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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Compost Bin Sale: Want Samples? Sign up Now! Last Call for Conference Workshop Proposals NHtB Grant Applications Due Feb. 7th VT E-Cycles Training Announcement Classifieds: Dunbarton, NH Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loans
FROM THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR
Holiday Light Reading at its Finest! What Every Good Recycler Should Know! On my weekly visit to my town transfer station, I consulted with the “Head Garbologist”, Tom Bennett, on the state of trash and recycling as we usually do each week; and I had this book in the car which I received as a gift. I tried to share with Tom the charts listed below that show the state of recycling and composting in the US and the regions compared to other countries. As I could not find it right off, I am reproducing it here for his benefit and hopefully all of yours. New England does relatively well compared to those parts of the US with more open space and is comparable to European countries whose efforts reflect “Necessity as the Mother of Invention”. When given little space to waste ……then less is wasted. As you will be hearing more of in upcoming issues leading up to our 32nd Annual Conference in June, it’s all about the “Dirt on Recycling”. I do encourage you all to read through this excellent work that details the 102 tons of waste that each of us will throw out in our lifetime. 102 TONS !! If we can cut that in half or better yet by 75% the entire planet will be better off.
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COMPOST BIN SALE If you need samples you must sign up by January 18th!!!
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___________________ NRRA CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS & SPONSORS Sign up now to get those prime booths before they’re gone!!! The NRRA staff is gearing up for another great conference & expo! If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting, sign up early! The sooner you sign up, the more exposure we can get you! Click here for more details or click here to register. If you have questions, contact: Sponsors: Michael Durfor, 800-223-0150 x. 16 or email to
[email protected] Exhibitors: Marilyn Weir, 800-223-0150 x. 11 or email to
[email protected] Registrations or General Info: Paula Dow, 800-223-0150 x. 20 or email to:
[email protected]
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Last Call For Workshop Proposals: As you know, we’re in the process of putting together our NRRA Annual Conference and Expo, and we need your help! Please see the presentation proposal form here and pass it around your offices and among your contacts if you would be so kind. We look forward to seeing your ideas. If you have any questions, give Adam a call. To PRESENT at a workshop please click here for more information or contact Adam Clark:
[email protected] or (800) 223-0150, ext. 14.
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___________________ MARILYN’S DESK Republic Services (aka BFI) Hooksett, NH has installed a new baler. With minimal downtime, BFI has their new horizontal baler up and purring!! Congratulations to Tom Lynch and his entire staff!
___________________ NH DES to Provide Sharps Labels Needle stick injuries pose a serious threat to solid waste operators because of the bloodborne diseases they can carry. An accidental stick from a needle in the trash can cost thousands of dollars in medical testing, even when tests are negative. NH Department of Environmental Services is providing one roll of 100 labels to each New Hampshire municipal transfer station to help identify containers that contain medical sharps. For more information, please contact Jim Black at NH DES: phone – 603-271-3713 or email –
[email protected].
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___________________ NH THE BEAUTIFUL
NH the Beautiful, Inc. (NHtB) is a private non-profit charitable trust founded in 1983 and supported by the soft drink, malt beverage, and grocery industries of New Hampshire. By offering municipal recycling grants (over $2.5 million) and signs, anti-litter programs, and technical assistance to recycling programs, NHtB is a unique organization that represents a voluntarily-funded alternative to expensive legislation intended to achieve the same end results. New Hampshire the Beautiful, Inc. is now supporting the NRRA School Education Program (the Club). The Northeast Resource Recovery Association (www.nrra.net) administers the New Hampshire the Beautiful programs.
New Hampshire the Beautiful Sign Program New Hampshire Municipalities are all eligible to apply for signs (60 points each fiscal year or until funds run out). The NHtB fiscal year runs November 1-October 31. For a complete list of signs available or to apply for signs, please visit www.nhthebeautiful.org. Just print the forms you need and fax them to 603-736-4402. Please NOTE!!! You can only order signs that are on the list. Words can be removed, but nothing can be added.
Grants Program for NH Municipalities New Hampshire municipalities are all eligible to apply for grants toward the purchase price of recycling equipment. For more information or to apply for a grant, go to the NHtB website (www.nhthebeautiful.org), print & fill out the form and fax it to 603-736-4402. If you do not have access to the internet, please give us a call, and we can fax or mail a form to you. The next NHtB board meeting is scheduled for February 21, 2013. All applications must be submitted by February 7, 2013 to be considered at the February meeting.
