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GRC occasionally creates media in the forms of flyers or presentations to educate the public about recycling and other green movements. Here we have provided these materials for you. If you require other materials, Keep America Beautiful offers some material for purchase on their site www.kab.org.
Why is recycling important to you?
This powerpoint presentation gives some personal examples of why recycling is important and relates interesting facts and goals about recycling.
Georgia Facts and Resources on Recycling
This quick fact sheet gives reasons to recycle and shows evidence of recycling's benefit to society. It also gives contact information for people who are interested in finding out more.
Navigating in a Carbon Constrained World
This is a powerpoint presentation from the 2008 GRC Annual Conference about reducing your carbon footprint.
Semi-Annual Training Meeting - 2012
GRC completed its semi-annual training meeting in Griffin, GA on April 12th. The theme was Review, Recharge, Renew: The RE-World....RE-Visited. Below are presentations provided by various speakers:
Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority - Liz Swafford
EPD Mapping Project - Stephanie Busch
Residential Source Separated Organics Toolkit - Veronica Roof
Keep Rome Floyd Beautiful - Mary Hardin Thornton
20th Annual Conference 2011 - Life in the RE-World
GRC held its 20th Annual Conference in St. Simons, GA on August 21-24, 2011. The Annual Conference, Trade Show and Membership Meeting allowed attendees to network with companies within the field, learn about future endeavors, and engage in workshops to bring more success back to local communities. Below is a list of the speakers, their presentations, and affiliation. Please contact us with further inquiries.
GRC, 20 Years of GRC, Gloria Hardegree
Starbucks, Keynote Speaker, Jim Hanna, Director of Environmental Impact Starbucks Coffee Company (For more info, email Jim Hanna)
ILSR, City of Atlanta Sustainability, Neil Seldman
Emerge Technology, New ReTrac Platform, Jonah Levine
GA EPD, EPD Facility Mapping Project, Stephanie Busch
Caraustar, Markets Update - Paper, Jeff Kibler
WM Recycle America, Markets Update - Plastic, Ralph Taylor
Owens-Illinois, Markets Update - Glass, Ann House
WM Recycle America, Marktes Update - Metals, Mike Miller
Resource Recycling Systems, Carton Recycling Study Update, Jim Frey
SAI, Collecting Source Separated Organics from Residents: A Tool for Decision Makers, Veronica Roof
ERTH Products/USCC, Soil/Water Connection, Wayne King
NatureWorks LLC, Closed Venue Success Through Renewable & Compostable Options, Doug Kunnemann
The Climate Group, Recycling & Climate Change, Kate Krebs
Armstrong World Industries, Ceiling Recycling: Closed Loop Approach to Manufacturer Responsibility & LEED Credit, Andy Lake
Dart, Polystyrene Collection and Recycling in Schools, Mike Martinez
EPA Region 4, Sustainable Material Management, Kenneth Lapierre
CARE, Carpet Recycling, Georgina Sikorski
Creative Recycling Systems, Electronics Recycling, Jim Kristof
Pratt Industries, Finding Alternative Energy Sources, Stan Humphries
Emergent Structures, City of Savannah C&D Recycling Projects, Scott Boylston
What Will the New Solid Waste Laws Mean for Your Community?
GRC and EPD teamed up to host a legislative update and issues forum June 30, 2011 at the Environmental Protection Division branch located in Atlanta, GA. Attendees learned how, as a solid waste managers, planners, elected officials or landfill operators, the legislative changes will effect them and their communities due to the recent changes to the Solid Waste Management Act. Below is a list of the speakers, their presentations, and affiliation. Please contact us with further inquiries.
SERDC, Mapping Demand for Recycled Content Materials, Will Sagar, Policy Director
EPD, Legislation Overview -- 2011 Changes to Solid Waste Management Act, Mark Smith
DCA, Solid Waste Planning, Joe Dunlop
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, Center of Innovation -- Energy, Jill P. Stuckey, Director
Emerge Knowledge, Re-TRAC Connect, Gloria Hardegree, GRC
Semi-Annual Training Meeting - 2011
GRC has just finished its semi-annual training meeting in Cartersville, GA at the Tellus Science Museum with great success! During the meeting we had numerous speakers on a variety of topics and now we are making all of their presentations available on our site. Below is a list of each person that spoke as well as their affiliation and a link to their PowerPoint presentation. If you require further information contact us.
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) - Jim Frey, Resource Recycling Systems
Pay As You Throw (PAYT) - Janice Canterbury, EPA Pay-As-You-Throw Program
EPR - Jay Bassett, EPA Region 4 and Jeremy Stroop, Carpet America Recovery Effort
LFG: Anaerobic Digestion vs. Landfill Gas: Pros and Cons, Facts & Fiction - Andrew Kessler, Turning Earth LLC & US Composting Council
REI - Will Sagar SE Recycling Development Council
Georgia Paper People - Lisa White, SP Recycling Corp
