NERC in the News
2013
April
Ohio EPA awarded bronze recognition by State Electronics Challenge. "The State Electronics Challenge has awarded the Ohio EPA a bronze recognition for its efforts in decreasing the environmental footprint of its computers." Published in eponline.com.
State College, Pennsylvania, Regional Technology Program Receives Gold. Earth Day 2013 Observance Includes Focus on Sustainability. These achievements warranted Gold recognition from the State Electronics Challenge awarded to the State College, Pennsylvania, Regional Technology Program. Published in State College News.
State and local governments recognized in national contest for reducing e-waste. State and local governments recognized in national contest for reducing e-waste. Published in Waste Recycling News.
Marketplace Keeps Once-Discarded Products in Use. "The Reuse Marketplace keeps once-discarded items in use. The Ocean State has one landfill with an anticipated 25 years until it reaches capacity. Stretching its lifespan is clearly to the state's benefit, says David Bordieri, waste-prevention coordinator for the R.I. Resource Recovery Corp." Published in Providence Business News.
The State Electronics Challenge. "Computers — ubiquitous, pervasive and constantly changing — are the poster-child for environmental concern. Computers and other office equipment contain toxic materials and hazardous constituents; they are heavy users of energy and paper, and are often hard to recycle. Nearly everyone has seen or heard a horror story about the improper handling of electronics at the end of their useful life." Article published in American City & County.
Waste Wise: Sorting Out Composting. "Another factor is that end markets for waste-based compost tend to be substantially limited depending on the feedstock material. According to the Northeast Recycling Council, compost derived from yard trimmings, for example, has many more end markets compared to that sourced from mixed MSW, primarily due to the presence of glass fragments, small plastic particulates and other contami- nants that detract from its usability. As more restaurants adopt composting as a disposal option, arguably one of the stronger potential growth areas for composting, the issue of contamination looms large since keeping a clean feedstock would involve substantial customer education. Even “back of store” operations can have similar issues, since in many cases food wastes have some type of packaging that must be removed before composting." Article published in Waste360.
County Receives National Recognition for Reducing Environmental Impact. "DuPage County [Illinois] was recently awarded a Gold recognition from the State Electronics Challenge (SEC) for decreasing its environmental footprint of computer equipment in 2012." Press release from DuPage County.
Regional Reuse Marketplace. "The Reuse Marketplace — administered by the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) — is a free regional network in the Northeast to find, sell, trade or give away reusable and surplus items that would otherwise be disposed as trash."
