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Greetings!
It's June and our gardens are in bloom! Care to brag about your vegetable or flower garden? Send us a picture of your garden and we will feature you in our July newsletter! Along with gardening, WasteCap staff has been busy planning our October 20th Anniversary Summit, read the article below and register now to get an early-bird discount rate. We also encourage you to read about the Summit Awards below and nominate yourself or someone else.
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WasteCap News - New & Renewing Members
| | WasteCap had seven memberships renewed this month!
George Witt Service Inc
Hornady Manufacturing Co.
Lancaster County Extension Office
LifeSpan Technology Recycling
Nucor Steel
Tenneco, Inc.
Valmont Industries Inc.
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WasteCap News- 2012 Sustainability Summit Early Registration Discount!
| | The 2012 Sustainability Summit is October 9th and 10th. The Summit workshop will be held in Lincoln, NE on Wednesday, October 10th at the University Nebraska East Campus. The Summit will be held in conjunction with WasteCap's 20th Anniversary Celebration Awards Luncheon also held at East Campus on Wednesday. A ticket to the Summit includes a ticket to the luncheon! The Summit will feature our keynote speaker, Auden Schendler, Vice President of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company. There are also break out sessions with wonderful speakers highlighting the topics of Energy, Tools and Resources for Sustainability Planning/Tracking, Zero Waste, Employee Engagement, Green Certification, and Green Marketing/Branding.
Register for the event now by clicking here.
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WasteCap News- WasteCap's 2012 Sustainable Business Award Applications are here!
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The 20th Anniversary Sustainable Business Awards Luncheon will be held October 10, 2012 at the University of Nebraska Lincoln East Campus to recognize members for their environmental achievements. WasteCap is requesting award nominations in seven categories.
To read the award category descriptions and to download the pdf application, click here.
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WasteCap News- Members! Send us your Event info!
| | WasteCap would like to assist our members in advertising events! We would love the opportunity to market your events via our website, e-newsletter, and all our social media outlets. Please send a short write up or registration information to communications@wastecapne.org, and let us help you. Even if it's a re-cap of the event with pictures, just send us the update and we will feature you!
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WasteCap News- May Green Team Roundtables held in Norfolk, Omaha, and North Platte
| | June 20th Minden will have its first Green Team Rountable at Burchell's White Hill Farmhouse Inn. Click below to register! June 13th, a Green Team Roundtable was held in Lincoln at the Bluff Road Landfill.
May Green Team activities began in Norfolk on May 1st to the Chamber of Commerce's Green Council. On May 9th, RDG Planning and Design in Omaha hosted a Roundtable about commuter benefit programs. On May 16th and 17th, WasteCap staff traveled to North Platte to present information about forming green teams during two Rotary Club meetings and a FREE public "Green Drinks" event.
Read the full story by clicking here.
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WasteCap News- Offering Free CFL Recycling Program to Nebraska Businesses
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WasteCap Nebraska invites Nebraska businesses to join the Another Bright Idea network to recycle used Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) at no cost. By providing this free recycling service to employees, it demonstrates that reducing environmental impact is a priority in your company. |
News - Lincoln Bicycle Commuter Challenge
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"The Get Up & Ride Bicycle Challenge" encourages people to bike for transportation and recreation. It is open and free to anyone who lives in the Unites States or works for an organization with U.S. employees. Several communities across Nebraska are participating, and Lincoln is currently one of the top cities in the nation participating in this challenge. Prizes will be awarded nationally for teams and individual riders, and Lincoln and Omaha will hold celebrations with local awards in September as well.
To read the full article and to register as a participant, click here.
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WasteCap News - WasteCap Staff Compete in the Lincoln Commuter Bike Challenge
| | As of Friday, 6/8/2012, WasteCap staff has biked 257 miles as part of Endomondo's National Bike Challenge. By biking instead of driving, we've saved 235 pounds of CO2 so far and have save $119 in fuel and vehicle wear-and-tear. Additionally, according to the website message board, Lincoln is currently in 3rd place in this national biking challenge!
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News- Nebraskans Throw Away $81 Million Annually
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LINCOLN, NE - June 12, 2012
In 2010, Nebraskans disposed of more than two million tons of material in landfills. With an estimated average landfill disposal fee of $37/ton, taxpayers pay over $81 million annually to dispose of our trash. Many of the common materials in the waste stream, like paper, cardboard, hard plastic containers, tin cans, and aluminum cans have good, local recycling markets and carry commodity value for local recycling programs, businesses and recycling companies.
To read full article, click here. |
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News- Grants Still Available for Electronic Waste Collection Events
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Up to $8,000 is available to any community or organization, particularly "underserved" areas of Nebraska, for electronic waste collection events. A complete manual with instructions on how to run an event is available
HERE. This is a turn-key operation for electronic waste collection events.
Read more information by clicking here.
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News- e-Scrap Grantees Hold Several Events this Spring
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Under the direction and organization of Denise Trine, PrairieLand RC&D, in Northeast Nebraska, held four e-Scrap collection events this Spring. Starting with an event on March 31st in Pilger, two events on April 5th in Petersburg and Tilden, and finally at Clarkson, Nebraska on April 30th. One-hundred and twenty households were served at these mini-events, diverting an impressive 13,353 pounds of electronic equipment from the landfill.
Read the full press release by clicking here.
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News- 10 Things You Never Knew Were Recyclable
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Here's 10 things you probably never knew were recyclable. Click below to read the article posted on Earth911.
Click here to read the entire press release.
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