September 11, 2009: Resource Recycling Article on Disaster Debris Recycling
Below is an excerpt from an e-mail received from Resource Recylcing:
Earthquakes, windstorms, fires and floods are events that no one individual wants to endure and, all too often, they're instances that occur without warning. Though a natural disaster can last mere seconds, in some cases, the financial, emotional and environmental impacts from such events can be felt for an extended period of time.
Materials recovery is generally the last thought on anyone's mind after a natural disaster has occurred. However, having a disaster debris management plan in place can help a community identify options for collecting, recycling and properly disposing of generated debris.
Earthquakes, windstorms, fires and floods are events that no one individual wants to endure and, all too often, they're instances that occur without warning. Though a natural disaster can last mere seconds, in some cases, the financial, emotional and environmental impacts from such events can be felt for an extended period of time.
Materials recovery is generally the last thought on anyone's mind after a natural disaster has occurred. However, having a disaster debris management plan in place can help a community identify options for collecting, recycling and properly disposing of generated debris.
The Keep Mississippi Beautiful (KMB) organization presented the Mississippi Recycling Association (MRC) a partnership award for exemplary support of KMB and for our work and cooperative efforts to encourage a clean, litter free, Mississippi. The award was presented at the annual KMB Awards luncheon at the Jackson County Club on Thursday, April 23, 2009. Accepting the award for MRC are Ron Aldridge, left with the Mississippi Beverage Association and Treasurer of MRC, and Mark Williams, right with MDEQ and an advisor to the MRC Board. Presenting the award is Stephanie Hutchins with Southwest Distributors of Natchez and who serves as the Chairperson for the KMB Board.
May 13, 2009: NRC/KAB Merger Survey
Recently the National Recycling Coalition announced a proposed merger with Keep America Beautiful. Resource Recycling, a recycling trade journal, has created an online survey to solicit opinions from municipal recycling program managers and recycling service providers on the proposed merger. The survey contains about 5 questions and should take only a a minute or two to complete. The survey may be found by clicking here.
