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MRC SEEKING 2012 RECYCLER AWARD NOMINATIONS
Due Date: March 9, 2012
This year the MRC is looking for the most innovative and inspirign program in the State of Michigan. All types of programs, big and small, will be considered. The award winner will be recognized at the 2012 Annual Conference & Trade Show in Grand Rapids, Thursday, May 10, 2012.
2012 Recycler Award Nomination Form
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MRC SEEKING BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS
Due Date: March 21, 2012
The MRC is currently accepting nominations to fill 7 open seats on the Board of Directors. If you are a member in good-standing, please read the following notice and list of responsibilities and consider whether you would want to take a stronger role in guiding this established, respected 30 year old Michigan recycling institution.
MRC Board Nomination Notice
MRC Board Nomination Form
Board of Director Roles and Responsibilities
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US EPA Head: Biggest Wish is 90% Recycling Rate and Why
On December 20, 2011, on The Dr. Oz Show (television) Dr. Oz and EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson had the following exchange at the conclusion of an interview on water safety:
Dr. Oz:“As a last comment, if your goal—which it is—is to make the world a cleaner, healthier place, looking around, what would you do? What is the most important message you could make with us? What’s the biggest wish you have?”
Jackson:
“Its actually much lower tech than anyone might think.
You know, we recycle about 39% of our waste on average—the 250 million tons we generate every day. If we would bring that number up, if we would insist on a recycling rate in our country at 80, 85, 90 percent we would do a bunch of things: Certainly, we would have a cleaner environment. We would save a tremendous amount of water and energy. We would create millions of jobs, because recycling, in and of itself, would become a supply chain in our country—a very domestic one.
So although it sounds simple, when you see those recycling bins--when people start to talk about recycling--think of it as a homegrown jobs program and an environmental program and an energy program and a water program all in one.” See the interview.
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This Fall 2011 Policy Paper outlines how supporting recycling efforts, state-wide, can create and maintain Michigan jobs. The paper is based on results from a 2009 Public Sector Consultants study as well as MRC's 2011 State of Recycling Report: A Way Forward. The paper is a good one pager that can be printed and shared with policy makers to provide solid statistics on the economic benefits of recycling.
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The report and policy platform that supports MRC advocacy work with Michigan decision-makers. Hear Mike Csapo discuss the report with Kirk Heinze of Greening the Great Lakes.
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