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Nominate School, Green Team, Student, Faculty Member, Event or Facility Personnel For Recycling Award! Does your School have an individual, program or an event that deserves recognition for outstanding work in recycling? Click here and fill out the nomination form telling us all about it! NRRA and the School CLUB will be giving out awards in each category listed below at our 4th Annual School Conference/32nd Annual Conference & Expo on June 4th, 2013 at the Center of NH/Radisson in Manchester, NH. For more information about the conference go to http://www.schoolrecycling.net/conference/
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o School Recycler of the Year o Rookie Recycler of the Year o Best Composter o Most Profitable Recycling Program o Outstanding Recycling Fundraiser o 2011-12 Student Recycler of the Year o Outstanding Recycling Innovation in a School
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o Outstanding Community Involvement o Facilities Staff Recycler of the Year o Teacher Recycler of the Year o Cafeteria Staff Recycler of the Year o Best Earth Day/ Recycling 2011-12 Event
Free Trees for Schools The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is offering free trees for schools and youth groups. Applications are due Tuesday, January 15th and can be found on their website. Don’t miss out on your chance to help wildlife by planting a tree this spring. There are a number of resources that the NWF offers to accompany a tree planting, including interactive activities, a Flickr photo group of other students planting trees and a tree care calendar detailing a newly planted tree’s needs throughout the year. It’s not too early to plan your planting, but act now as there are limited quantities! The NWF’s Eco-Schools USA and Schoolyard Habitats programs are also offering a free webinar entitled “Gardening for Nutrition and Wildlife” on Wednesday, January 16th from 4-5PM EST. Learn how you can address physical education, healthy living and science all at once by having a Nutritional Garden for Kids and Wildlife. Learn about the value of pollinators to your vegetable garden and how you can link the subjects of pollinators, healthy soil and nutritious food. Space is limited to 200 participants, so reserve your place now!
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NRRA ANNOUNCES E-CYCLES TRAINING OPPORTUNTY NRRA, in partnership with the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District will be offering an E-Cycles Operator Training, in person, on Tuesday, April 23rd at 1:00pm (training will last for about 90 minutes). The training will be held at the NEK District Office/ Transfer Station in Lyndonville. The training is open to all personnel that work with the E-Cycles Program including Transfer Station Attendants, Managers, Drivers, Administrators, Directors, Recycling Coordinators, and any other similar staff. The training is also open to any solid waste or recycling personnel who do not currently participate in the E-Cycles Program, but would like to learn more. Registration is FREE but is limited to 15. In general, registration will be first come first serve, with preference given to Operators from the North East region of Vermont. Registration and questions can be directed to 800-223-0150 x19 or
[email protected]. Many thanks to our friends and colleagues at NEKWMD for hosting the event.
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It should be noted that is training will include NEW information about the legislative and operational changes that went into effect this past July 1. Much of the program will remain the same from Year 1, but some important changes will be explained. Repeat attendance is highly encouraged! What: E-Cycles Operator Training When: Tuesday, April 23rd at 1:00 pm Who: E-Cycles Operators/ Solid Waste Professionals from NEK VT and beyond. Where: NEKSWMD Office, 224 Church Street, Lyndonville, VT Google Map: HERE Registration: Limited to 15. Call 800-223-0150 x19 or email
[email protected] to register
On Site Trainings NRRA will be providing one operator training in each of the five E-Cycles regions of Vermont between now and September 30, 2013. NRRA is looking for locations to host these in-person trainings. If you are interested in having NRRA on site to provide training and can open up to other operators from your region, please contact Norm Staunton at
[email protected] or (800) 223-0150 ext 19. Please let us know if you are interested in hosting a training for your staff and local colleagues. We are particularly interested in locations in the Central, and Champlain Valley areas of Vermont.
Operator’s Conference Call The next E-Cycles Operator Conference Call will be on Monday, January 14th, at 3:00 pm. Free Conference Call Conference Dial-in Number: (641) 715-3200 Participant Access Code: 279190# PLEASE forward this message to any staff, operators, managers, or colleagues who may wish to participate. Attendance is highly encouraged to inform all operators of ongoing changes and updates to the program. Agenda items are likely to include ReTRAC Reporting, School Collection Programs, Labels, and other important items. As always, if there is something you would like to see on the agenda, a question, concern, or otherwise, please let us know at (800) 223-0150 ext. 19 or
[email protected]. Thank you all, again, for your work on electronics recycling. We look forward to working with all of you through the remainder of the second E-Cycles Program year.
