Programs

  • Virtual Conferences on Environmental Justice

    SEE SCHEDULE O1. DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED TWO VIRTUAL CONFERENCES ON THE HORIZON: REUSE, SOLAR, SOIL & JUSTICE-INCLUDED SESSIONS ABOUT: -LEVERAGING OUR EXISTING RECYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACHIEVE EPR GOALS -A SEAT AT THE TABLE: CREATING INCLUSIVE EPR SYSTEMS -POLICIES TO REDUCE & REUSE SINGLE-USE PRODUCTS & PACKAGING -ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & CUMULATIVE IMPACTS -CONTENT OF NJ'S EJ LAW -OCEAN TRANSPORTATION ISSUES & IMPACTS ON RECYCLING MARKETS -AFRICA'S CIRCULAR SOLAR ECONOMY -SOLAR VOLTAIC PANEL PLAN -GLOBAL REUSE MARKETS -EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES THROUGH REUSE, REPAIR AND UPCYCLING -ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & REUSE -ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, & SOCIAL JUSTICE OPPORTUNITIES INREUSED MATERIALSTOPIC: SEEKING CIRCULARITY WITH NON-TRADITIONAL SOLUTIONS -PROGRESS MADE & FUTURE DIRECTION FOR RIGHT TO REPAIR -DESIGNING FOR RECYCLE-READY PET THERMOFORMS -SINGLE USE AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS DIVERSION AT NORTHWEST SOLID WASTE DISTRICT (VT) -AGRICULTURAL MULCH FILM RECYCLING IN THE US -A CIRCULAR APPROACH IN AG TO PCR APPROVED FOR DIRECT FOOD CONTACT -MICROPLASTICS2. DEVELOPED AND HELD 10 WEBINARS WITH ALMOST 6,000 REGISTRANTS. -TOPICS INCLUDED: GROWING THE UPCYCLED FOOD ECONOMY -ACHIEVING NET ZERO GHG'S IN THE SOLID WASTE INDUSTRY -RECYCLING ECONOMIC INFORMATION STUDIES -FATE OF NON-ORGANIC PACKAGING MATERIALS FROM DE-PACKAGING OPERATIONS -POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT MANDATES -MARKETS FOR FINISHED COMPOST - OPPORTUNITIES & TRENDS -FOOD WASTE REDUCTION -EPR FOR GAS CYLINDERS -LOW CARBON CONCRETE -AVOIDING ORGANICS CONTAMINATION 3. IMPLEMENTED GRANTS AND PROJECTS, AND PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING, -WORKED TO IIMPROVE GLASS RECYCLING MARKETS; -PROVIDING RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES OF CONCERN IN CONSUMER PACKAGING, AND COORDINATION OF INFORMATION IN PACKAGING LAWS AROUND THE COUNTRY -WORKED TO INCREASE THE USE OF POST-CONSUMER PLASTIC RESIN IN PRODUCTS AND PACKAGING, -WORKED WITH MORE THAN 200 ENTITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TO INCREASE THE USE OF PRODUCTS WITH POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT, DECREASE THE USE OF ENERGY AND PAPER, AND ENSURE RESPONSIBLE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING AT THE END OF LIFE. -WROTE & PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING RECYCLING AND RECYCLING MARKETS. -PROVIDED FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE RECYCLECT FOUNDATION -RESEARCHED INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUAL MRFS AROUND THE U.S. -ENGAGED IN EFFORTS TO DEFINE AND ASSESS RECYCLABILITY AND CIRCULARITY IN THE U.S. -WORKED WITH STATES AROUND THE COUNTRY TO IMPROVE END-OF-LIFE RECYCLING OF CONSUMER ELECTRONICS4. UPDATED, WROTE AND POSTED 81 NEW DOCUMENTS AND RECORDINGS, AND THREE REVISED DOCUMENTS. IN ADDITION, ALL WEBINAR RECORDINGS (10) AND MORE THAN 30 POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS.5. