Waste Reduction at WasteCap... In an effort to reduce office paper waste at your office and ours, WasteCap utilizes an electronic newsletter. Past e-newsletters can be found on our website. Check out www.wastecapne.org for the latest events, publications, and new member listings for WasteCap Nebraska.

E-Newsletter – March 2009:

  • WasteCap News
    • WasteCap Welcomes New Members
    • WasteCap Member in the News
    • Regional Groups Forming
  • Upcoming Events
    • WasteCap's Finishing Technologies Certification Program
    • Regional Group Educational Workshop and Meeting
    • LEED in Lincoln
    • Other Events
  • News For You
    • Earth Hour 2009: Lights Out for Climate
    • Phone Book Opt Out
  • Market Corner

WasteCap News

WasteCap Welcomes New Members

WasteCap Nebraska welcomes new business members Stephenson Truck Repair and Parker Engineering.

Stephenson Truck Repair, Inc. is a locally owned and operated vehicle repair facility established in 1966 by Dick and Vicki Stephenson operating in Lincoln. It is a one-stop vehicle repair facility. All types of mechanical and body repairs can be done on all types of vehicles and equipment, such as semi tractors/trailers, motor homes, straight trucks, delivery trucks, buses, vans, pickups, industrial equipment and even cars. Metal fabrication and frame alterations are also offered.

Parker Engineering is located in Kearney, Nebraska. They are a six employee firm providing services in the areas of electronics, towers, fiber optics and more. Parker Engineering plans on starting a public recycling program.

Welcome Stephenson Truck Repair and Parker Engineering!

WasteCap Member News

If you are a WasteCap member and have been recognized in a news story, please let us know so that we may include you in this section. Contact April Hilpert-Whitney at (402) 434-7376 or

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Regional Groups Forming

WasteCap Nebraska is expanding its programs in several regions of the state. As part of the expansion, regional groups are being formed in Northeast Nebraska, Lincoln, Omaha, and Southeast Nebraska. The groups were created to provide environmental education, resources and opportunities for small businesses in the region. The group meets to discuss any local or regional waste management issues and other environmental topics. Anyone is welcome to join.

Each regional group will meet once a quarter, rotating between educational workshops and facility tours followed by a meeting. If you are interested in hosting a group meeting or tour or for additional information please contact April Hilpert-Whitney at 402-436-7376 or

<ahilpert@ERASE-THIS.wastecapne.org>
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Funding for the regional groups is provided by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.

Upcoming Events

WasteCap Nebraska Finishing Technologies Certification Program

(non-credit: Certification) This 8-hour class utilizes a mobile training unit developed to instruct members of the surface coating industry using state-of-the-art virtual reality technology. This hands-on training is vital to assist spray paint technicians in improving their skills. Technicians will be trained on increasing transfer efficiencies, decreasing material usage, spray booth maintenance, safety procedures and environmental regulations. Participants completing this training will earn a five-year certification that can be used as an option to satisfy the Federal and State air quality regulations. An optional manual can be purchased in hard copy or on CD for an additional fee.

Spring class dates: March 21, April 4, May 2, May 30, & June 6. All of these classes will be held in Lincoln.

To register contact Southeast Community College at 402-437-2700 or 800-828-0072.

Find more information about the certification program and/or sponsorship opportunities here, or call 402-436-2383 or 888-EWaste9.

Regional Group Educational Workshop and Meeting

Omaha Regional Group

On Friday March 27 the Omaha Regional Group will meet for a "RCRA/Hazardous Waste" workshop presented by Jim Harford from Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. After the workshop the newly formed Omaha Regional Group will meet to discuss any local or regional waste management issues and to share information about how to have a positive impact on the environment.

The workshop and meeting will be from 9a.m. to noon. There is no fee to attend, but you must RSVP by Friday March 20 .

More information:

The workshop and meeting will be hosted at:

Omaha Public Power District
444 S. 16th Street Mall
Omaha, Nebraska
(Enter through 16th street entrance across from Orpheum Theater)

Sponsor for the event is OPPD.

Northeast Nebraska Regional Group

If you are interested in a hosting a facility tour and meeting in April, May, or June please contact April Hilpert-Whitney at 402-436-7376 or

<ahilpert@ERASE-THIS.wastecapne.org>
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Lincoln Regional Group

If you are interested in a hosting a facility tour and meeting in April, May, or June please contact April Hilpert-Whitney at 402-436-7376 or

<ahilpert@ERASE-THIS.wastecapne.org>
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Southeast Nebraska Regional Group

If you are interested in a hosting a facility tour and meeting in April, May, or June please contact April Hilpert-Whitney at 402-436-7376 or

<ahilpert@ERASE-THIS.wastecapne.org>
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LEED in Lincoln

The Building & Design Task Group of the Lincoln Green by Design offers Lincolnites the chance to tour a LEED certified building in the historic Haymarket.  The Sawmill building will showcase its environmentally-friendly nature for those who want to see firsthand how green can look good and save money at the same time.  Tour is Friday April 3rd 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Sawmill building on the corner of 8th and S street Downtown in the Haymarket. For more information visit Lincoln Green by Design.

Other Events

See WasteCap at the following events (for information click on the event):

News For You

Earth Hour 2009 – Lights Out for Climate

Join WWF (World Wildlife Fund) for Earth Hour 2009, by turning out your lights for one hour on Saturday, March 28 from 8:30-9:30pm. Earth Hour is a global lights-out phenomenon that will bring together millions of people from around the world to show support for action on climate change. This symbolic event will demonstrate to governments around the world that we want action on climate change now.

Already nearly 400 cities, and double the number of countries that participated in 2008, are committed. With hundreds more cities expected to sign up to switch off in the coming months, Earth Hour 2009 is setting the stage for an unprecedented global mandate for action on climate change. Sign up to help reach the goal of one billion participants in at least 1000 cities worldwide. See www.earthhour.org

Still need convincing? Watch "Earth Hour 2009 Movie" on YouTube.

Phone Book Opt Out

The following article is from Tom Watson, King County Solid Waste Division, Seattle, WA, and the National Waste Prevention Coalition. As written for the National Waste Prevention Coalition, Waste Prevention Forum.

The phone book industry has created an official national website where consumers can easily find out how to opt out from different phone books:  www.yellowpagesoptout.com.  This is the first time the industry - through its two major trade groups, the Yellow Pages Association and the Association of Directory Publishers - has made this information easily available.  I think that because the trade groups now stand behind these listings, it gives consumers more assurance that these opt-out methods will actually work (though there may be some glitches, especially at first).

In our national efforts to reduce unwanted phone books, we have also requested that the industry provide details on how the opt-out systems work for the major phone books (so we know they really do work), and they have agreed to do that.  They are also working on eventually turning this website into more of a "clearinghouse" where the consumer can opt out right on the site, instead of just getting the info and then having to contact the company to opt out.  We also want easy opt-out info prominently featured on the phone books themselves.

Still, this new industry website represents progress on this issue.  If you're with a local or state government, it's something helpful that you can provide to your residents when they ask how to opt out from receiving unwanted phone books.  Thanks again to everyone whose efforts have helped encourage the industry to take opt-outs seriously!

Market Corner

 

March – Chicago Region

Mixed Paper

$15-20 (+5)

Boxboard Cuttings

$15-20 (0)

News

$5-10 (+5)

OCC

$35-40 (+10)

SOP

$90-100 (0)

Sorted White Ledger

$150-160 (-20)
Material Abbreviations
OCC: Old Corrugated Cardboard
SOP: Sorted Office Paper		 Source: Official Board Markets