LABELS, LABELS, LABELS! Accurate Pallet and Gaylord Labels help ensure that all reporting and payments are accurate. NRRA has printable labels available at http://www.nrra.net/vt-ewaste/ . Labels are required under state and federal regulation. Failure to properly label gaylords and pallets could result in violations and fines in the event of an inspection by regulators. Labels are also used by Good Point to double check the information on BOLs and sort sheets and ensure accurate reporting. Labels should, at a minimum, include the words “Electronic Waste” or “Used Electronics”, the collection location (name and/or EW#) and the contents (sorted, unsorted, covered, non-covered, etc.). Working collaboratively, NRRA, Good Point Recycling, and the Agency of Natural Resources have identified gaylord and pallet labeling of electronics as a major focus area for the remainder of the program year. Please redouble your efforts to make sure that each and every gaylord you ship or store has a correct label. If NRRA can be of any service to you in this effort, please just let us know. NRRA has printable labels available at http://www.nrra.net/vt-e-waste/
E-Cycles Program School Project The Agency of Natural Resources recognizes that although the E-Cycles program is primarily a “drop off” program, Vermont School Districts are not always readily equipped with appropriate vehicles or staff to transport large quantities of electronic waste directly to an E-Cycles collection location. Therefore, as of this date, the Vermont E-Cycles Program will allow registered collectors and recyclers to pick-up of electronic waste from Vermont School
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Districts (who are a covered entity under the Vermont E-Cycles Program) and include those devices as covered electronic devices to be paid for under the Program with no device limit and with no charge for recycling. Transportation costs associated with the pick up from the school will not be paid for under the Program. The following criteria are required:
1. The pick-up of electronic waste from a school district is limited to computers, computer monitors, televisions, computer peripherals, devices containing a cathode ray tube, or printers as defined in the electronics waste law. 2. There will be no charge to the Vermont School District for any charges relating to the recycling of devices outlined in #1 above. 3. Recycling of these devices will be paid for under the Vermont E-Cycles Program. 4. Transportation costs associated with the pick up from the school would not be paid for under the E-Cycles Program. 5. Collection Location must ensure, by signature, that these items were collected from a Vermont School District. 6. Transporters and Recyclers must be participants in the Vermont E-Cycles Program. 7. Collectors, Transporters and Recyclers must be registered with the State of Vermont E-Cycles Program. 8. Any costs associated with the promotion or advertising of this service to be provided to Vermont School Districts will not be paid for under the E-Cycles Program.
Bills of Lading Bills of Lading, and the sort and weight sheets they become, are the primary source of all of the tonnage and location/source information that NRRA and Good Point use to track loads, generate payments, send reports, and so forth. It is of the utmost importance that BOLS/Sort Sheets accurately reflect both what you as a collector think is being sent to a recycler and what GPR finds in the load. We strongly encourage collection locations to review, sign, and retain copies of BOLs. GPR can help you with this process. Sites that provide additional sorting or consolidation services should pay particular attention to BOLS to ensure that all reporting and payments are accurate. In the end, when discrepancies arise, we use the BOLs and GPR weight sheets as the final authority.
Public Service Announcements A brief note to all our collection locations, school partners, solid waste districts, and independent towns: NRRA developed a video PSA about the E-Cycles program. We would very much appreciate it if you would include links to the videos on your websites. We have them posted on You Tube, but if you would like the full downloadable version, we can get those to you as well, just contact us at
[email protected] or call 603.736.4401 ext. 19. Thank you in advance for helping us spread the word! 60 Second PSA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma1XwhFqxDk&feature=plcp 30 Second PSA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogfJPmMkV4c&feature=plcp
___________________ CONNECTICUT NEWS Connecticut Sets Product Stewardship Priorities On October 25, 2012, a stakeholder meeting was held in conjunction with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) and the CT Product Stewardship Council. The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) facilitated the meeting and wrote the final Briefing Document.
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Product stewardship plays an important role in the State’s Solid Waste Management Plan. According to the Plan, “Solid waste management efforts in Connecticut will be guided by the principle of shared responsibility or ” product stewardship “. The plan goes on to say that since manufacturers play a central role in the life cycle of a product, they should have a greater financial responsibility for the end of life management. The Briefing Document, “Setting Product Stewardship Priorities for Connecticut,” provides background information provided to stakeholders before the meeting and incorporates decisions made during the meeting. It also provides highlights of the meeting’s outcomes, including the top five priority waste streams to be addressed by Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). As defined in the report, while product stewardship can be either voluntary or regulatory, EPR is specifically a regulated approach. The stakeholders at the October meeting identified the following priorities for EPR in the State of Connecticut:
1. Mattresses 2. Carpet 3. Batteries 4. Fertilizers and Pesticides 5. Packaging The Governor’s Modernizing Recycling Work Group will consider these priority waste streams as it develops its final recommendations to Gov. Daniel P. Malloy to advance the Connecticut Solid Waste Management Plan and increase recycling in Connecticut.