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BLOGS AND 11 ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS. 6. MAINTAINED ACTIVE FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ACCOUNTS, WITH 3,725 TWITTER FOLLOWERS 973 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS. 352 LINKEDIN FOLLOWERS.7. MAINTAINS THREE LISTSERVS: DEI CONNECT (NATIONAL DISCUSSION ABOUT DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION), EPPNET (NATIONAL DISCUSSION ABOUT GREEN PROCUREMENT); AND ORGANICS MANAGEMENT.8. MAINTAINED A DYNAMIC WEBSITE. DURING FY 2022, AVERAGED MORE THAN 13,000 VISITS PER MONTH - A 21% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR; AND MORE THAN 24,000 PAGE VIEWS PER MONTH, ALSO AN INCREASE OF 21% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.9. THROUGH ITS NATIONAL STATE ELECTRONICS CHALLENGE PROGRAM, NERC WORKED WITH GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 233,000 EMPLOYEES, IN 39 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO PROMOTE THE PURCHASE OF GREENER ELECTRONIC OFFICE EQUIPMENT, REDUCE THE IMPACTS DURING USE THROUGH ENERGY AND PAPER CONSERVATION, AND MANAGE OBSOLETE ELECTRONIC OFFICE EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE WAY. THE ORGANIZATIONS WERE PROVIDED WITH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF THEIR EFFORTS.THE ACTIONS OF 21 ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE STATE ELECTRONICS CHALLENGE ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT, MEASURABLE, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS AS A RESULTS OF THEIR GREEN PURCHASING, POWER AND PAPER MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBLE RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC OFFICE EQUIPMENT: -AVOIDED ENERGY USE EQUIVALENT TO THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY USED BY 11,579 HOUSEHOLDS PER YEAR -AVOIDED GREENHOUSE GASES EQUIVALENT TO REMOVING 1,394 CARS FROM THE ROAD/YEAR -AVOIDED THE USE OF TOXIC MATERIALS EQUIVALENT TO THE WEIGHT OF 1,556 BRICKS -AVOIDED SOLID WASTE GENERATION EQUIVALENT TO THE AMOUNT OF WASTE GENERATED BY 4,101 HOUSEHOLDS PER YEAR -AVOIDED THE GENERATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE EQUIVALENT TO THE WEIGHT OF 16 REFRIGERATORS10. BLENDED VALUE OF A MRF TONNERC CONDUCTS A QUARTERLY SURVEY WITH ASSOCIATED REPORTS ABOUT THE BLENDED VALUE OF A MRF TON. IN FY 2022 FOUR REPORTS WERE PUBLISHED.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $594.2K

  • Program 1 [2025]

    SEE SCHEDULE O1. DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED ONE CONFERENCERETHINKING RESOURCE USE: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES KEYNOTE ON REUSE FOR BUSINESSES ALL THINGS REUSE RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: METHODS FOR MANAGING DIFFICULT TO RECYCLE FIBERS FOLLOWING THE STREAM IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEVERAGE AND EXPAND RECYCLING MARKETS BEHIND THE SCENES: REWORKING NY'S SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES COLLABORATING FOR IMPACT: BUILDING SMM MESSAGES AND STRATEGIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIP KEYNOTE: GLOBAL LEARNINGS ON PLASTIC REDUCTION SYSTEMS THE POWER OF PARTICIPATION: SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES FROM STATE RECYCLING CAMPAIGNS A DIVE INTO EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR) FOR PRODUCTS STRATEGIES FOR MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN STATES ORGANICS: LEVERAGING THE STRENGTHS OF COMPOSTING AND ANAEROBIC DIGESTION THE ROLE OF LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS IN CERTIFICATION AND GREEN PROCUREMENT ROUNDTABLES: CASE STUDIES TO INCREASE QUALITY & QUANTITY OF RECYCLABLES BUILDING BLOCKS FOR CONSUMER