Volume 14, Issue 2  •  Spring 2006

Countdown to the Conference

New Frontiers in Recycling & Waste Management

June 14 and 15, Towson, Maryland

The Great American Paper Chase

Abitibi’s Recycling Division recently held a two-month accumulated paper collection contest called “The Great American Paper Chase.”  Participants were placed into 4 categories: Public Schools, Private Schools, Places of Worship, and All Others.  Each category had a 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winner.   DETAILS

GBB Estimates 115 Million Tons/Year of Demolition Waste Generated in U.S.

Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) has recently completed a detailed evaluation of the amount of demolition material generated annually by the “traditional” demolition industry in the United States. The evaluation concluded that over 115 million tons per year (2004 data point) of demolition material are handled across the United States through traditional demolition services and that the industry reuses/recycles an estimated 73% of that overall material.  DETAILS

What Does Coffee Have to do with Recycling?

For Starbucks Coffee Company, recycling has everything to do with coffee. Starbucks, the leading retailer for specialty coffee, strives to not only brew the highest quality coffee, but also coffee stemming from environmental friendliness. DETAILS

Steel Recycling in the U.S. Continues its Record Pace in 2005

The Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) announced that the recycling rate for the world’s and America’s most recycled material – steel – increased to 75.7 percent in the United States in 2005.  This reflects a five-percentage point increase in the recycling rate and the highest rate ever recorded in the United States.  DETAILS

MRC Staff

Jackie King

Executive Director

443-640-1050 ext. 105

Kaymie Thompson Owen

Association Coordinator

443-640-1050 ext. 112

Newsletter Contributions

Please send contributions for future issues of The Voice to Laura Greaver, MRC Communications Committee Chair, 410-887-2790, lgreaver@co.ba.md.us