COVID-19 Update
Due to the current community risk, NRC staff is working remotely. You can find email addresses for all staff members HERE.
Events:
"Nothing Wasted: Reducing Our Impact and Maximizing Our Resources" will be held virtually October 5-7th! Join us for educational and networking sessions, along with Gary Cuneen, our highly esteemed keynote speaker. Register today!
The International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) Committee invites YOU to get involved in ICAW 2022. We’re looking for anyone, 9th grade (age 14) or older, interested in participating in the annual ICAW Poster Contest. The winning poster will be used to promote International Compost Awareness Week 2022 which will be held May 1 -7, 2022.
Anyone in grades 4 – 8 or ages 10 – 13 can submit a short video - no more than 30 seconds sharing something about using compost, sending food scraps to your compost bin or your town's food waste collection, planting a garden using compost or whatever creative way you would like to share something about ICAW and the 2022 theme.
The Nebraska Recycling Council has grant funds of up to $20,000 for the purchase of recycling equipment. Funding for these grants is provided by the Nebraska Environmental Trust. Any Nebraska organization including schools, municipalities and other government entities, nonprofit organizations and recycling companies are eligible.
News:
36 students from 9 states and 2 foreign countries gathered in Lincoln, Nebraska for the first COTC since November of 2019. “We are honored and excited to partner with the Foundation for the return of in-person training,” commented Heather Creevan, Executive Director of the Nebraska Recycling Council, one of the USCC’s newest state chapters. She continues, “this was planned for summer of 2020, and we are very grateful to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for hosting this excellent training.”
On July 29th, the Nebraska Recycling Council and Ripple Glass held a regional glass recycling meeting for communities in South Central Nebraska. Meeting at the Central Community College Hastings Campus, 14 people attended, representing Grand Island, Adams County, Juniata, Hastings, Superior, Cairo, and Oxford.
Brett Weber, Environmental Sales Rep for Retrofit Environmental in the Twin Cities, MN, provides some hazardous and regulated waste recycling tips in this video, answering some of their most common customer questions. Regulations are always changing in the waste industry; make sure you reach out to a professional (like them!) to help you avoid dangerous mistakes and/or fines.
In July, the Nebraska Recycling Council hosted a webinar on accessibility and recycling. This webinar featured two panelists, Hillary Scanlon, Founder and CEO of STILSOLUTIONS in Toronto, Canada, and Gloria Eddins, the ADA Coordinator for the State of Nebraska. This is an important topic for the recycling industry to consider, and we are thrilled with the value of information our panelists brought to the table. Take a look...
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Madison, Wisconsin's Program to Assist Disabled with Carts offers qualified residents a special solid waste collection service. This may be used as an example of the requirements, conditions, information, expectations, and application process to help municipalities get started with this type of service.
Omaha, Nebraska's Age 70 or Disabled Assistance program offers qualified residents a special solid waste collection service. This may be used as an example of the requirements, conditions, information, expectations, and application process to help municipalities get started with this type of service.
A website with information, resources, products, and services provided by STIL Solutions. To address the problem associated with the inaccessibility of waste disposal in public spaces for individuals with vision loss, STIL Solutions has developed a low-technology system known as the WasteFinder. The WasteFinder is a two-part system which provides both tactile and visual information to assist individuals with vision loss to independently and effectively dispose of their waste in public spaces.
A case study outlining Scottsbluff's success with the ReCollect digital tools. Their partnership began in August 2020, and in less than a year, they reached all their initial goals set.