March 2006
Volume 28, Number 2

CRRA Quarterly Members Meeting
CRRANEWS
CRRA Quarterly Members Meeting Announced

CRRA by-laws provide for the organization's Board meetings to be opened to the membership at least four times a year. The next such open meeting will take place on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at the San Jose Fairmont, located at 170 S Market St. San Jose , CA 95113 . Members are invited and encouraged to attend. A public comment period will be provided at 11:00 AM . To help in planning meeting space, those wishing to attend are requested to RSVP by March 15, 2006 by 5PM. Additionally, a call in number is available to those members that can not attend in person.  All correspondence including RSVP's should be directed to Judi Gregory at judi@crra.com

What’s New at www.crra.com?
EVERYTHING! Visit the REDESIGNED CRRA website Now. Did you know that the that CRRA website gets approximately 500 hits per day? Make sure you check the website often for information on upcoming events & meetings,2005 Conference Photos, Board Meeting Minutes, the RMA - Resource Management Act and coming soon, 2006 conference registration materials. Visit CRRA at www.crra.com.
Special Election Update
At the January 17 CRRA Board meeting, the Board voted to hold a special election. As required by the Association’s bylaws, a message was sent to members on February 22, 2006 , notifying them of the upcoming special election. The election will be conducted via email for those with current email addresses on record. For those without email, the paper ballots will be mailed by postal service. The election will open on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 and close at midnight on Friday, April 7, 2006 . The election ballot will include three separate measures, each independent of the others, 1)Measure 06-01 Redistricting, 2)Measure 06-02 Residency Requirement, 3)Measure 06-03 CRRA Policy Manual Method of Delivery.
Members Ask CRRA
Recently, a member questioned CRRA’s internal activities to reduce waste and conserve resources. Here are some of the more recent steps taken by CRRA.
  • Switched from all printed newsletter to a combination of electronic & paper. Instead of 10 paper issues a year, CRRA does 2 paper issues (on recycled paper) and 10 electronic, which has reduced a huge amount of paper consumption.
  • CRRA has switched to electronic balloting
  • CRRA provides on-line conference registration
  • All electronic board packets
  • Print as we go membership applications, letterhead, sponsor brochures and other in-house forms.
  • A measure currently on the ballot, would change the CRRA By-laws to allow electronic posting of the Internal Policy for chapter conveners, versus paper delivery, as currently required.
  • The 2006 Conference Committee is working with SpaceShare to “hook up” conference travelers looking to share a ride or hotel room and provides information on local modes of transportation.
  • Another very exciting thing that the CRRA conference committee is working on this year is to purchase credits to offset the environmental impacts of the conference travel. More information still to come.
IndustryNews&HotTopics
Happenings at the CA Integrated Waste Management Board

CIWMB Board & Committee Meetings : http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Agendas/

The March 14, 2006 Board Meeting of the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) will be held at the Joe Serna Jr., Cal/EPA Building, 1001 I Street, 2nd Floor, Byron Sher Auditorium, starting at 9:30 AM. Click for Agenda

CIWMB Events Calendar : http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Calendar/

Current Board Members & Terms:Click for link

Information on E-Waste/U-Waste Regulations Now in Place: Toxic Trash??? On February 9, 2006 regulations changed. We can no longer place some common items in the trash. See a list of other banned items and what to do with them.
State Waste Board Approves $4.5 Million to Fund Local Grants for Household Hazardous Wastes: Cities, counties, and regional agencies encouraged to apply
SACRAMENTO—The California Integrated Waste Management Board voted this week to make $4.5 million in grant funding available for local programs to help cities, counties, and regional agencies better handle common materials that cannot be dumped in landfills, such as household batteries, mercury thermostats and thermometers, fluorescent light bulbs, and some obsolete personal electronics. click here for full text
City of Pasadena Recycling Program at Rose Bowl
PASADENA, CA -- (February 14, 2006) – The City of Pasadena, in collaboration with SCS Engineers and the Rose Bowl, successfully recycled more than eight tons of waste at the 2006 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Game, which took place on January 4, 2006 at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA, Click here for the full text
NRC Update

- 2006 Annual Congress & Expo ~ Oct. 22-25, 2006 ~ Atlanta , Georgia : Super Saver registration forms are now available at our new Congress & Expo website at www.recyclingconference.org

- Resources for Members Only: NRC has released a "How to Advocate for Recycling with State and Local Decision makers" exclusively for NRC members. Login to download a copy.

- NRC Developing New Guides for Members To Build Support for and Improve Recycling Programs NRC staff are working on several new guides for members to be released later this fall. Get a quick preview of three of the guides you can expect to see soon. Learn More >>

www.nrc-recycle.org

Department of Conservation Information

Check out the new bottle and can recycling commercial and all the other great recycling stuff at www.bottlesandcans.com, then click the guitar in the lower left hand corner - very cool!

GREEN GIFT GUIDE: From simple tips on how to shop for creative, environmentally conscious gifts to "green living" tips, the Green Gift Guide™ is your one-stop shopping site to help you "be green" during the holiday season and year round.

JobsAvailable
Nothing to Post at the time. Check www.crra.com for regular updates
UpcomingEvents
March 16:
CRRA Quarterly Members Meeting
April 4-7:
WasteExpo, Las Vegas, NV, www.wasteexpo.com
August 6-9:
CRRA 30th Annual Conference, San Jose, CA, www.crra.com
October 22-25:
NRC 25th Annual Congress & Expo, Atlanta, GA, www.nrc-recycle.org
Additional Events
President'sCircle
The California Resource Recovery Association is partly funded by generous support from our sponsors. For more information on CRRA sponsorship, download a sponsor brochure online at: CRRA Sponsor Brochure (pdf)

CRRA Sponsors
Presidents Circle Sponsors:

  • City of San Jose
  • City of Los Angeles
  • GreenWaste/Zanker
  • StopWaste.Org
  • EPA Region 9
  • CA Department of Conservation
  • CIWMB

Additional Sponsors include: Zero Waste Communities of San Bernardino Co., Mojave Desert & Mountain JPA, City of Chula Vista , Sunset Waste Systems, SLO County IWMA & Waste Connections, PSSI/Stanford Recycling and Western Riverside COG
CALIFORNIA RESOURCE RECOVERY ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 276567, Sacramento, CA 95827-6567
Phone: (916) 441-CRRA • Fax: (916) 932-2209
Website: www.crra.com • Email: crra@crra.com