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Georgia Recycling Coalition
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GRC EventsEnviro Expo USA November 14, 15, 2009 Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GAGRC will be partnering with Enviro Expo USA to help promote America Recycles Day with a focus on educating and energizing the public. This event will serve as a forum to interact with the community and spread the latest technology and news in recycling. The event will be free and open to the public. There will be booths, speakers, and specialized events covering all of the latest environmental technologies.
Georgia Recycling Coalition 18th Annual Conference & Trade ShowMark Your Calendar 2009 GRC SPIRIT OF GREEN AWARDSANNOUNCING.... 2009 GRC Spirit of Green Annual Awards
●Volunteer of the Year ●
Sustainable Business Day-GRC Members “Green the Capitol”On February 12th, GRC members along with the GA Conservation Voters, USGBC GA Chapter, Sustainable Business Partners, and the Turner Foundation gathered at the Capitol to demonstrate Georgia's capability to be the leaders in energy and water conservation, waste minimization, alternative transportation and carbon reduction. With that goal in mind, participating companies and organizations provided information about products and services in the areas of Transportation, Water Conservation & Quality, Climate Change (Recycling & Composting as subset of this larger focus), and Energy Resources. The goal was to set the stage for working with state elected officials along with local businesses in addressing Georgia's environmental issues, while demonstrating how economic growth and environmental protection go hand in hand. The event also included a presentation of recognition and reading of the resolution from sponsoring legislators. As an added feature of the day, GRC procured 500 recycling bins via its affiliation with the National Recycling Coalition in one of their partnership programs with Alcoa Aluminum. The honorary chair of Sustainable Business Day, Laura Turner Seydel, officially launched the recycling partnership on behalf of GRC. These bins are being provided free of charge on a permanent basis for use by the Georgia Building Authority (GBA) in the Capitol building and the Coverdell Legislative Office Building to recycle aluminum cans, and plastic/glass bottles as an enhancement to their existing paper recycling program. GBA will add this component to the energy and water conservation efforts already in place or planned for implementation in government buildings on Georgia's "Capitol hill". At the request of GBA, GRC and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, along with their marketing contractor Hill & Knowlton, are working to prepare a recycling marketing campaign for the state employees on Capitol hill. International Compost Awareness Week-May 3-9, 2009Across the United States and Canada, composting advocates will be encouraging everyone to Compost! Those who believe in the Compost Message will be planning events in their community to promote the value of compost. All types of composting events - from composting in your backyard to large-scale community-wide composting - can be promoted during the week. For more info visit: Georgia Recycled Organics Council (G-ROC) Celebrates ICAW in GeorgiaG-ROC , GRC's Recycled Organics Council, in partnership with Georgia DNR-EPD, Georgia Dept of Community Affairs, Athens-Clarke Co Recycling Div., and EPA Region 4 hosted a tour and workshop in observance of International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) on May 5, 2009 in Athens, GA. To see the Governors Proclamation, click here. To see the ICAW Poster, click here. |
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