Solid Waste & Recycling Newsletter 

The ABCs of Sustainable Materials Management

Calling all K-12 administrators and teachers to join in a roundtable workshop March 12, 2019 hosted by Syracuse University Center for Sustainable Community Solutions (SU-CSCS) and Jefferson County Cornell Cooperative Extension to explore the many benefits of sustainable materials management in K-12 schools. For more information and registration instructions.

Grant Opportunities Closing

Be sure to submit your applications to the following grant programs as their deadlines are quickly approaching!

• February 28, 2019: NYS DEC Household Hazardous Waste Grant Program
• February 28, 2019: NYS DEC Electronic Waste Grant Program
• March 1, 2019: NYS DEC Municipal Funding for Food Scraps Reduction, Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling

Upcoming events

• March 2, 2019: Repair Café - Esopus
• March 2, 2019: Repair Café - Newburgh
• March 2, 2019: Repair Café - Long Island
• March 9, 2019: Repair Café - Ossining
• March 9, 2019: Repair Café - Castleton-on-Hudson
• March 9, 2019: Repair Café - Roxbury
• March 16, 2019: Dare to Repair Café - Buffalo
• March 16, 2019: Repair Café - Rhinebeck
• March 16, 2019: Repair Café - Warwick
• March 16, 2019: Repair Café - Middletown
• March 16, 2019: Repair Café - Peekskill
• March 23, 2019: Repair Café - New Paltz
• NYC Recycling Events

Conferences and Workshops

• March 4, 2019: They're Demanding Less Waste Workshop - Buffalo
• March 9 - 12, 2019: C& D World 2019 - Brooklyn
• March 12, 2019: The ABC's of SMM - Watertown
• March 12 - 13, 2019: NYSASWM Landfill Operator Training - Syracuse
• March 20 - 21, 2019: NERC Spring Workshop - Dover, DE
• March 26 - 27, 2019: 2019 Organics Summit: Growing Local Roots - Rochester
• May 7 - 8, 2019: 2019 Regional Recycling Impact Workshop - Massachusetts
• May 11 - 14, 2019: Cultivating Community Composting Forum - New York City
• May 19 - 22, 2019: Federation Conference - Lake George
• May 23, 2019: NYC Food Waste Fair - NYC
• August 5 - 9, 2019: USCC Composter Operations Training Course - Ithaca

Funding Opportunities - Application Deadlines

• February 28, 2019: NYS DEC Household Hazardous Waste Grant Program
• February 28, 2019: NYS DEC Electronic Waste Grant Program
• March 1, 2019: NYS DEC Municipal Funding for Food Scraps Reduction, Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling
• March 11, 2019: City of Rochester Organics Collection Feasibility Study RFP
• March 15, 2019: NYSAR3 College Council Grant Program

We Want To Hear From You!

Is there a topic you'd like to learn more about or a public event or workshop related to recycling (organics, textiles, traditional recyclables, etc.) you'd like the greater community to know more about? E-mail us at: organicrecycling@dec.ny.gov