- Projects
- Completed Projects
- 2013
- Capacity Building for Residential Bulky Rigid Plastics Collection - Contract
Completed Projects
2022
- Glass Model Legislation Work Group
- Organics-End Market Committee
- State Electronics Challenge
- Glass Recycling in Rural Communities in Maine
- Minimum PCR Content Requirements for Plastic Products and Packaging Model Legislation
2021
2020
2019
2018
- Capacity Building for Electronics Recyclers in Nebraska - Contract
- Materials Management Training, Technical Assistance, and Outreach in Bennington County, Vermont - Contract
- Pilot Model E-scrap Collection/Recycling Program in Nebraska - Contract
2017
- Creating Healthy Communities through Food Recovery & Composting in Vermont - Grant
- Electronics Workshops - New Hampshire Solid Waste Operator Training Program - Contract
- Food Scrap & Organics Composting Training - New Hampshire Solid Waste Operator Training Program - Contract
- Implementing the Food Recovery Hierarchy in Rural Vermont Communities - Grant
- New York Compost Operators Training - Contract
- Vermont Green Business Program - Contract
2016
- Food and Organic Waste Diversion - North Country Council Regional Planning Commission - Contract
- Food Scrap Management Training - New Hampshire Solid Waste Operator Training Program - Contract
- Innovative Strategies & Best Management Practices for Implementing Reuse Programs in Rural Communities in New York State & the St. Regis Mohawk Nation - Grant
2015
- Vermont School Recycling and Composting - Grant
- Simplifying Environmentally Preferable Purchasing - Grant
2014
- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative - State Electronics Challenge - Grant
- Rural and Small Town Organics Management - Grant
- Best Operating Practices for Drop-Off Recycling Sites Manual and Training Presentation - Contract
- Reuse Marketplace - Contract
- Bennington County Regional Commission Solid Waste Planning Assistance - Contract
- Textiles Collection Outreach - Contract
2013
- New Hampshire Textiles Reuse & Recycling Training - Contract
- National Research on CRT Management by Electronics Recyclers - Contract
- Capacity Building for Residential Bulky Rigid Plastics Collection - Contract
Capacity Building for Residential Bulky Rigid Plastics Collection - Contract
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.
- Marketing On-Farm Compost for Sustainability and Economic Viability - Grant
- SkillWorks Recycling Jobs Taskforce - Contract
2012
- Increasing Paper Recycling by Businesses in the Northeast - Grant
- Promoting Agricultural Environmental Sustainability in Western Massachusetts - Grant
- Special Events Food Waste Diversion in Pennsylvania and Delaware - Grant
- Toward Zero Waste as a Practical Strategy in the Construction and Demolition Industry - Grant
- Construction and Demolition Debris Reuse and Recycling in Puerto Rico - Contract
- New York State's Recycling Markets Database - Contract
- XRF Screening of Packaging Components: Inks & Colorants - Grant
- An Assessment of Heavy Metals in Packaging: A Focus on Flexible PVC from Discount Retail Chain Stores - Grant
2011
- Green Hotels in Vermont - Grant
- State Electronics Challenge – EPA Region 8 - Grant
- Vermont Business Materials Exchange - Contract
- School Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Composting - Grant
- Laboratory Round Robin Test Project: Assessing Performance in Measuring Toxics in Packaging - Grant
- National Mandatory Recycling & Disposal Bans document - Contract
2010
- Creating a National Reuse Marketplace for Materials Exchanges - Grant
- Diverting Special Event Food Waste to Commercial Composting - Grant
2009
- Manure Management Education in New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Vermont - Grant
- Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Project for Rhode Island - Contract
- Recycling Economic Information Study Update - Contract
- Unwanted Medication Collections in Retail Pharmacies - Grant
- Guidance for Individuals and Small Businesses after a Natural Disaster: How to Manage the Waste – A Model Resource - Grant
- Assessment of Heavy Metals in Packaging: 2009 Update - Grant
2008
- Promoting Source Reduction and Increasing the Use of Recycled Materials (EPA Region 3) - Grant
- Promoting Source Reduction and Increasing the Use of Recycled Materials (EPA Region 1) - Grant
- Recycling Makes Sen$e – Town, School, and Business Recycling Project - Grant
2007
- Toxics in Packaging Laws: A Tool to Promote Source Reduction and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing - Grant
- USDA Solid Waste Management Grants - Several
2006
2005
2004
- Assessed Municipal Business Recycling Programs in Massachusetts - Contract
- New England Strategic Outreach and Education Plan for Reuse and Waste Prevention - Grant
- Newspaper Publishers’ Purchasing Commitments - Contract
- Hazardous Waste Guides for Businesses in New Hampshire and Vermont - Grant
- Hazardous Waste Small Business Pilot Collections - Grant
2003
- Nebraska E-Waste Toolkit - Contract
- Pollution Prevention Protocol for Technical Assistance Reciprocity Partnership (TARP) - ECOS Project - Contract
2002
- Beneficial Use Determination Documentation, Massachusetts - Contract
- Evaluation of MA Environmentally Preferable Procurement Program - Contract
- National Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative
- Rural Electronics Collection Project - Contract
- Solid Waste Planning, Northampton, MA - Contract
2001
2000
1999
1998
- Recycling Economic Information Project - Contract
- State Review and Demonstration of a Model State Recycling Rate Measurement Methodology - Contract
1997
1996
- Fostering Economic Development Through Recycling - Grant
- Market Opportunity Forums - Grant
- Reports on Financial Transactions Supporting Recycling Businesses - Grant
1991
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