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NRRA has recently been made aware that many of the towns inspected by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) over the past year have had violations on their facility signs. It's important for you to check: IS YOUR SIGN COMPLIANT? Per NHDES rules ENV-Sw 1005.05 (b) , the following needs to be included: 1. Facility Name and Permit Number This is your facility name and permit number from your permit. 2. PERMITTEE Name, Address, and telephone number This is a tricky one! Often times, the permittee information is different from the facility information. Usually, the PERMITTEE is the Town Office; your permit will...

Please welcome Brian Patnoe as the new Member Services Manager for the Northeast Resource Recovery Association! Brian has worked in the recycling field for over 20 years and has extensive expertise in cooperative marketing, education and technical assistance in recycling and waste reduction. He began his work in the recycling field as a freshman in High School in 1998. What he thought would be a three-week temporary position turned into a lifelong passion. After working part time through high school at the Lancaster Transfer Station, Brian went on to New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) where he received his Associates Degree in...

NRRA is pleased to announce our 2022 award winners: Marc Morgan, Sami Izzo Recycler of the Year; Scott Hazelton, Volunteer of the Year; and Ivar Martin, Vendor of the Year. Winners will be celebrated at the upcoming Annual Meeting. Marc, Scott, and Ivar each bring personalized expertise to their work in solid waste management and waste reduction. We deeply appreciate each winners' willingness to share their time and expertise with NRRA and our Member communities! Meet the Winners: Marc Morgan - 2022 Sami Izzo Recycler of the Year - has worked in the solid waste/recycling industry for more than 25 years. His focus has been the...

After many months of work and public input, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has published the 2022 New Hampshire Solid Waste Management Plan, now available on NHDES’ website. The 10-year plan incorporates suggestions received through a public comment period and from the New Hampshire Solid Waste Working Group, which was established in the summer of 2021 to assist NHDES with planning for New Hampshire's solid waste future. Members of the Solid Waste Working Group include NRRA Executive Director Reagan Bissonnette and representatives from NRRA member communities Lebanon, Lancaster, and Keene. The Solid...

Welcome to the 41st NRRA Annual Meeting! All members are cordially invited to join the trustees and staff of NRRA for the Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Wednesday, November 9 from 12-2pm at the Puritan Backroom Restaurant. This year, we will hear from NRRA Vendors as they tackle the top three commodities that affect everyday operations: Plastics, Fibers, and Glass recycling. We are also excited to celebrate the accomplishments of our members and vendors over the past year with our awards presentation. Finally, members will vote on renewing members for NRRA's Board of Trustees. The NRRA is your organization, so please plan to attend...

NRRA Executive Director, Reagan Bissonnette, and NRRA Board Member, Ben Hoy, were both in Austin, TX recently at the annual Resource Recycling Conference, a national conference dedicated to enhancing municipal recycling. Participating in this conference is one way NRRA strives to best support our 450+ municipal members with the most up-to-date information on recycling and solid waste management. Some of the great workshops discussed the future of paper markets, chemical recycling, building resilient municipal recycling programs, federal grant funding opportunities, and elevating your community's outreach. In addition to some great...

We have all heard the expression, "What goes up, must come down." This is very true of the recycling commodity market. At NRRA, we have begun to see a definite downward trend in pricing this month. More concerning, however, is that many of our most popular and well-trusted mills are full to capacity with material that they have received in the past month. This is why these mills are not currently accepting plastics & cardboard. The market for #1 - #7 baled plastics is very limited for the time being, and this trend may continue in the future. We encourage our members to consider moving to a system of separating out the #1's and #2s...

The federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides an unprecedented $375 million in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop three new waste prevention, reuse, and recycling programs: (1) Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program; (2) Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program, Model Recycling Program Toolkit and School Curriculum; and (3) Battery Collection Best Practices and Voluntary Battery Labeling Guidelines. NRRA submitted feedback to the EPA during a public comment period to inform the development of these programs. NRRA's comments were provided from the perspective of how to best...

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has prepared a draft of the New Hampshire Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP), which is available for public comment on the NHDES website. The SWMP is a 10-year, high-level plan outlining goals, strategies and actions intended to reduce generation of solid waste, increase diversion from disposal, achieve the state’s solid waste disposal reduction goal, support the state’s solid waste management hierarchy, and maintain adequate capacity for management of waste generated in New Hampshire. A final version of the SWMP will be published by October 1, 2022. The NH Solid Waste...

Did you miss our last Ask Me Anything Event?! Still wish you could ask all of your recycling questions to a panel of experts? Now is your chance! REGISTER NOW! Our Ask Me Anything: Recycling Edition panel of experts will tackle questions such as - what is source-separated recycling? Why doesn't my town recycle the same things as other towns? If something has chasing arrows it means it can be recycled...right? Do egg cartons get recycled with paper or cardboard? Doesn't recycling cost money? And much, much more! This online event is FREE and open to the public on Thursday, August 4th from 12 to 1 PM EST – all are welcome...