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Greetings!
The countdown is on, two months until the 2012 Sustainability Summit! Don't miss out on this educational and informational event, early bird registration ends August 31st. Business Award Applications are due August 15th and vendor booths are filling up quickly, so get registered before it's too late. In this month's newsletter you will also find WasteCap NE updates, member news, and an intro to Lincoln's 2040 Solid Waste Management Plan.
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WasteCap News - New & Renewing Members
| | WasteCap welcomes B&R Stores as our newest corporate member and we are pleased that five other companies renewed their WasteCap Memberships!
July's New Corporate Member
B&R Stores (Super Saver & Russ's) currently owns 17 stores located in seven cities across Nebraska and Iowa and employs more than 2,000 people, nearly 1,000 of which are employee owners. The company is committed to being an active partner with each of the communities it serves in an effort to enhance the lives of both its customers and employees. B&R Stores is also committed to being a good steward of our environment and is actively working on energy efficient and sustainable initiatives.
July's Renewing Corporate Members
Lincoln Children's Zoo
Maine Plastics
Select Van and Storage Company
The Country Club of Lincoln
UNL Landscape Services
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WasteCap NE Welcomes New Board Member
| |  Kim Morrow HinrichsKim serves as Associate Minister at First-Plymouth Church in Lincoln, where she directs a Sustainable Living Ministry. This project seeks to raise consciousness among the congregation and wider community about environmental sustainability through guest speaker events, field trips, ecology & faith classes, worship, cooking classes and advocacy work. Prior to moving to Lincoln in 2010, Kim served on the staff of Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California for nine years, where she developed expertise in program management, fundraising, online theological education and working with a board of trustees. She holds a B.A. from the University of California at Santa Cruz, a Master of Divinity from Pacific School of Religion, and has done doctoral studies at the Graduate Theological Union. She is passionate about helping people respond to the environmental urgencies of our time, and enjoys being mom to her two wonderful daughters. Click here for the full list of WasteCap NE Board Members. |
WasteCap News- Sustainable Business Awards Applications Due August 15th
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WasteCap Nebraska is pleased to announce the call for nominations for its Sustainable Business Awards, to be presented during the luncheon at the Sustainability Summit on October 10th, 2012. In order to be eligible for an award, nominees must be a member of WasteCap Nebraska, but nominations may be made by any person or entity. Organizations may submit an awards application for their own company.
To read the award category descriptions and to download the pdf application, click here.
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WasteCap News- 2012 Sustainability Summit Early Registration Discount and Vendor Information!
| | 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.
**Only 10 Vendor spots left! If you want information on becoming a Vendor for the Summit or to register, please click here.
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WasteCap News- Upcoming Green Team Roundtable in Lincoln for The Living Building Challenge
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Archi+ETC and WasteCap Nebraska will host a presentation by Stuart Shell, AIA, LEED AP entitled, "An Introduction to The Living Building Challenge". The event will be held at Archi+ETC / Ayars & Ayars headquarters, 2436 N. 48th Street in Lincoln, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 17th. Of special interest to architects, engineers and builders, the presentation is open to individuals interested in green building concepts as well. August 17 -
Lunch will be served and registration is required. Cost is $10 or $8 for WasteCap Nebraska members.
Registration and payment for Green Team Roundtables can be made at www.wastecapne.org/greenteams/.
Read the full story by clicking here.
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News- Introducing Lincoln's 2040 Solid Waste Plan
| | Lincoln and Lancaster County officials have released the information for the city and county Solid Waste Plan 2040. Please click on the link below to find out more information and to view the Power Point presentation.
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WasteCap News - Lincoln Bicycle Commuter Challenge
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As of July 31, 2012, WasteCap staff have biked a total of 536 miles as part of Endomondo's National Bike Challenge. In July alone, 184 miles were logged by The Unwasted team: Chant� Bauer, Neil Tabor, and Julie Diegel. By biking instead of driving, we've saved a total of 490 pounds of CO2 so far and have saved $243 in fuel and vehicle wear since the beginning of the challenge in May 2012. The Unwasted team is holding steady at 58th place out of 99 registered teams in Lincoln.
Click here to see our rankings!
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| WasteCap News- WasteCap Nebraska to Launch Sustainable Business Workshops and Certification Program | | |
WasteCap Nebraska has been awarded a grant from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality to develop a Sustainable Business Training and Certification pilot program in 2012-13. Funded for one year, this program will develop standards for a Nebraska Sustainable Business Certification, offer two half-day group workshops on sustainable business practices, and provide in-depth consultation to four businesses that want assistance in achieving Certification.
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News- Funding for building improvements still available through reEnergize
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The reEnergize Program in Lincoln and Omaha is designed to build energy smart communities that use less energy and improve comfort, increase energy savings and improve air quality. Property must be within the city limits of Lincoln or Omaha and participants must be US citizens. Program participants will receive $100 off an energy evaluation by a qualified contractor, up to half the cost of energy upgrades, get the names of screened contractors to perform the upgrades and an inspection for quality at the end of the job. For more information and to find out if you qualify, call 877-402-5111, email info@reenergizeProgram.org, visit www.reenergizeprogram.org, or view this short YouTube video.
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News- Regional Energy Codes Conference This Fall in Omaha, NE - Join us as a sponsor, exhibitor and attendee!
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The Nebraska Energy Office and its partners invite you to the 2012 Great Plains Energy Codes Conference, October 16-18, at the Marriott in Regency Plaza, in Omaha, Nebraska. Exhibitor and Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
This two-day conference will feature tracks focused on compliance and advocacy, commercial building design, residential building design, and value and practical applications related to the 2009 and proposed 2012 energy codes. Sessions will be interactive and content will educate stakeholders on the "how to" of code adoption and enforcement as well as the importance of energy codes, how they impact states and local code jurisdictions - financially and structurally - so they can achieve compliance with the International Energy Conservation Codes.
Read the full press release by clicking here.
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News- OSHA issues two educational resources on protecting workers from mercury exposure in fluorescent bulbs
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WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued two new educational resources to help protect workers from mercury exposure while crushing and recycling fluorescent bulbs. Compact fluorescent bulbs are more efficient than incandescent bulbs, but the shift to energy-saving fluorescents, which contain mercury, calls for more attention to workers who handle, dispose of, and recycle used fluorescent bulbs.
Click here to read the entire press release.
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| Member News- SectorNow Receives Grant | | |
SectorNow, parent company of CleanEarthApps, was awarded a $31,036 grant from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality's Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Grants Program. The grant will be used to enhance the WasteFinder Green App waste assessment system, with a Hazardous Materials module, a Hospitality Industry module, and make WasteFinder available on Apple iPad and iPhone devices. WasteCap Nebraska assisted SectorNow develop WasteFinder Green App, and will work with SectorNow during the App system enhancement program.
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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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Market Corner-Current Paper Prices
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