Summer is here and Carton Council is pleased to be heading to New Hampshire for the 30^th Annual Northeast Recycling Conference & Expo.

Katy Duggan-Haas will be representing the Carton Council as a conference silver sponsor and exhibitor at this year’s conference. Katy is dedicated to increasing awareness of and access to carton recycling. She will be presenting on this topic at 11am on June 7^th.  Stop by her session to learn more about adding carton recycling to your area. Attendees will have the opportunity to fill out our “Commit to Carton” pledge card which can be exchanged at the exhibit booth for a fun carton prize. Read the whole story…

Marty Seaman and Katy Duggan-Haas recently enjoyed the beauty of Lake George at the recent Federation of New York Solid Waste Association’s Solid Waste & Recycling Conference and Trade Show at The Sagamore.  Marty presented Building Carton Recycling Access Nationwide on behalf of the Carton Council while Katy spoke with attendees at the booth and during the numerous networking activities. Read the whole story…

We have been enjoying a full week of conferences all around the country.  It has been great to meet and talk with so many about waste reduction issues, biomass energy and carton recycling opportunities.

Both the Carton Council and RRS were proud sponsors of the Indiana Recycling Coalition (IRC) conference this week in Indianapolis.   The Carton Council was honored to be a bronze sponsor while RRS was the carbon offset sponsor.  The two-day conference has been complete with a brewery tour, silent auction, exhibiting and RRS speakers featured in two breakout sessions. Read the whole story…

Carton Council will be making its New York debut at the Federation of New York Solid Waste Association Solid Waste & Recycling Conference in Buffalo, NY this week. Starting on Monday, the NY Federation Conference will welcome 460 attendees at the Sagamore Resort to enjoy multiple networking opportunities, group outings, and a great variety of speakers and industry leaders sharing ideas about the future of recycling in New York. 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…

Oak Brook, IL – Last week the Illinois Recycling Association kicked off their annual conference held this year in Oak Brook, IL.  This year’s conference “Greening Illinois Together” was a joint venture with the Illinois Chapter of SWANA.

RRS consultants Anna Collinson and Katy Duggan-Haas were stationed at the RRS/Carton Council booths where attendees learned about adding aseptic packaging to their program, had an opportunity to win a basket of goodies, and completed the  State of Illinois Recycling Opportunities Survey 2010.

The  State of Illinois Recycling Opportunities Survey 2010 is a joint project with the Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) designed to help analyze the scope and direction of their future recycling related initiatives.  The data will be used as a tool for local recycling officials to more accurately respond to recycling opportunities in the State.  Ms. Collinson also be shared what had been collected so far during a breakout session on Wednesday June 9^th.

Collinson says “the survey is an important step in determining recycling opportunities in the State.  I encourage anyone who works in the recycling industry in Illinois, whether you are a government official, hauler or processor, to fill out the survey.”

On Tuesday June 8^th at 10am Anna also presented on ReTRAC during the “Measuring Waste Generation” break out session.  ReTRAC is an online tool for municipalities to track their waste generation and is a part of the Emerge tracking products.

RRS was the “carbon sponsor” helping to make this event carbon neutral.

Westborough, MA – The Boston area is already home to many universities including Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Boston College.  On April 6, 2010, the community added another type of university; the University of Resource Management (URM).  URM is a one day recycling coordinator training conference hosted by the Massachusetts Recycling Coalition (MassRecycle) in combination with the tenth annual Organics Summit that is being held on April 7, 2010.  Read the whole story…

Buffalo, NY—Resource Recycling Systems’ principals Jim Frey and Marty Seaman just finished attending the Upstate Green Business Network’s (UGBN) Implementing Sustainable Business Practices: A 360 Degree Approach workshop in Buffalo, New York on Monday, November 2^nd.  Jim and Marty were joined by Katy Duggan-Haas in our Northeast Associate Office who is a member of the UGBN Buffalo/Niagara Chapter Steering Committee and helped sponsor the workshop.  Read the whole story…