WasteCap of Lincoln’s E-NewsletterSeptember 2004
Big news on the home front… congratulations to Carrie on the birth of her baby boy!
Mobile Environmental Education Center… WasteCap is looking for sponsors to advertise in the traveling environmental education center.
National Pollution Prevention Week… show off your pollution prevention efforts the week of September 20-26.
Trendsetters… a glimpse of a couple places that are leading the way to a cleaner, healthier future.
Waste Reduction at WasteCap…. In an effort to reduce office paper waste at your office and ours, WasteCap has moved to an electronic newsletter. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to any interested parties, but refrain from printing it out in its entirety. All past e-newsletters can be found on our website under the “Archives” tab. Thank you!
Check out our website at www.wastecaplnk.org for the latest events, publications, and new member listings for WasteCap of Lincoln.
What’s New for September 2004:
¨ WasteCap’s New Member Profile ¨ Omaha Paper Stock ¨ Nicholas James Hakenkamp ¨ Mobile Environmental Education Center Sponsors Needed ¨ Retrofit Recycling Pick-Up Dates ¨ National Pollution Prevention Week ¨ A New Role Model In The World Of Recycling
WasteCap’s New Member ProfileOmaha Paper Stock started in Lincoln, Nebraska 85 years ago. The family started business shortly moved to Omaha, when they bought their first baler. Four generations later, Omaha Paper Stock has become one of the largest fiber recyclers in the state of Nebraska. They have fiber-recycling plants located in Omaha and Grand Island, Nebraska, Cincinnati, Ohio and Phoenix, Arizona. Some of the materials that are recycled by Omaha Paper Stock are OCC, white ledger, printer mix, office ledger, and other fibers.
Omaha Paper Stock is a community-oriented business. They are expanding into rural communities around their plant locations to emphasize the importance of recycling and help initiate local recycling programs for these communities. Their active community involvement demonstrates their commitment to waste reduction and recycling.
Big News on the Home FrontLet’s all give a big warm welcome to Nicholas James Hakenkamp. Carrie Hakenkamp, Director of WasteCap, gave birth to her son Nicholas on August 25 at 4:21 pm. Nicholas James Hakenkamp weighed 7 lbs 0 oz and was 20 inches long. Nicholas is a happy, healthy baby with lots of brown hair and big brown eyes. Congratulations Carrie and family!
Mobile Environmental Education Center Sponsors Needed Are you looking for new ways to advertise your company throughout the state of Nebraska? Do you want your company to be recognized and known for caring about the environment? If so, please read on.
WasteCap has partnered with Midland Recycling and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) in the development of a Mobile Environmental Education Center. The sixteen-foot trailer is designed to educate Nebraska residents about the importance of environmental stewardship. It will travel across the state to fairgrounds, festivals, schools, and other events with the potential of reaching over 60,000 people each year. Visitors of the Mobile Center will walk through exhibits that will include media of interactive displays, hands-on activities, touch-screen environments, and audio/video displays.
There are many advertising opportunities available throughout the Mobile Center through sponsorships. Each sponsor will receive written and graphic representation depending upon the level of sponsorship. Types of sponsorship available range from logo recognition on wall panels, product placement in videos, and logo recognition on the outside of the trailer. For more information on the trailer project contact Carrie Hakenkamp at 402.436.2384 or Mike Foster at 402.476.8502.
Retrofit Recycling Pick-Up DatesReminder that WasteCap of Lincoln members do receive discounted fluorescent lamp, ballast, electronic and battery recycling services through Retrofit Recycling (800-274-1309) and Environmental Compliance Enterprises (466-2268). Please let us know if you need an updated price sheet.
September: 23rd & 24th
October: 14th & 15th 28th & 29th
Markets Corner
Reminder that WasteCap Members using Midland Recycling are paid $20 under the reported price for loose cardboard (OCC) and $5 under the reported price for baled cardboard in bales weighing over 800 pounds.
Material abbreviations: OCC- Old Corrugated Cardboard MOP – Mixed Office Paper Mag- Old MagazinesNews- Old NewspaperSOP– Sorted Office Paper
National Pollution Prevention Week:September 20th –26thThis year National Pollution Prevention Week is being celebrated September 20th – 26th. This great environmental opportunity began in California in 1992 and gained popularity in 1995 when it became a national effort. This is a special week of the year where individuals, businesses, and governments can show off their environmental efforts and come together under a common goal. The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable promotes P2 week with many events and activities. Awards can be received by any organization that participates in National Pollution Prevention Week. To find out how you or your business can participate in National Pollution Prevention Week go to their website at:
http://www.p2.org/p2week/index.cfm
A New Role Model in the World of RecyclingNew York City has done it! Mayor Bloomberg announced that a 20-year contract will be signed with one of the nation’s largest recycling companies. The plan will build a $45 million recycling plant on the Brooklyn waterfront. The plant will recycle glass, plastic, and metal. This announcement may have come as a shock to some. Just two years ago the mayor claimed that recycling for the city was economically unfeasible. Apparently, after looking a the numbers a little closer and having landfill tipping fees increase, recycling turned out to be the best economical option. Could NYC set the mold for all to follow?
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/14/nyregion/14recycle.html
No, we’re not talking about fuzzy, smelly green, were talking about healthy, organic, pesticide-free green. Seattle schools have found a way to offer healthy organic lunches to schoolchildren. Schools in Rhode Island, New York, California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut are all joining in the trend by offering healthy organic snacks in vending machines. It seems an impossible feat with shrinking school budgets across the nation, but one school found a way to offer organic meals while lowering the cost by 2 cents. To find out how they did this, take a look. |