JD Lindeberg enjoying USCC and Austin, TX.

It’s the beginning of the 2012 conference season and RRS is gearing up for one fantastic year. We are pleased to announce that our annual debut will be at the United States Composting Council (USCC) Annual Conference & Tradeshow this week – the USCC is not only a wonderful organization, but one that is near and dear to our hearts. Nicole Chardoul and JD Lindeberg are both long-time members of the USCC and well-known throughout the industry for their dedication and excellence in the composting community.

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J.D. Lindeberg began working for RRS over 20 years ago specializing in green business planning, financial assessment and organics management. As J.D.’s career has expanded over the years, his extensive practical knowledge in biomass energy systems, capital project planning, design engineering, organics and “green” housing projects has blossomed. In addition to being the President of RRS, J.D. is a sought after expert in the biomass energy field well known for his project development, due diligence and feedstock analysis .

In continuing with our profiles, I sat down with J.D. on December 15^th to talk with him about his experiences in the organics and biomass energy field.  Below are some snippets from our conversation. Read the whole story…

It’s that time of the year again! Resource Recycling Systems and Carton Council are heading back to beautiful Colorado to sponsor and participate in the annual Colorado Association for Recycling “Summit for Recycling”.

Taking place at the renowned Village at Breckenridge from June 5^th thru 7^th, the Summit for Recycling is a fantastic forum for professionals in the industry to network and participate in educational sessions. This year, RRS was selected to present in four sessions. Read the whole story…

It’s a busy week at the RRS office, where we are gearing up to kick off a month full of conferences and meetings – and our second conference this month is in St. Louis with the International BioMass Conference & Expo. This meeting of hundreds of industry experts in America’s Center Convention is sure to be a great event, and we are looking forward to the three days in sunny St. Louis. Read the whole story…

The Michigan Recycling Coalition (MRC) is hosting their annual Michigan Compost Operator Training Program today, March 29 in the Surplus and Recycling Education Center at Michigan State University.  The training program is designed to provide managers and operators of large scale compost sites with information, tools and training needed to manage a successful operation in Michigan.

The program originally developed through a state grant by RRS for the MRC, has been ongoing through the State for over ten years by the MRC.  The program covers the basic biology of composting, marketing and financing end materials as well as composting rules/regulations and troubleshooting issues.  The training will focus on the State’s new rules and regulations as they relate to composting and all attendees will receive a training manual. Read the whole story…

Resource Recycling Systems flexed its biomass muscle a bit this week at the Electric Utility Consultants training on Biomass for Fuels, Chemicals and Power in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

From March 21 to 22, forestry professionals, government agencies, utility executives, agribusiness professional, finance professionals and others met at the Hyatt Regency to learn from an array of leading experts how the sub-categories in biomass will mesh together to create one of the most dynamic new industries in North America. Read the whole story…

Ann Arbor, MI— How did you spend your summer? The staff at Resource Recycling Systems can answer that question many ways. There have been vacations, picnics, and baseball games. And of course, there has also been conference participation. Read the whole story…

Boston, MA – Boston is known as the home of the Red Sox, the name sake of cream pie and baked beans, and for the historical site of events during the Revolutionary War like the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere’s ride through the streets.  A city with such a rich history was the perfect place to host the 2010 SWANA WasteCon Conference and Exhibition.

WasteCon ran from Sunday August, 15, 2010 to Tuesday August 17, 2010.  WasteCon is a mega conference for waste and recycling professionals.  This year the conference hosted a long list of technical and educational break-out sessions, exhibit hall and a networking event at Fenway Park.  Read the whole story…

Orlando, FL—Resource Recycling System’s principals JD Lindeberg and Nicole Chardoul are currently attending the U.S. Compost Council Annual Conference and Trade Show in Orlando, Florida.  Each year, compost managers, operators, regulators, researchers, engineers, government officials, and consultants gather for an educational series of workshops, technical sessions, and networking to discuss compost marketing practices, polices, public outreach, program financing and regulations, and new technologies and compost applications. Read the whole story…

Lansing, MI—It’s been a busy week in the Michigan capital as the House Energy and Technology Committee is debating a bill that would change the current yard waste landfill ban.  The proposed bill would allow landfills to collect yard clippings for methane gas energy harvesting purposes. Debate on both sides of this bill has been taking place this week.  Our very own JD Lindeberg (RRS Principal and CFO) added testimony in opposition to the bill adding support to the testimonies of Kerrin O’Brien (Michigan Recycling Coalition’s Executive Director), Gary Melow (Michigan Biomass Director), Ted Barrett (Mid-Michigan Recycling) and Fred Thompson (Indian Summer Recycling).   Read the whole story…