___________________ NATIONAL NEWS Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loans Who may apply: Community Programs can make and guarantee loans to develop essential community facilities in rural areas and towns of up to 20,000 in population. Loans and guarantees are available to public entities such as municipalities, counties, and special-purpose districts, as well as to non-profit corporations and tribal governments. Applicants must have the legal authority to borrow and repay loans, to pledge security for loans, and to construct, operate, and maintain the facilities. They must also be financially sound and able to organize and manage the facility effectively. Repayment of the loan must be based on tax assessments, revenues, fees, or other sources of money sufficient for operation and maintenance, reserves, and debt retirement. Feasibility studies are normally required when loans are for start-up facilities or existing facilities when the project will significantly change the borrower’s financial operations. The feasibility study should be prepared by an independent consultant with recognized expertise in the type of facility being financed. Community Programs can guarantee loans made and serviced by lenders such as banks, savings and loans, mortgage companies which are part of bank holding companies, banks of the Farm Credit System, or insurance companies regulated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Community Programs may guarantee up to 90% of any loss of interest or principal on the loan. Community Programs can also make direct loans to applicants who are unable to obtain commercial credit. Fund Uses: Loan funds may be used to construct, enlarge, or improve community facilities for health care, public safety, and public services. This can include costs to acquire land needed for a facility, pay necessary professional fees, and purchase equipment required for its operation. Refinancing existing debts may be considered an eligible direct or guaranteed loan purpose if the debt being refinanced is a secondary part of the loan, is associated with the project facility, and if the applicant’s creditors are unwilling to extend or modify terms in order for the new loan to be feasible. Rates and Terms: For the direct loan program there are three levels of interest rates available (poverty, intermediate, and market) each on a fixed basis. The poverty rate is set at 4.5%. The market rate is indexed to the eleventh bond buyers rate as determined by the U. S. Treasury Department. The intermediate rate is set halfway between the market and the poverty rates. Eligibility for these different interest rates is determined by the median household income (MHI) of the area being served and the type of project. The intermediate and market interest rates are adjusted quarterly. Contact your Rural Development State Office to determine the eligible interest rate for your area.
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For the guaranteed loan program, the interest rate is the lender’s customary interest rate for similar projects. The interest rates for guaranteed loans may be fixed or variable and are determined by the lender and borrower, subject to HCFP review and approval. Loan repayment terms may not exceed the applicant’s authority (under State law or organizational structure), the useful life of the facility, or a maximum 40 years. Security Requirements: Bonds or notes pledging taxes, assessments, or revenues will be accepted as security if they meet statutory requirements. Where State laws permit, a mortgage may be taken on real and personal property. Tax-exempt notes or bonds may be issued to secure direct loans, but cannot be used for guaranteed loans. Application Processing: Applications are handled by USDA Rural Development field offices. Rural Development staff will be glad to discuss a community’s needs and the services available from HCFP and other agencies within USDA. Field staff can provide application materials and current program information, and assist in the preparation of an application. The CF application process is a two-stage procedure. Visit http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/HAD-CF_Loans.html for more information.
___________________ CLASSIFIEDS TRANSFER STATION ASSISTANT MANAGER TOWN OF DUNBARTON Town of Dunbarton seeks a part-time (24-32 hours) Assistant Manager for the Transfer Station. Applicants must have a CDL-B license (roll-off experience a plus), be at least 18 years old, able to lift 75 lbs., work in a fast paced environment, operate related recycling equipment and possess mechanical ability. Saturdays are mandatory. Starting pay is $14-$16/hr. depending on experience. Applications available at the Dunbarton Town Office, 1011 School Street, Dunbarton, NH 03046 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or call (603) 774 -7090
TRANSFER STATION ATTENDANT TOWN OF DUNBARTON Town of Dunbarton seeks a highly motivated, energetic employee to work part-time (24-32 hours) at the Transfer Station. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, be able to lift 75 lbs., work in a fast paced environment, and operate related recycling equipment. Mechanical ability is a plus. Saturdays are mandatory. Applications available at the Dunbarton Town Office, 1011 School Street, Dunbarton, NH 03046 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or call (603) 774 -7090.
___________________ NRRA CALENDAR OF EVENTS January: January 9th: MOM Meeting – NRRA Office January 9th: NRRA Board Meeting – NRRA Office January 21st: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – NRRA OFFICE OPEN
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February 18th: President’s Day – NRRA OFFICE OPEN February 21st: NH the Beautiful Board Meeting – NRRA Office
March March 13th: MOM Meeting – NRRA Office March 13th: NRRA Board Meeting – NRRA Office
April April 10th: MOM Meeting – NRRA Office
May May 8th: MOM Meeting – NRRA Office May 8th: NRRA Board Meeting – NRRA Office May 27th: Memorial Day – NRRA OFFICE CLOSED
June No M.O.M Meeting June 3rd & 4th: 32nd Annual Recycling Conference & Expo June 4th: 4th Annual School Recycling Conference
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