Recyclescene

California Resource Recovery Association

January, 2008 - Vol 30, Issue 1

 

In This Issue

What's New at CRRA

2008 Annual Conference

CRRA Launches Certification Program
Quarterly Member's Meeting
Happening's at the CIWMB

About Us

Sponsors

 

InformationYouNeed

CRRA Annual Conference

 

Upcoming Events

 

Jobs Available

 

Grants & RFP Hotline

 

Certification in Resource Mgmt.

 

 

What'sNewatCRRA

It's membership renewal time. 
Membership renewal notices were emailed on December 1, 2007.  If you did not receive your renewal notice, please email crra4zw@yahoo.com and request a duplicate.  Don't miss out on valuable membership benefits.  Renew your membership today!


Check out these helpful links to our website for the most up-to-date CRRA information: Certification Program Details & Registration, Updated CRRA Internal Policies, Board Minutes, Past Issues of Recyclescene. Resource Management Act. Or visit our website for more information, www.crra.com.

Register Now for Training in San Diego
Only a couple days left to register for the February 4-5, 2008 training.  Click to Register


CRRA Offices and Contact Information have Changed- The phone number remains the same, but address and fax have changed.
 
New CRRA Contact Info
PO Box 1228
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-1228
PH: 916-441-2772
FX: 916-676-4882
 
 

 

 

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Climate Change is Not a Game We Can Lose!

Hotel Reservations
The SFO Airport Hyatt in Burlingame, CA will be home to the 2008 CRRA Annual Conference.  Reserve your rooms now at the rate of $140/night single occupancy. Make reservations at (800)233-1234 and mention CA Resource Recovery Association, or online at hyatt.com and use code "G-CRRA".

Call for Speakers
CRRA is organizing the most comprehensive, informative, and thought-provoking conference dedicated to waste reduction and resource management issues in California. CRRA is currently accepting application for qualified speakers, panelists, and roundtable leaders.  Submissions are due, Friday, February 15, 2008. Click Here to Submit Application

EarlyBird Registration
CRRA will begin taking earlybird registrations on February 15, 2008.  Register by 4/1/08 and save 25% off the cost of registration.  Earlybird rates are $450 for members and $525 for non-members.  

 

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Professional Certification Program

CRRA has developed a program aimed at training and certifying recycling and resource management professionals.  This program is one that will benefit individuals working in the recycling, composting, reuse, resource management and solid waste management fields.  Upcoming workshops are scheduled in San Diego on February 4-5, 2008 and in Los Angeles on February 27-28.  For more information or to register, click here.

 

Member'sMeeting

Mark Your Calendars
A Quarterly Meeting of the Membership is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, 2008 via teleconference.  The meeting will take place from 2:00 - 2:30.  If you have any items to be considered for the agenda or if you plan to attend, please RSVP to Judi Gregory at judigregry@aol.com by March 1, 2008, for further details.

  HappeningsattheCIWMB

CIWMBCIWMB Board & Committee Meetings: The February, 20, 2008 Board meeting of the California Integrated Waste Management Board will be held at the Joe Serna Jr., CalEPA Bldg, Sacramento, starting at 1:30 PM.Click for Agenda


  AboutUs

The California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) is a statewide recycling association in California with over 500 recycling professionals and practitioners as members.

Founded in 1974, The CRRA is a non-profit 501(C)3 organization dedicated to promoting waste reduction, reuse, recycling, pollution prevention, and composting. The CRRA works to expand markets for recycled materials, promotes sustainable materials policies and is a clearinghouse for information, innovation, and industry and governmental initiatives.  CRRA is the premier organization for linking like-minded individuals from every facet of the industry. Non-profits, waste haulers, recyclers, state, federal and local government, academic institutions, recycled product manufacturers, and many others come together under the CRRA umbrella.

 

CRRA is affiliated with the National Recycling Coalition.     NRC

 

 

OurSponsors

The California Resource Recovery Association is partly funded by generous support from our sponsors. RecycleWorks, ReThink.org, City of Los Angeles, CIWMB, CA Department of Conservation, EPA Region 9, StopWaste.Org, Zero Waste Communities of San Bernardino County, Mojave Desert Mountain JPA, City of Chula Vista, PSSI/Stanford Recycling, NASA Disposal, Sunset Waste Systems, Allan Company, Computer Recycling Center, Western Riverside Council of Governments, SCS Engineers, GreenWaste, Waste Connections, San Luis Obispo IWMA, American Chemistry Council, BCS Inc., Huls Environmental, City of Santa Cruz, Recycling Jobs.com, San Francisco Department of the Environment, R3 Consulting Group, City of San Jose, Waste Management, Blast N'Clean, Global Resources, Richard Anthony Associates, CalRecovery Inc, Economics, Los Angeles Regional Agency, Biocycle, The Walt Disney Company and The California Special Districts Association.

 

To find out more information on how you can become a sponsor, click here - CRRA Sponsorship Information