RECYCLING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO REUSE A DIVE INTO EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR) FOR PACKAGING2. DEVELOPED AND NERC HELD 15 WEBINARS AND FORUMS WITH 1,888 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS REGISTERING FOR MULTIPLEEVENTS. OF THOSE UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, OVER 700 PARTICIPATING DURING THE EVENTS, WHILE AN ESTIMATED 500 USERS VISITED OUR WEBINAR AND MATERIALS REUSE FORUM LIBRARIES. OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS, 96% REPORTED VALUABLE EVENTS. MATERIAL REUSE FORUM 6: ONLINE MATERIALS EXCHANGE: VIABLILTY AND REACH (SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2024) EXTENDING THE LIFE CYCLE OF TEXTILES FORUM SERIES (SEPTEMBER 2024)A. FORUM 1: COMMUNITY PLANNING B. FORUM 2: POLICY LANDSCAPE C. FORUM 3: CORPORATE STRATEGY, CASE STUDIESD. FORUM 4: TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT REDUCING AND DIVERTING PLASTIC WASTE IN BIO-MEDICAL LABORATORIES AND FACILITIES, PART 1: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN BIOPHARMA AND MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS (SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2024)REDUCING AND DIVERTING PLASTIC WASTE IN BIO-MEDICAL LABORATORIES AND FACILITIES,PART 2: DIVERSE SOLUTIONS TO MEET THE SUPPLY OF BIO-MED PLASTIC WASTE (OCTOBER 3RD, 2024) MATERIAL RUSE FORUM 7: UNPACKING REVERSE LOGISTICS (DECEMBER 5TH, 2024) BENEFITS OF AI IN THE WASTE STREAM, PART 1 (DECEMBER 10TH, 2024) BENEFITS OF AI IN THE WASTE STREAM, PART 2 (DECEMBER 12TH, 2024) MATERIAL REUSE FORUM 8: ONLINE RESALE BUSINESS MODELS (MARCH 13TH, 2024)EXAMINING AND IDENTIFYING SOLUTIONS FOR PLASTIC AND ORGANIC WASTE IN INDUSTRIAL FOOD PRODUCTIONA) PART 1: ADDRESSING IMPACTS OF PLASTIC IN INDUSTRIAL FOOD PRODUCTION (APRIL 9TH, 2025)THE LIFECYCLE AND FUTURE OF BATTERY EMBEDDED DEVICES (MAY 7TH, 2025)MATERIAL REUSE FORUM 9: HOW TO MAKE REUSE CENTERS ECONOMICALLY VIABLE (JUNE 5TH, 2025)3. CONSULTING PROJECTS PROVIDED FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE RECYCLECT FOUNDATION MANAGED THE VERMONT STATE E-CYCLES PROGRAM PROVIDED FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING COORDINATION CLEARINGHOUSE (ERCC) PROGRAM6. MAINTAINED ONLINE PRESENCE AND ENGAGEMENT THROUGH: SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND LINKEDIN UPDATED DYNAMIC WEBSITE AND NEW CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER (CRM) PLATFORM / DATABASE LISTSERV MEMBERS: DEI CONNECT (DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION), EPPNET (ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRABLE PURCHASING), AND ORGANICS MANAGEMENT9. DEVELOPED AND PUBLISHED NEW RESOURCES FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE: FOUR QUARTERLY MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY REPORTS ON COMMODITY VALUES CHEMICAL RECYCLING POLICY POSITION - THE CHEMICAL RECYCLING COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PROCESSES THAT FALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA TERM 'CHEMICAL RECYCLING AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS TO MAKE INFORMED POLICY DECISIONS. 10. MAINTAINED ONGOING COMMITTEES FOR MEMBER STATES AND ORGANIZATIONS: - BOTTLE BILL - CHEMICAL RECYCLING - DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION - GLASS MARKETS - REGIONAL RECYCLING MARKETS - SUPPLY SIDE POLICY - ORGANICS MANAGEMENT
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $501.7K