With funding from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, NERC conducted the Discarded Textiles Management Training for recycling facility operators and managers. The Training was held at the State Office Complex in Concord, New Hampshire on August 7, 2013. Presenters included: Mary Ann Remolador, NERC's Assistant Director; Larry Groipen of ERC Wiping Products; and Paul Curry of Baystate Textiles. 



New Hampshire Discarded Textiles Management Training Agenda

Partners:  New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, SMART - Secondary Materials & Recycled Textiles Association, ERC Wiping Products, and Baystate Textiles.

The key NERC staff for this project was Mary Ann Remolador. For more information about NERC's textiles projects, contact Mariane Medeiros, Senior Project Manager.

National Research on CRT Management by Electronics Recyclers - Contract

In 2013, NERC was hired by the then Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ,to conduct a national survey about CRT management practices by electronics recyclers, specifically being interested in their ability to find downstream markets for the material and how CRTs are being processed. The results were presented at a stakeholder meeting in Washington, DC in May 2013 and are being used by Resource Recycling Magazine as part of the final plenary session of the E-Scrap 2013 conference.

Through a project funded by the Association of Post-Consumer Plastics (APR), NERC researched strategies and recommendations for collecting non-bottle bulky rigid plastics as part of residential recycling programs. 

Through a four-year grant from the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program, NERC provided technical assistance and support to farmers to enhance the marketing of compost in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and New Hampshire. 

A number of resources were developed for the project, including:

• Making Your Compost Product Work for You
• Model Marketing Plan Template
• Compost Marketing Resource List

Case Studies:

• Compost Marketing Case Study - Always Something Farm
• Compost Marketing Case Study - Amend Organics
• Compost Marketing Case Study - Aquidneck Farms
• Compost Marketing Case Study - Cobblestone Valley Farm
• Compost Marketing Case Study - Collins Farm
• Compost Marketing Case Study - Devine Gardens
• Compost Marketing Case Study - Fern Hill Compost
• Compost Marketing Case Study - Holiday Brook Farm
• Compost Marketing Case Study - Mayval Farm
• Compost Marketing Case Study - Newland Farm
• Compost Marketing Case Study - Stone Hill River Farms
• Compost Marketing Case Study - Tripps Dairy Farm

SkillWorks Recycling Jobs Taskforce - Contract

NERC worked with Amy Perlmutter, Perlmutter Associates in a recycling jobs development project in Massachusetts on behalf of SkillWorks.