Recycling Olympics: Which Medalist Are You?
Sherri Hurry works at Republic Services in Billings and
makes a comparison between Olympic medalists and folks who recycle. From the Billings Gazette:
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, 2014
11:00
am -12:30 pm MT. Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/853146937
5. Safer
Chemicals in Building Products: How to Get LEED Credit
This FREE webinar includes information on changes to LEED
specifications for building products. The new guidelines now include disclosure
of ingredients and the reduction of hazardous chemicals. Find out more:
March 6, 2014
1pm – 2pm MT Register here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/664993782
Registration is open for this conference which runs June
25-27, 2014. The Summit is located at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Limited to only 250 people, the Summit
will bring together collegiate athletics staff, campus recreational managers,
sustainability professionals, and recycling/facility managers.
7. Greening
Local Government – Great Resources
Visit this website to find information on eleven ways to
increase sustainability in your local governments and communities. Here is a
list of webinars offered this year, (and if you missed them past webinars are
available online).
Purchasing and Office
Practices
March 20
1 pm – 2 pm MT
REGISTER NOW
Transportation
Planning
April 17
1 pm – 2 pm MT
REGISTER NOW
Water – Conservation
& Catchment
May 15
1 pm – 2 pm MT
REGISTER NOW
Green Building &
Integrated Pest Management
June 19
1 pm – 2 pm MT
REGISTER NOW
8. Summit for Recycling:
Colorado
The Colorado Association for
Recycling has their annual conference coming up in June 8-10, 2014. 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/
9. Deconstruction
Webinar Series: FREE
This is the second webinar of a three-part series. In this
webinar, you will learn how to identify materials that can be recovered, how to
specifically deconstruct them and figuring out the relative value of the
materials.
March 27, 2014
Noon Mountain Time
10. University Surplus Property Association Conference
Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, CO
March 23-26, 2014
Conference gives attendees the
opportunity to share strategies and tactics that help them meet the needs of
their respective universities as well as network with vendors specifically
tailored to the recycling, disposal, and infrastructure needs that are unique
to Surplus Property Departments. For more information, including registration, click here.
